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The Littlest Cinema Company

I have wanted to see The Wrestler since its release. Last night I got to see it free in The Ivy House. Every Tuesday night is Movie Night in The Ivy House. Comfy couches and candles make for a cosy setting. Wireless headphones drown out the noise of the surrounding bar. Six people filled the couches but there is plenty of restaurant type seating.

A slip of paper is left for you to request movies you want to see. Looking at the list of movies that have shown, there is a good mix of action, romcoms and drama. The listing is missing some classics though!

Minnie and I arrived early to grab some food. Dinner for two and four drinks came to 31 euro. Nice cheap midweek night out!

• Tonight I shall drink [insert integer less than the volume of Gary but greater than the volume of the petrol tank on a Ford Ka] pints. #
• @shortword hehe, hows tricks? You heading out tonight? in reply to shortword #
• @shortword , @mbrislane according to Facebook kerryman is in the bed! #
• @mneylon well its two hours since he updated and about 90 minutes since he attempted to get into my bed! #
• This Carlow man will be on The Hill today. Should be a cracking match. #gaa #
• RT @christinebohan: Brunch at the Cheese Pantry in Drumcondra. Nom nom. Good few #gaa jerseys around already. Love The Cheese Pantry! #
• @CormacMoylan Big test of Dublin today. Kerry havent been playing well but it will still take a good team to beat them. #gaa in reply to CormacMoylan #
• Not in a million years did I expect the one sided demolition Kerry just handed out. Great display from Kerry.Dublin choke again. #gaa #
• @eoinzy @kegan5 ideally somewhere with a pool! #
• I’m really not getting the Super League Formula concept. Fusion of football and motorsport! http://bit.ly/38iS0g #motorsport. #
• @mbrislane just click the ads and stop moaning! in reply to mbrislane #
• @HowsoJoe I was on The Hill today and laughed at the Donaghy incident. I was more annoyed at the booing of the Dublin team at half time. in reply to HowsoJoe #
• @mbrislane Updated. My Sisters Keeper is not showing anymore so you wont be able to go see again. in reply to mbrislane #
• @eolai Olhausen ftw! http://bit.ly/DQ6m2 in reply to eolai #
• woohoo, tomorrow is Wednesday already! #
• clever finish from Celeverly! #manutd #
• Good nights work from United. Valencia looks very dangerous. Gibson and Cleverley impressing. Rooney scoring another headed goal. #manutd #
• @JimserM But is the food safe?! in reply to JimserM #
• @JimserM “mug of scald?” in reply to JimserM #
• Bottle of Cava.,Check. Bag of Snack A Jacks, Check. Cadburys Clusters.,Check. Multiple episodes of The Wire, Check. See you all tomorrow! #
• I was planning on heading to Glendalough today, but the weather is not inspiring confidence #dublin #weather #wicklow #
• Great day of sport ahead. Hurling,football and a little soccer! Kilkenny looking comfortable in the minors at the moment. #gaa #
• Thought Utd lacked creativity in midfield today.Never really opened up Chelsea despite some decent possession. #manutd #
• Great effort by Waterford so far. A goal would really set this up for a great finish. #gaa #
• Pride restored for Waterford by making Kilkenny work hard for another final appearance. Kilkenny are human after all. #gaa #

My first game on Hill 16 was about as big as they come, Dublin taking on Kerry. Kerry came into today’s All Ireland Quarter Final clash with Dublin with a point to prove. A few disappointing displays under their belt left many, including myself, believing an in form Dublin team could end their year. Dublin have impressed this year but many questions remained.

Kerry started as they meant to go on. Colm Cooper hit the new with their first attack and from here on it was just free flowing football that tore Dublin apart. Dublin were dazed and they would not recover. 14 points behind at half time, the Dublin team were booed off the field as The Hill and most of the blue half of Croke Park vented their anger. The second half saw some improvement but nothing to worry Kerry.

So for my first game on The Hill, I didnt get the close, high tempo classic game I was expecting but I did get to see great football from one team! There was a funny moment when Joanne Cantwell from RTE tried to interview Ciaran Donaghy in front of The Hill, needless to say, that interviewed was drowned out!

• Great finish for the Donegal goal. #
• @antgalvin very good start by the Lilly Greens! in reply to antgalvin #
• Great break by Kildare and good finish from Sweeney. #
• @willrobbo pity the rte.ie website doesnt broadcast outside Ireland. in reply to willrobbo #
• @antgalvin four now! Kavanagh put over a great point. Hard to see both teams keeping this pace up. #gaa in reply to antgalvin #
• Great first half. Kildare need to maintain the intensity. Tyrone need to up it. Great prospect for us neutrals! #gaa #
• Kildare need a score badly. and they need to keep their discipline #gaa #
• Late goal for Kildare?! #gaa #
• Great game. Kildare will have their regrets but you cant fault the way Tyrone came out in the second half. #gaa #

• Great night at Croker last night. Tonight I have to endure my walls shaking to the beat of U2! Warm up / testing taking place at the moment. #
• @davidbehan Noticed a lot of people drinking coffee last night, its all clear to me now! in reply to davidbehan #

U2 rocked Croke Park last night. It was a really impressive show, blew me away. Minnie found two of the cheapest tickets for U2 at Croke Park. We were seated in the Cusack Stand, upper tier. Not the best seats but the scale of the set and performance more than made up for it.

We got to see some of Glasvegas. The sound (or maybe Glasvegas) seemed really bad, they just sounded like a continuous drone. When they finished there was a long wait without any act for U2. The stadium slowly filled up. U2 would be 4/5 songs into their set before Croker seemed full to capacity. Typical Irish!

U2 started with some of their new songs and then got stuck into their oldies. The sun was shining for the start of the gig and it was only when the sun went down that stage really struck you. The huge steel claw poured out smoke and light. The screens expanded and contracted. The sound was definitely better for U2, so perhaps it was just Glasvegas!

Two hours flew by and U2 said goodbye. There is no encore! We waited for about ten minutes for one! This really was a great show. Show is the right word as it is much more than just a music gig. I was surprised at how many kids and lets say older generation were there. But I guess that is the advantage of a seated gig. If I was going again, I would definitely go for a standing ticket.

Not sure how many major tours U2 will have but I will be at the next Dublin date!

• “Hes one of the lads you would stand out naked in snow to watch” - quote from the Derry v Monaghan game commentary! #
• Dublin down to 14 men and Kildare in the ascendency. Great game so far! #

• Considering going to Sorrento in September. Anyone been? Care to recommend a hotel? #
• @JimserM Exciting game. Ive been watching it since it started, cant remember when it started ive been that glued to it! in reply to JimserM #
• @alanorourke Thanks, is there such a thing as a beach there? Seems to be mostly cliffs and tiny, private beaches. in reply to alanorourke #
• Murray game going all the way! #wimbledon #
• @toadettee not sure about that, especially now its an “indoor” stadium. in reply to toadettee #

It has taken me nearly two years to go see Bodies The Exhibition. I first heard of it while in New York with Minnie two years ago and was sorry I did not get to see it back then. The exhibition has been in Dublin for a number of months now and at the weekend my sister and two nephews popped along.

Tickets were 20EUR for each adult and 12.75EUR for each child. The Ambassador Theatre has been completely taken over for the exhibition.

I was expecting wall to wall full body displays but in fact most of the displays are single body parts or collections of body parts. Each display  comes with an explanation of its purpose and how it was prepared.

One of the most interesting displays was a healthy set of lungs, beside a smokers lungs. The latter was black throughout and must surely be a detterent for smokers who saw it.

My nephews were fascinated by a display of every vein and artery in the human body. The veins were injected with a solution that hardened and allowed the veins to be extracted in tact

Another highlight was a display to show the positioning of body fat. A body was split into three cross sections. The left and right cross sections showed the front and back of the body so you could see how overweight the person was. The middle cross section showed how the body fat looked from the inside. You could see a layer of fat all the way around the body. The layer got thicker around the hips / stomach region.

We went through the exhibition quickly, about 45 minutes to get all the way around. You could easily spend longer in there. The exhibition is closing in July and is well worth a visit. My sister and I loved it and our 11 and 8 year old nephews loved it.

• Spent the evening cursing my neighbours for playing loud pop music,turns out I just live too close to Croke Park! That That, pfft! #