Local school is closed tomorrow anyway, with the elections.
Still, we’re delighted with this mention in Le Cool. Come down, say hello.
Archive for 2011
Too cool for school.
Posted in Events on February 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »
They always bring crap bands to my college, like 3 members of S Club 7.
Posted in Uncategorized on February 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Great to see the Rubberbandits drop in to DIT earlier on today, launching their new single, the stupidly catchy ‘I Wanna Fight Your Father’. 3,000 students, two plastic bags, one great song.
The video for the song was shot in the capital too. 45,000+ hits in a day?
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Dublin Book Festival 2011
Posted in Events, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized, tagged Dublin Book Festival, Dublin Literature, Literature on February 24, 2011| 1 Comment »
Without trying to sound like that bloke from that T2 ad, we really are lucky in this city to have been gifted some of the most talented authors, poets and playwrights the world has seen. Only fair then that we should have a festival to celebrate this talent; the Dublin Book Festival takes place in Dublin next week, 2nd – 6th March.
Dublin Book Festival 2011
There are a few highlights, the full programme is available here, but below are a couple of things I’m going to try make it along to:
WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH 6.30pm: Up for Discussion
National Library of Ireland
in Association with Dublin UNESCO City of Literature & National Library of Ireland:
DUBLIN, ITS PLACE IN LITERATURE
Eileen Battersby in conversation with Anthony Cronin and Dermot Bolger
Tickets: €5
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THURSDAY 3 MARCH 6.30pm: Up for Discussion
The Cube, Project Arts Centre
CURRENT AFFAIRS: STEPPING INTO A BRIGHTER FUTURE
Vincent Browne, Shane Coleman, Justine McCarthy, Stephen Kinsella, Ken Foxe
Tickets: €5
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SATURDAY 5 MARCH 1.00pm: Come Celebrate!
Launch Area, City Hall
LAUNCH OF THE LAST IRISH PLAGUE – THE GREAT FLU EPIDEMIC IN IRELAND 1918-19 BY CAITRIONA FOLEY
Admission Free – no booking necessary.
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SATURDAY 5 MARCH 4.00pm: Enjoy!
DUBLIN LITERARY PUB CRAWL
Join Dublin actors on a tour of Dublin’s literary pubs, a 2 hour tour departing from Dublin’s City Hall
Tickets: FREE – admission is FREE to this tour, but you do need to reserve a seat. Check the official site for details. Tickets can be collected from Dublin’s City Hall on the day of the performance only. Tickets must be collected a minimum of 30 minutes before the scheduled performance.
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SUNDAY 6 MARCH 3.00pm: Up for Discussion
Council Chamber, City Hall
TOMORROW’S WOMEN: WHAT’S NEXT FOR MNÁ NA hÉIREANN
Victoria White, Dr Ann Matthews, chaired by Susan McKay
Tickets: FREE – admission is FREE to this event, but you do need to reserve a seat. Check the official site for details. Tickets can be collected from Dublin’s City Hall on the day of the performance only. Tickets must be collected a minimum of 30 minutes before the scheduled performance.
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As I said, check the official site here for full details of how to book tickets, there might be something that catches your eye. Unfortunately the Ross O’Carroll Kelly talk is sold out, the only one of the festival to have done so!
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Real Plan. Better Future. With the IMF.
Posted in Photography, Politics, tagged election, Irish Election, Mubarek, Poster on February 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Mubarak standing for Fianna Fáil? Credit to Joycer for the pic.
See: http://www.politics.ie/political-humour/151838-mubarak-dual-citizen-stand-fianna-fail.html
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A Vote for Labour…
Posted in Miscellaneous, Photography, tagged Dublin Life, Mary Mediatrix, Photography on February 23, 2011| 4 Comments »
From the people that brought you this:
Mary Mediatrix, our favourite Dublin shop
I now give you this:
Any vote for Labour is a...
I wonder if the people who run this shop know of the existence of the ULA. God forbid if that lot ever got in…
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The view on High Street today
Posted in Dublin History on February 23, 2011| 12 Comments »
It looks a little bare doesn’t it?
Follow up on yesterday’s piece about the demolition of the old Murphy’s Pram building on High Street.
(c) LukeO
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“Country men are getting the jobs”
Posted in Dublin History, Social History on February 23, 2011| 17 Comments »
Reminds me of a certain episode of South Park.THEY TOOK OUR JOBS.
Irish Press (October 5 1934.)
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An Phoblacht/Republican News review of The Smiths ‘Hatful of Hollow’ (1984)
Posted in Dublin History, Music, Social History, tagged An Phoblacht, Sinn Féin, The Smiths on February 23, 2011| 1 Comment »
I love follow ups.
My sincere thanks to Stephie who commented on this recent piece regarding the launch of a new work on The Smiths at the Workman’s Club recently. In that book, the excellently titled ‘Why Pamper Life’s Complexities?’, Sean Campbell wrote of a feature on the band that appeared in An Phoblacht in 1984. Stephie dug it out of the AP/RN archive and sent it along.
Our emails are on the About Us page, it’s always great to find something ‘attached’ to a mail in your inbox. If it should be up here, send it on in.
Sean Campbell left a comment on the recent piece noting that:
The full account of this fascinating episode, involving The Smiths’ tour of Ireland in 1984, is included in my book, ‘Irish Blood, English Heart’, which will be published this month by Cork University Press.
I look forward to it.
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There’ll be no more criticism of Gift Grub from me….
Posted in Uncategorized on February 23, 2011| 2 Comments »
Mario Rosenstock, take a bow. I was glued to this on Tonight with Vincent Browne earlier. A perfect tip of the hat to Network. Timely, I’ve felt this way since the start of the election campaign.
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Things I’m meaning to do this week.
Posted in Uncategorized on February 23, 2011| 6 Comments »
Merchants Arch (source unknown, anyone?)
On Thursday, Anna Livia (or the eh…Floozie in the Jacuzzi) is finally getting a new home. She’ll be up by Croppies Acre, next to the National Museum at Collins’ Barracks.
At some stage I’m still meaning to drop into The Merchants Arch Bar. Mixed reports on the sounds and vibe (a bit oirish?) aside, the Fishermans Pie is getting rave reviews all over. Any reports?
I really want to have a proper rummage through The Rage on Fade Street’s supply of vinyl and CDs. It seems, from reading a few forums, The Rage is the retirement home for a lot of the Trout Records collection?
At some stage, I’ll have to actually buy a ticket for At Swim Two Birds in the Project.
On Friday, I’m selecting a few tunes for the Punky Reggae Party, with Sam of this very parish, but it’s also election day. I’ll be off looking for a new camera to get the best possible shot of Curran or Gogarty crying at the count centre the following day. Both in the one frame?
On Saturday, I’m deffo going to see what the hell is up with Crackbird. Free food, too good to be true?
This weekend also sees the Flea Market at the Co-Op. You might think it’s all jumpers, but it was there I found the Aiseirghi Newspaper featured on this here blog before. Always rummage….
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Tyson’s Clock.
Posted in Miscellaneous on February 22, 2011| 2 Comments »
I snapped this earlier on today, the clock over The Stags Head. I always notice it when exiting The Dame Tavern. That’s not to say I don’t like The Stags, but no way I’m fighting for a seat.
This ad from the Indo (Jun 11, 1958) seems to explain it all:
The clocks of the capital is something I’m meaning to get around to.
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Dublin, 1937.
Posted in Dublin History, Social History on February 22, 2011| 1 Comment »
This has always been one of my favourite things to do on Come Here To Me, scan and photograph great old Dublin advertisements. These are all taken from the The Dublin Fire Brigade 1862-1937, released in 1937.
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