A Night Ablaze

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An old school neighbour, and one of the original members of the Bonavalley Rovers, Barry Feeney from Athlone has just released his debut album 'In My World' on itunes. BUY IT. It is an experience to listen to what this dark horse has put into music. 

In My World is the debut offering from Irish singer songwriter Barry Feeney performing under the title The Night Ablaze. The album runs the gamut of human emotions from fear to love and anywhere in between. The hooks and soaring melodies add an urgency to the songs that renders them at times powerful, at times poignant but always beautiful.

Listen to the first song from the album HERE

Do you actually like this tune?

Incredible. Well done to Sarah and co. Jamaze.

Satchel Ronan O'Sullivan Farrow

Just after watching Hannah and her Sisters (1986) Woody Allen movie. Got a wiki searching and stumbled upon 24 year old Ronan Farrow; son of Mia and Woody (1987), grandson of Maureen O'Sullivan and John Farrow. Mia Farrow who went on to have 15 children in total, 13 of which are alive today who have given her 9 grandchildren. 


Inspiring stuff out of this guy, now working as a special advisor to Hilary Clinton. Swoon job. 

AMY TURNER; FAULTLESSLY SUREFOOTED AND BEYOND HER YEARS

A writer, and a friend, of the highest class


READ THE ARTICLE HERE

PoOne Man and a Lit

Putting it into words perfectly. The experiences of looking apres kids.  
http://www.eoinbutler.com/features/one-man-and-a-little-lady/#more-16525
Find Eoin Butler and his truly wondrous Blog here. 

GRIMES - OBLIVION

This young chap is looking like she is embarking upon a swell career. She also looks a great swell. I'd say she is fun to hang around with. I'm sure some day she will like to hang around with me.

Grimey

SplitScreen: A Love Story

Truly astonishing and magnificent short film taken with camera phones. Kind of a speeded up version of Dickens' A tale of two cities. SUBLIME

INDIAN SUPERMAN 

Paul Henry - A vote for Ireland's Favourite Painting

http://www.rte.ie/tv/masterpiece/masterpiece09.html

Take a minute to Vote for Irelands Favourite Painting Paul Henry get's my number one. 

"STRICTLY SPEAKING, WE CAN ONLY REMEMBER WHAT HAS BEEN REGISTERED BY OUR EXTREME INATTENTION AND STORED IN THAT ULTIMATE AND INACCESSIBLE DUNGEON OF OUR BEING TO WHICH HABIT DOES NOT POSSESS THE KEY, AND DOES NOT NEED TO, BECAUSE IT CONTAINS NONE OF THE HIDEOUS AND USEFUL PARAPHERNALIA OF WAR."

-Beckett, Proust, 1931 (via oisinbyrne)

Love in many guises

Sir, – An interview by Kathy Sheridan with Marian Finucane (Magazine, March 17th) confirms a sclerotic view of sexuality at the heart of the RTÉ documentary on Nuala O’Faolain, who was my bean chéile for 15 years. 


Moral gatekeepers of the documentary wrongly ask if Nuala was bisexual? A trivial detail like gender would never have prevented Nuala from loving another. Nuala was sexual, I was irresistible. Readers, we loved each other. – Yours, etc, 


NELL Mc CAFFERTY, 
Rugby Road, 
Ranelagh, 
Dublin 6. 


Taken from The Irish Times - March 21st 2012, in response to the recent Nuala O'Faolain documentary recently airing on RTE 1. Watch it here on Real player. 


This program is truly worth taking the time to look at as it gives an excellent insight not only the Life and Times of O'Faolain, but also the interesting people whom she surrounded herself with including Nell and Marian Finucane (below) who all had a part to play in the 80's TV program The Women's Program. The recent documentary was very well handled by Marian who was very close to O'Faolain. Fanicuane's expression during the program was encapsulating of her deeply inspective persona but also displaying great fondness and respect for the true character and personality which was, Nuala. 

Check out this viewing of the Women's program from RTE Realplayer.: 

WALKIN Reads WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

and a tune...

XNTHONY

His website here

Myrtle Street claims Oscar in surprise win

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Dexy’s Midnight Runners Reunite

A Photo Stumble from Gaza City

Palestinian girls in wedding dresses at Shati Refugee Camp in Gaza City (AP Photo /Adel Hana) www.thedailyedge.thejournal.ie/the-week-in-photos-39-177292-Jul2011/#slide-slideshow6

Etta James

Etta was diagnosed with Leukemia in early 2011 and it became terminal and she died just five days before her 74th Birthday. R.I.P Etta James (1938-2012)

Perfume Genius

Currently 2,672 views and growing fast.. 76,085 view on 21st Jan 2012

Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ Vanity asks the question, ‘Is it popular?’ But, conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?’ And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one’s conscience tells one that it is right.

Martin Luther King 

i make mistakes, i am out of control and at times hard to handle. but if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best

maryln monroe

Young Political Activist Found

A photo taken from 1994 in London a subgroup set up by the Revolutionary Communist Party.: the Campaign Against Militarism (CAM), which was set up to fight against western military intervention. CAM organised protests against the military interventions in Somalia, Bosnia and Iraq. On 10 September 1993 seventy Somalis and CAM supporters occupied the United States embassy after an alleged massacre of civilians in Mogadishu the only time it has happened.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Communist_Party_(UK,_1978)


A friend recently came across himself (Colin Glennon from Mullingar) pictured on this wikipedia photo taken in 1994. What a fantastic shot. His stories on studying politics in the University of North London were very inspiring for the New Year..