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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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