Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more.
EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you the five biggest stories of the day.
1. #ASHLING MURPHY: Specialist Garda teams are searching a bottle bank close to where Ashling Murphy was killed in Tullamore as part of their investigations into her murder.
Teaching unions are also asking all schools to observe a minute’s silence in memory of Ashling, who will be laid to rest tomorrow.
2. #CRISIS PREGNANCY: The HSE issued a warning about unregulated crisis pregnancy services which present themselves as unbiased but have an anti-abortion stance.
3. #SALMONELLA: A Dublin woman who was a keen fitness fanatic died from poisoning as a result of eating food contaminated with salmonella that was served at a First Holy Communion party, an inquest heard.
4. #WHO: David Nabarro, a WHO Special Envoy on Covid-19, says that the world is coming into a “turning point” with the coronavirus disease, but that it will not be plain sailing in the weeks ahead.
5. #TONGA: The Pacific island nation of Tonga remains virtually cut off from the rest of the world after a massive volcanic blast that crippled communications and stalled emergency relief efforts.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Lovely little movie, but perhaps an example where they could have considered adding subtitles as some of the accents will be quite tough for non Irish to follow … especially if this is aimed at a foreign audience. Having lived abroad for over 7 years, quite a number of my friends (for whom English is their second if not third language) have commented on this at one time or another.
For example, it amazed me the first time i saw it, but on Belgian TV (for a Belgian audience remember), its quite common to see some shows to put in Flemish/Dutch subtitles when the person speaking has a very strong accent!
Hi Feilim,
As it happens, there is another version of Bye Bye Now which has subtitles on it for that exact reason. That version (with subtitles) will be sent to China as far as I know. The subtitled version is the one that has been so successful on the international circuit (the filmmakers have won a number of major international awards for the doc).
So good point by your good self – and one they have sorted!
Cheers, Susan
Wonderful little movie.
Poor Superman :(
Love the tshirt Ross, are ur changing rooms running out.:-)
Heartwarming and beautifully made. A touching tribute to a vanishing Ireland.
Had a few knee tremblers in them back in the day
Very good film and very poignant. I saw it recently on RTÉ and today saw a truck o. The m50 with a phone box on the back of it. Reckon people are gona start robbing the last few ones that are left.
have your say