Finally.
Doug writes:
“Tired of not having boiling water available at your whim in your automobile? Points and Plugs in Stoneybatter [Dublin] have you covered…”
Yearly Archives: 2014
Cromwellian Dublin.
No city for slackers/businesswomen.
“… it is therefore ordered and agreed upon, by the authorities aforesaid, that there be beadles appointed in every parish of this city to be maintained by the inhabitants of each parish, and that forthwith there shall be a large cage set in the Cornmarket, where the beadles and constables are to imprison all beggars, idle women and maids selling apples and oranges and all idle boys and all other idlers, who are to be kept there until they shall be examined and punished.. the said cage to be built at the city’s charge.”
From the Dublin Assembly Roll,, 1659
Sibling of Daedalus writes:
“No sign of the Cage (situated at the junction of High Street and Thomas Street, Dublin) remains today; it was destroyed when King Charles II (a monarch with a soft spot for idlers and orange-sellers) returned to the throne the following year…Those unfortunate enough to end up in the Great Cage were, if they were lucky. and thought capable of reform, released after ‘chastisement’. The truly irredeemable idlers, on the other hand, were transported to the West Indies to work as indentured labourers. Broadsheet commenters take note…”
Gulp.
Of this drum ‘n’ bottle cover of Toto’s 1982 hit, Danish blown-bottle beatniks
The Bottle Boys (aka Flaskedrengen) sez:
We really love Toto’s ‘Africa’. The melody is amazing and there is also this great solo in the middle, which fitted perfectly with our new instrument: The Bottle Xylophone. We have played the song for a while, but we have never made it into a video.
Previously: Vintage Video Game Themes Played on Bottles
ADHD‘s discouraging pre-Fourth of July ‘celebration’ with statistics drawn from the CIA World Factbook.
Hold on there, historical milestone in Irish politics: it’s time for — The Angelus. #TodaySOR #RuairiQuinn
— Joan O’Connell (@clicky_here) July 2, 2014
Ruairi Quinn’s resignation interrupted by RTÉ’s call to prayer.
FIGHT!
Signing Off
at
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn to resign as Cabinet minister http://t.co/Z4UHIzpLcn — Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) July 2, 2014
Update:
Ruairi Quinn announcing his resignation on the ‘plinth’ this afternoon.
Via Fiach Kelly
Update:
Goodbyeeee.
(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
Further to troubles for ‘revellers’ departing Arcade Fire at Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Co Dublin on Sunday.
And ahead of a brace of concerts over the next few days.
Colm Hanley at promotors MCD writes:
“The Promoter is not licensed to, nor do they operate any transport to and from the Marlay Park Dublin concerts. Transport to and from the venue is a matter for individual ticket-holders themselves, whether by means of car-pooling, cycling, walking, or by availing of the LUAS, Dublin Bus service (which is providing an enhanced bus schedule along with additional buses to take concert-goers directly into the City after the concert), or by making an advance return booking on the ‘Marathon coaches’ special shuttle bus service operating directly between the City Centre and the concert venue, or finally, by hiring a taxi.
Fans who attended the concert/sto date and planned their return journeys in advance, encountered no unforeseen difficulties with their travel arrangements. Concert-goers should make use of public transport or car-pool and allow themselves plenty of additional travel time (an extra 2 hours travel time) as traffic delays are inevitable despite the implementation of the ‘Garda Traffic Management Plan’ and ‘An Garda Siochana’s Security Operation….”
FIGHT!’