Euro 2012 was a disappointment for Ireland on the pitch, but off it, the fans were one of the tournament’s big hits. Ten of them take TheScore.ie behind the scenes of the trip of a lifetime.
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Which new movie release is worth the price of a cinema ticket this weekend? Decide for yourself with trailers of these three films, opening in cinemas tomorrow.
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GETTING A FAMOUS director on board to promote your product is one way to get the message out there, but sometimes that message may not be as the company intended.
Here’s TheJournal.ie’s pick of the ads produced by some of the best-known directors around:
1. David Lynch, Parisienne Cigarettes
This is what happens when you get David Lynch, of Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet fame, to promote your cigarettes:
2. Spike Jonze, Gap
Jonze is best known for films with daredevil stunts or that are somewhat weird. His destruction of a Gap store in this advert resulted in the company pulling the ad:
3. Michel Gondry, Smirnoff
The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind director suggests an adventurous approach to your night out with this vodka ad:
4. Michael Mann, Mercedes-Benz
Mann got a bit carried away with this one and made what seems to be an entire mini-movie:
5. Wes Anderson, American Express
Just what has all this to do with using a credit card? Making movies is expensive? Directors like snacks? We’re still not sure:
6. Terry Gilliam, Nike
Terry drafted in the then-cream of Nike’s sponsored soccer stars alongside player-poet Eric Cantona for a football game inside a huge cage:
7. David Fincher, Adidas
The man behind Se7en came up with this gem, which involves a robot testing runners:
BABY-FACED TEEN Justin Bieber has beaten Lady GaGa for most YouTube hits on his aptly-named single, “Baby”. The 16-year-old YouTube star beat GaGa’s “Bad Romance” video by over two million hits.
Bieber’s video clocked up over 250 million views, while GaGa’s reached 247.6 million.
If you’ve never heard of him, here he is in action:
The Canadian teen was spotted after homemade videos of him singing struck over 10 million views on YouTube. On hearing about his success over Lady GaGa, Bieber tweeted to his fans: “Thank you all for caring. Just want you to know I care too and I’m just a normal kid. Thanks.”
YESTERDAY THE HIGH Court ruled against a mother who refused to allow her five-year-old son to get his MMR and 4-in-one vaccinations, saying he must now receive the jabs, the Irish Examiner reports.
While this case was a dispute between the boy’s parents and not the merits of vaccination, it is not the first time that a parent has expressed opposition to vaccines for their children.
Concerns about the side-effects of early vaccinations have been raised by parents in Ireland, particularly about the possibility of a link to autism, though a US study has claimed there is no connection and with recent outbreaks of measles, the importance of these booster shots has been emphasised.
However, just last year, a report found that a swine flu vaccination was the cause of unique narcolepsy disorder in 54 people in Ireland, including several children.
So we want to know: Should vaccinations be compulsory for children?
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