Yearly Archives: 2014

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The Snug bar, Melbourne last night.

Marcus Byrne writes:

“I am Irish and have been living in Australia for about 10 years. Last night, on a wet and windy evening [it’s Winter] on the busy Sydney Road in Brunswick, Melbourne, we were having a few pints in a tiny Irish bar, The Snug. The guys from ‘Legend Of Luke Kelly’ and Paddy Casey popped in and treat the punters to some classic songs from their repertoire. In old Irish tradition, chairs were arranged in a circle and  were treated to many hours of Irish trad classics. Paddy belted out ‘Saints and Sinners’ and at request, ‘Sweet Suburban Sky’. Chris Kavanagh, as Luke Kelly finished off the evening with Scorn Not His Simplicity. Micheal and Kim, who opened The Snug only a few years ago were the perfect hosts. Evenings like this are few and far between and I just wanted to share it with you. Also singer songwriter Roesy [in denim jacket] is in the middle of a crowd funding campaign for his new album Wolf Counsel.  It would be great to let the Irish Population know about this if possible….’

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This just in.

Sweny’s, Lincoln Place, Dublin.

SAVED.

Wendy at Sweny’s writes:

“The rates issue has been resolved in our favour. A huge thank you to every Broadsheet reader who signed the petition, sent money and bought soaps….”

More as we get it.

Previously: Scent Of A Lemon

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Disneyland, California opened this week in 1955, but it would take decades for the park’s ‘imagineers’ to hone the trademark cute character cosplay from the nightmare-level costumes of the 50s, 60s and 70s.

MORE: 17 Horrifying Vintage Pictures of Disneyland Characters (Mental Floss)

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Killian writes:

“I just wondered if you guys would mind sharing the info on this excellent film and gig in the Button Factory [Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin] this Saturday. There should be a strong Shane Meadows and/or Unkle following amongst your very informed readership…”

irish premiere of The Living Room (Facebook)

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This afternoon.

Tourism Minister Paschal Donohoe [with Maya O’Mahoney] unveils the Molly Malone statue at its new home outside the tourist office in the former St Andrew’s Church, Suffolk Street, Dublin.

All better.

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall ireland)

Thanks David Lynch

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A protest by the The Construction Group of Unions outside St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, the Department of Education, Marlborough Street, Dublin today as part of a campaign opposing the “continued abuse of skilled workers on school projects”.

They say:

“Workers are being forced to work as self-employed, despite the fact that they are clearly employees. This is done to drive wages even lower and to deny the workers concerned their pension and death-in-service entitlements as well as legal protection for holiday pay and other basic employment rights.”

Fight!

Construction workers protest over pay and conditions (IrishTimes)

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

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About 100 of the 298 people killed in the Malaysia Airlines crash were heading to Melbourne for a major AIDS conference, conference attendees have been told.

Delegates at a pre-conference in Sydney were told on Friday morning that about 100 medical researchers, health workers and activists were on the plane that went down near the Russia-Ukraine border, including former International AIDS Society president Joep Lange.

Crash claims top AIDS researchers heading to Melbourne (The Age)

Thanks Mark Geary