T2 Trainspotting might have backfired spectacularly. Sequels are dangerous ground at the best of times, but following up one of the best-loved movies…
A Magnificent 7: music videos that rock my world
Roísín Murphy – ‘Ten Miles High’ This self-directed eye-popping masterpiece is one my favourite videos of recent years, and makes…
‘Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming’
January will forever be associated with the death of David Bowie. On Monday morning, January 11th, 2016, the world woke…
George Murray RIP
On the week of the first anniversary of the death of David Bowie, the Irish music scene has lost of…
Lost Pubs of Dún Laoghaire: Downey’s
A licensed premises formerly known as Downey’s on Upper George’s Street is easily the most famous bar to ever open…
Musical Martellos
Martello towers are one of the most distinctive features of Dublin’s coastline. The one in Sandycove briefly housed a young…
Anthony Cronin (1928-2016)
(Above: The First Bloomsday Celebrations at Sandycove, Co. Dublin, June 16th, 1954. From l-r Anthony Cronin, John Ryan, Patrick…
The Ghosts of Monkstown
While it is virtually impossible to verify any ghost story, they’re undeniably irresistible. Intriguingly, the few ghostly yarns I’ve…
Kate Bush interviewed in 2011
Next month Kate releases Before the Dawn, a live album of her spectacular run of 2014 shows in Hammersmith Apollo…
Another fine mess: Laurel & Hardy’s month in Dún Laoghaire
“From what I have seen of Dún Laoghaire it seems to be a beautiful spot”,” Stan Laurel enthused to a reporter…
