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And furthermore...: October 2008
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Friday, October 10, 2008. Here is an email which has been sent to the City Manager as I am running out of steam on this. Dear Cork City Manager,. I am writing about the new pedestrian crossing signals that are appearing in both City and County (I have spotted them as far afield as Castlemartyr), which are silent. These are all mutually exclusive responses - which one is it? The signals I have used personally WERE audio signals and do not now have vibrating touch pads. So these responses seem to be a ...
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And furthermore...: July 2008
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Sunday, July 27, 2008. Well, try knowing when to safely cross the road at a silent pedestrian crossing with your eyes closed. According to the National Council for the Blind in Ireland (NCBI), there is best practice for pedestrian crossings. See point #2 below in particular. 1 Crossings should always be at right angles to the street. Http:/ www.ncbi.ie/information-for/architects-engineers/guidelines-for-accessibility-of-the-built-environment. Hopefully the NCBI will be able to clarify further. Http:/ www...
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And furthermore...: Cork City Abú!
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009. 8220;If you must hold private conversations while the councillor is trying to speak, please take them outside.” I felt like I was back in school. The Council Chambers was full of local representatives, giggling and Googling and generally not paying attention until it got entertaining enough, and presiding over the unruly bunch, in lieu of a classroom monitor, was the Lord Mayor. But you wouldn’t have known it unless you were told. We’re planting more potatoes. The Beep is Back!
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Nicki's live music tips: July 2009
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Nicki's live music tips. Cork City, Ireland. If you put your email address in here any new posts will go direct to your inbox, you can unsubscribe easily:. Tuesday, July 14, 2009. If all else fails, Dance Yo' Ass Off. S extraordinary late-night performance on the Friday night which we were all blown away by in our own ways. What an astounding talent and mind - composer, pianist, poet, definitely the most powerful impression on me of the festival. So, anyway, I have a few tips for you. 8pm Cork Opera House.
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And furthermore...: The Obama Effect
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Monday, November 24, 2008. 8220;I must admit that even the attitude (of) immigration officers at the airports has changed … not every black person is a desperate coming to the West for greener pastures.”. So says Deo Ladislas Ndakengerwa, the Policy and Campaigns Officer for the Irish Refugee Council, when asked about the effect of having a US President-elect of colour. “He is the most living and REAL inspiration to each of others especially to the next generation.”. During his election, the situation Ob...
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Nicki's live music tips: "doin it to yuh in da eaya"
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Nicki's live music tips. Cork City, Ireland. If you put your email address in here any new posts will go direct to your inbox, you can unsubscribe easily:. Thursday, March 26, 2009. Doin it to yuh in da eaya". Er, happy 40th birthday to me, can't believe I've done this 40 times (blog that is). In the new Gateway bar in Barrack St. And I never got to tell ye about any of it. I nearly skipped off to all them lovely gigs instead but funny, when I got home I listened to a new Captain Hotknives. 1pm Stack The...
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Nicki's live music tips: November 2008
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Nicki's live music tips. Cork City, Ireland. If you put your email address in here any new posts will go direct to your inbox, you can unsubscribe easily:. Monday, November 10, 2008. Cork on the cutting edge. Ok, so I'm sure pedants will snigger at my claim this week that Stockhausen and Herbie Hancock are cutting edge but come on lads - this is a pretty major week for music in the city with a bewildering array of good sheet. I won't burble at all for a change but will get right into the listings. Has pu...
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Nicki's live music tips: August 2008
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Nicki's live music tips. Cork City, Ireland. If you put your email address in here any new posts will go direct to your inbox, you can unsubscribe easily:. Tuesday, August 12, 2008. I've been taking break from the music since a fantastic weekend at the Farmleigh Affair, surely the best free music event in the country thanks to the Improvised Music Company's imaginative and positive approach. There's been a few sessions and a project I'm involved with (backing vocals, as much fun as I'd imagined!
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Nicki's live music tips: January 2009
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Nicki's live music tips. Cork City, Ireland. If you put your email address in here any new posts will go direct to your inbox, you can unsubscribe easily:. Monday, January 26, 2009. Trad Fest details as promised. Here's the programme for this year's tradfest in UCC starting this Wednesday. Thanks to Stas for sending me to their Bebo page which seems to be their most active, http:/ www.bebo.com/UCCTradsoc. UCC TradFest 09 28th January – 1st February. 9pm – Concert with Dave Sheridan and friends, sup...