Seamus Heaney at Sandymount Strand, Dublin in 1995.
Seamus Heaney Dies At 74 (BBC)
(Eamon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
Seamus Heaney at Sandymount Strand, Dublin in 1995.
Seamus Heaney Dies At 74 (BBC)
(Eamon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
The Oliver Dunne and Lucinda O’Sullivan bun fight took an ugly turn with the Cleaver East proprietor last night tweeting the above framed image of Oliver and his business partner Rory Carville and the ‘severed head’ of the Sunday Independent food critic.
The caption – Lol, look what I got in the post!
THIS has gone too far.
*orders gourmet popcorn*
Previously: Appetit For Destruction
Devin Graham and his glamorous posse head up the hills of Moab, Utah with ropes and minicopters for a spot of photogenic highlining.
It’s also a less-than-subtle promo for the Ford Explorer, but it’s hard to begrudge them the corporate sponsorship.
No wait. Not hard. Mandatory. That’s it.
Splutter.
Not a big Dublin drinker then.
The Irish Brewer’s Association (IBA) has called on the Government to reverse last year’s excise increase on beer and cider which it said is creating significant challenges for the tourism industry and pub sector in Ireland.
The Association highlighted that 30% of the final price of a pint of beer or cider is now comprised of tax, following last year’s 22% excise increase. The Association warned that the current tax levels imposed on the sector are unsustainable and detrimental to Ireland’s economic recovery.
FIGHT!
Thanks Colin Taylor
The Jim Larkin statue on O’Connell Street, Dublin this morning ahead of this weekend’s 1913 Lockout centenary celebrations.
Thanks Colm McDermott
Troops of the 43rd Infantry Group Mission on a ‘Mission Readiness Exercise in the Glen of Imaal, Co Wicklow this week among 110 heading for Syria.
The troops are being assessed under simulated high risk situations prior to their deployment as part of United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).
Name that veh-icle anyone?
Previously: ‘In Less Than A Month’
(Photocall Ireland/Department of Defence)
ElectionLit tweetz:
A piece from Joan Burton’s latest newsletter with praise for her from The Irish Mail on Sunday.
Previously: When Is Fraud Not Fraud?