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EVENING HERALD FRIDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2010 13 NEWS PORTRAIT: The picture of Pearse House’s Tadhg and Aaron defying their concrete surroundings to enjoy the Dublin sunshine now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery FROM PEARSE STREET TO PALACE GALLERY ... DUBLIN BEACH BOYS MAKE IT BIG THIS picture of two inner city Dublin boys is to feature in a London gallery alongside images of Princes William and Harry. A photo taken of Tadhg Benson and Aaron Donoghue from Pearse House has been placed in the National Portrait Gallery in London. The photograph, entitled Beach Boys, was taken by Rathfarnam-based photographer Jeanette Lowe. Speaking to the Herald from London where the exhibition opens this week, Ms Lowe said she was “thrilled” that the photograph was accepted. The idea of doing a photography project on Pearse House came to Ms Lowe because of her family connections with the place. “My grandmother was rehoused to Pearse House and she raised a large family including my mother there. I hadn't been there in years since the death of my grandmother 30 years ago but I wanted to capture the history of the place.” She says that she had been taking pictures one day last June when she came across the two youngsters with their towels on their way to the beach. “I love the contrast of their energy compared with the stairs and now it's a nice story of it ending up in London,” she said. This photograph was one of 60 accepted for the exhibition from a total of 6,000 submitted by over 2,000 photographers worldwide. “I've only realised how prestigious this gallery is now that I am here. I love the idea that these two boys are now hanging a floor away from the queen and a few rooms away from portraits of Prince William and Prince Harry,” Ms Lowe said. She went on to say that she had since spoken to the two boys, who were seven years old at the time of the photo being taken. “I expected them to be these big lads now but they are still small boys. They are thrilled about the photo being in the gallery and the parents are delighted,” she said. The exhibition will run until February 20, 2011. – MAEVE GALVIN Facebook users ‘post too much personal detail’ By Kevin Doyle BIG BROTHER doesn't need to watch anymore because people are openly posting potentially damaging information on Facebook. The social networking site is now being routinely used by employers to scout workers leading psychologists to warn that the “honeymoon is over”. More than 500 million people use the site to share pictures, messages and video links with friends – but they are now being advised that it is “not about playtime anymore”. Dublin Business School psy- chologist Dr Ciaran McMahon has carried out a review of data on the site which found that most users need to rethink their networking habits. He discovered that profes- sionals are throwing caution to the wind and should be paying more attention to what they are writing about online as it can have a direct impact on their relationship with clients. The warning comes as a new tool has been created to pre- vent people from posting drunk- en late-night messages. The Social Media Sobriety Test requires users to perform a series of online co-ordination tests before allowing them to post messages or photos that they may later regret. Dr McMahon's study found men were more careless than women. Men pay less attention to their privacy settings and are more open about sharing infor- mation that has the potential to reflect badly on them. SEX The content posted by men can include details relating to drugs, alcohol consumption and their sex lives, whereas women most- ly use the site to maintain rela- tionships with friends. Dr McMahon said many social networking sites “accu- rately reflect personalities” and have therefore become a “scien- tifically justified” research tool for potential employers. He called it a “nightmare scenario”. Facebook can also tell a lot about a person's psychological state. “The constant updating of status, the constant uploading of photos and the need to join large numbers can reflect high levels of narcissism or low self-esteem. “You will find a narcissist will have lots of pictures of them- selves while the person with the lower self-esteem will have lots of pictures of other people,” said Dr McMahon. However, the warning coin- cides with the launch of the new tool that should help stop some unsuitable information from making its way online. The safety switch can be used on Facebook and other social networking sites, includ- ing MySpace, Flickr and YouTube. Users will be able to protect themselves with the tool by choosing which sites to block and selecting the hours they consider themselves most at risk from drunken decisions. Access to the sites during these hours will require the user passing a randomly-selected sobriety test such as dragging the mouse in a straight line or typing the alphabet backwards. [email protected]
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Page 1: Beach Boys Evening Hearald

EVENING HERALD FRIDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2010 13

NEWS

PORTRAIT: The picture of Pearse House’s Tadhg and Aaron defying their concretesurroundings to enjoy the Dublin sunshine now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery

FROM PEARSE STREET TOPALACEGALLERY ... DUBLINBEACH BOYSMAKE IT BIGTHIS picture of two inner city Dublin boys isto feature in a London gallery alongsideimages of PrincesWilliam andHarry.A photo taken of Tadhg Benson and Aaron

Donoghue from Pearse House has beenplaced in the National Portrait Gallery inLondon.The photograph, entitled Beach Boys, was

taken by Rathfarnam-based photographerJeanette Lowe.Speaking to theHerald from London

where the exhibition opens this week, MsLowe said she was “thrilled” that thephotograph was accepted.The idea of doing a photography project

on Pearse House came toMs Lowe because ofher family connections with the place.“My grandmother was rehoused to Pearse

House and she raised a large familyincludingmymother there. I hadn't beenthere in years since the death of mygrandmother 30 years ago but I wanted tocapture the history of the place.”She says that she had been taking pictures

one day last June when she came across thetwo youngsters with their towels on their

way to the beach.“I love the contrast of their energy

compared with the stairs and now it's a nicestory of it ending up in London,” she said.This photograph was one of 60 accepted

for the exhibition from a total of 6,000submitted by over 2,000 photographersworldwide.“I've only realised how prestigious this

gallery is now that I am here. I love the ideathat these two boys are now hanging a flooraway from the queen and a few rooms awayfrom portraits of PrinceWilliam and PrinceHarry,” Ms Lowe said.She went on to say that she had since

spoken to the two boys, who were sevenyears old at the time of the photo beingtaken.“I expected them to be these big lads now

but they are still small boys. They arethrilled about the photo being in the galleryand the parents are delighted,” she said.The exhibition will run until February 20,

2011.

–MAEVE GALVIN

Facebookusers‘post toomuchpersonal detail’By Kevin Doyle

BIG BROTHERdoesn't need towatch anymore because peopleare openly posting potentiallydamaging information onFacebook.The social networking site is

now being routinely used byemployers to scout workersleading psychologists to warnthat the “honeymoon is over”.More than 500million people

use the site to share pictures,messages and video links withfriends – but they are nowbeingadvised that it is “not aboutplaytime anymore”.Dublin Business School psy-

chologist Dr Ciaran McMahonhas carried out a review of dataon the site which found thatmost users need to rethink theirnetworking habits.He discovered that profes-

sionals are throwing caution tothe wind and should be payingmore attention towhat they arewriting about online as it canhave a direct impact on theirrelationship with clients.The warning comes as a new

tool has been created to pre-vent people fromposting drunk-en late-night messages.The Social Media Sobriety

Test requires users to perform aseries of online co-ordinationtests before allowing them topost messages or photos thatthey may later regret.Dr McMahon's study found

men were more careless thanwomen.Men pay less attentionto their privacy settings and aremore open about sharing infor-mation that has the potential toreflect badly on them.

SEXThe content posted bymen caninclude details relating to drugs,alcohol consumption and theirsex lives, whereaswomenmost-ly use the site to maintain rela-tionships with friends.Dr McMahon said many

social networking sites “accu-rately reflect personalities” andhave therefore become a “scien-tifically justified” research toolfor potential employers. Hecalled it a “nightmare scenario”.Facebook can also tell a lot

about a person's psychologicalstate.

“The constant updating ofstatus, the constant uploadingof photos and the need to joinlarge numbers can reflect highlevels of narcissism or lowself-esteem.“Youwill find a narcissist will

have lots of pictures of them-selves while the person withthe lower self-esteem willhave lots of pictures of otherpeople,” said Dr McMahon.However, the warning coin-

cides with the launch of thenew tool that should help stopsome unsuitable informationfrom making its way online.The safety switch can be

used on Facebook and othersocial networking sites, includ-ing MySpace, Flickr andYouTube.Users will be able to protect

themselves with the tool bychoosing which sites to blockand selecting the hours theyconsider themselves most atrisk from drunken decisions.Access to the sites during

these hourswill require the userpassing a randomly-selectedsobriety test such as draggingthe mouse in a straight line ortyping the alphabet backwards.

[email protected]

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