• Off her rocker has the list of bands that have made the downloadmusic.ie usb album.
• We won’t get to see Cannes award winner Hunger until the autumn.
• Stencil graffiti in Galway.
• An interview with Trappers after the 1-1 draw on Saturday:
  
• Mad soccer freestyling skills:
  
  He has a web site: theirishfreestyler.com.

Wow! What a photo. But wait a sec, what’s he steering the car with if he drives in that position?

Didn’t you hear? Duff faces car ban for speeding at 100mph.

SAFETY chiefs have slammed ‘role model’ Damien Duff for driving at 101.2mph and acting irresponsibly.

The Ireland winger faces a driving ban after breaking the speed limit on the A19 at Cramlington in the north east of England.

This morning The Indo, has reported that he’s reported to have agreed to be the next Irish manager. Breaking News though, stuck with speculation mounting. The Irish Times says he’s ‘all but been appointed.’ It’s the Irish Examiner, who today, ran with him being appointed: Trapattoni appointed Ireland coach.

Rick O’Shea points to this youtube video, skip until about half way through to see why he gets Rick’s vote at least:

Previously: Giovanni Trapattoni for next Ireland manager?

Update: Well that’s it then, he’ll be announced as manager on Wednesday. Great stuff.

Oh my fucking God that was awesome. Thank you Eircom. Head on over to the Eircom Soccer page for more riviting stuff. Coming soon: Robbie Keane flossing.

Previously: Giovanni Trapattoni for next Ireland manager? (And he’s now the favourite.)

He’s in talks with the FAI at the moment, and there’s positive noises from all concerned right now. See this Sky sports article about him. Some great anonymous wikipedia updating on the subject:

He is one of the 18,000 or so former footballers widely tipped to be the next Republic of Ireland manager. Primarily by bored message bored posters and bookmakers.

Is it all just bookie fuelled mania? There’s a post about it here at blog.bookies.com. At least it would be someone with a bit of experience. See the full wikipedia article for the details of his impressive career.