On the fourth day of the WeddingDates.ie team’s epic journey to the Wife Carrying World Championships, they take a break to watch the England v Germany game in the World Cup. Funtimes ensue: Days 1, 2 and 3 Introduction
Day One of the Wife Carrying Team Marathon Trip to Finland involved leaving Cork on the Fastnet Line ferry to Swansea…great fun on board, with a wedding ceremony and all. Check out Ciara and James’ first day’s travelling: Days Two and Three brought them across Wales and the UK and managed to get a late train through the Eurotunnel into France, before heading into Bruges. Looks like a lot of fun:
Despicable Me 3D from Universal Pictures is released in the US on July 9th and later in the year over this side of the pond. The film stars Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Jason Segel, Russell Brand and Julie Andrews. We have this exclusive clip for you from the film.
This cheered me up. It’s the interactive trailer for Shrek Forever After. Enjoy! Shrek Forever After 3D is released here on July 2nd.
This Friday 25th June marks the first anniversary of Michael Jackson’s passing so we WANNA BE STARTING SOMETHING for him. To celebrate the legendary King of Pop’s life and music, Propaganda won’t STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH with plenty of whacko floor bombs. There will be loads of free Michael Jackson stuff to giveaway from the stage! Propaganda’s Tom Rackham is back this weekend with another killer set which should be OFF THE WALL! “It don’t matter if you’re BLACK OR WHITE at Propaganda - we just want to HEAL THE WORLD.”
I am very excited about seeing Debate, the award-winning play by Seán Ferrick, tonight. Born out of many of the questions facing the modern western world, it centers around the last courtroom and the last trial. God sits in defense, Satan acts as prosecutor. The outcome will determine who takes the reigns of power, and who fades into the ether. Four character witnesses give testimony. Through them, we see different themes addressed head-on. For example, if ‘Thou shalt not kill’ is a commandment, what is the fate of Soldiers who kill in war? How do hardline religious extremists affect religion as a whole? And, not least, can one act of fear destroy a person’s future, both before and after they die? A story in two acts, Debate won the award for Best Original Script of the year in UCD Dramsoc after its first run in 2009. It is a thought-provoking … There’s more
For those of you bored of the World Cup at this stage, then here’s the chance to follow and support an Irish Team competing on the World Stage. The World Wife Carrying Championships that is!! Teams from around the world are travelling to Finland next week to represent their countries in one of the most unusual competitions in the land, known as Wife Carrying. A small town in Finland, called Sonkajärvi is the home of the competition and this will be its 15th year. After scooping 3rd place in the Relay Event and “Most Entertaining Couple” in the main race last year, Ciara Crossan and James Kennedy from Cork are heading back to Finland to defend their titles. “We had such great fun in Finland last year at the Wife Carrying World Championships, we just had to go back this year” said the lovely Ciara, founder of WeddingDates.ie, a site … There’s more
Dublin will explode in colour this weekend and right through until next weekend as Dublin’s Pride Festival 2010 kicks off. The quays are already strewn with the rainbowed flags of the LGBTQ and with great weather promised, it should be a fun week. The George, the Queen of Irish Gay bars has polished of her tiara and brought out her crown jewels to celebrate Pride 2010! At the young age of 25, The George has been there through almost every Pride Festival in our fair city and has seen it all. This year, The George has been crowned the Official Festival Club For Pride 2010 and the Queen has laid on an extra special programme of events, including The Official Pride Launch Party tonight, Friday 18th June, hosted by Veda Beaux Reves and special guest KATRINA of the Waves (remember them?), who will ensure you will be ‘Walking on Sunshine’ … There’s more
In a first experimental post, we were asked by GiftsDirect.com to have a look across their range and pick out our favourite Father’s Day Gifts. All of the content is my own, but each items I talk about is available from GiftsDirect.com. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Happy Father’s Day Socks, a funny card with some vague reference to Golf, a new jacket that he’ll never wear, a pint down the local? Are these the usual gifts you get your dad on Father’s Day? WHY? There’s so much more out there. Depending on what type of a man he is, there is so much to choose from. Here’s my top suggestions for Father’s Day gifts. For the Adventurous Dad, how about sending him on the Rally Driving Experience. Granted, maybe he’s already a maniac driver, maybe he already goes too fast and takes chances on rough terrain. But this … There’s more
No, Rory has not thrown out his golfing shoes to become an R ‘n’ B star. Ahead of this year’s US Open, Rory McIlroy took part in a motion-capture session for EA Sports’ Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11. Check out this behind the scenes interview with Rory as his every swing, putt and celebration is captured electronically to ensure his character in the game matches him perfectly. It’s a genuinely fascinating process. McIlroy spent the day at Celtic Manor for the session – the venue for this year’s highly-anticipated Ryder Cup in October, which will also appear in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11.
I couldn’t believe this when I saw it… Yep, JedWard do the Shake ‘n’ Vac. Aaaaaagggghgghghhhhhh!!!!!
I won’t even pretend to understand the appeal of these things. (sidenote: I ticked the ‘music category’ for this post.)
The world has been ravaged by a series of climatic disasters and society is on the verge of total breakdown. Now the aliens have returned, with a full invasion force bent on nothing less than the total annihilation of mankind, starting by trying to rip the heart out of Earth’s most iconic city. One supersoldier, wielding the combat enhancement technology of the future with Nanosuit 2, will make the last stand to save humanity from destruction in the urban jungle that is New York City. EA Crysis 2 Official Site
A random pink envelope containing a mysterious USB key…no, I’m not part of some international espionage plot. It’s was sent to me by RTÉ TEN, a new RTÉ entertainment initiative which premieres now(ish) at 10.10am. Here’s the USB key’s contents. I can’t figure it out. Maybe you’ll have better luck:
This is a little different: “In my interpretation of Psyche I have taken the idea of metamorphosis as the theme - a literal metamorphosis as insects change into their adult form and a metaphorical metamorphosis as a girl becomes a woman and breaks free of her past.” - John Downer (director) All the films can be seen in the Tweatre here.
