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VicsallianceThe Victims Alliance@Vicsalliance·
20 Jan

Good morning, so we are getting a few questions about who we are and what we are going to be doing. More than happy to answer any questions. We are a lobby group made up of 14 different depts (so far) ranging from Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence and Family Law

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monkeyfudgeGavin Byrne@monkeyfudge·
20 Jan

Haha. Just realised that Gogul is the same voice actor as Andre the Blacksmith from Dark Souls.

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monkeyfudgeGavin Byrne@monkeyfudge·
19 Jan

Just got some classic 90s anime on Blu-ray. Comes with the amazing new soundtrack that was produced for the English dub.

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GeshGavGavin Spence@GeshGav·
18 Jan

Look at the raw, reckless abandon with which Christopher Lee puts logs on the fire, here. Unreal.

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monkeyfudgeGavin Byrne@monkeyfudge·
18 Jan

Running the Romulan Star Empire in a game of Star Trek Ascendancy at Alfie Byrne’s. I do miss board games a lot and the pub is now gone for good too.

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Documentary on the history of Near FM

Aug11
by Gavin on August 11, 2014 at 12:10 pm
Posted In: blog

I was interviewed as part of this documentary about the history of Near FM.

Near FM presents a four part radio series celebrating 30 years of community media on the Northside of Dublin

Telling Our Own Story is a four part series looking at the history of the Near Media Co-operative through the voices of the volunteers and staff. 2013 marked the thirtieth anniversary of the creation of the Near Media Co-operative. This series charts the history of the organisation through the volunteers and staff that started it all off and continue to make it the vibrant media organisation it is today. Through the series we explore the historical background of Near’s formation, the dream becoming a reality, the challenges faced and overcome, the advent of new media as well as looking to the future.

The series features contributions from Andrew Montague, Stephen Blayds (Sphere 17), Browen Maher, Cristina Santamaria (CIC), Ciaran Kissane (BAI), Ciaran Murray, Colm Kenny (DCU), Dave O’Connor, David / Darren (youth programme), Declan Cahill, Declan McLaughlin (BAI), Dorothee Meyer Holtkamp, Doug Rogers, Edd Kealy, Elaine King, Gavin Byrne, Heidi Bedell (Northside Partnership), Jack Byrne, Marion Vickers (Northside Partnership), Natasha Valente, Owen Drinan, Pat Farrell, Paul Loughran, Ray Kennedy, Sally Galiana, Shannette Budhai, Tomas Mac Ruairi, Tony Crampton (CRC), Vincent Teeling and Zandra Ball.

“Since community radio emerged as a separate strand it has added to the plurality of voices that are on air it has also provided significant opportunity for people to develop their skills and it has provided opportunities for communities to access the airwaves…Nearfm was one of the first ones to embrace the idea that community radio was a community development tool as much if not more than a radio project”
– Ciaran Kissane – Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

Produced by Ignacio Irigoien, presented by Noel McGuinness.

This series is funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Sound & Vision Scheme.

 

Video of BoardGamesIreland.com Meet Up

Aug07
by Gavin on August 7, 2014 at 3:20 pm
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Thanks to Poul Madsen for this little video of my boardgamesireland.com meet up from this week. It was really busy one too with around 40 people in attendance and 2 simultaneous Game Of Thrones campaigns going on.

We meet up every Tuesday from 7 in Thomas Read’s pub on Dame Street in Dublin 2. All welcome!

Scibernia Roundtable

Jul09
by Gavin on July 9, 2014 at 2:20 pm
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Scibernia is an Irish Science Podcast I’ve been involved in. The first series ran for 32 episodes and led to a 2 part documentary about Irish marine science

I’m looking to get the podcast up and running again with more of a panel discussion format. So if you’re interested in getting involved and taking part then please fill in the form I’ve put up over at the scibernia.ie website: http://scibernia.ie/2014/07/09/roundtable/

 

Twitch Livestream

Jul08
by Gavin on July 8, 2014 at 9:51 am
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I had a little retro video game party over the weekend. My appartment isn’t super big but I think I made effective use of the space.  Brian who I’ve previously recorded some ‘Let’s Plays’ with was over and had all his equipment with him from streaming a fighting game tournament earlier in the day so we set up a live stream on the night and played some old games. The 1st is Harvester, a point and click adventure game that I have absolutely no memory of purchasing and knew zero about it. Then we tried some Omikron: The Nomad Soul an early David Cage game. He’s the guy who brought us games such as Beyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain. Omikron is notable for staring David Bowie.

You can see an archive of the livestream below. It was more of a test to see if we could do it, so hopefully we’ll try again soon with something a bit more planned.

Joyce Adaptations

Jun11
by Gavin on June 11, 2014 at 3:55 pm
Posted In: audio drama

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With Blooms day fast approaching I thought it would be a good time to highlight some of the James Joyce adaptions that I’ve worked on.

Ivy Day In The Committee Room
In a committee room, Mat O’Connor, a canvasser for Richard Tierney, a candidate in an upcoming municipal election, discusses child-rearing with Old Jack, who tries to keep a fire going. Joe Hynes, another canvasser, arrives and needles O’Connor on whether he’s been paid for his work yet. He proceeds to defend rival candidate Colgan’s working class background and maintains that Tierney, although a Nationalist, will likely present a welcome address at the upcoming visit of King Edward VII. When Hynes points out that it is Ivy Day, a commemoration of Charles Stewart Parnell, a nostalgic silence fills the room. Another canvasser, John Henchy, enters and derides Tierney for not having paid him yet. When Hynes leaves, Henchy voices a suspicion that the man is a spy for Colgan. Henchy badmouths another canvasser, Crofton, just before Crofton himself enters with Lyons. Crofton had worked for the Conservative candidate until the party withdrew and gave their support to Tierney.

The talk of politics drifts to Charles Stewart Parnell, who has his defenders and detractors in the room. Hynes returns and is encouraged to read his sentimental poem dedicated to Parnell. The poem is highly critical of those who betrayed him, including the Roman Catholic Church, and places Parnell among the ancient heroes of Ireland. All applaud the performance and seem to forget their differences for the moment.

A Painful Case
Mr. Duffy, a middle-aged bank cashier, deliberately lives in an isolated suburb of Dublin. He is characterized as very meticulous and ordered and has little social contact. At a concert one night, Duffy makes the acquaintance of Mrs. Emily Sinico, a married mother. They start up a relationship that is innocent enough to be condoned by Mrs. Sinico’s husband, who believes the two’s discussions revolve mostly around his daughter and the possibility of a relationship between her and Duffy. The two draw closer together, and one night Mrs. Sinico impulsively takes his hand and presses it to her cheek, but Duffy is not pleased at the development and ends their meetings. Four years later, he reads that Mrs. Sinico has been struck by a train and killed. The newspaper article, the title of which provides the title of the story, contains an account by her husband, who states that she began drinking two years ago. The details of the accident suggest that she may have committed suicide. He reacts at first with revulsion, concluding that some inherent weakness led to her drinking and the accident, but he slowly comes to believe that it was his rejection that condemned her to solitude and death. He reflects on his own loneliness: “No one wanted him; he was outcast from life’s feast.” The story ends with Duffy listening to the silence of the surrounding night atop a hill overlooking Dublin where he and Sinico used to sit down and talk, where he realizes just how lonely he really is.

‘The St. James Rejoice Boarding House’ by Jack Byrne
A half hour radio drama adaptation of James Joyce’s ‘The Boarding House’ from Dubliners, this years Dublin City Libraries ‘One City, One Book’ choice. The storyline is original and deals with the tribulations of a male boarder in the titled boarding house. The house is run by an old haridan and her flighty daughter who eventually beguiles the boarder into bed and an unwanted pregnancy.

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