Morning snap via red mum
You always see this guy sleeping in the doorways around the Dail. I spotted him one morning holding up an article, I think about him, up to his... You always see this guy sleeping in the doorways around the Dail. I spotted him one morning holding up an article, I think about him, up to his... Christmas is coming via red mum
CHRISTMAS is coming and the O'Connell Street tree, a new one no less, is being constructed as we speak. Apparently it will be lit on Sunday. No harm to anyone but I am still in autumn, not the run-up to Christmas.One good thing though I have gotten some presents out of the way, some small things I got over the summer, and some other things over the last couple of weeks. I haven't gone mad and won't go mad but it is good this year to be starting to get it out of the way. The last couple of years finances have left things to the last minute and it is not that they are much better this year, but I am determined to do bits and pieces as the weeks move on.Anyway this wasn't supposed to be a Christmas post, thats your fault for letting me ramble on, the purpose of the post was this... The Hare of Timahoe via An Spailpín Fánach
A friend of An Spailpín Fánach ran in the marathon yesterday, and it seemed only meet to write a ballad in his honour. His time was four hours twenty-six, which has been extended in the text to four and a half, for reasons of metre - this is what you call poetic license. This can be sung to the tune of The Wild Colonial Boy, should anybody feel the need.Deep inside the counting houseAmong the piles of goldThere lived and worked an Irish boyWhose story must be toldThe gochi berry replaced dry sherryAs he counted out the doughThen he went and ran the marathonThe hare of TimahoeThe runners lined up in a bunchWith no heed of the bitter chillSix and twenty imper'al milesStretched out between flat and hillThe starters gun began the runThe streamed up Westland RowAnd the foremost in that...
Stoneybatter via red mum
Having nun of it via red mum
I'VE a lot of work photographs to catch up on and until I do I feel too guilty to take my own. I am going to try and break this back of them this weekend (Irish Web Awards aside). But I had a moment today where I saw the photograph before I took it, then I got it and it so far ranks up there with some of my favourites.The nun was walking down a side street in Dun Laoghaire being battered by the wind. At this stage she was near the top of the street so I picked up the camera, changed to my long lens and as she walked past I snapped three pics. The first shot was nearly the shot as her habit was flying high, but just as I released the shutter she grabbed it, in the second shot the habit was at half mast, the last was this one. Just what I... Aria Gettin’ Outta Here! via An Spailpín Fánach
Some culture paid a flying visit to Dublin yesterday evening. The Powerscourt Centre, for reasons best know to themselves, have decided that a spot of opera will be just the ticket to the take the consumer’s mind from the recession, and are now offering “Shopera” – a half-hour recital of operatic hits by baritone, soprano and piano.The Powerscourt Centre itself is a Georgian house converted to a rather upmarket shopping centre. Its middle is scooped out, making it something of a well on the interior. There are rows of shops along the wall of the well, and at the bottom of the well there dining tables, where the consumer whose hunger exceeds his economics may spend five Euro on a cup of tea and a bun.Directly opposite the till of the coffee shop there is roof which was used as a...
A Pint of Plain via Tales Of The Gurrier
(image by John Picken)
In the long forgotten depths of prehistory when the internet was run on steampipes and hand cranked babbage machines, there existed a site known and feared amongst publicans throughout the land. That place was BeerandLoathing. The men who laboured alone and unloved in that bleak place are now long dead. The Dublin they cast their rheumy, hate filled eyes upon consigned to the wrinkled pages of history.
But now a new generation rises. Fella’s with iPhones and bluetooth enabled beer goggles. Hairy faced code monkeys remotely pricemapping the filthy city’s sheebeens and dives via realtime googlemashups. Behold www.pintofplain.com. See how your local Dublin pub fares in the rip off stakes. See who’s charging €6.00 for a pint of Guinness. See... Phoenix Park via red mum
Ten Ways to Improve the Enterprise Ireland Web Site via Copacetic
I love EI and both the development advisors I have had have been super, BUT, the web site still sucks. It has always sucked. Why does it suck? Because instead of being organised around customers needs (i.e. the Irish Entrepreneur) it is organised around EI’s needs to publish information on web.
So ten tips for EI to make its web site better,
Make it Social: Give you HPSUs a login and create a social network around startups in Ireland. Only you know about all of us. Better still start something on Ning or Facebook or Google Groups
Add a Blog: Add an Blog and RSS feed for breaking news that way everybody gets the news rather than the select few who make it through the venn diagram nightmare of EI mailing lists
Give Me The Money: We want your advice for sure, but first we want your... A rainy afternoon at the beach via red mum
NO MATTER what the weather was like today Tetra and I decided we were off out in the car in search of somewhere lovely along the coast road towards Malahide . And rain it did which may have been damp but not a dampener and a fantastic backdrop for pics.While Tetra's toddler Ella was not as mad as the last time I was with her at the beach back in February when Tetra spent the whole time grabbing her out of the sea, Ella still insisted on taking her shoes off and going for a paddle. It was freezing. She also sat down along the water line and we had to seriously bribe her away and it took an age. Kids are mad :) And hardy!Here's a couple of pics from the day, with more coming shortly. Well ones without rain drops on the lens that... Scott Kelby Photowalk Crane Work via McAWilliams Photoblog
I hope you are not getting sick of these photographs from my weekend walk, I am nearing an end honestly.
I love this photo though, even in times of recession, the building works continue, but the question is will these properties sell?
Technorati Tags: building, crane, photowalk, scott kelby... Scott Kelby Photowalk Lizard on glass via McAWilliams Photoblog
I have no idea if this was purposely put on the glass, or if its from one of the many new age graffiti artists around, all I know is it really works well.
Technorati Tags: glass, Graffiti, lizard, photowalk, scott kelby... Boland’s Mill via Gingerpixel
Canon 5D, 200mm, f5.6, 1/200, ISO 200
Another Saturday, another photowalk, this time around Dublin’s Docklands with about 30 photographers for the Scott Kelby photowalk. Redmum, McAWilliams, Darren were there and I also got to meet Jennifer Farley, whose blog I’ve been reading for a while now, for the first time.
We got a bit of shooting time in before the heavens opened and it was more a leisurely stroll and a chat for me (as per usual on these things). I did get a couple of photos though. I’m up to my ears in processing for clients but I couldn’t resist doing just one from the day. This is one of the Boland’s Mill buildings in Ringsend. I’m ashamed to admit, I didn’t know the history until google told me that the rebels took refuge here during... Scott Kelby Photowalk left over dinner via McAWilliams Photoblog
I have no idea how I even spotted this scene, as myself Gingerpixel and Redmum were walking up to grand canal dock, we passed a bus stop and in the gap between it and the wall was some sort of Chinese left overs, I have no idea why it was left in this small gap except that it may have been a homeless person getting shelter from the elements.
Technorati Tags: bus stop, chinese, dinner, photowalk, scott kelby... Scott Kelby Photowalk Windmill Lane via McAWilliams Photoblog
Yesterday I had the pleasure on going on a fantastic little photowalk around Dublin. Fantastic because I went to places I have been too loads of times, this time I had my camera with me!
Scott Kelby, a guru of all that is photoshop, organised this photowalk to take part in 100’s of different cities across the world on August 23rd, making it the largest gathering of photographers for one photowalk, quite an achievement. In Dublin the turnout was great with many stories and techniques discussed aswell as much lens and camera envy.
One place I have never taken pictures was Windmill Lane, where U2 recorded quite a lot of their music, and of course the Graffiti Wall. Every time you go down the wall has changed, its almost like the wall is living and evolving.
I really liked this photo... Saturday afternoons with Beaut.ie and Pixie via red mum
I'LL be at a loss this weekend following my last two Saturdays, the first nearly two weeks ago I met up with a number of women bloggers for a photoshoot and then a long lovely boozy lunch, then last Saturday I met up with a group from Pixie for a special tour of the Guinness Storehouse as part of their new monthly photographic competition.I should have written about both of these things before now but I just haven't had time to never mind the fact that I have to still go through pics from Scotland, so far I have just managed to work up to the point where we fixed our puncture. More on that when I get to finishing the pics.But back to two Saturdays ago when myself, Grannymar, Annie (and her pal), Gaelick, Zeta and the girls from Beautie met up for a photoshoot for a future Irish Times... Jo’Burger? No’Burger! via An Spailpín Fánach
An Spailpín Fánach has a lean and hungry look. Because cooking for oneself is generally more trouble than it’s worth, your faithful narrator is constantly on the lookout for places to eat in Dublin – not the high end Paddy Guilband effort but someplace where you can go in, drop ten sheets and not be hungry anymore. This is more to ask than may be immediately obvious.Over one month ago, certain ladies, whose level of cosmopolitan chic is to mine as Chateauneuf-de-Pape is to Buckfast tonic wine, told me of a restaurant in Rathmines. A house where one could dine on the finest of burgers while reading back issues of the Bunty magazine. It is called Jo’Burger.And so it was thither that An Spailpín repaired on Monday, June 30th last. I entered, and found it was true what they said...
Phoenix Park via red mum
Repairing the Spire in Dublin via Dec's Rambling
I was in Dulin city center last night and was lucky enough to be walking past when they were repairing the spire. There is a cool platform that is placed around the base of the spire and then lifted up the length of the spire by a crane. It moves slowly but not as slowly as I would have expected, the platform made it half way in about five minutes.More photos can be found on my flickr...
Dublin’s 20 Commandments via Dublin Metblogs
Following up on other metblog citties, LA, OC; we decided to have 10 commandments for our fair city also. Thou as we started discussing about them at our facebook group, soon we realized we need more than just 10 commandments and 10 are not enough for Dublin. After rounds and rounds of discussions :), behold and praise, Dublin Metblogs presents to the 20 commandments of Dublin city (in no particular order):
Thou shalt not vomit and piss in the street no matter how much you’ve drunk
Thou shalt not patronize the intelligence of men by trying to make them believe that is your actual skin tone you orange faced tramp
Thou shalt not go to to same club or bar week in week out but complain there’s nothing to do in Dublin
Thou shalt not steal something just because it’s not... Spot the shoes via red mum
FAIR play to this guy, he must have thought me mad. I was having a drink with pals in the International last week when I spotted this fella's shoes under the table nearly blending in with the beautiful mosaic floor. I asked him could I take a shot and he said yeah. I flashed it as well, he seriously must have thought me barmy. Anyway here it... Croke Park via red mum
Phoenix Park via red mum
Summertime and the living is, eh, damp via red mum
Summertime in Dublin -... Phoenix Park via red mum
A PAL has just started driving and we have been up to Phoenix Park lots, I love it there. This little cherub loved walking the dog more than anything, particularly walking through grass that was taller than she is. It is hard to believe she'll be two years old next week. The doggie of course loves it... Firefox 3 Party in Dublin via Copacetic
As avid users of Firefox, PutPlace is delighted to help sponsor the FireFox 3 Dublin launch party alongside Blacknight, Segala, Wubud and BT.
The venue is CineWorld on Parnell St.
Registration to attend is required. Over 100 people have already registered so make sure you get your name on the list before it’s closed.... Muzu.tv is Live via Copacetic
Street Art via red mum
Maritime Festival Kaskelot tall ship via McAWilliams Photoblog
I have been a very bad blogger, but I hope you will understand this build even though it looks like being completed next week has actually taken a bit out of me, every evening I come home to see more and more work done, but this also allows the perfectionist in me to find faults, take the floor being a prime example, one of the window frames was not level, radiator was going onto the wrong wall etc etc.
Thankfully Park Avenue Conservatories are proving to be fantastic, they take everything I have said and fixed it as soon as they can.
Today is their 10th day on the job and to hear that in 7 working days they should be complete is so reassuring, so many doubters had said “ah sure they say 4 weeks, it will be at least 8″ how wrong were they.
Anyhow enough about my trials and... The Secret Chord: Leonard Cohen Live in Dublin via An Spailpín Fánach
Leonard Cohen summed himself up in one pithy comment during his triumphant concert in the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, on Friday night, when the 73 year old poet of romantic despair played for three hours before an enraptured crowd whom he held in the palm of his hand.Sharon Robinson, Charlie Webb and Hattie Webb, Cohen’s backing singers, were singing the final coda of Tower of Song, one of Cohen’s many masterpieces, when the great man ad libbed.“Friends,” he said, “that’s what it’s all about. De do dah dum dum, de doo dah dum.” Cohen smiled, and the crowd laughed politely (in contrast with the roars of appreciation that met him when he sang the famous line in Tower of Song about being “born with the gift of a golden voice”), but in those sixteen words Cohen summed up...