Posted in Labour, politics/Ireland on Jul 31st, 2011 5 Comments »
I admire its purity.
A survivor…
unclouded by conscience,
remorse,
or delusions of morality.” (Ash, Alien, 1979)
Ruairi Quinn, who last week refused to allocate funding to a school for children with autism, was until recently the Chair of the Fund Advisory Committee: 4th Level Ventures, 75 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2.
The objective of 4th Level Ventures is “to […]
Posted in music on Jul 29th, 2011 1 Comment »
Can you remember the first time you ever heard the Beatles A Day in the Life? How about The Beach Boys God Only Knows?
I can’t remember Day in the Life, I seem to have always known it. I do remember the first time I heard Pet Sounds though. It was in a flat I […]
Posted in Labour, politics/Ireland on Jul 27th, 2011 No Comments »
Posted in History of Electronic Music on Jul 26th, 2011 No Comments »
I was surprised to find, while listening to the latest episode, that I’ve been linking to A History of Electronic Music since November of 2007. They are not published regularly or according to any schedule, so I usually only happen on them a while after they’ve been published - the most recent (the 14th in […]
A History Of Electronic Music Part 14a - Seventies Round-up: Play Now | Play in Popup A History Of Electronic Music Part 14b - Seventies Round-up: Play Now | Play in PopupPosted in Labour, Fine Gael, politics/Ireland on Jul 24th, 2011 No Comments »
Posted in Irish Middle Class, Irish Society, politics/Ireland on Jul 24th, 2011 No Comments »
Posted in Irish social history, Irish Labour History on Jul 24th, 2011 4 Comments »
Short clip from an interview I recorded with Sean Garland as part of the Irish Left Oral History Archive.
Sean is currently fighting extradition to the United States. The following is a letter of support which is signed by Jack O’Connor, General President, SIPTU; Jimmy Kelly, Regional Secretary, UNITE; and Eamon Devoy, General Secretary, TEEU.
We […]
Posted in Wexford, Ireland on Jul 24th, 2011 No Comments »
[From Seamus O’Brien’s facebook page.]
It was a case of standing room only in the Drawing Room of the Riverbank Hotel, Wexford early on Saturday evening as a large crowd gathered at a Public Meeting convened by Seamus O Brien of the People Before Profit Alliance and the Save Wexford General Hospital Campaign.
Seamus chaired the meeting, […]
Posted in Labour, politics/Ireland, Ireland on Jul 23rd, 2011 No Comments »
Posted in EU, Banks on Jul 23rd, 2011 No Comments »
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