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What you may need to know

1. Say hello to the next big Irish movie.

2. It’s written and directed by John Butler

3. It’s co-written by Peter McDonald, from I Went Down (1997), Paths To Freedom and Moone Boy. He was nominated for an Oscar last year, remember?

4. It stars McDonald, a Gleeson (Brian), Andrew ‘Moriarty‘ Scott, Hugh O’Conor, Andrew ‘The Voice’ Bennett AND Amy Huberman.

5. Word on the street (Broadsheet Street) says it’s really good.

6. There will be naked Irishmen.

Release Date: Spring 2014

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Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid being led in handcuffs from the National Police anti-drug headquarters as they make their first appearance in court in Lima, Peru today.

Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid arrive in court to find out if they will be charged over Peru drug trafficking (Heather Saul, Nick renaud-Komiya, The Independent UK)

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Irish citizens in Cairo jailed for 15 days ‘pending charges’(Mary Fitzgerald, Irish Times)

Earlier: Meanwhile, On Clyde Road

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

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A multi award-winning animated short described by director Johnathan Ng as a kind of:

… “crouching love, hidden breakup” story, inspired by 50’s Shanghai water ink animation & kung fu films, themes of distance, tradition, art and longing dominate a telephonic conversation as a martial arts tango provides the visual backdrop.

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Scenes from the 2013 R-16 ‪Bboy Crew Battle World Finals in South Korea‬.

They came, they saw, they spun around on their eyelids and made you feel as limber as a stick insect with osteoporosis

Music: All Eyes On You by Michal Menert and Break Science

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Myles Manley – Next Please

Tony Flynn writes:.

I am writing to bring your attention to this music video which I produced for Irish musician Myles Manley, and which was released on youtube earlier today.. The video reunites Myles with director Bob Gallagher, and building off the success of their last collaboration, the ‘Easter Morning’ music video, have decided to shoot this project in various beautiful locations around Ireland.

 

Myles Manley

Cinematography by Bob Gallagher, Additional camera by Luke Sweetman, Camera Assistant Megan Woods, Costume by Ann Marie Molloy, Hair and Make-up by Lola Purcell, Editing by Bob Gallagher and Seamus Hanly.

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Joanne and Nicole launching the 2013 Penneys Autumn Collection at the Chocolate Factory, Dublin, today which sees “masculine and feminine collide while luxury and grunge meet head on”.

So there.

(Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)

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Lauren McCormack writes:

My dad and I started this petition calling for a European led inquiry into Irish banking collapse 2008. We have 2735 signatures from all corners of Europe. Our main goal is to have an inquiry independent of Irish govt. interference. We can’t be trusted.

Sign here

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