What you may need to know:
1. The title of the Alan Partridge movie is finally revealed in this teaser…
2. Steve Coogan has been talking up a Partridge movie for a decade. Can it possibly be his masterpiece?
3. Partridge went off the boil for a bit round about the time of his last BBC series, but last year’s Mid Morning Matters on Sky was a classic, and his autobiography hit the back of the net.
4. Coogan finally embraced the fact he’s gonna be Alan forever, and promptly delivered another genius creation – Moone Boy’s Francie ‘Touchy’ Feeley. Bring him back.
5. Declan Lowney directed the Partridge movie, and Colin Meany co-stars. We’re excited.
Release Date: August
Pax Syriana
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Today marks the two-year anniversary of the start of the civil war in
Syria.
Jane-Ann McKenna, Of MSF Ireland writes:
The Syrian population is faced with a conflict of extremeviolence and a humanitarian situation of catastrophic proportions: the health system has collapsed; food shortages are commonplace, and waterand electricity supply is disrupted; Medical aid is being targeted,hospitals destroyed and medical personnel have been captured.
The short video above, taken behind the lines in opposition held areas of Syria, demonstrates the suffering many women, children and elderly continue to endure. Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has launched a Syria Emergency Appeal today and we would really appreciate your support to publicise it.
Too.
Many.
Snakes.
St Patrick on the Liffey at the Convention Centre, Dublin, this morning.
Via Sarah Whiteacre (St Patrick’s Festival)
North = Rebels
South = Leprechauns.
From RTE Archives:
Londoners offer their opinions on Ireland and the Irish in 1980.
Yikes.
Sheena writes:
I created this poster for fun last year featuring 30 pubs of Dublin. Its a print for sale on JamArtPrints, thought it would be a bit more guessing fun on Broadsheet today.
Anyone?
Clockwise, from top left: Harry’s on the Green, Copperface Jacks, The Ferryman and Pygmalion.
*snaps pencil*
Earlier: Closing Time ‘Dublin Pubtionary’
David Powell writes:
At an awards ceremony in the Mansion House [Dublin] last night, the best newspaper ad of 2012 went to Owens DDB for this ad on behalf of Volkswagen Ireland. The winner was selected by judges Matt Fitch and Mark Lewis of BBH London – who created the ‘3 little pigs’ ad for the Guardian.
*tumbleweed*
Last night, Vincent Browne played the Michael Lowry tape from his flash new studio.
On the panel were Sam Smyth, Elaine Byrne and Conor Ryan.
Browne, Smyth, and Byrne have all had legal proceedings set against them by Denis O’Brien.
And it is surely only a matter of time before Ryan gets a ‘letter’.
Listen to the expletive-laden Lowry phonecall here (go to 14.10)..