Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) back issues from August 2008:
GAZE, Irish Film InstituteGAZE, the Dublin International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, celebrates its 16th birthday this weekend with an extended cinematic showcase. The party kicked off last night and continues for the next four nights with features, documentaries, shorts, experimental films, panel discussions and premieres a-plenty.
Aug 01, 2008 ... GAZE, Irish Film Institute GAZE, the Dublin International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, celebrates its 16th birthday this weekend with an extended cinematic showcase. The party kicked off last night and continues for the next four nights with features, documentaries, shorts, ...
Man on WireA documentary with a difference, Man on Wire recreates the extraordinary events of August 7, 1974, when Philippe Petit, a French street performer, walked a tightrope between the Twin Towers. He had an obsession with conquering tall buildings; in the 1960s he walked between Notre Dame's towers and danced on the high rafters of the Sydney Harbour bridge.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Man on Wire A documentary with a difference, Man on Wire recreates the extraordinary events of August 7, 1974, when Philippe Petit, a French street performer, walked a tightrope between the Twin Towers. He had an obsession with conquering tall buildings; in the 1960s he walked ...
man on wire (12A, general release) HHHHIbalancing act: Funambulist.
Aug 01, 2008 ... On the morning of August 7, 1974, a man stepped off the side of the newly completed South Tower of the World Trade Center onto a three-quarter-inch-thick tightrope and began walking towards the North Tower. He didn't just walk: carrying a balancing pole, he danced, knelt, lay on his back ...
Cass (16, limited release) HHIIIfighting talk: Nonzo Anozie as soccer hooligan Cass.
Aug 01, 2008 ... T he theme of organised football violence has been well examined by British film-makers, most notably in movies like The Football Factory and Hooligans. But Cass, written and directed by Jon S Baird, approaches the subject from a potentially fresh angle. Based on a book by Cass Pennant, it ...
ANGUS, THONGS AND PERFECT SNOGGING(PG, general release) HHHII.
Aug 01, 2008 ... ANGUS, THONGS AND PERFECT SNOGGING (PG, general release) HHHII Likeable if occasionally cloying English teen comedy about a 14-year-old schoolgirl who's anxious to get her romantic life up and running but tends to overcomplicate her attempts to do so. With Georgia ...
Tom Waits In what is a very quiet week on the music front, the stand-out gig by a country mile is Tom Waits' final Irish concert of his three-day visit -- his first shows in Dublin in more than two decades. The shows have been among the most eagerly awaited of the year.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Tom Waits In what is a very quiet week on the music front, the stand-out gig by a country mile is Tom Waits' final Irish concert of his three-day visit -- his first shows in Dublin in more than two decades. The shows have been among the most eagerly awaited of the year. ...
Cyndi Lauper Bring Ya To The Brink (RCA) HHHHITwenty five years ago, Madonna and Cyndi Lauper came racing out of the blocks with debut albums that helped define sleek, effervescent 1980s pop. ......
Aug 01, 2008 ... Twenty five years ago, Madonna and Cyndi Lauper came racing out of the blocks with debut albums that helped define sleek, effervescent 1980s pop. The former's self-titled effort, which was unveiled in the summer, and the latter's She's So Unusual, released just before Christmas, were ...
n EuroculturedSmithfield, Dublin Saturday, August 16 (free).
Aug 01, 2008 ... n Eurocultured Smithfield, Dublin Saturday, August 16 (free) With all this talk of recession, it's refreshing for a new festival to open its doors free of charge. Eurocultured has taken place previously in Manchester and Bratislava and aims to celebrate European ...
All is not well in the Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong camp. Last week, I reviewed the band's awful eponymous album, pointing out the dearth of ideas: "There's plenty of showboating and more strutting than a testosterone-injected peacock, but the whole thing is daft and, worse, forgettable."The day before the piece appeared, and after it had already been printed, ......
Aug 01, 2008 ... All is not well in the Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong camp. Last week, I reviewed the band's awful eponymous album, pointing out the dearth of ideas: "There's plenty of showboating and more strutting than a testosterone-injected peacock, but the whole thing is daft and, worse, ...
Rate of mortgage lending slows to 2003 levels.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE rate of increase in residential mortgage debt in the first half of this year was down a third on the same period last year, as higher interest rates and a tightening in lending criteria bite hard. The figures, from the Central Bank, show that the rate of lending rises fell ...
Slump wipes '56bn off household wealth value.
Aug 01, 2008 ... PLUNGING property prices and the slump in share values wiped '56bn off the value of household wealth last year, new figures show. And there was a warning that the net worth of households is set to fall further as the credit crisis deepens. The sharp decline in ...
Drug trial knocks '3bn off Elan's market value.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Over '3bn has been slashed off Elan's market capitalisation since Tuesday, when the drugmaker announced disappointing data on its Alzheimer's Disease treatment Bapineuzumab. It stood at '6.4bn at close yesterday. While most of the slump came on Wednesday when the stock lost 32pc ...
Missing evidence halts trial of death trucker.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE Supreme Court has been forced to halt the trial of a truck driver for dangerous driving causing death because gardai failed to keep the vehicle's allegedly excessively worn tyres as evidence. There was a real risk of an unfair trial because an expert for the truck driver ...
Second post-mortem in assault case.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A MAN charged in connection with the death of a woman in Galway has secured High Court permission to allow a second post mortem on her body to be carried out after the local coroner refused to allow a British-based pathologist to do so. Jakub Fidler (22), of Cartur Leathan, ...
Approval for new housing plans to hinge on providing extra school places.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Move to fast-track 100,000 primary seats John Walshe Education Editor MAJOR new housing developments that do not include provision for new school places will be rejected under tough new government guidelines published today. The measure -- which has the ...
Opening the vault to discover rare oul' times of our capital.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Fergus Black FOR many it will offer a whimsical look back at Dublin in the rare oul' times -- barges on the canals, Sackville Street, the Pillar, even the North Strand bombings 67 years ago. The trip down memory lane will include boat tours of Dublin's docklands and ...
Cowen ready to step in as pay talks on a knife edge.
Aug 01, 2008 ... 'Significant gaps' between sides TAOISEACH Brian Cowen is prepared to intervene in crucial talks on a new national pay agreement that were teetering on the brink of collapse last night. Today is the official deadline for the negotiations, which date back to April, ...
New car sales slip back again following brief emissions boost.
Aug 01, 2008 ... NEW CAR sales surged for 10 days last month after the changeover to the new emissions system -- but they tailed off significantly after that. Figures today are expected to show that more than 16,000 new cars were bought last month -- a 24pc increase on July 2007. Despite the ...
Irish scientists shed light on cause of mental disorders.
Aug 01, 2008 ... The findings have also uncovered two new specific genomic areas that, when altered, significantly increase the risk of developing the disorder. "This has been an extraordinary, rewarding, and collaborative effort by leading international researchers," said Dr Aiden Corvin, ...
Superbug cases reach 95 in a single week.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE number of recorded cases of the potentially lethal superbug Clostridium Difficile has reached record levels, with a staggering 95 cases of infection reported in just one week. The bug, which has already contributed to several deaths this year, became a notifiable disease ...
Fury after serial rapist's jail term cut to 13 years.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A decision to reduce a serial rapist's life sentence to 13 years sparked fury last night. The Rape Crisis Network Ireland said it highlighted the failure of the Irish legal system in dealing with sex crimes. In a strong attack on the decision by the Court of Criminal ...
Gardai left powerless over Lynn video link.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Detectives can only look on as solicitor to testify from Budapest SENIOR gardai will watch on helplessly when fugitive solicitor Michael Lynn gives evidence to a trial in Dublin via video link from his hideaway in Budapest. High Court judge Mr Justice Frank Clarke ...
Fear of complaints 'should not hinder force' in its work.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has urged his force not to allow a fear of complaints stop them from doing their job properly. He told his members yesterday at a graduation ceremony in the Garda College in Templemore that if they operated within the rules and abided by the law ...
Gardai on the frontline safe from cuts, says O'Dea.
Aug 01, 2008 ... There will be no cutbacks in frontline policing next year, Defence Minister Willie O'Dea pledged yesterday. He said he could not indicate at this stage if the overall garda budget of '1.6bn would be reduced but, on behalf of the Government, he could give an assurance that the ...
Search uncovers phone in Gilligan's jail cell.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Gangland boss John Gilligan has been sentenced to two months in a segregation unit after a mobile phone was found concealed in a lump of Blu-tack in his cell, it was learned last night. The find was made after staff carried out a detailed search of his cell in the maximum ...
Lawlor's widow loses her challenge to Mahon.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Judge says tribunal role is 'fact-finding' Tim Healy THE High Court has dismissed an attempt by late TD Liam Lawlor's widow to stop the Mahon Tribunal making serious misconduct findings against either her or her husband unless proved beyond reasonable doubt. ...
420 jobs saved, but axe will fall on another 100.
Aug 01, 2008 ... MANUFACTURING workers faced conflicting fortunes yesterday as 420 jobs that were at risk appeared to be saved, while a further 100 faced the axe. There was gloom at the Honeywell manufacturing plant in Waterford city, where up to 100 workers were given the news that they would ...
'Hostile' care services failing to protect vulnerable children.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Eilish O'Regan Health Correspondent SERVICES designed to protect children from abuse and neglect were condemned as hostile, intimidating and unsympathetic in a series of reports yesterday. The criticisms are contained in review of reports launched by Minister for ...
Builders.
Aug 01, 2008 ... will have to include schools in estates DEVELOPERS will have to provide school places in any future major housing developments under tough new government guidelines. The requirement is part of a plan to fast-track a badly-needed extra 100,000 primary ...
Bergin to return.
Aug 01, 2008 ... for Tribesmen's last-eight clash Joe Bergin could yet play some part in Galway's All-Ireland quarter-final next week, it has emerged, writes Colm Keys. Bergin's season looked to be over when he twisted awkwardly in a league match against Mayo in Castlebar ...
CHC clear Gordon ahead of Model tie.
Aug 01, 2008 ... DOWN footballers got a huge boost ahead of tomorrow's All-Ireland SF qualifier against Wexford with the news that Dan Gordon's four-week suspension has been lifted. Gordon was sent off after an incident with Laois's Padraig Clancy last weekend and that red card earned him a ...
Gaelic GamesColm Keys.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Clare County Board has not yet ruled out seeking a replay of their controversial Munster U-21 hurling final defeat to Tipperary in Ennis on Wednesday night. Clare officials were due to meet last night to discuss all aspects of the furore that erupted at the end of the game as ...
'We're not obsessed with sales...we look at everything'.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Anthony Jones, the relatively new chief financial officer at Waterford Wedgwood and former disciple of private equity guru Guy Hands, comes across far more corporate financier than the traditional numbers man. If his attitude to traditional business management is anything to go ...
Waterford plots way ahead with a new fundraising.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Share issue seeks to raise '120m for restructured company as CEO named LUXURY-goods manufacturer Waterford Wedgwood has announced plans to raise about '120m by the end of December through a share issue and has named David Sculley as its full-time CEO. The company -- ...
Market reels as MS drug fear sends Elan shares crashing.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Drugmaker Elan and its research partner Biogen Idec have reported two confirmed cases of a deadly brain infection in patients taking their multiple sclerosis drug treatment Tysabri, the first reported cases since the drug was reintroduced in the US in 2006. The report sent ...
Clean-up begins after river revisits agony on traders.
Aug 02, 2008 ... A MASSIVE clean-up operation had swung into operation in north Cork last night as residents faced into a second bout of flood damage in less than eight months. Torrential rainfall once again caused the River Blackwater to break its banks, leaving Mallow under flood water ...
Pay talks hanging on a knife edge with sides poles apart.
Aug 02, 2008 ... TALKS on a national pay deal were deadlocked last night as the Government desperately tried to narrow the gap between the social partners. The parties geared up for discussions into the early hours as the possibility of reaching agreement before an unofficial midnight deadline ...
Missing man found safe after burying himself in wood.
Aug 02, 2008 ... A MAN who went missing from his home for seven days has been found after burying himself in woods near a river. The 50-year-old Hungarian national, who only arrived in Ireland a week before his mystery disappearance, had made a hole in the ground before covering himself with ...
Jails in line for airport-style shakedown to beat smugglers.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Security crackdown after crime boss is caught talking on phone WALK-THROUGH detectors are to be installed in every prison after a mobile phone, charger, and SIM cards were found in drug criminal John Gilligan's prison cell. The Irish Prison Service has announced that ...
Plea to save the 'sacred' court at Kilmainham.
Aug 02, 2008 ... THE old courthouse at Kilmainham should be annexed as part of the historic Kilmainham Jail rather than letting it fall into further disrepair, the chair of the museum's board of trustees urged last night. Damien Cassidy (66), the sole surviving trustee of the museum, said the ...
Festivals galore as Farrell does bit for tourism.
Aug 02, 2008 ... HOLLYWOOD heart-throb Colin Farrell and award-winning comedian Graham Norton will this weekend deliver a double-tourism boost to west Cork by launching two high-profile festivals. It marks a hectic weekend for Irish tourism with a startling total of 50 major festivals getting ...
Conor Pendergrast grew up in a happy home with parents who idolise him. He has never met his father. The only thing he knows is that his name is Bob and that is all he wants to know. ......
Aug 02, 2008 ... Conor Pendergrast grew up in a happy home with parents who idolise him. He has never met his father. The only thing he knows is that his name is Bob and that is all he wants to know. From the moment he was born, he's been showered with love by the two people he considers his parents. Since ...
As one of the very few adults in Ireland who has been raised from birth by "out" gay parents, Conor Pendergrast has been the subject of endless supposition and stereotyping.He has heard the claims that children who grow up in homosexual families can turn out confused, sexually promiscuous, alienated from mainstream society but he feels perfectly well-adjusted and couldn't imagine having a happier childhood or more devoted parents.
Aug 02, 2008 ... As one of the very few adults in Ireland who has been raised from birth by "out" gay parents, Conor Pendergrast has been the subject of endless supposition and stereotyping. He has heard the claims that children who grow up in homosexual families can turn out confused, sexually ...
Robbie Keane: A national treasure?
Aug 02, 2008 ... His move to Liverpool may finally bestow hero status on the cocky lad from Tallaght. By John Meagher The occasion was Robbie Keane's first training session with the Ireland squad, and the 17-year-old was to make an impression on the veteran pros around him. Keane was ...
Keane's under-18 team mates -- where are they now?
Aug 02, 2008 ... Robbie Keane was a key member of the Irish under-18 side who shocked the football world by winning the European Championships in 1998. His defensive colleague, Richard Dunne, has also enjoyed household-name status in the intervening years, but what about the other nine who started against ...
Somewhere in HeavenBy Christopher Andersen.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Somewhere in Heaven By Christopher Andersen Ebury Press, Stg [pounds sterling]16.99 On March 6, 2006, less than two years after the death of her husband Christopher, Dana Reeve succumbed to lung cancer at the age of 44. It seemed, to put it mildly, the ...
Find the LadyBy Tom Mac Intyre.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Find the Lady By Tom Mac Intyre New Island. '12.95 Tom Mac Intyre, who's 77 this year and is one of the Aosdana elders, has spent his literary life writing drama, fiction and poetry that some people find excitingly avant garde but that strikes others as ...
I see that Franz Kafka's image as a depressive purveyor of existential alienation and despair is about to take a knocking. In fact, the author of such gloomy masterpieces as The Trial, The Castle and Metamorphosis was a fashion-conscious, fun-loving sybarite who also found time to further his literary career by courting influential friends. ......
Aug 02, 2008 ... I see that Franz Kafka's image as a depressive purveyor of existential alienation and despair is about to take a knocking. In fact, the author of such gloomy masterpieces as The Trial, The Castle and Metamorphosis was a fashion-conscious, fun-loving sybarite who also found time to further ...
Wim's angels delight.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Though Paris, Texas is probably German director Wim Wenders' most famous -- and commercially successful -- film, it is not in my view his very best. Its moodiness and meandering plot are typical of the Wenders' style, but for me it is completely eclipsed in terms of quality by the sublime ...
Wim and vigour: from berlin to bono and buena vista social club.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Wim Wenders has had a chequered, but sometimes brilliant, cinematic career. Born in Dusseldorf in 1945, he became part of the so-called New Wave in German cinema in the early 1970s, alongside the likes of Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Werner Herzog. He rose to prominence on the ...
These Wire fanatics really should cop on.
Aug 02, 2008 ... These days, if you want to establish your credentials as a serious cultural commentator, it's absolutely essential to insist that HBO's crime series The Wire is the greatest achievement in the history of television. Forget The Sopranos -- that was so yesterday, darling. Forget Six Feet ...
Down on the farm with the ladies who lunch.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Airfield is one of the pillars of middle-class life in Dublin 6. The others, of course, are Riverview fitness club and Milltown Golf Club. Okay, so Airfield is actually in Dublin 14, but it is patronised chiefly by the well-meaning matrons of Terenure, Rathgar and Milltown. ...
What age is Darragh and for how many years has been playing at the top?
Aug 02, 2008 ... Darragh O Se is now 33 and has been a member of the Kerry senior squad since 1994, when he made his championship debut against Limerick. He has virtually been a permanent fixture at midfield since 1995 and in 15 seasons he has had nine different partners in championship football. ...
Suitable ground makes No Panic a likely winner.
Aug 02, 2008 ... WE'RE back to seven contests for the final two cards of the Galway Festival and, as ever, there's a fair share of contenders returning to Ballybrit for a second time in search of either further reward or better fortune. The Freshways Handicap Hurdle, which carries a prize fund ...
Cork waterlogging means all eyes are on Galway.
Aug 02, 2008 ... THE final afternoon of the Galway Festival has the stage to itself following the cancellation of Cork's card due to waterlogging. Cork has also been ruled out for Monday, with that card put back to next Friday. Hard Rock City, last year's McNamara Handicap hero, bids ...
Bohemians 3Cobh Ramblers 0.
Aug 02, 2008 ... His team-mates had huffed and puffed for 45 minutes, but John Paul Kelly only took 30 seconds to light up a dull affair at Dalymount Park. The winger, introduced as a half-time substitute for the injured Jason McGuinness, scored a sensational opener which put Bohemians on their ...
Sitting sipping a glass of Sauvignon Blanc overlooking the north Co Dublin landscape on a sunny day is a very pleasant, if a reasonably ordinary, experience. ......
Aug 02, 2008 ... Sitting sipping a glass of Sauvignon Blanc overlooking the north Co Dublin landscape on a sunny day is a very pleasant, if a reasonably ordinary, experience. When wine has been made from grapes that have grown on a gentle slope in the field below you, the experience is extraordinary. ...
Tara O'Connor and her fianc[c] Andrew Reynolds had no difficulty picking wines for their upcoming wedding. They opted for a Montana Sauvignon Blanc Reserve from New Zealand and a Campo Viejo from Spain's Rioja.Tara, head of consumer PR with the public relations company FD, is an out and out Sauvignon Blanc fan, and her favourite is Domaine Vacheron, a Sancerre from France's Loire Valley, retailing at about '25.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Tara O'Connor and her fianc[c] Andrew Reynolds had no difficulty picking wines for their upcoming wedding. They opted for a Montana Sauvignon Blanc Reserve from New Zealand and a Campo Viejo from Spain's Rioja. Tara, head of consumer PR with the public relations company FD, is ...
Filte Towers.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Tonight, RTE1, 9.40pm In the real Fawlty Towers, John Cleese's demented hotelier harried guests, resented all requests for service, was offensive to foreigners and regularly beat his unfortunate Spanish waiter, Manuel, to a pulp. The contestants in this cleverly named new ...
The Matador.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Thursday, RTE2, 9.35pm Pierce Brosnan may have worried about his career fizzling out after the James Bond mantle was so unceremoniously removed from him a few years back, but the Navan man has rallied remarkably well. He recently shocked fans by bursting into song in the film ...
Mount juliet conrad, kilkennyHorse lovers who crave the great outdoors will love Mount Juliet's new equestrian centre, a state-of-the-art facility set in some of Kilkenny's most beautiful countryside.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Mount juliet conrad, kilkenny Horse lovers who crave the great outdoors will love Mount Juliet's new equestrian centre, a state-of-the-art facility set in some of Kilkenny's most beautiful countryside. It features 18 miles of professionally-planned bridleways through ...
ROMESipping a cappuccino by the Colosseum or a soda on the Spanish Steps comes at a high price these days. Rome's City Hall has introduced a ban on snacking near its famous monuments, with fines of up to '50. Officials say it will help preserve artistic treasures in the Italian capital. The ban is also aimed at late-night revellers, drunks and litterbugs.
Aug 02, 2008 ... ROME Sipping a cappuccino by the Colosseum or a soda on the Spanish Steps comes at a high price these days. Rome's City Hall has introduced a ban on snacking near its famous monuments, with fines of up to '50. Officials say it will help preserve artistic treasures in the ...
The insider's guide to haggling for your holiday.
Aug 02, 2008 ... The recession is almost two months old, so if you haven't discovered how to haggle yet, you need to learn fast. Just as we're seeing eye-watering bargains in the shops this summer, tough economic times are forcing hoteliers, tour operators, airlines and cruise companies to sell off excess ...
Czech it out.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Once you've explored Prague, dip into the fairytale spa towns nearby for some super-cheap pampering. Siobhan Cronin reports The stunning Charles Bridge, which spans the majestic Vltava. The charming Old Town Square. A heritage rich in classical music and opera. And, of course, ...
Getting thereCzech Airlines (01-814 4626; www.czechairlines.ie) fly to Prague twice daily from Dublin, with a lead-in price of '104 return (including tax). Some travel date restrictions apply at this price.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Getting there Czech Airlines (01-814 4626; www.czechairlines.ie) fly to Prague twice daily from Dublin, with a lead-in price of '104 return (including tax). Some travel date restrictions apply at this price. A bus is the quickest way to the city centre from Prague ...