He [Cllr Paul Mitchell] revealed that if 400 more householders paid the now €130 charge it would boost Council coffers by €66,000.
Or thereabouts.
Laois People Asked To Buy Christmas Gift Of Household Charge (Leinster Express)
He [Cllr Paul Mitchell] revealed that if 400 more householders paid the now €130 charge it would boost Council coffers by €66,000.
Or thereabouts.
Laois People Asked To Buy Christmas Gift Of Household Charge (Leinster Express)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ77z0KR6mc
It’s both festive and soothing.
The Dirty 9s featuring Niamh Doyle – Into The Winter’s Night
Cian writes:
This is one of the songs short listed in the Christmas FM Song Contest. If you like it you can vote for the song by texting SONG E to 57003 with money going to ISPCC. You can find out more about the song contest here. Nollaig Shona!






Outside Semple Stadium, Thurles, during Feile, August Bank Holiday weekend, 1991.
Before yokes.
And inexpensive camping gear.
Paul Reynolds, of Rabble.ie, writes:
Thought ye might like to share some classic Feile pics – they’re from Wally Cassidy who had a short piece with us in Rabble last issue
This is what they were missing:
It was minutes ago.
Taken by Philip Brady who writes:
Gabriel Byrne filming new series ‘Quirke’ [about a pathologist in 1950s Dublin] outside my office on Mount Street [Dublin].
Women didn’t share their brollies in those days.
Good times.
Earlier: Sure Where Would You Get It
We presume you’ve seen this already.
Best YouTube comment:”If the kid had a golden eagle of its own, this would not have happened.”
[via everywhere on the internet right now]





Architect James Horan’s drawings of Dublin for the book, 25 Views of Dublin (1994).
Aaron McAllorum writes:
These are pencil drawings of Dublin streetscapes and landmarks. I thought they were absolutely brilliant and are on display in Dublin Castle, in public view. One of the many good ideas OPW [Office of Public Works] has had over the years; they use department and public building walls as galleries much the same way the likes of the Ormonde Wine bar [Ormond Quay, Dublin] do/did.
The exact locations, anyone?