Come Here To Me!

The best present ever given in my house cost nothing. Sitting over the telly, it is an excellent drawing of my old man which the brother spent a long time putting together. The detail in it is incredible, it was clearly a labour of love. Such presents are quite simply priceless.

I’ve been thinking about this Christmas a bit lately.

A lot less money will no doubt be spent by us all than in previous years. Running a Dublin life and culture site, I got to thinking: What are a few nice little Dublin related bits I’d like? Here are a few.

1: The Southside (or Northside) Screenprint.

–From the folks over at Grand Grand.

Fergus O’Neill was no doubt on a winner with his ‘Keep Going Sure It’s Grand’ parody on a classic British World War II poster, but these have really grabbed my attention. The screenprint above is on the list.

‘Which Side Are You On?’

2: Keep Sketch Pencils

Is he coming?
Is who bleeeedin’ coming?
Múinteoir Sean.
Can’t see him.
Well, keep sketch will ya?

Alex Synge , well done. Amazed nobody thought of this before. They’re available from the Irish Design Shop, Dublin 2.

3: John Conway Art

The sacking of Balbriggan.

I really like John Conway’s work on the revolutionary years. I’ve got a few of his art cards upstairs, including a great image of James Connolly inside the General Post Office. You can purchase a set of 16 art cards for €6.99 from his website. From Kilmichael to Croke Park, Conway’s images of the revolutionary years are excellent.

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