A lesser-spotted ‘doubler’, Model Farm, Road, Cork this afternoon.
They both end at the English Market.
Thanks Niamh O’Brien
UPDATE:
Oh my.
B Bop writes:
Beats Cork’s effort any day…On West Pier Dun Laoghaire [Co Dublin] taken [this evening] with lowly IPhone 3.
Tis on.
Update:
Sandycove, Co Dublin this evening.
John Donovan writes;
Game on? Checkmate…
Inspired by this TEDx Summit video by Big Productions Paris, Italian director Luigi Pane of design studio Abstract Groove combines a vintage kaleidoscopic technique and the Italian Gymnastics team ‘La Farfalle’ to eye-candiful effect. Abstract Groove sez:
We designed and built 4 thaumascopes of different sizes and shapes. The biggest one was 9 metres long with a triangular opening of 2.5 metres and the smallest was 1.5 metres in length with a square opening of 60 centimetres. In order to understand how to achieve the graphics patterns we wanted, we started by studying small scale models and then we went onto CGI simulations. All the effects have been obtained in camera without the use of added post production.
Here’s how it was done.
The CoderDojo co-founder and former teen sensation with a bad codose.
Laura ‘Taoiseach Tay’ Gaynor writes:
“SpunOut.ie had a hackathon to make apps for their ‘find help’ section. While I was there I did an interview with James Whelton, founder of CoderDojo. What you don’t know is he did the interview even though he had pneumonia.”
Previously: What Tay Does The Taoiseach Take?
In late September The Guardian revealed disturbing details of how at least 44 Nepalese workers died between 4 June and 8 August – a rate of almost one per day – as the labourers worked on projects during a ‘building binge’ ahead of the 2022 World Cup, above.
The Guardian reported that thousands of Nepalese, who are the single largest group of labourers in Qatar, face exploitation and abuses that amount to modern-day slavery, as defined by the Irish Labour Organisation.
It told how the labourers face working in 5O degree heat with no access to drinking water; how men throughout the Qatari construction industry are sleeping 12 to a room in places and getting sick because of the conditions in filthy hostels; and that some are forced to work without food and are forced to beg for food.
In light of this, Shane Darcy asks: Is there an Irish link to this story?
Mr Darcy writes:
“The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called on the FAI to ensure FIFA insists that the rights of workers are respected in the run-up to Qatar 2022. Attention should not be focused only on the role of the footballing associations in this scandal.
There has been a significant interest from Irish companies in the lucrative construction contracts being offered ahead of Qatar 2022. Deloitte estimates that around $200 billion will be spent on construction for the World Cup in oil-rich Qatar.”
“With the construction industry experiencing a sharp decline in Ireland in recent years, many companies have been looking overseas for business opportunities, including in the Middle East. Enterprise Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade have actively encouraged this. Minister Jan O’Sullivan commented on her return from a 2011 visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar:
Major infrastructure and development projects currently underway and planned, including the world cup 2022 in Qatar, all hold the potential for Irish companies to win more business.
“Mercury Engineering has already been successful in this regard. RTE Sport reported in 2010 that that Dublin-based company “played a key role in Qatar’s success in winning the bid to host the World Cup in 2022″. The firm was contracted to supply a cooling and air conditioning system for a showcase stadium which featured in Qatar’s bid.
The company’s Managing Director, Michael Kennedy, recounted that a team of 160 skilled workers completed this task in 10 weeks. It has also been reported that “labourers and engineers worked through the nights while concerned members of the royal family, including Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir’s son who headed the bid committee, checked on progress with unannounced visits”. Kennedy has explained the company’s ambitions in the area:
The team did an excellent job on this prototype stadium and we are now looking forward to playing a key role in the construction of the various stadia and other projects in the run up to the 2022 World Cup.
“An Irish Qatari Business Council has been established to foster greater business and trade relationships, and many Irish companies have showcased their wares at Project Qatar.”
Full article: Qatar 2022 and forced labour: Is there an Irish connection? (Business and Human Rights in Ireland)
Related: German Filmmakers Detained In Qatar For Filming World Cup Construction: Report (Huffington Post)
Pic: Guardian and Gulf Business
(Katie Taylor and Mira Potkonen)
As part of her preparations for her 2014 AIBA World and European Elite title defences, the champion is to fight next month in Bray’s Ballywaltrim Community Centre.
On November 30, she will fight Finland’s Mira Potkonen – who she beat in the EU semi-finals – at the Boghall Road venue.
It will be the AIBA World Number One’s first fight in Bray since she won her Olympic gold back in 2012
We’re calling it ‘The Affray in Bray’.
Katie Taylor to fight Mira Potkonen in Ballywaltrim (Breifne O’Toole, Bray Herald)
The Irish government has upped its tax breaks for production to 32% beginning in 2015, and extended it to include talent from outside the European Union — including U.S. stars — for their work in Ireland, bringing it in line with the U.K. incentives
But what does it mean?
“The Cost of Hollywood talent is now covered by the tax incentive”
Yay.
Braveheart 2!
Michael Collins 2
Ryan’s Daughter 2
Far And Away 2
New movies!
Glasnevin Museum writes:
“We are delighted to announce the gateway between Glasnevin Cemetery and the National Botanic Gardens is now open.”
According to the museum, the move makes it the second largest green space in Dublin.
FIGHT!
The Botanic Gardens covers 50 acres and is home to over 17,000 different plants.
‘Sup?
Clane, Co Kildare moments ago
Thanks Andy
An LGBT rainbow on Lough Lannagh bridge in Castlebar last night.
Castlebar flies rainbow flags in support of LGBT community (Mayo News)
Pic: ndshewonderswhyanew
