Recently, we brought you De Valera vs. Collins in a dance off contest. Today we bring you a hip-hop ode to the legendary Riverdance.

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This weekends recommend is the Kilkenny Hot Air Balloon Festival attracting balloonists from across the globe….

And speaking of sky high, that’s where Google Earth began – it’s the nifty piece of software which allows you to zoom in on any piece of land from a skybound satellite camera

It’s an ingenious idea that’s been put to an even more ingeniuos use by one Irish website.

The makers of Proper Pint have lovingly built a website and guide indicating the places where a punter can expect to find a decent pint and integrated it with Google Earth so you can also get a birds eye view of your favourite boozer.
This eye in the sky may not appeal to everyone but it could be just the job for the particularly fastidious pub crawler or the best man who wants to plan a stag with pinpoint accuracy.

And, thinking outside the cosmos shaped box, there could be further applications. What if aliens - fuelled by mythcial tales of legendary craic agus ceoil - decided to make Ireland their first port of call. Using this map they would be assured of some suitably vetted venues and premium porter - which is good because there’s nothing makes an extraterrestrial madder than a dodgy pint of stout.

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It’s a very simple idea, very effectively done, it’s Balcony TV, yes a lo fi TV station broadcasting from a balcony in Dublin and only available online -showcasing the best in Irish and international indie music…

Unlike some of our more established operators, Balcony TV’s outside broadcast unit is a miniscule apartment balcony overlooking Dublin city centres Dame St

Into which they have managed to shoehorn hundreds of Irish indie bands, comedians and even belly dancers…..for impromptu live performances.

Recently, they celebrated their first birthday in typically lavish style and despite running a tight budget the guys are very aware of their public service remit even offering a news reading training course with practical tips such as “when there’s no news, make it up – if the reporters haven’t sent it, just invent it”.

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The US Air Force Thunderbirds will jetting into Ireland for the Salthill Air Show in Galway – it’s one of europe’s few free airshow events and this weekends recommend.

But the Thunderbirds aren’t the only ones delivering innovation in the air. Elsewhere on the world wide web, you’ll find the home of Sky Typers – creators of unique ad billboards in the sky.

Skytyping involves five airplanes spraying biodegradable vapor puffs to create a marketing message - stretching 5 miles long, as tall as the Empire State Building and visible over 400 square miles.

Flying planes that type sounds exciting but pilots need to be careful. Sky Typing is expensive and spelling mistakes are costing and they haven’t yet invented a plane that does backspace…

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The success of the ipod has seen thousands of subsequent mobile speaker accessories – from wacky woofers to dodgy docking stations.

It may not have the best features but the Twiddle has the best name. Previewed at a recent techy trade shoe, the Twiddle is a bluetooth stereo speaker like no other, sporting twin rotatable speaker tubes which rotate or wriggle in time with the music.

Will the twiddle play second fiddle to all those other speakers ? It’s hard to say, but there definitely won’t be any shortage of music to be played on it.

Let’s see, there’s The Man in The Twiddle by Jacko, Stuck in the Twiddle with you by Stealers Wheels, Reel 2 Reel Twiddle it or in fact, anything by Twiddle Richard

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The dubious practice of cow tipping has been thoroughly investigated by an online newspaper with some startling results..

Apparently, in order to be effectual, a tip requires four perfectly sychornized tippers working in tandem. Incorrect movements often result in disaster. Even when upended, a friesian can deliver a significant hoofy blow to a fellows nethers and the the history of cow tippers is strewn with cowpaw sized casualties.

It is a task for which no financial renumeration is offered nor expected, where the only reward is the dubious thrill of seeing the startled expression as bovine creature connects unexpectedly with mother earth.

Nonetheless, there are some potential fiscal upsides for the entrepreneurial breeder. Rather than demanding more eu grants, farmers could supplement income by charging tourists a discreet tipping fee. Indeed, there is still savage potential for the sharp agricultural man who wishes to capitalise on this lucrative alternative to kissing the blarney stone.

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This weekends recommend is billed as the greatest show on earth and takes place in Dublin’s Merrion Square.

Play acting, tomfoolery and monkey business will be the order of the day as an army performers and barnstormers compete to receive the unique prestigious crown

The Street Performer World Champion.

Visit the website and you can check out some upcoming performers – Mario Queen of the Circus has built a whole act around Freddie Mercury and Queen, the Space Cowboy doesn’t wear a stetson but he does swallow exceptionally long swords

And, “El Greno Grande” wasn’t listening when somebody said zebras can’t be trained. His partner in mime is the piano of the plains so expect something completely different

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MoodwatchTM is a finger wagging utility designed to prevent users from issuing "potentially upsetting messages". The software scans messages and chilli peppers are awarded on the basis of potentially controversial content

In my case, a harmless comment was awarded 3 chilli peppers. I responded with a suitably offensive retort which warranted more chilli peppers and a further response in turn elicited more chilli peppers which in turn led to a cycle of retrogressive computer violence.

Now, rather than face the wrath of a computer scorned I have taken to replacing my cusses with milder alternatives. It's a pain in the chuffing jaffas, but, what can you do.

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It's taken 30 researchers 3 years of painstaking work, 30 men and women working ceaselessly through long dark winters of the spin cycle to create the worlds first ever fully commercial digital washing machine.

This contraption allows you to download the frequency of wash, spin and rinse on a website and even control your wash from a remote location.

Interested in the interface between wash and web, I took the Turbo Drum Washing Machine for a test drive, hooking the pc up for a medium rinse. Either my computer is deviant or I selected the wrong configuration because my t shirt came out two sizes too small. In the offline world, this represents a fashion disaster. But I consulted my software and found a solution - if I’m repaginated I might just fit into the damn thing.

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This weeks recommend is the European Snooker Championships - one of the most prestigious amateur snooker events in the world starting in Carlow on Tuesday

And, a certain snooker star has had an exciting makeover as part of a recent banking advertising campaign but it wasn’t always so….

In a vain attempt to give the World Snooker champ a bit of zing, Spitting Image created his own theme tune way back when

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The open plan office – enemy of the workshy type, scourge of the resident desk jockey.

Designed so micro managers can manage their minions pushing them to give 100 per cent when they’d rather be taking 40 winks.

Well, thank the internet for a clever fake your awake scam. Visit the blog in question to see a picture of a person who appears to be staring straight back at you.

Gaze closer, though, and you’ll notice that the facial features are in fact, made out of hair - the awake faker has shaved the top of his dome in a rather convincing eye, nose, goatee configuration so as to deflect attention from his real face

The fake awake look is easily achieved with a dax wax-scissors-curling tong combination but it has a limited application and unfortunately wouldn’t really be applicable for those who are a) bald or b) female.

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With interest rates rising, property prices are falling through perfectly parqueted floors.

So how do you make money from your des res - by adding an ensuite bathroom – no, by adding a transporter control console – just like Tony Alleyne.

Trekky obssessive Tony turned his one bedroom studio flat into a precise replica of a Star Trek ship and has now sold it on ebay for 5 times it’s market value. Visit his website to witness this 24th Century pad

Tony’s star trek crib involved sacrifices “You could go spend a lot of time down the pub or in the nightclub or whatever, I decided to live in a spaceship”

And you might have to forego creature comforts such as a bed - it might be a problem for you and me but not for Tony who says “I always think bed space is over rated anyway”

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