Live from the 24-Hour Spar.
Meanwhile, in the UK:
Nearly 10 years to the day since Saddam fell, the @indyonsunday has uncovered damning new evidence on Blair and Iraq #buythepaper
— Jane Merrick (@janemerrick23) April 6, 2013
Covers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC8eoPJs5KQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
UFC in Sweden.
Conor McManus writes:
Just a follow up from the post entitled ‘FIGHT!’ from Friday afternoon. [Dubliner] Conor McGregor beat Marcus Brimage by KO after just 67 seconds [this evening).
Damn impatient cage fighting hipster.
Meanwhile,
“F**k the recession”
Conor McGregor’s joke-pummelling, post-fight interview.
Fair play though, in fairness.
Raymond Keogh writes:
Spotted this trend setting hipster horse in Trá an Dóilín, An Cheathrú Rua. Thought you might like.
Adorable, perfectly executed Dr Seuss makeovers for Silent Hill, Evil Dead and Bioshock by Dr Faustus.
Ciara H tweetz:
Saw this in Mater Hospital carpark, optimistic about hospital care!
Andy Tyrrel writes:
Would you walk under this ladder just now on Ballyfermot Road [Dublin] or is it the equivalent of a superstitious double bluff?
Andrew Mullaney writes:
Saw this in Clapham and thought, that must have taken some navigation.
Works being submitted for judging for the 183rd Royal Hibernian Academy Summer exhibition.
We’ve lit a candle for the hare.
Selected paintings, sculptures and photos will be on display at the RHA, Gallagher Gallery, Ely Place, Dublin, from May 28-August 17.
From top: Gallery technician Liam O’Callaghan with Philip Flanagan’s submission ‘Michael D. Higgins’; Liam with ‘Shane MacGowan’ (photographer unknown); Liam and Terry Markey carrying Enda Cavanagh’s ‘Twisted Holly Trees Tomies Wood 1’; Sarah Allen with portrait (artist unknown); RHA Director, Patrick Murphy, and Judy Pearson with her ‘Irish Hare’, and Jack Hogan with his submission ‘Heads’.
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
The glow of gorse fires from the Ballycroy National Park in the early hours.
Thanks Pat Dowling
The biannual Concurs de Castellis human tower competition in Catalonia, Spain is a well documented affair, but these near-aerial photographs of thronged castellers at the 2012 event are unique.
Sharing his experience with Colossal, photographer David Oliete sez:
[The] XXIV edition took place during the 6th and 7th October 2012 with the participation of 32 teams from all around Catalonia and a live audience of more than 20,000 people. During the competition, the higher and difficult to build a tower is, the more points a team gets. Every human tower is usually between six and ten levels high. Teams are made of between 100 to 500 women and men. Young and light members form the top of the tower while heavier members form the base.
The “castells” have also been one of the most important cultural traditions in Catalonia for more than 200 years. “Strength, balance, courage and common sense” is their motto. In 2010, the castells were declared by UNESCO to be amongst the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”.
The rest of the 38 image set can be viewed here.
Previously: VIDEO: Eye Candy: The Human Tower
