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He who tires of Phibsboro, tires of life.

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We’ve been running our Great Irish Bands posts for about two years now, and today marks an expansion in the series. Below is a documentary/podcast on the Jubilee Allstars, one of the best bands of the 1990s. It’s based around a set of interviews held with three of the former members - Barry McCormack, […]

 

 Let Evening Bring Them Home: The Story of the Jubilee Allstars: Play Now | Play in Popup

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I was in my local take-away on Prospect road, Glasnevin, tonight, and there was an Evening Herald out on the counter. So, while I was waiting for my order, (pork in black-bean sauce if you must know), I had a flick through and came across an article they had done on Irish household incomes. It […]

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Last Saturday afternoon, having nothing more on my mind than a short stint of browsing, I found myself on O’Connell Street, watching the unfurling of two separate but equal banners. One was for a “Justice for the Bellanboy 3” rally, the other was part of a “know your rights” campaign by the Independent Workers Union. […]

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We feel that even when all possible scientific questions have been
answered, the problems of life remain completely untouched.” Wittgenstein, 1919.

Derek Jarman introduced me to Ludwig Wittgenstein. Not personally, of course, but still, it’s down to him. I first saw his 1993 film biog of the man in the Lighthouse cinema on Abbey Street - now […]

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