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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.
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Dublin’s Cafes
Dublin has a burgeoning cafe scene, with enough choice for anyone to find somewhere to feel at home in, and after all, what is a cafebut home with someone else making the sandwiches? Other than your ma. From the bohemian chic of Cafe Irie and Gruel, to the commercialism and luxury(-ish) of Starbucks and Butlers… Read more
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Press Play – P Diddy
Nazi ducks attacked the swan and killed it. Dark red blood stained its white feathers, and its black eyes misted grey. They were no end of trouble, the ducks, and when the parish council said they’d pay five pounds for every Nazi duck killed Mr Greenwitch got a greedy look across his fat face. He… Read more
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An Unfortunate Cup of Tea – Horslips
’Any and all extraneous, superfluous or suspicious nipples will be kept private and confidential’. The sign reassured me a little. Still, I was nervous. This would be my first full body massage. Next to me in the tiny lobby, sat an old lady with one of those permanently slanted, shaky heads. Across from us, filling… Read more
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National Concert Hall – Dublin
The importance of Hildebrand to his children was negligible. They barely noticed him at all, nor should they, he hadn’t seen them since he’d left to open a beach bar, back when they were three and four, and the last thing he ever said to them was not to trust their mother, ’she’s a bitch’… Read more
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The Afternoon Show – TV3
What are you listening to this week? Muhammad (Momo) Al Bakiri Zawerrk, Suicide bomber, Iraq Mr Bombastic, Shaggy This was my nickname at the camps. I got all the steps to it down. You gotta love the beats. Classic. Boom shake the room, Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff. Obvious innit? Its me job Two tickets… Read more
Gareth Stack 