By master illustrator Steve Simpson.
This week’s issue is dedicated to journalist Cian Hallinan (above), a Le Cool Dublin and Dubliner contributor, who died last week.
From the Le Cool staff:
A generation of friends stood still in the sunlight yesterday. They stood to mourn the untimely loss of a friend and to celebrate the life of an amazing person – Cian Hallinan. Eloquent, heartfelt and humourous stories were recounted about this gifted person who wore many cloaks of talent – comedian, critic and teacher to name but a few. Like so many others we knew Cian too. From clubs, pubs and parties to walking by Grogan’s [Dublin] on a summer evening, he dipped in and out of so many of our lives. He occasionally wrote for us and we covered some of his magnificent Voicebox shows in the Twisted Pepper. His voracious appetite for knowledge, his sparkling presence and general aura of soundness were just a few of the foundations that cemented so many great relationships in his life.
