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Rock Legend Tina Turner Dies Aged 83

The pioneering rock’n’roll legend; singer, dancer, actress and author, Ms Tina Turner, (November 26th 1939 – May 24th 2023, born Anna Mae Bullock), has today sadly died, aged 83, following a long illness.

In the 1980s, Ms Turner launched one of the greatest comebacks in music history, with her multi-platinum album “Private Dancer”, latter which contained the hit song “What’s Love Got to Do with It”, and which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became her first and only number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100.

During her “Break Every Rule” World Tour in 1988, she set what was then, a Guinness World Record for the largest paying audience (180,000) for a solo performer.

Her acting career included the films “Tommy” (1975) and “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” (1985) and in 1993, “What’s Love Got to Do with It”, a biographical film adapted from her autobiography “I, Tina: My Life Story,” was also released.

Having sold over 100 million records worldwide, Ms Turner became one of the best-selling recording artists of all time.
During her lifetime, Ms Turner received 12 Grammy Awards, (eight competitive awards, three Grammy Hall of Fame awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award).

She became the first black artist and first woman to be on the cover of Rolling Stone, which ranked her among the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

In ár gcroíthe go deo.

Cashel Library – Bealtaine Event – “Memories and Melodies”.

Ms Maura Barrett, (Cashel Library) Reports:-

Ms Jean Farrell, [latter who wrote and presented her one-woman play “The Six Marys”], will read a number of her most popular articles. She will be accompanied by her sister, who will sing some well-known songs; each linked to these same articles.

This show will take you on a trip down memory lane and is guaranteed to evoke nostalgia, with listeners/viewers finding parts extremely humorous, while other parts will encapsulate a keen sense of sadness or indeed in some cases regret.

At this event, real life scenarios are explored during the periods 1950s and 1960s, here in Ireland; remembering those happy times when we were young and innocent, yet always full of hopes and dreams.

Note: This most enjoyable of events at Cashel Library, Friar Street, St. Francisabbey, Cashel, Co. Tipperary and entitled “Memories and Melodies”, will take place on Friday morning, May 12th, 2023 @ 11:00am.

The event is totally Free, with Refreshments Served.

Ursuline Convent Thurles Educated Ms Jessie Buckley In Talks To Star in ‘Hamnet’

Oscar nominee and Ursuline Convent, Thurles educated, Ms Jessie Buckley, together with fellow Oscar nominee Mr Paul Mescal are understood to be both in talks to star in a new film entitled “Hamnet”.

This historical fiction film, set up at the American entertainment production company, Amblin Partners, led by Steven Spielberg, is all about William Shakespeare’s wife Anne “Agnes” Hathaway and her romance with the man who today is regarded as the world’s most famous playwright.

To be directed by Chinese-born and Oscar-winning film-maker Ms Chloé Zhao; “Hamnet” is a fictional account of William Shakespeare, which tells the story of his wife, and focuses on the death of the couple’s son, ‘Hamnet’, who died when aged just 11 years old, in 1596, and is believed to possibly be an inspiration for Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet.”

Today, little is known about Hamnet and his twin sister Judith; both of whom were born in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptised on February 2nd 1585 in Holy Trinity Church, by Rev. Richard Barton of Coventry. Hamnet was probably named after Hamnet Sadler, latter a baker, who witnessed Shakespeare’s will. Hamnet, sadly, was buried in Stratford on August 11th 1596.
Note: At that time in history about one third of all children died before the age 10.

Specific character details for Royal Academy of Dramatic Art graduate Ms Buckley and Mr Mescal have not been, as yet, publicly disclosed.

“Hamnet” is based on a New York Times-best-selling novel of 2020, written by author Maggie O’Farrell.
In 2023, a stage adaptation of the novel by Ms Lolita Chakrabarti premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, re-opening the Swan Theatre following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thurles, Co. Tipperary Born Ms Kerry Condon To Star With Brad Pitt In Formula 1 Movie.

Thurles, Co. Tipperary’s and Ireland’s Oscar nominee, Ms Kerry Condon is to star opposite Mr Brad Pitt in a new Formula 1 movie.

The entertainment trade digital and print magazine, “The Hollywood Reporter“ has stated that the Apple Studios film will be directed by Mr Joseph Kosinski of “Top Gun: Maverick” fame and will be produced by Top Gun’s Mr Jerry Bruckheimer.

**The very lovely** **Thurles, Co. Tipperary born Ms Kerry Condon**.

Mr Brad Pitt will play a former racing driver who gets back behind the wheel, while we understand that “The Banshees of Inisherin’s” Ms Condon will play the team’s technical director.

Mr Pitt is expected to drive at this year’s British Grand Prix in an effort to film scenes for this upcoming movie, with the 59-year-old Hollywood star racing an adapted Formula 2 car at Silverstone, during the weekend of the Grand Prix, which takes place on July 9th 2023.

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Tonight at the Dublin IFTA awards, the afore mentioned ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ was chosen as ‘Best Film’, with Ms Condon winning ‘Best Supporting Actress’, while her co-star Mr Brendan Gleeson won ‘Best Supporting Actor’.

The Auld Alarm Clock – Ronnie Drew.

Speaking on the subject of ‘Clocks’ as we did recently HERE; please listen to and enjoy yet another Irish folk song about another type of ticking ‘Clock’. Enough said.

The Auld Alarm Clock

Vocals – Irish singer, folk musician and actor, the great, late Ronnie Drew. (1934 – 2008).
Tune – “The Garden Where The Praties Grow”.
Lyric Writer – Unknown

The Auld Alarm Clock.

When first I came to London in the year of 39,
The city looked so wonderful and the girls were so divine,
But the coppers got suspicious and they soon gave me the knock.
I was charged with being the owner of an auld alarm clock.

Oh next morning, down be Marlborough Street, I caused no little stir.
The I.R.A were busy and the telephones did burr.
Said the judge, “I’m going to charge you, with the possession of this machine,
And I’m also going to charge you, with the wearing of the Green”.

And said I to him, “Your honour, if you’ll give me half a chance,
I’ll show you how me small machine can make the peelers dance.
It ticks away politely till you get an awful shock,
And it ticks away the gelignite on me auld alarm clock”.

Said the judge, “Now, listen here my man, and I’ll tell you of our plan.
For you and all your countrymen I do not give a damn.
The only time you’ll take is mine: ten years in Dartmoor dock,
And you can count it by the ticking of your auld alarm clock”.

Now this lonely Dartmoor city would put many in the jigs.
The cell, it isn’t pretty and it isn’t very big.
Sure, I’d long ago have left the place if I had only got,
Ah, me couple of sticks of ‘geliginite’ and me auld alarm clock.

END.