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Artist Pedro Reyes has a thing about turning weapons into musical instruments. His new project, Disarm, is an eight-piece mechanised orchestra constructed (using weapons confiscated from Mexican drug cartels) with the help of several musicians and media studio CoCOLab.

All the mechanised instruments are connected to computers and pre-programmable.

The exhibition debuted earlier this year at the Lisson Gallery in London and moves to the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh next month, with a talk by the artist on October 1st.

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90314209Former Garda John Wilson, top, and Eileen O’Brien, Lucia O’Farrell and Catherine Costelloe, above, held a protest over the dismissal of journalist Gemma O’Doherty outside the offices of Independent News and Media on Talbot Street, Dublin earlier today.

John Wilson is one of the Garda whistleblowers who exposed the quashing of penalty points.

He originally made a complaint about the quashing of points through the Garda Confidential Recipient in March 2012, which was sent on to the Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan.

He says after several months passed, and after he received no response from the Commissioner, he contacted United Left Alliance TD Clare Daly. Ms Daly, along with several other TDs, went on to name people who had penalty points quashed in the Dáil, last December.

Lucia O’Farrell, from Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, lost her 23-year-old son Shane in a hit-and-run on August 2, 2011. The man who struck Shane, Zigimantas Gridzuiska, 39,  had 42 previous convictions in three different jurisdictions, was found not guilty of dangerous driving causing death. Judge Pat McCartan had directed a jury to find him not guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Judge McCartan ordered him to leave the country.

Catherine Costelloe, from Limerick, used to work with the London Metropolitan Police and when she returned to Limerick she became involved in helping families of missing people. Today she spends much of her time trying to find out the truth behind the cases and to find their bodies with Search For The Missing.

Previously: Dear Mr Rae

Related: The Penalty Points Whistleblower

Please help us find out what happened to our missing sons (Gemma O’Doherty, Irish Independent)

Hit-and-run driver avoids jail term over death of cyclist (Nicola Anderson, Irish Independent)


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David Sexton writes:

My bike hacked off the railings through my kryptonite lock on Camden Row [Dublin] in broad daylight. It’s a Felt QX75 (above). I am amazed that someone could saw through my lock like a knife through butter on a city street in broad daylight. This would have required an electric saw/angle grinder at the very least!

 

Anyone?

phantomOr ice slipping guy? Or Dancing Garda? Or indeed Awesome Saturday Night Audience Guy.

Our nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you.

Coming soon: The Irish Internet Legends Tour.

Joe and Keith of Phantom 1052 explain:

We’re gathering together the following people:
· The taxi driver who danced along to Get Lucky in a Dublin street
· The ‘ah here leave it out’ lady
· The man who famously slipped on ice during an RTE news report
· The man who wiped his brow with a 50 euro note, also during a news report, at the Galway Races
· The Garda who danced on stage at the Indiependence music festival
· The ‘audience legend guy’ from the Saturday Night Show
· The Cork pothole swimmer
We’d like to people to help us track them down, especially the ‘man who slipped on ice’ as he seems quite reluctant to be found, and bring them to a live stage show setting.
We’re going to interview them about their experiences, get an insight into what motivates them, and of course have them recreate their famous acts We’d like people to get in touch with us to suggest any figures that deserve to be added to the list. We’ve already successfully contacted some of these but it’s time to cast the net out and seek assistance from the public! People can email joeandkeith@phantom.ie or follow us on twitter @joeandkeith

 

Joe and Keith (Phantom 1052) 

13/09/2013 Majella O Donnell, businesswoman and wi13/09/2013 Majella O Donnell, businesswoman and wiMajella O’Donnell has been describing her shock at raising over €400,000 following her appearance on last Friday’s Late Late Show.

“I can put into words how amazing it is. When I started this, I said to myself, if I could raise €10,000 I would be delighted. “And Daniel said to me, ‘You should be looking more towards €100,000’, and I started laughing. “I said, ‘Are you joking me for God sake, how on earth could we do that in today’s climate?’ “And I said, ‘Okay, I’ll aim for €50,000 then. I may as well aim for the stars, I might get the moon.’ Mother of God and heaven above, thank you everybody so much. “I can’t thank them enough, it’s incredible. Absolutely incredible… I can’t believe that [they’ve raised nearly €400,000].

 

You can donate €4 by texting “Pink” to 50300, calling 1850 606060, or by visiting Majella’s Pink Appeal.

Daniel O’Donnell tells wife Majella: ‘You look beautiful without the hair’ (Sam Hamilton, Irish Daily Mirror)

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A post (above) from CoderDojo Carrick on Suir’s Facebook page which has since been removed.

Maybe that’s what they call Orchardomics ?

hamza2_2361916b56607286_frazierLoyalist victims’ campaigner Willie Frazer has said he will show up at his next court appearance dressed as radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza. Frazer, 53, is currently on bail awaiting trial for charges linked to the loyalist flag protests. The Markethill man is charged with encouraging offences at an address to union flag demonstrators in January. He is also accused of three counts of taking part in an un-notified public procession, obstructing traffic in a public place, and possession of a prohibited weapon, namely a Taser stun-gun.

Frazer said “I’ll be wearing the beard, hooked-hand and the long shirt he usually wears. I’m the first and only person in the UK to be charged with this offence which was originally designed to deal with extremist Muslims – it’s a joke. I don’t know what the judge will make of it, or if he will allow me into his court – but we shall see.”

Frazer ‘to dress up as Abu Hamza’ (UTV)

Previously: Who Put The Horse In The Horse Burger?

Ulster Will ‘Like’ And Ulster Will Be Right

IRA HQ Or Primary School With An Italian Flag Outside?

Pic: Reuters

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