“Night Zeppelin” sounds way cooler than “Night Bus”

At home to UCD last Thursday night and I get a phone call half an hour before kick off from a good mate of mine, a through and through Rovers man (I only hold it against him on match days.) I thought there was something wrong, knowing he should be on his way to the [...]

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A stroll through Temple Bar.

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Plaques of Dublin: Cathal Brugha, O’Connell Street.

One of the great mysteries of O’Connell Street for me was always the location of this Cathal Brugha plaque I’d seen photographed. Showing an English visiting friend around Fortress Dublin last week, I was surprised to find it right above Burger King. It’s a small plaque and easy to miss, but a great one to [...]

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Sticker City (3)- St. Patrick’s Athletic.

I’ve already done two posts of street art stickers around the city (1), (2) but the third one is a little unusual in that I’ve put it to music and YouTube’d it. These all come from the Shed End Invincibles and other Saint Patrick’s Athletic supporters stickers.

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To put the crowd at last nights match in perspective…..

Well done FAI, take a bow.

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David Norris discusses 1916 and the Commonwealth.

This is an interesting watch, from Senator David Norris. He seems to debunk much of what you’ve probably heard said about his views on the issues. They’re hardly the pressing issues of the day, granted.

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Another sell out in the ‘Aviva’.

They’ve done it again. Last nights clash between Northern Ireland and Wales at Lansdowne Road reminded me of one of those ‘how many sweets are in this jar?’ competitions. Having been at a League of Ireland match the night before, no effort was made by the FAI to sell tickets to the League of Ireland [...]

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That boy Wardy…

Its always good to see one of your own do well, so watching this evening’s epic encounter (tongue firmly in cheek) between the FAI and the IFA, I mean the Republic and North of Ireland, it put a smile one my face seeing Stephen Ward make his full international debut. To see him score on [...]

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Haul For Nepal – Street Art auction this Friday.

This Friday sees the Haul For Nepal art auction and gig up in The Sugar Club. It is taking place to benefit the Irish run charity ‘The Umbrella Foundation’ based in Kathmandu. The event kicks off at 7.30 in The Sugar Club, with a tenner door tax all benefiting the charity. Maser, Will St Leger, [...]

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“Nobody expected the Spanish Revolution!”

Great stuff as ever from TradeUnionTV, this video shows the rally in support of events in Spain at the moment. Hundreds of Spanish people living in Dublin, joined by supporters, showed their support for those protesting in the streets and squares of Spain. When’s our chance?

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Two extremes.

While Sean Stewart’s incredible miss in the Leinster Senior Cup against Athlone seems to have gone viral, even making it to the Metro UK, and getting reuploaded onto YouTube with foreign titles like the version below, his cracking goal on the night has recieved a fair whack of views too. Check these both out:

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“Arrah, sure ’tis great for the tourism”

It really seemed to be one of those catchphrases in the run up to the visit. The visit would lead to euro notes growing on trees and coins spewing out tourists arses. Well, having had an English tourist sleeping on my couch for the last few days, I can tell you that the QEII visit [...]

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