Apparently, staring directly at the sun causes damage to the eyes! Who would have thought?From today’s Irish Times.
I’m not a big football fan, but as a former candidate and party activist I can understand about the passion of something, and I found “The Damned United” , the story of Brian Clough’s period at the head of Leeds United to be fascinating. Michael Sheen, whom I’m a huge fan of since his portrayal of Tony Blair in “The Deal” and David Frost in “Frost/Nixon” has a stunning ability to take on and become great characters, and he does the same with Clough in this. The portrayal is of a man with a huge ego but a lot to have a huge ego about, and yet can be sensitive and funny as well. Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney and Jim Broadbent all add to a glimpse of football in the 1970s just before money took over.
The Tesco “Whatever you’re buying, we’re selling” Party. Fianna Fail were doing the middle way when Tony Blair was a member of CND. Political Acrobats to a man. Founded by Dev in 1927 with a vision of a barefoot, pregnant maiden dancing a jig at every crossroads, there was a time when FF’s leaders used to consult with the archbishops (The clergy, not the 70s funk band.) before making decisions, or lectured the rest of us on the evils of contraception as their party leader worked his way through so much of the nation’s illicit condom supply that he pretty much stank of burnt rubber. Now the party of the municipal interchange shoe-free maternity policy takes out ads in gay magazines. Supple or what?