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If you’re going to ruin a piece of art….

February 14, 2011 by Donal

….do it correctly.

Recently, we had this piece looking at a wonderful new piece of graffiti from Dublin based street artist ADW at Suir Road Bridge. The piece was removed after only a couple of hours.

Freda, a friend of ours whose photos frequently end up on the blog, popped up recently to photograph the damage. She’s been documenting Dublin street art for years now, building up impressive photo albums showing the development of the art form in the capital. I’m hoping in time she’ll join the WordPress world.

Anyway, when she got up there, this is what she found:

Half a heart.

What’s the point?

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If you don’t get it, you’re too young.

February 14, 2011 by Donal

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Look Left 5 hits the shelves.

February 14, 2011 by Donal

The new issue of LookLeft is in shops now – including all Easons outlets in Northern Ireland and Easons in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway. Articles include – Free Education for Everyone: The student fightback – the End of Fianna Fail?:Brian Hanley – The Zapatistas 17 years of Rebellion: Andrew Flood – Northern Ireland needs an opposition: Justin O’Hagan – Interview with TEEU leader Eamon Devoy – The IMF: capitalism’s boot-boy: Ultan Gillen and much more over 32 pages

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A clever move from the marketing people at Shamrock Rovers.

February 14, 2011 by Donal

So simple, yet so clever. In the context of Irish politics, a bloke in a superhero costume looks pretty respectable on an election poster…..

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The 48 children who never came home.

February 14, 2011 by Donal

I always think of these Dublin families on Valentine’s Day. Best to allow the song to speak for itself. May they all Rest in Peace.

Half a million was spent on solicitor’s fees,
A fortune to the owner and his family
It’s hard to believe not one penny came
To the working class people who suffered the pain.

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If I were a wall….

February 14, 2011 by Donal

Bedford Lane always throws up surprises.

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Kapp and Peterson (O’Connell Street corner)

February 14, 2011 by Donal

The Daniel O’Connell newsagents on the corner of Bachelors Walk and O’Connell Street is something we’ve touched on before. A real effort to make a quick quid on the tourists, it’s not hard to work out why it was given the name it boasts. It was once Elvery’s of course, and the Elvery’s advertisement in the laneway behind it is a great little throwback.

Something I always notice, but it seems passes a lot of people by, is the woodwork. The KP lettering has survived many coats of paint, and is something I always remember looking at as a kid at the traffic lights by O’Connell Bridge. There’s also Kapp and Peterson branding on the roof on the premises, which is visible from the O’Connell statue.

How many buildings in Dublin have fronts like this which give a bit of their history?

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Welcome to your capital.

February 14, 2011 by Donal

Thanks to my mate Chris for directing me to this one, it comes from inside Lansdowne Road when the north got a three goal thumping from Scotland in the Carling No-Real-Point-To-This-Cup Cup. Ireland, Wales, Scotland and the north are playing it out for a silly cup, with telly stations pretending any of it is even half interesting.

There have been all sorts of reports of union jacks outside the GPO and more besides, but this video gives an idea of the kind of rubbish one can expect more of with the south due to play the north in May as part of this cup. Of course you’d have to expect an element to do the same in reverse if the silly cup was in Belfast, but the question is could a silly tournament that has failed to even put bums on seats in Lansdowne be enough to kick off some trouble in the capital?

Do a raffle for the thing me thinks.

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A little bit of Dublin in Hamburg

February 13, 2011 by Ciarán

A Robert Ballagh piece in The Shebeen, Hamburg

A strange week for CHTM! Two of us were in Hamburg but not at the same time, both to see St. Pauli play. The one who planned months in advance (ie. me) ended up having no game to go to as it was called off due to an unplayable pitch, and the one who got his tickets on the off chance of us meeting someone nice enough to part way with a couple six days before their game (ie. DFallon) did.  Thats the way it goes I guess, but both of us were welcomed with open arms into a pub by the name of Shebeen, not far from the Millerntor Stadium where St. Pauli ply their trade. Enough to have us already planning our next trip over.

The outstanding thing I found about the Shebeen (apart from the fact that there’s a hairdressers on the way to the jacks) was the above Robert Ballagh piece on the wall, depicting a rally in Dublin in support of the Hungerstrikers. It’s rare enough to see one of these in Dublin so imagine my surprise when I saw it taking pride of place here…

 

 

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Back to the Future

February 13, 2011 by Sam

(c) The Irish Times

The iPhone app Dublin City Walls is a virtual tour guide of a kind that could transform our experience of historical sites

YOU KNOW the way you sometimes go to visit a historical site and when you find it there’s just a bump in the ground or a pile of stones – and that, pretty much, is that? Those who are trained in matters historical can get their imagination into gear and fill in some of the gaps. But for the rest of us it can be a somewhat underwhelming experience.

A new iPhone app promises to revolutionise the way we interact with our heritage sites. Dublin City Walls uses high-resolution graphics, 3D imaging, video and GPS technology to bring the marvels of medieval Dublin right into the palm of your hand. – The Irish Times

If only I had an I-Phone. 🙂

(c) The Irish Times

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Story Map

February 11, 2011 by Sam

Storymap presents a charming vision of Dublin through its stories and storytellers.

Fantastic idea. Storymap interviews various Dubliners all over the city, each of whom tells their own little story whether historical or personal.

Add them on Facebook here and check them out on Youtube here.

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Lovers Rock

February 11, 2011 by Sam

If you fancy some decent tunes over the Valentine’s weekend, roll down to the basement of Sweeney Mongrels on Saturday for Reggae Fever or to the Button Factory on Sunday for Dancehall Styles.

Reggae Fever @ Sweeney's. Feb 12.

Worries Outernational @ Button Factory. Feb 13.

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