I spotted this Great Southern Railway sign dating from 1881 in the Old Punch Bowl pub in Boostertown. It offers…
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…
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,…
Gilbert & George – Art for All
I first encountered Gilbert & George at the age of 9. They exhibited a work entitled ‘Drunk With God’ (pictured…
Perfect Day: Hamburg
“Hamburg totally wrecked us. I remember getting home to England and my dad thought I was half-dead. I looked like…
How to stop worrying and love winter
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy.” …
How storms transformed Dún Laoghaire
“You’re on Earth. There’s no cure for that.” ― Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot In March, 2018, Storm Emma and the…
Perfect Day: Milan
“Rome is like a prostitute; she will do whatever you want to do on the first night. Milan is the…
Dún Laoghaire and the Radio Revolution
We a lot for granted when everything is just a click away. Information, pictures, video and audio clips can be…
Rothko on loan to the National Gallery of Ireland
“We favour the simple expression of the complex thought.” — Mark Rothko with Adolph Gottlieb, New York Times, June 1943…
