Posted in Uncategorized on August 23, 2011| 2 Comments »
This is the second post of political punch cartoons on Ireland from 1920. The first one is here.
I came into posession of a good sized collection of originals recently and intend to scan them up here to the site. They deal with a wide range of issues, ranging from Sinn Féin to munitions strikes, Home Rule to policing in Ireland.
Posted in Uncategorized on August 21, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Ah, the Mary Robinson Tapestry Rug on Dame Street.
We’ve all passed her on the way to work, or had a good look and wondered why in the name of god it exists.
With the Race for the Aras becoming (lets be perfectly honest about it) less and less interesting, along comes Facebook with ‘The Mary Robinson Tapestry Rug for Irish President’. The Dame Street beauty has already been photoshopped in all kinds of wonderful ways.
The group is over here.
Posted in Events, Music on August 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Big tings happening tonight on Capel Street.
Jungle Boogie! will be hittin Dublin the 20th August in Ruta Live on the corner of Capel St and North King St
It’s a night of Vinyl only turntable bashin Jungle, UK Hardcore and Old School Badness brought to you by hardcore Junglists from the 4 ends of the land.
//Lineup///
BadManDeego
Undadog
Welfare
Jonezy
Facebook event here.
Jungle Boogie posters outside Ruta Live (199 Capel St.)
Posted in Uncategorized on August 20, 2011| 6 Comments »
This, my friends, is a huge pity. That’s my plans for later today out the window anyway. The 11th hour indeed!
CANCELLATION NOTICE.
It is with the deepest regret that we The People’s Festival – Committee, Team & Crew must now inform the general public of the complete cancellation of our scheduled event in Dun Laoghaire (20th & 21st August 2011) in this the 11th Hour.
…We would like to state at this point that we ourselves take full responsibility for the oversights involved in the festivals planning which have led us to withdraw from the implementation of this festival.
There has been up until this point a phenomenal amount of support for this idea. Support of the kind which none here could possibly express our depth of gratitude. It is in the spirit of that support which we would humbly ask you, the people, to remain behind us, and with us, for a future event.
As we speak arrangements are being made for what can only be billed as an alternative and consolatory event in Dublin City instead, which it must be stated will not serve as a festival but rather a gathering of those involved up to this point and those who support and understand the spirit intended by the original concept. (**details of which will be issued separately)
It must be stated clearly and decidedly that there will be NO events relating to The People’s Festival happening in Dun Laoghaire over the course of either the 20th or 21st August 2011, in any of the venues previously posted including; The 40 Foot Bar & Grill, The Harbor Bar, Scotts Cafe Bar or any other.
Further explanation will be forthcoming, and notification will be made directly by our committee to all artists involved, volunteers and everyone else involved in any with this project.
Words cannot express the disappointment felt across the board of organisers and we can only hope that this development is received with sympathy and understanding.
We will endeavour to develop an adequate People’s Festival for introduction at a future time.
Wishing you all well, and many thanks.
The People’s Festival Team
Posted in Uncategorized on August 19, 2011| 1 Comment »
Dubliner Robbie Keane arrives in LA airport to the sounds of the the LA Galaxy ultras, the ACB. Notice the lad in the flat cap and Irish scarf, dedication.
Angel City Brigade
Interesting video of actions from the Angel City Brigade:
Posted in Uncategorized on August 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Via the Viking Splash Tour Facebook, excellent.
An inspired solution was found in the invention and subsequent production of the DUKW by the General Motors Corporation in America. The DUKW was an amphibious vehicle that was more than capable of carrying soldiers and supplies into the European Theatre of World War II. DUKWs were designed to withstand driving onto beaches in 15 foot seas. In addition to carrying up to 30 troops or 2 1/2 tons of cargo DUKWs were used in other capacities. For example, machine guns could be added to the DUKW and it could then be used as a firing platform! It was this versatility that made the DUKW perfect for the planned Allied invasion of Europe, and on June 5/6 1944, the DUKW would enter into military history as the primary method of transport used by the armies involved in the Normandy landings. It was not just the invasion of Europe that the DUKW was confined to- they were also successfully used in Allied operations in the Pacific Theatre and Sicily.
Posted in Events on August 16, 2011| 7 Comments »
The image above is the view from the top of Nelson’s Pillar, and what a view it was.
I’ll be on Newstalk today at 3pm, as I was a fortnight ago, to fill in for the history slot normally covered by Tommy Graham of History Ireland on Sean Moncrieff’s radio programme. Last time I was on I discussed the Animal Gangs of the 1930s, and today I’ll be looking at our city of exploding statues.
It’s an area I’m meaning to write about for the site, and no doubt I will down the line. How many Dubliners know for example that as well as Nelson and King William of Orange, Daniel O’Connell and Wolfe Tone also found their monuments attacked in the city? Statue politics of course has dragged into the 21st century, with debates like those around the statue of Sean Russell, a leading Irish republican figure regarded by some as a fascist collaborator.
It’s a brief and accessible slot, looking at what I think is an unusual bit of history. Hopefully some of you will tune in.
Posted in Pubs on August 15, 2011| 1 Comment »
Please tell me you’ve seen ‘Real Ale Twats’, the British comic strip poking fun at beer aficionados? No? Here you go, thank me later.
Here at Come Here To Me we’ve been trying to broaden our horizons beyond Arthur Guinness’ produce. The Bull and Castle, Against The Grain, L.Mulligan’s and the like have all become frequent spots, but so too have more standard pubs which are coming around to supplying more than the traditional and predictable. If you want a pint of Galway Hooker, why not just drop into The Palace on Fleet Street? It’s good to see publicans branching out a little.
In the past, we’ve given special mention to beers we’ve taken to. From Plain, the award-winning Porterhouse Stout, to the rather patriotic English Spitfire. Continuing this grand tradition of ordering anything we don’t recognise in a Dublin pub, a few more new beers have been tasted.
The Gingerman is a pub I very rarely drop into. We checked it out once on a Come Here To Me pubcrawl, but for me it’s just a little out-of-the-way in a corner of the city I’m rarely in. I found myself in it recently killing them waiting for a train to the countryside to arrive (Balbriggan, if you’re wondering 😉 ) and instantly was drawn to the options on tap from the Franciscan Well Micro Brewery in the rebel county Cork. The pub offer three options from Cork, including a Wheat Beer I’d heard only good things about. At €3.50 a pint, the microbrewery option is appealing. I’d heard much of the banana aroma and malt flavour. It’s mild yes, but I could knock through several pints of this. It’s also available in O’Neill’s on Suffolk Street and is worth checking out in my opinion. I enjoyed quite a lot of wheat beer when in Germany in the past, and this is a more than decent effort from the langers down South.
A favourite of mine in recent times has come from north of the border, from the College Green Brewery and their beautiful Molly’s Chocolate Stout.This one has character, and a beautiful almost coffee-like taste to her. I first tasted this stout in L.Mulligan’s, but was so taken by it I purchased several bottles across the seat in the off licence to consume at home. The College Green brewery are new into the game of microbrewing, based next to Queens University as their name suggests, and their other output is just as delicious in the form of Belfast Blonde and Headless Dog.
Lastly, an ale I’ve fallen head over heels in love with is Rusty at Messrs Maguire, ironic as I’m no fan of the pub itself to say the least in terms of layout or character. This is just like I like ’em, bitter and memorable, with a great hoppy finish. Haus Lager and Bock, other in-house produce, are perfectly fine and enjoyable for consumption, but within this premises nothing rivals Rusty. If Messrs Maguire’s truly has been … the venue of choice for raconteurs and ramblers, for imbibers of liquor and the loftiest discourse.” since 1808, I wish they’d turn off the pop music nonsense at night and go back to lofty discourse. Nothing goes better with real ale.
Posted in Events, Football Articles, Uncategorized on August 15, 2011| 1 Comment »
Better than a meaningless pre-season friendly this one, with Everton’s season opener against Spurs on Saturday having been cancelled due to the ruckus on the mainland. The Toffees have intimated that they will be fielding a strong side against Bohemians, everyone else in the Premier League having the benefit of their first round of fixtures on Saturday.
The Gypsies Vs. The Toffees...
Tickets are €15 for adults, €10 for members and €7 for Under-12s.
They will be available from the Bohemians office on Monday from 9am to 3pm. Any remaining tickets will be available on the turnstiles on the night.
Posted in Dublin History, Music on August 14, 2011| 2 Comments »
Uploaded during the week by Des Flanagan onto the ‘The Blades Fan Group’ on Facebook.
Thee Blades final gig in Drogheda was at the Boxing Club on 11th Jan 1986.
(c) Des Flanagan
If you missed it, Our friends at Fanning Sessions have uploaded a 9 song live broadcast of The Blades from April 1985. Listen to it here.
We’ve previously written about the band; Revelations (Of 45s) & The Blades Are Sharp.
Posted in Street Art on August 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Try and try as Dublin City Council might, the trafficlights of Dublin always have something to say. Here is the fourth lot of stickers. Sticker City.
What do they all mean? I don’t know. Politics, football, art, in-jokes and more besides feature as ever.
Posted in Uncategorized on August 11, 2011| 2 Comments »
I came across this last night at The Abbey, having gone to see Translations. Excellent if you’re wondering. You’re running out of the on that one. The memorial seems to be a replacement to the plaque which was to be found at the Abbey for many years. I’d be interested in hearing from anyone who knows just how long this memorial has been in place.
There are seven names to be found on the memorial, including Sean Connolly, the first casualty of the republican side during the uprising.
Undoubtedly, there are names missing from the memorial. Writing in the Dublin Historical Record in 1999, James Wren noted that: ‘Although Edward Keegan’s name does not appear on the Abbey Theatre’s 1916 plaque he was an early member of the National Players and as a Volunteer he fought in the 1916 Rising’.
Sean Connolly on the plaque is a character we’ve featured on Come Here To Me before, for example back in April of last year with the unveiling of a plaque on his family home.
Lady Gregory wrote of the talented actor following the rebellion in poem:
“O branch that withered without age!
Would we could see you where you’re missed
Step airy on the Abbey stage
Play there ‘The Revolutionist’
Or fill with laughter pit and stalls
With Bartley Fallon’s croak and cry
What led you to those castle walls?
We mourn you Sean Connolly”
A fascinating account of Arthur Shields time with the National Theatre can be found here, at the Abbey archives.
There are 1916 memorials to be found on occasion in the oddest of places, for example in the bar of Wynn’s Hotel where one finds a memorial marking the spot where Cumann na mBan were founded.
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