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Heritage by Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang is a full-scale installation of 99 replica animals drinking from a pool, currently on display at GOMA in Brisbane as part of a larger exhibition called Falling Back To Earth. Inspired by a 2011 trip to Stradbroke Island in Australia, artist Cai Guo-Qiang

Also on display is Head On (2004) – the artist’s extraordinary cascade of 99 replica wolves.

Cai Guo-Qiang discusses the work further at his blog.

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Leo writes:

This weekend, anyone living close to the Dublin to Maynooth rail line may be woken by the brilliant sound of a steam train. The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland run ‘Santa Trains’ every year to raise funds. This year’s schedule starts on Nov 30, dates and times are on their website [below], It’s worth timing a stroll to see the train…

 

Santa Train Timetable (The Railway Preservation Society of ireland)

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KatFurey writes:

I sent you a pic of the upside down Christmas tree last week in the Stillorgan Park Hotel?!!

THIS one I saw down in Rathwood in Carlow.  WTF is going on? Is it JUST ME seeing these?! :)))

HB1HB2HB3HB4HB8 HB6The humpbacks returned to Balitmore, Co. Cork yesterday.

And last Sunday morning, there were fin whales:

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Meanwhile:

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In the pursuit of taking that last picture, Richard O’Flynn, of the Best Photos of Baltimore, lost his daughter’s bag.

He writes:

“After a super morning watching 7 or 8 fin whales and hundreds of dolphins feeding off the stags this morning I went and left my daughter’s Peppa Pig bag with a torch in it and my Helly Hansen jacket down at the parking area in Church Strand at 12.30 and someone had picked them up before I got back. Please share or my daughter will never speak to me again.  They may have been handed in somewhere already.”

Anyone?

Pics: Top four by Robbie Murphy,  Youen Jacob and Richard O’Flynn. All via Best Photos of Baltimore

Previously: Late Lunch West Cork

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Rita(Symphysiotomy survivor Rita McCann during a press conference in April)

Previously:
“The Last Thing I Remember Was My Feet Being Pulled Up Into The Stirrups”

“To Obey Laws Influenced By The Catholic Church”

Justice For Rita

Mairin’s Petition

 Symphysiotomy on broadsheet

 (Sam Boal/Photocaall Ireland)

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