Yearly Archives: 2017



Hic.

The White Hag brewery in Ballymote, County Sligo celebrated its third birthday last weekend with a Hagstravaganza festival of craft beer from home and abroad.

And a memorable train ride.

Paul Mullins of The White Hag writes

What a difference a week makes! Since we last featured here, we’ve held Irelands first International Brewery Festival, and legislation allowing for taprooms to operate here in Ireland has made it through cabinet and is likely to be enacted this year.

Our Hagstravaganza  was attended by 1000 thirsty beer fans from all over Ireland, and further afield.

We had fans who travelled from the UK, France and even three from the US for the festival. Irish Rail hired us a train to transport the rabble back into Sligo, and it was brilliant, chaotic, loud mayhem.

Now consider for a minute what can now happen if breweries the length and breadth of the country are allowed and encouraged to host events like this on a regular basis, and we can encourage the queues of American’s and European’s queuing up at James Gate to get down the country to experience the new wave.

Maybe a little bit of tourism democracy?

There’s something in there that certain lobby groups in Ireland are afraid of, but we’re not sure what it is.

We’d like to think the timing was coincidental, but we feel the revolution is coming, and this is a little step closer to liberating our publicans and those who value choice in deciding who they buy their beers and spirits from.

We are eternally grateful to those who gave us a platform to get our message out, and Broadsheet has literally been there since day one for us.

Fight!

The White Hag Brewery (Facebook)

Custom House Quay, Dublin 1

‘sup?

Dan O’Neill writes:

On my way to work, I saw a middle aged builder walking towards me. A big, burly fella with tattoos. Not the kind of bloke you’d want to pick a fight with. No softy!

Anyway, he stopped dead in his tracks. Looked up at this cartoon image of Phil Lynott (above) on the wall and with childlike awe, placed his hand on the image. That moment, a massive smile burst across his face.

We could all learn from his ability to appreciate the little things in life and let the inner child peep out every now and then. A nice moment.

FIGHT!

College Green, Dublin 2

Groups of metal cabinets, described by some as appearing like a “mini-Stonehenge” or a “collection of milk cartons” have been springing up across Dublin city along the route of the new Luas Cross City line.

Particular concern has been raised over the collection of cabinets at College Green where Dublin City Council plans to build a €10 million “world class” pedestrian and cycle plaza.

A spokeswoman for the Luas Cross City project said all of the cabinets were necessary and could not be relocated or housed underground: “They are all required, they each have a function, there are no empty boxes.”

Anger over ‘appalling’ cabinets named Dublin’s ‘mini-Stonehenge’ (irish Times)

Pic via Rothar

Meanwhile…

Ah here.