Two blasts from the past here.
M.Garnett & Son was a well-known gun shop on Parliament Street. Millard Bros was located on Ormond Quay, not far from Watt’s gunsmiths.
Plaque, unveiled in 1991, above the door of his birthplace, 37 Wexford Street. Credit - DFallon
Only visible from the top deck of a bus, Robert Noonan (1870-1911) the Irish writer and socialist is commemorated by a small and unassuming plaque on 37 Wexford Street, the place of his birth.
Noonan, best known for his novel The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, was the son of Samuel Croker, a retired RIC constable and Mary Croker (nee Noonan). He was a skilled painter, decorator and sign-writer who worked first in South Africa (c. 1888 – c. 1901) and then Hastings, England (c. 1901 – 1911).
To mark the 100th year anniversary of his death, the Irish National Painters’ & Decorators’ Trade Group of SIPTU are organising a talk in Liberty Hall tomorrow evening.
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ADW got the year off to a kicking start with this piece on the Suir Road Bridge. Last year saw some great pieces coming from him, in the form of the IM(FF) Blues Brothers Cowen and Lenihan, not to mention a few leprechaun’s with pockets outstretched. When The View reviewed A Visual Feast recently, several of his pieces were commented upon by the panel.
Unfortunately the piece lasted less than 24hrs and the boring, grey paint squad got busy on making the bridge boring again.
**some more info from ADW’s site**
During a big freeze in December 2010 a couple tragically drowned along the same stretch of canal. It is thought that one of them fell into the canal because of the icy conditions, and that the other drowned during a rescue attempt. RIP.
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Spotted this last night on the traffic lights at Pearse Street, next to the fire station. It’s a sort of lamenated stickie telling parents to set a good example for kids crossing the road. Nothing too exciting, until you notice the Dublin Millennium logo in the corner.
Is it up since ’88? Stickers don’t last a day in this city….
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The Digital Projects section of Dublin City Public Libraries have over the past year done great work in sticking up old images of the City in times past. The latest collection to go online is one hundred and thirty or so images of Dublin pubs, some whose doors are still open, others who who live only in the memories of ex- punters. The full gallery can be seen here.
The Commodore, from Dublin City Public Libraries
The Swallow, from Dublin City Public Libraries
The site is a mine of photographic information, they have fantastic galleries on Dublin’s Sporting Heritage, the ’74 Dublin Bombings, “Missing Dublin” and now this. I look forward to more.
Billy Lavelles, from Dublin City Public Libraries
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February will be an exciting month for alternative, electronic music in the city.
The basement of Murray’s on O’Connell Street will be turned into a somewhat Temporary Autonomous Zone, called Casa Rebelde, as four different crews get together to put on four fantastic gigs.
First up on February 4, our close pal Antrophe will be bringing flying the SoundTracksForThem flag again, taking it away from the laptop screen and into your friday night life. He’s got Yeah Buzz (Dublin), Kid Kongo (Galway) and DJ Rodfather (Dublin) all lined up to give you a bass workout. Facebook event here.
Feb 4, Casa Rebelde.
Next up on February 11, we have long running club night Game Pak who are dedicated to bringing “quality game-related tunage, with game-inspired visuals and classic console games to enjoy on bigscreens” to each gig. They’re bringing over Doshy, “one of Berlin’s most innovative experimental beats-and-bleeps-artists” with support from UBEE (Galway) and GamePak residents xYme and CsixtyForce. Facebook event here.
Feb 11, Casa Rebelde.
On February 18, Ghettoquietly will be launching the new EP from Lady Grew, US/Irelands deadliest female voice in the bass scene. Support on the night comes from Karl Kong (who is flying over from Berlin), Das Bluefood and Sixfoot Apprentice! (Kaboogie). Facebook event here.
Feb 18, Casa Rebelde.
Last but not least, we have the Punky Reggae Party on February 25. The baby of yours truly and DFallon. For starters we have DFallon who will be warming up the crowd with a classic mix of Trojan ska, first wave British punk and floor shaking Northern Soul and then I’ll be breaking out my 45s collection to play some classic Motown, Stax, reggae and Dublin New Wave. For main course, we have Stealin’ Gately, the DJ formerly known as Oshroom, who cut his teeth with Redrum and Bangers n Mash and who will be heating things up with a badman selection of Dancehall, Ragga and Jungle.
Our pièce de résistance is The Dirty Dubsters, our biggest booking yet. With over 2,700 followers on Sound Cloud and 77,000 youtube hits, the duo DJ OBese and Jay SHARP have taken the scene by storm and are set to rock the basement with their very special mashup of bassy ragga jungle, ska house reggae, ragga hip-hop and all things Dub related.
Dirty Dubsters Feat. Bass Nacho Mr. Brown boot by DirtyDubsters
Facebook event here.
Feb 25, Casa Rebelde.
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A nice little find this on YouTube, only uploaded. It’s an excellent effort and really captures the spirit of the day. I don’t agree with all of the commentary, but love the presentation and the selection of images. I don’t think I’ll ever forget that day.
“An essay written and read by Luc Tezenas with pictures from the Dublin Student Protests that happened in 2010. This is for a narrative project in college. Inspired by 60’s photo documentary.”
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I’ve always prefered them full.
Big sale in our favourite holy shop, the one next to the Savoy.
Seashell Chipper. Once home to the battered Mars Bar. Now, dead and gone.
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If you think the political system is banjaxed, at least offer to go on the Average Industrial Wage 😉
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A: Very.
You’d almost forget all about this….
USI President Gary Redmond to the right there (literally) telling you to ‘Vote Fianna Fail for Jobs’. Their Vice President recently decided students are so important that he could walk away from his job representing them to go after a career in the Labour Party.
What a country…
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Dublin captured by BBC’s Nationwide when Rod Stewart visited in the mid 1970s. They used the footage to publicise his single Sailing and broadcast it on Top Of The Tops in September 1975. Scenes of Moore Street can be seen from about 2:33 minutes in.
The actual music video for the song was filmed in New York harbour.
(Thanks to John F. for telling me about the video)
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