Young Apprentice (Costello feat G.I., Workin’ Class Records)

This is great stuff from Costello, on Workin’ Class Records. Recently we featured Products Of The Environment from Street Literature, one of my favourite albums I came across this year. The track above comes from Costello’s forthcoming album Illosophical. The current issue of Rabble, the freebie available throughout the city, includes an interview with Costello, [...]

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Madame Tussaud and Dublin

When you hear the words ‘Madame Tussaud’ and ‘Dublin’ together, you’re probably listening to somebody taking the piss out of the National Wax Museum with a statement to the effect of ‘It’s not Madame Tussaud’s is it?’ Many will be surprised to hear that Madame Tussaud not only resided in Dublin for a period, but [...]

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The tragic thing is, in this city, it could be real…..

I thought this great fake New Years Eve poster worth sharing, it’s been doing the rounds online and I had to smile. There are posters designed like this all over the city weekend after weekend, not least around Temple Bar. Have a good one whatever you do, and normal service will resume here in 2012!

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Xmas swag

Over recent years, my Dad and myself have come to a great arrangement where I go out and buy a few books for Xmas and then he gets me back. It avoids any sort of hassle (for him) and any disappointment (for me). This is what I got this year, all from Hodges & Figgis. Jammet’s [...]

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For what died the sons of Roisin?

Snapped earlier in the Lord Edward, it’s the beheading of Robert Emmet with a bit of Christmas cheer. The years 1798 to 1803 seemed much cheerier upstairs tonight, over a few lovely pints and a roaring fireplace. Wishing you all a great day today, and cheers to Andrew F. for passing the iPhone across the [...]

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Damien Dempsey visits Occupy Dame Street.

Damien Dempsey dropped in on Occupy Dame Street last night, performing Celtic Tiger, Negative Vibes and new one Community inside the ‘Yellow submarine’. Damo has just come off the back of three sold-out nights in The Workman’s. After playing a few tunes, he took a tour of the site.

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He’s the greatest defender in the whole wide world, he’s the man they call the Black Pearl.

This is something else, a blast from the past in the form of Watch Your House, a 1994 tribute to Ireland (and Saint Patrick’s Athletic!) legend Paul McGrath. Well done to Youtuber Cushens for booting this onto Youtube from the original tape. Enjoy.

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Wishing you a good one.

Two drinking Santas, lifted from The Irish Press of old. It’s likely things will go quiet on this front and many others in the coming days. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best to you and yours over the holiday period. Be careful not to stamp anyone to death during [...]

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George Bernard Shaw- ‘At Last I Went To Ireland’

I stumbled across this poem recently and thought it worth sharing, from George Bernard Shaw. Not too long back, we posted a link to a fascinating Irishmans Diary on the story of the plaque on Synge Street marking the birthplace of Shaw. While a Dubliner of course, upon leaving Dublin it is fair to say [...]

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DCTV remembers the Lockout.

Sirs, I address this warning to you, the aristocracy of industry in this city, because, like all aristocracies, you tend to grow blind in long authority, and to be unaware that you and your class and its every action are being considered and judged day by day by those who have power to shake or [...]

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Oldest hotel in Dublin city?

One of my favourite posts on the blog so far was about trying to identify the oldest restaurant in the city. The comments, arguments and people’s memories that followed were brilliant. This morning  I had the idea to try to find out Dublin city’s oldest hotel. As you do. Google brought up a whole range of [...]

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The Blades (Live, 1984)

Audio of The Blades playing the TV Club, Harcourt Street on 23 November 1984 has made it online. The bootleg was uploaded by Bill Kealy who runs the For Dancers Only Northern Soul nights in Wexford. Though the audio isn’t crystal clear the tape, which runs at 90mins, really captures the atmosphere of the crowd [...]

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