‘F-Major’ by pianist and composer Hania Rani, performed (and hypnotically interpreted by three dancers) against the spectacular backdrop of an Icelandic mountain range in a video directed by Parisian filmmaker Neels Castillon.
Rani’s new album ‘Home’ is released in May.
We’ve been listening to your feedback and we will be implementing priority shopping hours for the elderly across all 163 Lidl stores in Ireland, 9-11am every day, until further notice.
— Lidl Ireland (@lidl_ireland) March 16, 2020
We may not be able to actively monitor this at all times as our store teams are required on checkouts and restocking shelves, so we kindly ask that customers respect this measure and plan their shopping trips around this timeframe.
— Lidl Ireland (@lidl_ireland) March 16, 2020
Yay.
In fairness.
EARLIER:
This morning.
Paul Doherty tweetz:
Iceland Foods at Kennedy Centre, West Belfast will be opening their store between 8-9am for the elderly starting this Tuesday.
The wider public are asked to respect this hour as it has been allocated for elderly people only. Would be great to see other stores now do the same.
Meanwhile…
Last night, Supermac’s announced via Twitter (above) that it would provide free meals to members of the emergency services.
Via Supermac’s
Daði & Gagnamagnið – Think About Things
Iceland’s Eurovision 2020 entry.
Released at the weekend.
Joyously quirky.
Almost a million views on YouTube.
Nick says: It’s musical Covid19 – Going viral everywhere!.
*dons mask*
A masterful aerial homage to the extraordinary natural landscapes of Iceland by Russian filmmaker Vadim Sherbakov.
Incredible footage from American filmmaker Kraig Adams’ 100km solo trek through Hornstradir Nature Reserve in Northern Iceland.
While John Lewis and the other shops prepares to woo people with big-budget ads about inflatable shoes or a talking Christmas brick or whatever, the supermarket Iceland (it hasn’t gone away you know) takes the opportunity to draw attention to rampant deforestation and the global demand for palm oil, which is destroying orangutan habitats. Co-produced with Greenpeace, voiced by Emma Thompson.
“Banned” is a strong word, but it seems UK body Clearcast declined to clear it for broadcast due to its political messaging, in breach of the UK’s Broadcast Code of Advertising Practice.
And that”s why mum’s gone to Iceland.
FIGHT!
Iceland’s Christmas TV advert banned for being too political (The Guardian)
The rose-tinted vision of Europe’s furthest flung island that is Dreamscapes of Iceland – images of the natural terrain in extraordinary shades of visceral red and pink.
Photographer Al Mefer, who fell in love with rural Iceland while exploring the so-called ‘Golden Circle’ in the south of the country, explains:
I wanted to picture it in a way that it’d feel new yet as oneiric in the images as it is to see it live.
In fairness.
Sunnuhlio Tiny Houses: overlooking the Eyjafjördur fjord near Akureyri in Iceland – three cosy, if minimalist cabins with kitchenette, dining area and sleeping loft near to bird watching trails, an art museum and a village with pool and beach.
Spartan, bracing, chilly out.
Each available for €163 a night.
hehehe dagsins:
sett var met í fjölda mænudeyfinga á fæðingarvakt um helgina – níu mánuðum eftir 2-1 sigurinn á Englandi
;)
— Ásgeir Pétur (@asgeirpetur) March 27, 2017
Ahead of tonight’s football friendly with Iceland at the Aviva Lansdowne Road Nua
When Iceland beat England in the last 16 of Euro 2016, it marked one of the most famous days in its footballing history – and one doctor has spotted a clue as to how the country might have celebrated.
Asgeir Petur Thorvaldsson, a doctor in the anaesthesiology department at Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, tweeted that his maternity ward had administered unprecedented levels of pain relief over the weekend – coincidentally nine months exactly since Iceland’s 2-1 victory over England.
Roughly translated, Mr Thorvaldsson said: “Set a record for the number of epidurals in the maternity duty this weekend.”
Iceland’s most glorious moment was the defeat of England in the first knockout round, while their fans provided one of the signature sounds of the tournament – the “Thunderclap” celebration.
In fairness.
Baby boom in Iceland hospital nine months to the day since win over England at Euro 2016 (Telegraph)
