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Inspired by societal changes, Ross McDonnell spent several years working in Ballymun as residents were being relocated in anticipation of the complex’s final demolition. The estate, constructed to replace Dublin’s inner city tenements in the 1960s, was a failure from inception. BALLYMUN – DUBLIN, IRELAND – Image from Ross McDonnell’s book ‘Joyrider’ (2021). Joyrider , now beautifully published in its complete form for the first time, depicts a marginalized youth reclaiming space in the face of this “urban regeneration.” We see, writ large, the forces and tensions that shape and mould us all as young individuals: creation and destruction, inclusion and escapism, environment and identity. Sister Kerry Smith - who has MS - had been thrown from the sofa during the 'bloodbath'. Now they have had to move out of their home of 44 years as Kerry stays with a friend. There were always people dropping in on their way to do something else, hanging out for a bit. I was just another one of that cast of characters I've never read a book before that felt less like reading a book but actually felt as if I was sitting in an Irish kitchen with a cup of tea in hand while having a really open chat with a friend.
He hopes that ultimately what comes across in the images is that these young men were reacting to the system and environment they found themselves in. “The structures that were around this group of young men are hugely significant in this narrative,” he says. “The council was giving people surrender grants to move out of those flats and [moving] people from more vulnerable populations into those flats ... This was the story of Ballymun, this tightening gyre of social factors and they were the last generation to grow up in that environment. So I think the book really tried to dig into that in a subtle way, where there’s the presence of this building and its destruction. This sense of transgression and freedom that these guys are exerting over it is victorious to me.” Joyrider’, now beautifully published in its complete form for the first time, depicts a marginalized youth reclaiming space in the face of this “urban regeneration.” We see, writ large, the forces and tensions that shape and mold us all as young individuals: creation and destruction, inclusion and escapism, environment and identity. READ: Five teens arrested after woman trapped under wall when van ploughs into bungalow ¦ Police, paramedics, firefighters and the force helicopter were scrambled to Fenton So what happens when we stop taking things for granted and start putting some gra* into our gratitude? When we consciously turn our heads and hearts to what we have and focus on the good? In Joy Rider, television presenter and host of the podcast Thanks A Million, Angela Scanlon, presents her guide to tapping into your own natural super resource - joy. So what happens when we stop taking things for granted and start putting some grá* into our gratitude? When we consciously turn our heads and hearts to what we have and focus on the good? In Joy Rider, television presenter and host of the podcast Thanks A Million, Angela Scanlon, presents her guide to tapping into your own natural super resource - joy.
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What gratitude can do to help change your life......I'll admit I'm cynical and not at all into self-improvement manuals or books offering ways to sort my life out. Maybe that's because any I've dipped into previously just didn't seem to be about me at all, they were for other people with high-falutin careers or fancy lifestyles. It’s worth noting that this is not only a self-care book; it’s also a fascinating memoir. While giving us advice, Scanlon talks about the challenges she faced. Not only is she an author, a TV presenter, journalist, podcaster and now a jewellery designer, she seems like someone with one of those highfalutin careers, BUT SHE’S NOT THAT AT ALL. She has also experienced anxieties and doubts, where she talks about her anorexia and the pressures of motherhood while living in a social media/internet culture. READ: Recap: Fenton street taped off as police stand guard ¦ Officers are at the scene on Oldfield Street He notes a tension in the book as the photographs move from youthful exuberance to something darker circulating around drugs. “In the context of the book and the narrative, it is quite innocent at the start,” he says. “And then you have this sort of moment where there’s a pacing shift [from] ‘Oh, wow, this is a lot of fun’ to ‘Okay, this is getting kind of serious now’. The book documents that transition.” One of the best rides I've ever had. First time ever mag bigay ng review. Apologies agad sa ayos ng thoughts. Lol. XD
The self help bits felt like a hodge podge cobbled together from other sources with little in the way of direction or coherence (while the rambling approach is part of the book's charm, it makes it frustrating at times). The book is a breathless ride: a fleeting but glorious glimmer of transcendence, a middle finger raised to the State and its misguided social experiments.Flipping briefly through Raised by Wolves just now, Joyrider is both wildly different and relevantly similar… I called the emergency services. The operator was asking me questions like ‘Is she breathing?’. She wasn't just breathing, she was screaming. There was a pool of blood, it was a bloodbath, it was my leg that was bleeding. This was the story of Ballymun, this tightening gyre of social factors and they were the last generation to grow up in that environment
Our online marketplace offers a wide selection of food, groceries, lifestyle, and essential items, delivered right to your doorstep. How was he looked on by the young people he photographed? Were they suspicious of him? “There were always people dropping in on their way to do something else, hanging out for a bit. I was just another one of that cast of characters.” Experience the joy of hassle-free travel and efficient deliveries with JoyRide — the Philippines' leading homegrown superapp for transportation and delivery services.This book is an invitation to embrace the kind of gratitude that cuts through the bulls**t of life to its truth, connecting us with the present and grounding us in self. When there is so much to feel anxious about, Angela shares with readers how focusing our attention on the small, incremental positives in life can completely change it for the better. I set out years ago to capture something wild and untamed that I felt was disappearing from Irish society – the sad part is that it came true.” At times it felt like I was reading Angela’s personal diary, it was so personal and chatty that I forgot it was a book and not a private conversation. She talks about feeling disconnected from yourself and your body, and how to regain that connection. She speculates around how to listen to your specific needs and tend to them, aka performing proper self care, not #selfcaresunday. We accompany the characters through their transgressions, conquests, and their rituals, both boring and sublime.
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