If you’re over on the mainland (controversial) I’ve an article in the latest Red Pepper Magazine which looks at some more unusual sites around Dublin, and some of the radical history of the capital.
Here in Dublin, rumours of our demise have been greatly exaggerated.
That image, of Ajaj Chopra from the International Monetary Fund passing the shell of Anglo Irish Bank on Stephens’ Green, no doubt gave the impression that Dublin was closed for business.
The They Are Us project from Damien Dempsey and Maser, the Seomra Spraoi social centre, the bullet holes of the 1916 insurrection, a favourite watering hole (The Hop House, if you’re wondering) and more besides feature.
Thanks to Mark for pointing out on our Facebook that you can normally pick this up in Books Upstairs opposite Trinity.
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Donal
Ciarán
Sam
Come Here To Me! 
[…] Red Pepper April/May is still knocking about with a piece on radical Dublin in it. It’s available from Books Upstairs among other places. A British publication, I suppose it’s always nice to be given a platform from which to tell outsiders “Rumours of our demise have been greatly exaggerated.” […]