Sorry.

My bike’s just been nicked.

Fergus O’Neil writes:

In my ongoing series of ‘greeting cards for Irish people to express themselves properly’ I’ve produced this Valentines card. A pack of 3 ‘Fancy A Ride’ hand-pulled screen printed cards for the best answer to: Where is the best cycling route to take a loved one on a ride in Ireland?

Lines close at 2pm

Fancy A Ride Card (GrandGrand)

Cards For Irish People To Express Themselves Properly (GrandGrand)

 

Taoiseach Brian Cowen and the Minister for Agriculture Brendan Smith on Sunday announced €69 million in grants to support capital investment in 15 projects in the Irish beef and lamb processing sector….which was timed to woo farming votes in advance of the European and local elections on June 5th.

The successful applications for public funding include three Larry Goodman-owned AIBP facilities at Cahir, Co Tipperary; Clones, Co Monaghan; and in Nenagh, Co Tipperary.
…Brian Cowen denied the announcement had anything to do with the elections’ campaigns.

“The cynics are those in the Opposition who seem to be so addicted to being part of the bad news brigade that they won’t allow us to put out any good news at all,” he said.

 

€69 million.

Meat Industry Welcomes Cowen’s Pre-election Announcement Of €69 million In Grants For Irish beef and Lamb Processing Sectors (Finfacts.ie May 25, 2009)

 

What you may need to know:

1. It’s directed by Michel Gondry.

2. Gondry went Hollywood with The Green Hornet (2011). It didn’t work out so well. Now he’s gone back to his native France, and is getting his quirky on again. Big time.

3. It stars Audrey Tatou, doing her Ameile thing, and Roman Duris, from The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), Heartbreaker (2010) and The Big Picture (2012).

4. That Lumineers track is everywhere these days.

5. The trailer is best described as Gondry-esque. This, we stress is a good thing.

Release Date: Summer

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