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What makes a good super fan?
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 11:53
- Wirtten by Joanne Tierney 
I’ll start by saying that this is a follow up to my last piece and yes I have to confess that it offers me an excuse to talk about my favourite band! Seeing Royseven again on Thursday got me thinking about this question. I always thought that it involved a number of factors. Liking the band is obviously a good place to start but I think it also includes knowing all their songs, how well you know them, if you’ve met them (although not always obligatory) and if you’ve got band related stuff! So bearing all that in mind let me tell you how much I love Royseven!
The Hitch-hikers Guide to the IFTAs (The Alternative View)
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- Published on Monday, 20 February 2012 14:37
The Hitch-hikers Guide to the IFTAs
(The alternative view)
By Eleanor McSherry
We have all heard and read the stories from the IFTAs last weekend but I want to offer an alternative view, a fly-on-the-wall piece, so to speak.
You can imagine my delight last Friday when I got a call to go to the IFTAs and for ‘free’ no less. My good friend Maeve McGrath (esteemed Limerick television, theatre and film actress/producer/director and all round good egg) had a spare ticket thanks to City Jet on Twitter. This was most excellent considering that the tickets for the show were €250 each, even if you were nominated. It was strictly ‘black-tie’ for the men and long floor length dresses for the ladies. So I went and dusted-off the auld best ‘guna’ for the occasion.
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Outtakes, blooper and gag reels!
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- Published on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 10:53
- Written by Joanne Tierney
When I buy a new DVD, go home unwrap that annoying cling film plastic, open the box I invariably choose the special features disc. Why, I hear you ask? The special features disc shows me how the movie came to life and also like watching the blooper reels, and in my own personal opinion they can be quite entertaining!
HOT Week 2012!
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 February 2012 16:21
- Wirtten by Joanne Tierney
Last week was AMAZING! So amazing that I feel the need to share with you a few of my own personal highlights! But before I do that I have to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU to Mairéad, Noel, Dave, Michelle, Ali and all those you had a part to play in giving us HOT Week 2012. Ye are all awesome and as a 4th year I can safely say ye saved the best until last and I really appreciate it! *hugs all*
Things NOT TO DO when you meet your favourite band
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- Published on Monday, 16 January 2012 16:43
-written by Joanne Tierney
So apparently today is ‘Blue Monday’, so to try lighten the mood and put a smile on your faces I thought I’d give a few small pointers of things not to do when you meet your favourite band. So I present to you, Mary I:
Things NOT TO DO when you meet your favourite band:
1. Be random
2. Lose the ability to master the English language in front of them
3. Repeat the same sentence constantly (falls into the same rule as no. 2)
4. Respond to the question: “how are ya?” with a meek little “hi”
5. Let your hat fall off, not notice, and have one of the members to pick it one for you
6. Let your knees turn to jelly
7. Try not to embarrass yourself in front of them
8. Write an article for the MISU website the Monday after the event has occurred
Bye now!