Yearly Archives: 2016
For the weekend that’s in it.
November 17, 2001.
The era of the baggy jersey was drawing to a close and Irish voters kicked the Nice Treaty into touch.
Gerry Thornely wrote:
A hard one to swallow for this Irish team to have given themselves and a throbbing Lansdowne Road a real sight of a famous victory.
The men in black foraged in twos or even clusters, and usually offloaded even before going to ground. You have to wonder if Irish fatigue was a factor in just not getting support ruckers to the breakdown. But Gatland like the players was not having any of it. “I don’t want to repeat myself here, but that’s again down to the intensity they play at week, week out.”
A helluva game, it really was.
Final Score: Ireland 29 New Zealand 40
Previously: On The Blindside, This Could Be Drama
Broadstone Station, before and after
Following an outcry over the neglect of Broadstone Station, Phibsborough, Dublin 7….
Residents’ groups of the Broadstone/Phibsborough area write:
Many thanks to Broadsheet readership who added their support to our petition last week. 1,400 signatories have demanded that lazy Luas Cross City engineering must not be permitted to permanently conceal Midland Great Western Railway’s sublime architecture, and that they build to the original Railway Order plan following their costly construction mistake.
Supporters are invited help us demonstrate our unease, and deliver the petition to the LCC Project team tomorrow at 2pm, in front of the wonderful and sadly neglected Broadstone Station.
We will be joined by guest speakers who will speak on matters historical, environmental & architectural.
Bring a placard – have your say on the destruction of historic Dublin.
Previously: Neoclassic Neglect
Thanks Paul Mcarthy
This Side Up – Sligo hip-hop
What you may need to know…
01. Myster E, Shaol and DJ Noone are This Side Up, a Sligo hip-hop collective.
02. Emerging from a live rap cypher at a regular vinyl night of the same name, in the town’s McGarrigle’s pub, the trio have been quietly gaining momentum in Irish hip-hop the past few years.
03. Streaming above is the trio’s debut album, Full Fat, the follow up to last year’s 3075 EP. Featuring appearances from Spekulativ Fiktion, MC Muipéad and Verb T and Moreone.
04. Catch them tomorrow evening at Liquid Lounge in Cork for the Cuttin’ Heads Collective’s birthday, and on the 26th at the Grand Social in Dublin.
Verdict: A big, boisterous offering that not so much touches on, but lands a big elbow drop on, everything from mental health in Ireland, to world politics.
This morning.
Cambridge Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6.
Colm Walsh writes:
Nice old Ford…filming going on…
Every week we give away a voucher worth 25 large to spend at any of the many Golden Discs stores nationwide, including the new branch at Dundrum Town centre (above).
All we ask from you is a tune we can play TODAY.
This week’s theme: Guitar solo.
What is the greatest guitar break in popular music?
To enter, please complete this sentence:
‘To my mind the finest example of a guitar solo would have to be________________________by_________________’
Lines MUST close at 2.45pm
No Stairway.
Photographer Tom Beary writes:
A collection of my favourite and best photos from the League Of Ireland 2016 season.
The SSE Airtricity League of Ireland is the highest level of football you can watch in Ireland and despite it being imperfect, occasionally dysfunctional, poorly supported for the most part and woefully financed by the FAI, the success of Dundalk FC in European competition has shown the quality of the football and players in the League.
It’s passionately followed by the hardcore league of Ireland fans and I hope that my pictures do the #greatestleagueintheworld some justice!
Last night.
US Embassy, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Anti-Trump protestors, including Richard Boyd Barrett TD, protest the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States.
Yesterday: Orange Disorder
Rollingnews
Gareth Naughten writes:
With just two weeks to go to The Late Late Toy Show, the teaser debuts on RTÉ One tonight but here’s a sneak peek (above) before it goes live! This year’s teaser sees The Late Late Toy Show host Ryan Tubridy unleash his inner Sinatra as he hopes to impress a panel of mini-judges with a special lip-sync version of the modern festive classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You”.
Fight!
The Late Late Toy Show, Friday, December 2 at 9.35pm.
Rebecca Fitzpatrick writes:
If your readers are looking for something a little different to do this weekend, why not join Chamber Choir Ireland in Christ Church Cathedral this Saturday at 8pm for a musical journey where South America meets Europe, and the 20th century hurtles back to the 18th century. Featuring music from Villa-Lobos, Bach, Kagel and Berg, the 16 professional singers and two-time Grammy award-winning conductor Paul Hillier will give you a unique experience before you head out on the town!
Tickets available here.