pipdog

Pet owners downloading the free iOS app pay an annual subscription of USD 18 in order to keep their dog or cat registered on the PiP system, which holds details such as their name, location, size and gender, and most crucially clear images of the animal’s face.

 

That’s us out of ‘business’ so.

*switches off lava lamp*

Facial recognition for dogs reunites lost pets with owners (Springwise)

Thanks Bibi

relic

Ian Walsh tweetz:

“Faith of our fathers brings more than 1,000 people onto Dublin’s Church Street [outside St Mary’s of the Angels church, Dublin 7] to view St Anthony’s relic.”

The relics include a small piece of bone from the saint’s rib and a layer of his [facial] cheek skin.

More here

Meanwhile in Limerick, where the relics had been previously:

hellHell to pay as elderly clamped while visiting relics in Limerick (Limerick Leader)

Thanks Owen Conlon

BXPu85ACYAAfI9RBray Harbour, County Wicklow, set of Penny Dreadful for US channel Showtime today.

Penny whatnow?

Starring Eva Green, Billie Piper and Josh Hartnett Penny Dreadful will weave together the origins of literary horror characters, such asVictor Frankenstein, Frankenstein’s monster, Dorian Gray, and Count Dracula, as they grapple with their monstrous alienation in Victorian London.

 

Psychosexual horror and monstrous alienation?

Bray is ideal, in fairness.

Penny Dreadful (Showtime)

Pic via Diane Doyle

Welcome to Clontibret. ©movingimages.ie

Phil McAndrew writes:

The mine at Clontibret, Co Monaghan contains 1 million ounces of gold @ $1,342 per Oz . Maths: $1,342,000,000  – and that’s just one mine in Monaghan with only 20pc of the target area assessed.

We borrow FIAT money and pay back debts with bullion – nice.

 

RUSH!

Viability of gold mine in Monaghan confirmed by exploration firm (Ailish O’Hora, Independent.ie)

Gold prices

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