Posted in music on Apr 29th, 2009 No Comments »
I’m currently enjoying that new Bat for Lashes album, Two Suns alot, especially The Big Sleep which has Natasha Khan singing a duet with Scott Walker.
It’s one of those songs that seems to get better the more I listen to it - but then I’ve only been listening to it for a few days. […]
Posted in irish culture, Irish social history on Apr 27th, 2009 1 Comment »
Thanks to Dust Bowl Bluez for this one. Some rare footage of Brendan Behan in a panel “discussion” about the “whiteman’s burden.” Behan’s sheer contempt for the public schoolboy contributor is glorious.
Part one is below, along with a link to to the other two vids. Part three deals with the panel talking about […]
Posted in Bastards, Banks, satire on Apr 27th, 2009 No Comments »
In Iceland they put pictures of their bankers in urinals so the male patrons of trendy bars can express their disgust at the greed of those who got them into the current mess.
…which at least is economical in that it provides two kinds of relief for hard pressed Icelanders.
But here in Ireland […]
Posted in capitalism, Banks, Irish social history, Irish History on Apr 23rd, 2009 14 Comments »
People look back on events in Irish history and they think: how could we let this happen?
Keep that in mind when NAMA hocks our future in order to save the skins of our indigenous economic elite. Because baby you look back at what that elite was doing during those dark times and the sense […]
Posted in podcast, great irish bands, irish culture, phibsboro, Irish social history, music on Apr 22nd, 2009 9 Comments »
We’ve been running our Great Irish Bands posts for about two years now, and today marks an expansion in the series. Below is a documentary/podcast on the Jubilee Allstars, one of the best bands of the 1990s. It’s based around a set of interviews held with three of the former members - Barry McCormack, […]
Posted in capitalism, Economy, Banks, Irish Economy, Irish housing on Apr 21st, 2009 7 Comments »
I like Paul Krugman. He’s a liberal, somewhat left-leaning, a Keynesian at heart, and, like Milton Friedman, a Nobel laureate. Usually he gets things right. His latest opinion piece on the Irish economy is not really one of those times.
Not that he gets it wrong, mind. His latest opinion piece is not about Ireland […]
Posted in music on Apr 19th, 2009 No Comments »
I should have spend this evening writing up stuff on class relations in Ireland, 1922 to 1975, but instead I spent, oh, the guts of four hours chasing old records on YouTube. Here’s two from the Delta Rhythm Section, that I came across for the first time this evening.
Enjoy.
Posted in Fianna Fáil on Apr 8th, 2009 5 Comments »
Oh baby. Just when you thought Fianna Fáil had it beat for looking after their mates, it appears that ALL property loans on Irish bank books, even those in places such as virtually bankrupt Bulgaria, are to be covered by the Irish taxpayer.
you know, even though all of this is to protect domestic land speculators […]
Posted in satire on Apr 6th, 2009 1 Comment »
Dublin Opinion Exclusive: The view from inside the mind of the chief political correspondent at the Irish Times as he writes his piece on the Fine Gael ardfheis.
“THE PROSPECT of power permeated the Fine Gael ardfheis at the weekend. TDs and delegates alike were enthused by the belief that their hour is coming round […]
Posted in Economy on Apr 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
There is no doubt that whatever solution is dreamed up by the government in the April 7th budget it is not going to be enough to resolve the crisis. It probably won’t even be a good start. Instead there is every chance that it will try to maintain the same economic power structures that lead […]
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