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reviews | 33 BOOK BLOOD UPON THE ROSE eaSTeR 1916: The ReBeLLIoN ThaT SeT IReLaND FRee Written and Drawn by: Gerry Hunt Published: O'Brien Press Ltd. (www.obrien.ie) (2nd revised edition - 2 April 2010) Pages: 48 (PB) Size: 297x210mm ISBN: 978-1-84717-217-4 Price: €9.99 THIS BOOK CENTRES on the two week period of 23 April – 4 May 1916, known as the Easter Rising. Everyone has heard of the Easter Rising, but never has it been told in such a colourful and exciting way as this graphic novel. These pages bring to life many of the names form our historic past. With the likes of Padraig Pearse, Joseph Plunkett and James Connolly pictured here in some real action scenes. This book brings you back to your youth when comics were all the rage, but now you can enjoy all that again by reading a graphic novel about our great and proud history. "The Easter Rising: an unlikely band of freedom fighters – teachers, poets, writers, patriots, trade unionists – declare an Irish Republic. From this dramatic gesture, a nation is born…" In 1916, during the Easter period there was an attempt by a small group of militant Irish republicans to win independence from Britain. This was the most significant rebellion in Ireland's history. Though called a military failure, it was the key to Ireland's freedom from the rule of Great Britain. Gerry Hunt worked for 25yrs as an architect, eighteen of them with the IDA. In 1986 he left architecture and began drawing political cartoons. From this, he moved on to drawing entire comics, his first, self produced comic was a rhyming Spanish- language work that he gave away to friends. He has since published 'In Dublin City' and 'The Streets of Dublin'. DVD TOWER HEIST Director: Brett Ratner Genre: Action/Comedy Certification: Run Time: 1 Hr 45 Min Rental Release Date: 02 Mar 2012 Starring: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, Téa Leoni, Michael Peña, Gabourey Sidibe, Nina Arianda, Judd Hirsch, Michael Shulman, Charles Q. Murphy, Scottie Knollin, Juan Carlos Hernández and Alan Alda. FROM THE DIRECTOR of the Rush Hour series, Tower Heist is so fun, it's criminal! Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead an all-star cast in this hilarious comedy caper. Staff at a luxury Central Park apartment complex discover that a Wall Street billionaire Arthur Shaw (Alda) has embezzled their hard-earned retirement money. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, they are determined to get their money back, they decide to dispense with the law and take matters into their own hands. Armed with their precise knowledge of the building, they enlists the help of petty crook Slide (Murphy) and plan a heist to steal back the $20 million they believe is hidden in Shaw's penthouse. www.towerheist.com GAME MASS EFFECT 3 IN MASS EFFECT 3, an ancient alien race known only as "Reapers", has launched an all-out invasion of the galaxy, leaving nothing but a trail of destruction in their wake. Earth has been taken, the galaxy is on the verge of total annihilation, and you are the only one who can stop them. The price of failure is extinction. You, as Commander Shepard, must lead the counter assault to take it back. Only you can determine how events will play out, which planets you will save from annihilation and which alliances you will form or abandon as you rally the forces of the galaxy to eliminate the Reaper threat once and for all. Groundbreaking interactive storytelling drives the heart- pounding action in which each decision you make could have devastating and deadly consequences. Genre: RPG Platform: PC, Xbox 360, PS3 Price: €44.97 (€36.97 PC) (gamestop.ie) Release Date: 09/03/2012 PEGI: Age 18+ http://masseffect.com © 2012 EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. All Rights Reserved. www.military.ie THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE

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