Art, media, opinion and ideas
Well, what now?It’s all very well to issue a single sustained clarion blast. It’s a little tougher to actually gather forces and have a clear idea of what to do with them. Nonetheless the last few days have seen the bare, tentative sketching of the kinds of things a push for change would involve.
There will be an election within the year. People who claim knowledge of these things say it will most likely take place around next Easter. Lots of bloggers have been commenting on the political parties’ maneuverings as they try to position themselves.
Sarah Byam has been a longstanding contributor to tuppenceworth, and one of its most prolific. However, as some may have noticed, she has been a bit quiet of late. In her new essay, Breaking My Silence, she talks about the depression that floored her and the people who helped her stay alive.
I may not be trying to buy my way into your affections with fivers in brown envelopes, unlike some people, but I can still offer goodies to readers. The Mental is a play in the Axis Theatre in the new Arts Centre in Ballymun. My sister, Róisín McGarr, (who you may have seen in last Saturday's Irish Examiner) is the producer.
I spent some time over the weekend asking questions about the relationship between Balor of the Evil Eye and Croagh Patrick. Anyone who's been to Westport will realise that this is a mountain with powerful magical connotations. The fact that the Church had to claim it for their No.
DoppelGang Odessa Club Dressing Room Originally uploaded by Editor_Tupp. I previously mentioned that Emma Pearson was having an exhibition of her work in The Gallery, The Mill Centre, Celbridge. I thought it might be of interest to post a sample of her work.
There were some things I forgot to say in the last post and some new ideas. Firstly, I think I may have misadvertised this podcast- I think it ought to be be thought of as the Art Podcast. I think there might be other streams- I can see a place for a poetry podcast, or one from Fluffy Dutton.
Sometime contributor to tuppenceworth, Daragh O'Brien, has started his own blog. He opens up his shutters with a discussion of the inaccuracies in the Electoral Roll with the benefit of his professional expertise in Data Quality Management. More of the same will be a welcome addition to the world.
Emma Pearson is a long-time contributor to tuppenceworth, both under her own name and as her alter ego Fluffy Dutton. So I'm delighted to let you all know about her exhibition in The Gallery, The Mill Centre, Celbridge. All the details are below.
Some time ago, I wrote an article on Northern Ireland. It is the only time, I think, that I've dealt directly with the topic. I'd only go back to it if something had changed, either in my mind or in the world.
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