This interview was originally published in Hot Press magazine in July, 2001. As timekeeping is not known to be one…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
