‘Sibling of Daedalus’ writes:

Edward Linley Sambourne was an Edwardian gent who liked to photograph prosperous London women as they walked along the street. Was he the Sartorialist of the 1900s or did he just like a pretty ankle?  No one can quite decide.
 His photographs are in the possession of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Public Library, who have been publishing them online over the past few months.Yesterday, the Daily Mail featured some of the photos to much admiration.
 I thought I would have a look at our National Library website to see how Irish women of the same period compared. I think we look well better than those London hussies.
 Above are images  of smart Dublin ladies from around the time of Leopold Bloom (see if you can spot the locations). Most of the Dublin photos are by medical doctor John J Clarke (1879-1961)
 Pretty Irish girl (pic 3) is a nurse (probably from the old St.Vincent’s Hospital) and pretty Irish girl (pic 5) coming out of the National Library is wearing a orthopaedic shoe.

 

“In their substantive actions, the consortia have alleged fraud, conspiracy, deceit, corruption and misfeasance in public office in relation to the mobile licence award.”

Unsuccessful Bidders Can Challenge Esat Award, Court Rules (RTE)

Court Clears Way For Esat Action (Irish Times)

Previously: But What Does All This Mean?

(Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland)

Hmm.

Alive, Catholic Magazine July/August

Previously: “The Last Thing I Remember Was My Feet Being Pulled Up Into The Stirrups”

To Obey Laws Influenced By The Catholic Church

Church Influenced Birth Procedure, Says Report (irish Times, June 12, 2012)

Thanks Cathal O’Rourke

McGeebers writes:

After getting my hyped up kids to bed last night my wife and I opted for Dinner Plan B. I headed up to McDonald’s in Stillorgan [Co Dublin]. I noticed the Stillorgan Bowl was crawling with private security, the car-park full of blacked-out mini-vans. Could it be The Boss was bowling rocks down lane 5?

 

Anyone?

Springsteen Set To Blow Dublin Curfew (RTE Ten)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MquUxWXEOLU

What you may need to know:

1. It’s been a long time since Tim Burton rocked our world, but hey –
we’ll always have Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), Edward
Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Mars Attacks (1996) and his Batman flicks.

2. Now he’s getting his Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) on once more with
an animated remake of his 1984 live-action short film.

3. The voice cast features Burton faves Winona Ryder, Martin Landau,
Catherine O’Hara and Christopher Lee. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham
Carter are notable by their absences.

Release date (Ireland): October 5

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