The Embassy Of The Kyrgyz Republic (to the USA and Canada)
(Thanks Brendan Egan)
Global variants of woof, ribbit, quack and oink by physicist and cartoonist James Chapman.
More here.
Illustrator Donough O’Malley (that’s one of his, bottom right) writes:
This Friday sees the start of an Illustrators Ireland exhibition in the Copper House Gallery in Dublin. The Art of Superstition show brings together a number of Ireland’s finest Illustrators for what promises to be an amazing show. The show, featuring people such as Steve Simpson, PJ Lynch and the Laureate na nÓg Niamh Sharkey, will be examining the world of irrational beliefs and superstitions as we come up to Halloween.
More information can be found at the website here.
Upcycling
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Using a clever pulley system and counterweight, Ethan Schlussler has converted an old bicycle into a lift that allows him to pedal his way over 9 meters up to his treehouse.
Yes. He also has a treehouse.
Covers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
Thanks Maura Fay, Iain Henderson, Joe Leogue, Nick Sutton, Aidan Ellis, Barry Duggan, Mike Hogan 4FM, Enda Cunningham, Meliosa Fitzgibbon and Joe Donnelly.
A soul-trashing collection of responses to ‘mates who are down’ to mark Mental Health Week.
From the the See Change partnership, comprising 80 organisations around Ireland committed to helping stem Ireland’s suicide epidemic.
Moynes @ seven seconds.
‘Bogarting’ like a boss.
Previously:Wickremasinghe! McEvoy! Moynes!
Space To Cry
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Debt activists Mark Malone, top and below right, and Lisa Patten, above, outside the Central Bank, Dame Street, Dublin celebrating Not Our Debt Week, a jubilee-style global movement to coincide with annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF being held in Washington, October 8-15.
Nessa Ni Chasaide from Debt and Development Coalition Ireland said
“We join with campaigners across the World this week and say to the lenders meeting in Washington it’s time to stop, illegitimate debts are not our debts “.
Debt And Develoment Coalition ireland
(Sam Boal/Photocal Ireland)
Vast, lonely and full of Tories right?
This weekend.
The London Irish Comedy Festival at the London Irish Centre, Camden Square, NW1
A total of SIX gigs, featuring some of Ireland’s top comedians.including David McSavage, Barry Murphy, Paddy Cullivan, Grainne Maguire and Captain Gingerbread. Top price tickets are just £17 (€20.31).
Laugh?
We nearly emigrated.
London Irish Comedy Festival (programme and tickets)
Thanks DD and N