August 3rd This day started off great we were all up early showered (if that’s what you call it) and ready to meet our coordinator Asha. We were brought to Asha’s house which was nothing short of beautiful with statues and paintings it was definitely not your typical Indian home. We got to know each…
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Arriving in Bangalore airport was a daunting experience for a lone traveler. Added to this was the fact that all passengers were scanned for swine flu. I kept my fingers crossed and thankfully the thermometer never beeped and I was cleared to go. Then I declared my customs and got my baggage. Heading out it…
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Tuesday 4th August Book name: Marley and me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog Author: Josh Grogan Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (26 Jul 2007) “A dog doesn’t care if your rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb give him your heart and he will give you his”. Brought in…
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Mary Poppins Wednesday June 10. 8pm New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 W42st New York. Based on P.L. Travers cherished stories and the original 1960’s Disney film Mary Poppins on Broadway is practically perfect in every way. The story sticks to the much loved original tale. However, despite its predicitablilty there are suprises and shocks in store…
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GOD OF CARNAGE Wednesday June 10. 2pm Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre 242 West 45th Street James Gandolfini makes his first performance since The Sopranos in God of Carnage. A hiliarious play set around talks between two sets of parents this Tony award winning play of the year provides laughs for all the family. After their…
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BLUE MAN GROUP Sunday June 7. 8pm Astor Place Theatre, 434 Lafayette Place Centred around three blue men this show is purely visual. The men don’t speak or even attempt to. This leaves it up to the audience to interpret their emotions and gestures. There is no storyline to follow as the show simply consists…
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Experiences are educational for deaf children, but verbal exchanges need to be relayed or accessible, especially at public events like SPWC. We are grateful to Miriam Walsh for attending this year’s AIB SPWC event and writing a report for IDK. On Saturday June 20th, crowds gathered at Dublin’s Merrion Square for the finals of the…
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A PUBLICATION BY JOURNALISM STUDENTS AT GRIFFITH COLLEGE CORK Leemail is a Griffith College student publication which was published as a supplement to the Cork Independent on April 23 2009 and again in May. Below are links to the pdfs for each page which are all free to download. Page 1 – A free day…
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