Summer of Heritage returns to the streets, parks, cemeteries, houses, museums and hidden gems of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown for another … More
Author: Swench
Journalist, Writer, Tour Guide, Lover of Life & the Universe
Bloomsday: A Secret History
“Good puzzle would be to cross Dublin without passing a pub” “He entered Davy Byrne’s. Moral pub. He doesn’t chat. Stands a … More
Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan on location at Cabinteely House in 2014
Irish eyes are smiling yet again with Saoirse Ronan’s third Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role in Lady … More
A Drink with Shane MacGowan
This interview was originally published in Hot Press magazine in July, 2001. As timekeeping is not known to be one … More
Winter of Heritage: January 22 – February 18, 2018
Perfectly timed to beat the January blues, the doors of Cabinteely House, Marlay House and the Oratory in Dún Laoghaire will … More
Dún Laoghaire Calling – The Clash in the Top Hat
When I wrote about the historic Sonic Youth and Nirvana gig in the old Top Hat – on its 25th … More
“Sea Bathing for the Working Classes”
I spotted this Great Southern Railway sign dating from 1881 in the Old Punch Bowl pub in Boostertown. It offers … More
Alive Alive-O! Hawkers of Dún Laoghaire
Street vendor, pitchman, costermonger, coster, costard, demonstrator, peddler, huckster, tout and hawker are just some of the names to describe those who … More
Music site stops annual poll over diversity concerns
Churning out a list is a time-honoured get of jail card whenever an editor or journalist runs out of ideas, … More
Gilbert & George – Art for All
I first encountered Gilbert & George at 9 years of age when they exhibited a work entitled ‘Drunk With God’ … More
