Also on this day in 1991 Sonic Youth & Nirvana continued their mini Irish tour. They played the Top Hat … More
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Scott Walker – 2006 Interview
“There is only one Scott Walker, the rest of us can just watch from the sidelines.” – Marc Almond When The … More
Take her up to the Globe
Roísín Murphy, Shakespeare’s Globe, London SE1 ***** Roísín Murphy quotes Twelfth Night during an intense and thrilling concert in Shakespeare’s Globe: “If music be … More
Mr. Manchester
Tony Wilson – Ten Years On On Friday August 10th, 2007, an earthquake measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale shook … More
Roger Casement and ‘Kingstown’ in 1916
Roger Casement was born on September 1, 1864 in Doyle’s Cottage, located on what is now Sandycove Road and then known as … More
Beatyard to throw a seaside party
This weekend, the Beatyard returns to Dún Laoghaire harbour after a very successful debut in 2015. It has already got … More
The Beatles, The Cure, The Who and Bray
What do Bray and three of the biggest bands of all time have in common? First up, if you don’t … More
Reflections on Amy’s anniversary
On a Saturday afternoon exactly five years ago this weekend, the sad if not entirely unexpected news broke that the … More
Seapoint’s Marvellous Martello
One of the great joys of the DLR Events Summer of Heritage series is it allows the public free access … More
The First Noel
For the very first time, I publish the full unedited version of an incredibly entertaining interview I did with Noel … More