Calling all gig-goers – broadcaster and award-winning producer Cathal Funge is taking a trip down memory lane with his new four-part series The Front Row on Radio Nova.

Were you at The Specials in Dublin in 1981? Echo & The Bunnymen in the SFX in 1985? The Clash in 1977? Then you need to hear this show.

The series features the likes of Peter Devlin (of The Devlins), Paul Page (ex-Whipping Boy) and Canice Kenealy (Engine Alley) fondly reminiscing about their favourite concert down all the days.

You can catch the show on Saturday evenings at 9pm, repeated on Sundays at 9am, and archived on Soundcloud (above).

Next week’s episode features Hot Press journalist Niall Crumlish remembering REM’s legendary concert in the RDS in June 1989 during their ‘Green’ world tour.

Niall says:

“I’m delighted to have been asked by Cathal to contribute to this series. It’s about the shows, yes, but also more: what music means when you are young, the songs that saved your life, and the Irelands we grew up in.”

Encore!

Episode 1 here

Nova

In Cork?

Dublin’s perennial pop stalwarts Aslan are Cork-bound  when they appear in The Vinyl Lounge at Golden Discs on Patrick Street at 3pm.

Christy Dignam and the gang will play live in store and be interviewed by 96FM ahead of their  headline gig in the Rebel County on June 9th when they play Live at the Marquee with special guest Damien Dempsey.

Fans who turn up tomorrow will also be able to win tickets to the show, which are on general sale here.

It’s still a crazy world, boy!

Suit yourselves.

Aslan at the Vinyl Lounge (Facebook)

Saturday.

Custom House Quay, Dublin 1

Drug-crazed ‘revellers’ celebrate 420 in the sunshine with Bob Marley and a humongous spliff.

Johnny Keenan (top) writes:

I know it’s 3 days after it happened but no stoner and medical cannabis activist were left unturned when standing up and standing out for the legalisation of cannabis on this lovely green isle took place…

Arrest them all.

*giggle*

Update:

Also on the quay.

A blurry belated hello to Kenny Tynan (Activist for Medical Cannabis) and Lorraine Kennedy (Director and Producer of patientsofcannabis.com).

In fairness.

 

 

 

This afternoon.

Amateur beats World Number 1.

Ooh, I say.

Go misspent youth.

Ronnie O’Sullivan suffers shock Crucible defeat to amateur James Cahill (The Guardian)

Yesterday.

Bríd Sweeney wrote on Facebook:

Every picture tells a story…but this is not a happy one.

These were taken during the gorse fires yesterday [Sunday] and after things settled in Loughanure, Annagry and Belcruit [in Donegal].

A father and son working tiredlessly to maintain this fire…(along with 100s more).

Bríd Sweeney (Facebook)

Air Corps defends Donegal gorse fire response time (The Irish Times)

Full Garda investigation launched into devastating gorse fires (Highland Radio)

Dublin Cycling Campaign tweetz:

Dublin has made it into the top three cities worldwide for traffic congestion! 🙌 Here’s another reminder that there are very few places inside the M50 that are more than a 30-minute cycle from the city centre. #BetterByBike

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