On a Saturday afternoon exactly five years ago this weekend, the sad if not entirely unexpected news broke that the…
Seapoint’s Marvellous Martello
One of the great joys of the DLR Events Summer of Heritage series is it allows the public free access…
The First Noel
For the very first time, I publish the full unedited version of an incredibly entertaining interview I did with Noel…
Never Mind the Brexit: Free Heritage Tours to start next week
From Wednesday, 27 June, right through until Sunday, September 4, twenty-eight free tours, walks and events will take place throughout…
What Dún Laoghaire could learn from Brighton
I enjoyed a wonderful holiday in Brighton recently. The weather was perfect; the seafood was delicious, and the last weekend…
5 things to do on Bloomsday
It is astonishing that a Martello Tower beside the Forty Foot on Dublin’s south coast is the most famous building…
Punk Rock Bobby
“Frustration is one of the great things in art; satisfaction is nothing.” – Malcolm McClaren In March, Joe Corré, the…
Kate Expectations
I was reminded again recently why Rough Trade East is the best record shop in the world. They opened in the old…
Radiohead at the Roundhouse
The last time Radiohead performed in London they played two nights in the gigantic 20,000 capacity O2. Three nights…
New website for James Joyce Tower
In the countdown to the Bloomsday Festival 2016, the James Joyce Tower & Museum are launching a brand new website: www.joycetower.ie.…