Articles tagged ‘Galway’
Daily Dose - 5 Dec
By Seán | December 5th, 2006 |
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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 . . .
Could NI go pear-shaped? Read here
Irish family loses second son at sea: Read here
New sex offender laws?: Read here
Irish media threatening Irish justice? Read here
Body found [...]
Bus Nestor and Citylink
By Seán | November 30th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
So if you intend to travel somewhere other than Dublin from Dublin Airport, the handiest and cheapest way of doing so is to catch a coach. This may come as a surprise to you, because I find that the coach services from Dublin airport are not well advertised.
There are two national coach companies in Ireland, [...]
Daily Dose - 26 Nov
By Seán | November 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
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 . . .
World’s first electric guitar on display in Dublin: Read here
More notes on RockChic exhibition: Read here
DUP crazyman throws bomb bag in NI legislature building: Read here
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The “aww” factor - three men and three babies
By Seán | November 21st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
This is the most adorable thing I’ve heard in a while. Just look at the three fellas there with those little babies. Those three guys are brothers and they all became grandads ON THE SAME DAY.
C’mon, how cool is that?
I was reading in a local paper that two of their son’s wives and one [...]
The best fish and chips in the world
By Seán | November 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Back in the day, way back in the early 90s, before Galway vomited up miles of suburban tract homes into her hinterland, the charming little fishing town of Galway had a most noble fish and chip shop called McDonagh’s fish and chips.
A much younger version of myself stood at the counter and saw the staff [...]
Busker Brown’s and the best hot chocolate in Ireland
By Seán | November 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
It was the year 2002. Wifey and I were in Galway and the rain, she was pouring down. There was nothing for it, wifey said, except a cup of hot chocolate.
It turned out that hot chocolate was not the easiest thing to find in Galway in 2002. We happened upon Busker Brown’s. It’s a modern [...]
Ireland by rail
By Seán | November 1st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
So if you’re thinking about visiting Ireland you’re probably wondering how to get around. Despite the deceptively small scale of this country, it takes quite a bit of doing to get from place to place and, if you’re headed from Dublin to another major city, you could do a lot worse than to take the [...]
Roisin Dubh
By Seán | October 11th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
It was a wet one last night.
At the end of the slick roads we drove last night was Galway and The Roisin Dubh. It being our first time playing this prestigious venue we didn’t really know what to expect. Truth be told , the last time I’d stopped in at the Roisin Dubh was years [...]
Bill Coleman and Kerbside at the Roisin Dubh tonight!!
By Seán | October 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
I woke this morning with a buzz in my brain.
Tonight we’re playing The Roisin Dubh (pronounced “ROE-sheen duhv”) in Galway with Bill Coleman. The Dubh is a pretty prestigious venue, hosting all kinds of internationally famous acts. Admittedly, we’ll be playing the upstairs stage, but it’s still super exciting.
It’s been a while since wifey [...]
Getting around by train - Galway and Limerick linked in 2008!
By Seán | September 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
As anyone who has visited Ireland with visions of floating all around Ireland’s green countryside in a comfortable train compartment can tell you - it doesn’t always work out that way.
Currently the train routes in Ireland, almost without exception, have a single hub: Dublin. Heading to anywhere from anywhere must involve going to [...]
