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Culch.ie’s Electric Picni...


Culch.ie 00:01
Not sure who to catch at the Picnic, and who to leave to the ants? Never fear! The intrepid, well-travelled, and extremely attractive Culch.ie music team are here to guide you gently into making the right choice, no matter your creed. Seán Recommend...

Draft Dublin City Develop...


Cllr Dermot Lacey 16:35
The proposed amendments to the Draft Dublin City Development Plan 2011 – 2017 will be on public  display from 18th August 2010 to 15 September 2010 at the following locations in the South East Area during normal office opening hours: Civic Offices,...


Anglo Grinder


The Punishment of Sloth 13:15
Still plenty of ifs and buts in determining final cost to taxpayer – The Irish Times – Wed, Sep 01, 2010 The meter on the bailout has reached €22.88 billion. Some €18.88 billion has come through promissory notes, or State IOUs, which, th...

Northern Ireland Human Ri...


THE IRISH OBSERVER 18:53
The resignation of Monica Mc Williams as Chief Human Rights Commissioner in Northern Ireland, is no loss to those of us who value the rights of all people. The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission is funded and directed by the British State, it ...

What happens when social ...


Thoughts on Communication... 17:46
I am surprised that the launch of Microsofts Kinect, the long expected arrival of internet TVs by year end and the never ending expansion of cloud based services has not generated more debate about the potential impact on PR and social media. In the...


Mezze recipes, part one


CheapEats.ie 12:30
I’ve been watching Jamie Oliver’s New European Series - so far I’ve seen him in Morocco, Spain and, most recently, Greece. This episode was all about simple ingredients simply put together. He went spear fishing, met up with some bee kee...

Guns N’ Roses forced Off ...


shanemcdonald.org 13:57
I was at the Guns N’ Roses concert at the O2 in Dublin, and I was appauled at the behaviour of so called fans when Guns N’ Roses eventually took to the stage at around 10:30pm. The support act were late finishing and for 1h 30 minutes th...

Cllr. Maria Murphy Calls ...


Meath Fine Gael 09:52
30th August 2010 PRESS RELEASE Murphy Calls For Changes to Repeat Leaving Cert System Fine Gael Councillor, Maria Murphy has called on the Minister for Education & Skills, Mary Coughlan TD to give our Leaving Certificate students a break. "...

Feis Teamhra: A Turn at T...


The Tara Poetry Blog 19:50
A Turn at Tara.On a windswept but sunny day a large crowd turned out for a celebration of poetry and song at Tara today, though given that some of Ireland's best known poets were in attendance it was only to be expected. Or if you're coming next yea...

Lally's Voice


Montana Gael 08:28
They're burying Mick Lally in Dublin today, and the world's the poorer for it. At age 64, Lally rolled and rumbled when he spoke, his timbre recalling a rough plane of soft pine. He showed a kind character to match the grain. He was an actor's actor...

Scott Pilgrim vs. The Wor...


The Jackanory 17:16
Director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuss) sets himself a difficult task with his latest project. In an age where comic book adaptations adorn our screens at every turn, the honeymoon period is quickly coming to an end. Kick-Ass tried t...

Troubadour International ...


Emerging Writer 12:28
Prizes: 1st £1000, 2nd £500, 3rd £250 & 20 prizes of £20 each Deadline: Friday 15th oct 2010 Judges: Gwyneth Lewis, Maurice Riordan Both judges will read all poems submitted. Rules: Poems must be in English, must each be no longer than 45 l...

… and your video kicks fo...


Pursued by a Bear 13:51
Arcade Fire – the mere mention of these words lately seems to bring out bloggers and commentators in a rash of hastily-slung insults and rabidly constructed defences. First, there was their by-all-accounts limp Oxegen performance; then they h...

€1,000 One4all September ...


WhoseView.ie Blog 18:46
In September we would like to giveaway up to €1,000 in One4all Vouchers in packs of €20 each. That’s 50 vouchers to give away until September 21st. To get your hands on on a €20 Voucher, simply post 25 reviews, which will give you at least 1,...

Action & Adventure Sports...


The Dublin Community Blog 18:05
For those of you now suffering from post-summer hang over, taking part in sporting events is probably the last thing on your minds. If, on the other hand, some of you out there have an interest in observing the extremities of differ...

Did Glenn Beck strangle a...


Jason O Mahony 06:55
One of the more disturbing things I’ve come across recently is this poll figure from the US saying that 18% of people polled believe that  President Obama is a Muslim. What’s particularly worrying, indeed surreal, is that the number of p...

Emmy Night


gaelick 12:05
Tonight is the big night for American telly. The Emmys, those Oscars of the small screen are on tonight. Actually, I should specify, The Emmys are so big now that they are split into two groups: The Daytime Emmy Awards that Ellen owns and the The Pr...

Press Release: Politician...


Joe Higgins.eu | MEP for ... 11:42
Press release: Councillor Matt Waine (Socialist Party) Minister and politicians celebrate M50 upgrade today while ignoring scandal of wilful destruction of small Irish firm on the project Two former unemployed steel fixers from Tallaght bankrupted b...

Live Photo's: Twin Atlant...


The Noises In Our Heads 00:56
Scottish rockers Twin Atlantic played a blistering set in The O2 Dublin in support of headliners Blink 182. They played to a packed and eager Blink 182 audience for about 45 minutes and it's safe to say they won them over by the time they finished w...

Michael - Can you send an...


Michael Farry 00:47
Michael - Can you send an email address to editor@irishdigest.com which is located in the north west up here, regarding the book you are writing on the Civil war etec in......

Babydoll and the Playsuit...


blaubushka 10:21
I've been a big fan of Dahlia's for a long time now and I'm very excited about the newest collection; tapping into all things fiercely floral and sweetly sixties mixed up with a vintage hunter feel and quirky wild child attitude. Blau's picks...Baby...

New children's hospital o...


An Irish Town Planner's B... 08:03
THE CONSTRUCTION of the controversial new national children’s hospital on the Mater site in central Dublin is to be fast-tracked through the planning process, it has emerged.The change in approach means the project will not be scrutinised by Dublin ...

Total Politics Blog Award...


Alan in Belfast 16:55
Wondering why there was a flood of hits on the blog coming from Iain Dale's blog, I discovered that - unbeknownst to me - Alan in Belfast had been entered into Total Politics vote for Top Northern Ireland Blog, and made it into the top 20.For what i...

Tony Blair Book


Shopping in Meath 14:46
Mr Blair's book, A Journey, reveals the extent of the rift between two men who dominated British politics from the moment New Labour stormed to power in 1997 to its capitulation at the polls in May.The former PM says he was put under "relentless per...

Primary School Love Affai...


belfaststories 08:36
1969 - I was five years old when I first fell in love. Her name was Diane and I used to walk home from Nettlefield Primary School with her. When we would get to her house I would give her a puckered-lip kiss and say goodbye. Diane lived at number 32...

A Small Time Player in th...


No Ordinary Fool 00:00
Arcade Fire – Ready to Start From the album The Suburbs (Merge Records; 2010) oooOOOooo Of Montreal – Coquet Coquette From the impending album False Priest (Polyvinyl) oooOOooo Male Bonding – Weird Feeling From the album Nothing ...

ESB Price Hike


THE IRISH OBSERVER 17:01
Energy Regulator to discuss electricity price hike and disconnection of customers with Committee on Economic Regulatory AffairsAugust 31 2010 Energy regulator Michael Tutty will appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Economic Regulatory Aff...

Fight Like Apes bring Mid...


State Magazine 16:17
With their second album The Body of Christ and the Legs of Tina Turner garnering widespread critical acclaim in advance of its nationwide release, it is safe to say that there was a strong air of anticipation surrounding this special album launch. ...

“I’m loving these numbers” via Tripping Along The Ledge, Feb 2nd, 2010 at 07:29

image New figures published this week show this magazine’s circulation holding steady at 36,898, down slightly on 36,938 last quarter. But when seasonal and other miscellaneous factors are allowed for, that amounts to an impressive 5,924,094 readers per month – an exceptionally strong performance in a country of just over four million people. (The balance is thought to be made up by immigrants and undercover al-Qaida operatives entering this jurisdiction illegally in order to read the trendy magazine.) The launch pad for Mongrel’s enormous success is clearly its €0.00 retail price. And now that low-low price tag could be slashed even further. Plans to give away 25c with future issues are already well advanced. But, while such a move would guarantee big gains in the Vagrant &... Similar posts

Robert KirkmanTalks ‘The Walking Dead’ TV Adaptation via FlicksNews.net, May 28th, 2010 at 12:14

image Robert Kirkman revealed a few more details of the eagerly anticipated 'The Walking Dead' TV series, in a interview with AICN:AICN: Hello, sir. How do you do?Robert Kirkman: I’m doing all right.AICN:I’m very excited to be talking to you about this because THE WALKING DEAD is my favorite comic book out now, so this is…Robert Kirkman: And rightly so!AICN: “Damn right it is!”[Both Laugh]AICN: But I have to say upfront that I’m at least two months behind, so anything that’s happened after the group got to the “a little too nice looking” suburb I’m not up to date on.Robert Kirkman: Well I won’t hold that against you and I’ll do my best not to spoil anything.AICN: Regardless, I’ll be buying them. What’s kind of funny is that the person who turned me onto THE WALKING... Similar posts

Joss Stone interview via State Magazine, Nov 22nd, 2009 at 19:49

The nice lady from the record company tells us that she’s ‘putting us through to Joss Stone now’ so we prepare ourselves. Silence. A few beeps, then more silence. Finally a well spoken, young and very English voice comes on the line. We make small talk, commenting on the nightmare of these trans-Atlantic hooks ups. She knows what we mean. Where, we wonder, is talking to us from? Without a pause she answers. “I’m in Devon.” It’s not the last surprise that Joss Stone will throw our way, but certainly the first. We had, we tell her, assumed that she was resident somewhere in the US, most probably Los Angeles. “I know”, she exclaims. “That was the rumour. I think that was made up deliberately, they wanted England to hate me so they started saying that I lived in LA. No... Similar posts

Transcript of my Damien Dempsey Interview via [ Irish KC ], Aug 7th, 2008 at 20:55

Last summer I had a long conversation with my fellow Dubliner, Damien Dempsey, for an article I was doing on his then brand new album To Hell or Barbados. I posted the Damo interview in audio but for those of you who don’t fancy the long listen, I’m making the transcript of that interview available now. Before I pressed record I asked Damo if recording our conversation and posting it on the web was okay. He said yes. I pressed the button. And hearing my Dublin accent he asked me a question: Damien Dempsey: Where are you from yourself? Irsh KC: From just by your old Rock School. I’m a Palmerstown man. DD: Ah Palmerstown, I know it well. IKC: Well speaking of the Rock School, it’s been a long time since you were there. Does it still mean anything to you after all this time?... Similar posts

Deerhunter via Analogue, May 19th, 2008 at 01:53

image Pic by Loreana Rushe Sometimes great music is cerebral, engaging the brain and gently stroking the synapses. Other times its visceral, punching you hard in the gut and grabbing you by the sex bits. Sometimes, like in the case of Deerhunter’s second album cryptograms, it can be both. In cryptograms, the American noise-rock outfit drew on difficult personal circumstances to record a record that charted a feedback driven course between suffocating freak-outs and blissful psychedelia by way of ambiguous instrumental interludes. It was wayward, challenging and one of the best albums of recent times. After touring the shit out of cryptograms the band returned home late last year feeling knackered and leaving fans worrying that Deerhunter were no more. They went into hibernation and... Similar posts