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Ireland V Wales in Swansea in 1949

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RTÉ archives highlighted some footage this week from 1949 showing the Irish rugby team beat Wales and win the Triple Crown in St. Helen's in Swansea in 1949. The footage, shot by Norman Hodgson, starts with the Aer Lingus flight from Collinstown Airport in Dublin to LLandow airport and captures supporters arriving into Swansea by train and the crowds around St. Helens before the match.

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Million Dollar Vegan Campaign

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Animal farming is the leading river in climate change, deforestation and species lost. The million dollar vegan campaign has issued a challenge to Pope Francis that if he goes vegan for lent, they will donate one million dollars to charity. The campaign wants to raise awareness for how trying vegan for lent can start the world down the road of halting climate change. Check out the video below fronted by activist Genesis Butler on how the 12 years the planet has to halt climate change isn't very much time at all.

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Funny Thing of the Week: Batman talks to Bruce Wayne

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Saturday mornings in my childhood started off with a double bill of Adam West's Batman, which were great! At the time however, the true level of hilarity was lost on my child mind, and only now looking back on clips can I appreciate the true comic genius of the show. Case in point, this Twitter thread and the clips within, enjoy!

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Cúnla - The Scratch

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Acoustic metal legends The Scratch are back with a class tune and wacky video! Cúnla is an adult interpretation of the ancient sean-nós song, with a large portion of The Scratch humour. :-) Check out the video premiering on GoldenPlec here.

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20 Instruments in a Piano

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Check out this amazing modified piano by Ukranian band Brunettes Shoot Blondes which has twenty playable instruments installed into it!

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Sim Simma Soundsystem - Yamma Yamma (feat. Breezy iDeyGoke)

Dance, hip-hop and grime Dublin legends Sim Simma Soundsystem announced the launch of their record label this week with the first track from their upcoming EP, Yamma Yamma featuring Breezy iDeyGoke. Check it out the fantastic track & video here.

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The HU - Mongolian Throat Singing Metal Band

The HU are a bad-ass metal band from Mongolia that use what look like traditional Mongolian instruments as well as throat-singing in their tracks.

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Back & Forth - MK, Jonas Blue, Becky Hill

Check out this fantastic video for the MK, Jonas Blue & Becky Hill track Back and Forth, directed by Finn Keenan. I can't stop thinking about the contrasting dark theme and light-heartidness in this video, as well as its fantastic effects.

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1890s Footage of Paris

Check out this great footage taken by The Lumiere brothers in Paris in the 1890s. YouTuber Guy Jones has stabilised and slowed down the footage and added foley to make it more relate-able.

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