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2010: MASTERSTROKE SENDS ANGLO 'SHARES' SOARING. Irish Independent, 26th November 2010 Worthless shares in Anglo Irish Bank have turned out to be a good investment. Earlier this year artist Frank O'Dea appealed for shares from the troubled bank to incorporate into a piece of art. Investors who donated shares each received a free print of the resulting artwork, showing a forlorn investor slumped at the bar with his share certificates spread before him. The limited edition of 35 prints of 'The Anglo Irish Bank Shareholder' were sold for €19.71 by the Balla Ban Gallery in the Westbury Mall, Dublin last August....

2010: ANGLO PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS. Irish Independent. August 28th, 2010 An artist who incorporated shares in Anglo Irish Bank into a painting has put it on display in a Dublin gallery. The picture shows a forlorn Anglo Irish Bank investor slumped at the bar, with his shares spread before him. Artist Frank O'Dea recently made an appeal through the Irish Independent for Anglo shares, which he wanted to incorporate into a work of art. Worth €17 at their peak more than three years ago, the shares plummeted in value after the banking collapse and bailout. O'Dea said he was...

2010: THE DAY JOHN WAYNE ASKED MY GRANNY FOR A 'BLACK BEER'. The Diary, Irish Independent. August 21st, 2010. It was 60 years ago this summer that John Wayne rode the winning horse in a race on Lettergesh beach in Co Mayo. No stranger to a saddle, the Duke was in Connemara filming legendary Irish movie The Quiet Man. This event is to be commemorated in The John Wayne Steeplechase on the same stretch of sand next Saturday. Race organiser Mike Laffey's grandmother lived close to the sands at the time and entertained Wayne shortly after his horse romped home....

2010: PAINTING IS OUT OF THIS WORLD. Irish Daily Mirror. 21st December 2010. It is one of the most famous pictures in history - the Earth Rise photo taken on the Apollo 8th Mission. And now, 42 years later, artist Frank O'Dea has re-captured the image in an oil painting. The Dublin based artist has produces 35 limited edition giclee prints of his painting, which should be snapped up by space enthusiasts. Frank recently presented one of the coveted prints to business tycoon Bill Cullen to wish him well las the first Irishman to travel into space on the Virgin...

2010: PICTURE PERFECT. The Phoenix Magazine. August 27th, 2010. Art for art's sake is the byword for Dublin artist Frank O'Dea and his paintings are of the people for the people. In his trademark glowing warm hues, O'Dea's paintings regularly include cafe/bar themes, musicians and romance. His latest colourful abstracts are also popular. His solo show has just opened and runs until Saturday September 4 and the Balla Bán Art Gallery in the Westbury Mall, just off Grafton Street in Dublin city. Open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10am to 6pm (7pm on Thursdays), Balla Bán is a new forum for...