Pat Flanagan writes:
“Knits in quite well in Millmount, Drogheda, Co. Louth. Part of the town’s bonanza weekend.”
“We design and make lazy wear (pajamas, hoodies, tees, onesies) with an Irish themes. We hope your readers like ’em!”
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Lorna Sixmsith writes:
“Would You Marry A Farmer?’ is a witty guide for all those considering (or already married to) a farmer. The book focuses on the Irish farmer so it would be enjoyed by anyone connected to Irish farming :)”
“It is €15 plus €2 postage within Ireland and I ship all over the world too.”
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“Sit back, relax and enjoy – €24 [Irish-made] Gravity Wine Bottle Holder. “
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Eleanor Hall writes:
“I’m from Dublin and I make handmade costume jewellery which I sell online at I’ve even got a designated ‘Stocking Fillers’ section on the site.”
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Hard Times by Crystal Swing and the Working Together Community Choir, from Midleton, Co. Cork.
They launched a CD of the song last night in aid of Cancer Research, East Cork Rapid Response, St Vincent de Paul, Lions Club, Penny Dinners Cork and the Aimee Foley Treatment Fund.
Aimee Foley, 26, writes:
“Living in Ireland with a rare illness such Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is very stressful and worrying at the best of times, especially when expert care lies outside the State. In order to experience remission after 6 years of suffering my best chance is at the Hypermobility Unit in at St John & St Elizabeth’s Hospital in London. Being chosen as a beneficiary of this very worthy charity CD means I will benefit directly and will assist me in my journey to receive vital care not available in Ireland.”
Download the song here.
Let me be treated in UK, pleads woman with rare illness (Catherine Shanahan, Irish Examiner)




Incredibly ornate insect drawings on A3 paper pleasingly executed with fineliners and india ink by Latvian graphic artist and illustrator Alex Kohanin.
Talented Youtuber blowinbamboo sez:
…a popular Irish reel played on khene, or khaen – a free reeded bamboo wind instrument from Laos and north-east Thailand.
G’wan the multicultural trad.
(Khene pic: tripod)
(H/T: Captain Redbeard)
Associated Press sez:
North Dakota retired engineer George Loegering has found a rare spinning disk of ice in the Sheyenne River, a weather phenomenon experts say likely was caused by cold, dense air, and an eddy in the river.