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‘Hannah and her Sisters’

February 19, 2011 by Donal

This month-long exhibition to celebrate International Women’s Day falling in March looks excellent, it will take place in the ever-hideous ILAC Centre. I look forward to attending, as I consider Hannah Sheehy-Skeffington to be one of the most interesting characters of the revolutionary period.

01 March 2011 10.00
End date: 31 March 2011 18.00
Event: EXHIBITION: ‘HANNAH AND HER SISTERS’
About: Hannah Sheehy-Skeffington as a suffregette and Irish nationalist. She co-founded the Irish Women’s Franchise League in 1908 with the aim of obtaining women’s voting rights. She was later a founding member of the Irish Women’s Workers’ Union.
Venue: Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin, Dublin 1
Organisation: Dublin City Council

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Hooperman will burn the boldholders.

February 19, 2011 by Donal

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A few quick snaps

February 17, 2011 by Ciarán

Out of boredom and/or chronic procrastination (bills to pay, things to sort out,) I went for a stroll around the city this evening with the camera; its surprising the things you see in this city that you don’t notice unless you’re looking for them. Below is Georges Street Arcade, the place where I acquired my first studded belt, in my mind, it made me punx and I still wear it to this day, ill fitting as it is.

The Arcade- like diving into the past

Now you’d think that our comrades in Fade Street would flock to Dylan Haskins like scenesters to an overpriced Dubstep night in The Academy but not so. They’re all voting our Mannix.

Fade Street are voting Mannix

Just another victim, Waterstones bookshop closed it’s doors for the last time a couple of weeks back with the loss of 46 jobs. It wasn’t somewhere I shopped too often, I prefer Chapters myself but a pity all the same.

And another one bites the dust... Waterstones

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Paul Gogarty is my least favourite Green T.D….

February 17, 2011 by Donal

…and I don’t like any of them.

I’ve always been fascinated by Gogarty. Sure, you all know him as the ‘Deputy Stagg guy’ and the ‘I make loads of money but can’t afford a babysitter guy’ , but I’m from Palmerstown. So is Paul originally. We get more Paul for our buck out west.

In 2007, Paul promised me lots of nice things on the door around various issues such as our national resources, but in the end turned out to be like pretty much every government T.D to date. The beauty of this particular government T.D however is that he’s always seemed to think he’s in both government and opposition.

Earlier on Twitter I saw Paul talking about his contribution to education, and he mentioned “stopping tuition fees” as one of his/the Greens contributions to education in this country. Now, last time I checked, we have fees. €2,000 due next September to be precise.

To which Paul responded:

Cheers for that Paul.

Ultimately, though Paul won’t like to admit it, his political legacy to many young people will be emigration, increased costs and barriers to education and a shameful reduction in the minimum wage. I hope you can edit your Twitter username, because that “TD” won’t be there much longer Paul.

Come Here To Me is offering a pint to the first Palmerstown resident who is willing to publically come forward and say they’re voting for Paul on February 25, giving one good reason for doing so. Being related to Paul is not a good reason to vote for him.

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Feminist Walking Tour 2011

February 17, 2011 by Donal

The image above is iconic. It shows Margaret Connery from the Irish Women’s Franchise League grabbing the attention of Bonar Law and Edward Carson, who look none too pleased. I remember the first time I read Unmanageable Revolutionaries by Margaret Ward and it really brought home the role women played in the most turbulent years of Irish history, not just in the separatist movement but the socialist and feminist movements too. Mná na hÉireann’s role in Irish history is too often forgotten, from the brave checkout staff at Dunnes to the likes of Hannah Sheehy-Skeffington.

The annual Feminist Walking Tour in Dublin always goes some small way towards correcting that, while also looking at some contemporary issues. I recommend popping along.

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day this by taking part in the Feminist Walking Tour!

Organised by Choice Ireland, the tour will follow a trail of women’s courage and achievements in history and today around the streets of Dublin, with guest speakers along the way. It’s been getting more successful each year, and is still a free event which is open to all.

The walk will start from the gates of Stephen’s Green park at 1pm on Sunday March 6th, and will finish up in the Exchange, Temple Bar for some eats!

Please contact us if you have any accessibility or other needs.

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Skaturday Session (Feb 19)

February 16, 2011 by Sam

After the much anticipated Very Specials gig in The Workman’s Club on Saturday night, myself and DFallon (Punky Reggae Party generals) will be DJing a tasty mix of ska, reggae, punk and soul upstairs.

Stall down for a pint, a chat and a skank.

Line up:

Downstairs

The Present Arms – 8.15pm

The Very Specials – 9pm

Upstairs

Punky Reggae Party DJs- 10pm

DJ Matt (ex. The Dead 60s) – 12pm till close

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Victory for the punter!

February 16, 2011 by Donal

Some of you might remember this pic, first posted on the site in June 2010.

Spotted in the window of The Alamo, Temple Bar.

Bargain.

Well, I passed The Alamo earlier on today. Check this out:

We won’t claim all the credit 😉

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Vote No.2 Conor Lenihan.

February 16, 2011 by Donal

Mannix Flynn poster in a kebab shop. Classy bloke.

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Against The Grain – Friday Free Tastings

February 16, 2011 by Sam

Breaking Beer News: Meet the Brewer this Friday will be a very special celebration of all things ‘Blue Moon’. Yes, free tastings and beer advice from 7pm. Come in regardless of the lunar cycle.

 

Stall down to Against The Grain on Wexford Street on Friday evening for some free tastings of Blue Moon. We’ve heard the food is great there too.

 

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Rock the Vote, yeah?

February 16, 2011 by Ciarán

Remember this? A concerted effort by those in Leinster House to get “the youth” out to vote by making it cool ala New Labours Cool Brittania across the water a few years back. The criticism was quiet but produced the following video, summed up as “a satirical take on the mind-numbingly vapid rock the vote campaign in Ireland.” The legacy left behind by that campaign is that a large number of those it targetted have been forced to flee Ireland for shores new once again. It started slowly for me, but that trickle has become a flood and I’m hearing of someone else emigrating every other day now. In the video below, some of the faces may have changed, (thankfully McDowell has disappeared back to Hades or wherever he came from) but the sentiment remains the same.

Oh, and to read another cringe-worthy piece of journalism from Ruth Gilligan where she descries the disappearence of “convoys of Volkswagen Polos up to UCD, [with] collars up and speakers up even higher, blaring Kanye for all to hear,” go here. 

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“What kind of vegetables are they?”

February 15, 2011 by Donal

Kathleen Behan.

Mother Of All the Behan’s on Katheen Behan is one of those great books so often overlooked. Her own mother was a maid in the house of Madame Maud Gonne MacBride, and I love this little tale from the book. I also scanned up the picture above, as I couldn’t find any decent sized image of Kathleen online.

I was in the ‘Deux Magots’ in Paris one time and an American that I was introduced to asked me if I had known James Joyce. I said that I hadn’t had that honour, but I told him that my mother had often served a meal to W.B Yeats in Maud Gonne’s house on Stephen’s Green and that the poet turned up his nose to the parsnips. ‘He didn’t like parsnips?’ said the American reaching for his notebook,’You’re sure this is factual?’

(…)

He wrote in the book: Parsnips- attitude of Years to. ‘And you say he didn’t like Stephen’s Greens either- now what kind of vegetables are they?’

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Wanted: 1 bootleg copy of Photoshop.

February 15, 2011 by Donal

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