Do you recall back last October when rumours that Michael Jackson was in Ireland to do some recording with Black-Eyed Peas Will. I. Am. were floating about (rumours later confirmed)? Well, now it would seem that R.E.M. are in the neighbourhood, visiting Grouse Lodge, the same studio that Jackson and Mr. Am were in (did I mention I designed the Grouse Lodge’s business cards?).
*ahem* AAANNYway, I’ll tell ya, the Irish midlands are becoming celebrity central. What with Micheal Jackson, The Black-Eyed Peas, Tom Cruise and now R.E.M. . . …
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ooooo, Irish news in a DAILY DOSE!
Just about then I realised I was getting the auld DDs,
When the child of Prague began to dance around the mantlepiece . . .
Litter in Ireland? €150 fine: Read here
Irish deport 57 Roma: Read here
Money for Northern Ireland: Read here
Poor Galway: bad water, now no water: Read here
No Major flooding for Ireland: Read here
Young Irishman wins EU entreprenuer award: Read here
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But I thought they stopped at Hadrian’s Wall?”
Yes, yes they did. What you see depicted there to my left are some of the costumed riders involved in Athlone’s Nuts About Chernobyl Charity ride. Athlone has some strong ties with the Russian community of Chernobyl, raising funds and sending people over at least once a year to build houses, work with children and assist in the area.
The name of the ride comes from Nut’s Corner, a pub that is involved heavily in the …
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As we’ve been talking so much about the triAthlone, it just wouldn’t be right not to tell you who won.
This, the second year of Athlone’s triathalon, saw MUCH better weather than last year (the rain was falling sideways, as I recall). We had more than 1,500 athletes who dived into the river Shannon to swim 750 metres before getting out and onto a bicycle for 10 kilometres and then finally running 2.5 kilometres through Athlone town itself to the finish line.
There were several waves of competitors, but the serious ones took off last as the sun was going down and among them Fermanagh man Gavin Noble crossed the finish line first. But it wasn’t just Gavin (pictured left there and fair play to him) who won this year . . .
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I was just listening to the radio and, apparently, Tullamore has decided to rescind the ban on public drinking for their Phoenix Festival this weekend.
Hmm - should be an interesting social experiment. I can recall some excellent, inebriated outdoor activities back home - the Castro Halloween party in San Francisco with cans of beer being sold by enterprising locals from ice-water-filled trash cans on the street comes to mind . . . that is, of course, banned now.
In any case, the Phoenix Festival is quite an affair, featuring a …
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So we have been watching an awful lot of Sesame Street here in our house. Sesame Street or, “EH-MO!” as the munchkin refers to it.
Imagine my excitement when I saw that Ireland’s Irish television network is going to produce a version of the show here in Ireland as gaeilge and are currently holding auditions for voices on their website. It is a personal dream of mine to do voice-over work for the muppets (though I’d settle for radio or maybe a cartoon show . . . ).
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Have you heard about this? Seriously, NOT a joke.
Saint Patrick’s Day 2008 will be on March 15th, not the 17th.
This is not the first time the day has been moved, it happened back in 1940. In 2008, March 17 is the second day of Holy Week, making celebrations an inappropriate affair.
From what I’ve read, the standard practice in such an instance is to reschedule the feast day to the earliest available day after Easter, but that would put Paddy’s day into April - creating a serious headache for cities and …
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ooooo, Irish news in a DAILY DOSE!
Just about then I realised I was getting the auld DDs,
When the child of Prague began to dance around the mantlepiece . . .
St Patrick’s Day moved!: Read here
Vikings stalled on way to Ireland: Read here
Legalising drugs in Ireland?: Read here
More female Irish soldiers: Read here
Couple’s causeway condemned!: Read here
Galway/Mayo bridge problem: Read here
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ooooo, Irish news in a DAILY DOSE!
Just about then I realised I was getting the auld DDs,
When the child of Prague began to dance around the mantlepiece . . .
2/3 Irish live where born: Read here
Orange parades: Read here
Lightning strikes Irish plane: Read here
Will Ireland lead Europe in green energy?: Read here
10MB Broadband comes to Ireland: Read here
More Shell protests in Mayo: Read here
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ooooo, Irish news in a DAILY DOSE!
Just about then I realised I was getting the auld DDs,
When the child of Prague began to dance around the mantlepiece . . .
€2.45 million for Irish mobile video: Read here
Diving for Cocaine: Read here
Eco-friendly garda: Read here
Mucky carparks at Oxygen get closed: Read here
Maching marchers see no war: Read here
Galway water getting better? Read here
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