Yearly Archives: 2013

Naturopath

Oh, sir.

Sprightly naturopath Ronnie Plant (no giggling) breaks off from a set of pushups to wag a wrinkle-free digit at antiobiotic-atin’ pill-poppin’ potatoheads, bagging himself an impressive brace of Catweazles.

Irish Times Letters

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Taking the rock out of the shamrock.

And an ‘L’ out of Marshall.

Nicky Byrne with Emily Shelton and Joseph Jennings and a vintage Citroen on O’Connell Street, Dublin, this morning.

Mr Byrne has been appointed Grand Marshall of the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin on March 17.

Grand so.

UPDATE: Marshal is spelt correctly on Nicky’s shirt. Apologies.

(Sam Boal/Photocall ireland)

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Etc.

For the night what’s in it.

Nelson’s Pillar, O’Connell Street, Dublin, March 8, 1966

Most audacious previous attempt?

On 29 October 1955, a group of nine University College Dublin students locked themselves inside the pillar and tried to melt the statue with flamethrowers.

 

Good times.

Pic via National Library archive

Thanks Sibling of Daedalus

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Patrick O’Brien (above) of Windings.

Squee.

Among the Meteor Choice Music prize nominees taking part in an  existential vox-‘pop’, put together by Doris Magee productions, which will be screened at tonight’s ceremony in Vicar Street, Dublin.

Meteor Choice Music Prize

 Pic by Alessio Michelini

da-ding-ding

This a family website.

We don’t do ‘sauce’.

Brian Manning writes:

I heard yesterday that the Harbour Bar, Bray, [Co Wicklow] World’s greatest pub, is being sold. So, I mailed the owner to express my condolence and see if I could get my painting back that they had hanging on the wall. But to my dismay some skeeveen has just nicked it!

I know you usually reserve this slot for stolen bikes. Its an arse painting, the Harbour is the only place with balls enough to have this hanging up.

If you stole it please return either it or a bottle of single malt Scotch to the harbour for me (name and contact details are on back of said painting) in the next few weeks before the sale goes through please.

Anyone?