Jay Carax will be in Manchester for the next two months but he’s hoping to post irregularly on Dublin and Irish related topics.
Manchester Town Hall - Wikipedia.
The Manchester Town Hall is one of the most impressive buildings in the city, both for its interior and exterior. Completed in 1877, it is a Victorian-era, Neo-gothic municipal building. The building functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments.
It’s Great Hall is a sight to behold.
The Great Hall. Picture credit: Patrick mcr.
The walls are particularly famous for its series of twelve paintings by Ford Madox Brown on the history of the city.
But the ceiling caught my eye as well. Various cities and countries from all over Britain and the world are represented by their coat of arms. In the right hand corner, above Liverpool, was Dublin fair city.
Celing, Great Hall, Manchester Town Hall. Picture credit - Jay Carax
Celing, Great Hall, Manchester Town Hall. Picture credit - Jay Carax
Click on the book for more.
Click on the book for more.
Donal
Ciarán
Sam
Come Here To Me! 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Trade_Hall#Famous_events Manchester Free Trade Hall surely worth a visit – the night the pistols played was a seminal moment in modern culture
Very strong connections probably more than a lot of other UK cities. Nothing exemplifies this more I think than the existence of this group/festival etc
http://www.milg.org.uk/artsfestival.htm