But only on the telly.
Carlos The Clipper writes:
Good news, Poolbeg will be saved and still tower over us in our post-apocalyptic future! [Martial arts drama] Into The Badlands‘ second season was shot here last year and will be screened in March,. Ireland looks pretty epic! Cast includes Orla Brady, Sarah Bolger and The Nick Frost!
Watch trailer here.
Do you feel a little bit blue?
As if your life’s going askew?
The newspapers say
It’s the fault of this day
But I think they know it’s not true.
John Moynes
Pic: Shutterstock
Irish ‘sister marches’ in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington on the 21st January 2017.Just three of 370 (and counting) around the world.
Judith Goldberger writes:
Come on Cork! But I need to know where I can buy a pussyhat in time.
MORE to folly.
Dublin Digital Radio, as mentioned in our radio overview a few months back, has been hard at work forging a genuine alternative for the nation’s airwaves, from its HQ at the Jigsaw arts centre in Dublin.
As they prepare for their twelfth week on the airwaves, they’ve given us a few choice cuts from the last week to share, embedded above.
Writes DDR’s Sean Finnan of the shows, embedded above:
Here at Dublin Digital Radio we’re celebrating our twelfth week on the digital waves. Since our initial broadcast we have expanded to over 50 residents and we aim to keep expanding, to become the go to platform for alternative music in Ireland while all the while being a community run station.
Some of our highlights for the past week include Little Gem’s Indie Hour featuring the best of the Irish underground, Breen McNamara’s Beneath The Bricks, a fortnightly exploration of anything from forgotten African sounds to ambient soundscapes and Emma Cawley’s feature on the Dark Entries Record Label.
Gig venues are going bang left, right and centre these days, so this one will be no surprise to some, but hugely sad – the Pine Lodge, overlooking the beach in Myrtleville, Co. Cork, is under new management, with the venue’s old gig business to be wound down.
Sez the venue’s incredibly well-maintained fansite:
Sad news folks, the Pine Lodge is now under new ownership. The venue is currently closed for repair and renovations and it is not expected that the new owners will have the same interest in live music.
Thank you to Paddy & crew for flying the flag for so long and to the many top acts who performed in Myrtleville, you will not be forgotten.
Sad times, especially for a great amount of the present Cork city scene, many of whom cut their teeth in various capacities, in this place among others.
