Over the past few months, not one but two potential film offers for “Lady Icarus” have come up. Naturally, I think the life of aviator Lady Mary Heath would make a great film – murder, romance adventure, fancy clothes and old aeroplanes; what more do you want? Anyway, one woman looking for “Lady Icarus” was […]
Waiting for the DART to pass at the Merrion Gates, saw a large graffito facing me (on the small hut beside the railway line) – GRIFT. So Charlie, you’re right and I suspect he’s the lad defacing most of the area. He’s known to the authorities and comes from a “good” family. From Gerry M: […]
Unfortunately the news on the graffiti in Blackrock Park is all bad – if you accept that local councils “haven’t the resources” to clean up graffiti, which usually appears after office hours. In a country awash with money, the poor dears can’t find the few bob necessary for CCTV cameras on vulnerable sites. After another […]
Had forgotten what a good sport orienteering is – athletics without the attitude. Brought Amalia, my 11-year-old niece, to the event in the Phoenix Park and she loved it. what she really liked was getting involved – she helped at the finish. That’s the thing with orienteering – everyone of all ages can get involved; […]
Here are some images from the usually serene walk from Booterstown to Blackrock. Walls, the Martello tower, the truck, seats, the halting site, the band stand, even the children’s playground, are all defaced. Fortunately there are a few metres still untouched, so perhaps when the cretin comes back, they’ll catch him.
I would love to have a pic for this but I don’t. Imagine if you will a cheery chappie standing outside your garden gate, armed with a metal rod topped off with a rounded piece of wood. This is stuck in a hole in the ground and our pal is bent over with an ear […]
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