Post ‘Celtic Tiger’ Ireland has more than its fair share of challenges. One being the endless amount of vacant space across the state. The Phibsboro Karate Club provides one possible solution. Barry Healy caught up with one of the projects founders, Eric, to find out more.
{Festivals} A Working Class Hero Is Something To Be
Now in its ninth year, the ‘Hard Working Class Heroes’ festival (HWCH) hit venues across Dublin in early October. HWCH has become an integral part of the Irish music calendar as it continues to showcase much of Ireland’s best and brightest emerging musical talents. Year on year the standard of artists, musicians and bands seems to improve ever greater, and the 2011 vintage was no different. Barry Healy was rabble’s eyes and ears at this year’s festival, here a few acts to keep your eyes peeled for.
#rabbleFundit Update 3: We Just Got Rocky.
Hands Up Who Wants To Die have just hopped on board our fundit campaign, kindly agreeing to let us pimp their wares out for a gig in a gaff. Get together 500 yo yos and we’ll ship them out to you for a performance. The aggro noise rockers came 18 in Nialler 9’s top 25 albums of 2011 – no mean feat at all, and have add themselves put through the … Read More
#JobstownNotGuilty Rally For Justice.
Here’s the The latest from #JobstownNotGuilty trial. A 17 year-old is due to hear today whether he will be found guilty of falsely imprisoning the then-Minister for Social Protection and Tanaiste, Joan Burton. You can read the teenager’s own words on it over on Bogman’s Cannon. Get down to the court this morning if you can. The verdict is due at noon today with a Rally for Justice called for tomorrow, Saturday 1pm … Read More
Fighting Talk.
You’ve probably seen the ads for the fights or at least heard of Conor McGregor yeah? Mixed Martial Arts is on the rise, with gyms providing an egalitarian and positive environment – It’s less about the sonic boom and more about the positive male role model as Eoin Hallissey finds out. McGregor is the de-facto face of the UFC in Ireland. His profile grows daily, from his ubiquitous social … Read More
How your TD voted tonight.
There follows a complete list of TDs votes from tonight’s Bill for legislation on the X case. Contact your local representative via the email addresses we supply below if they have not represented you.
Clare Daly’s Amended Bill
Clare Daly’s Medical Treatment Bill arrived today. Read it at the following link. It will be voted on next Wednesday coinciding with a protest outside the Dáil. Also see below the voting as it proceeded on Daly’s earlier unamended Bill in April. Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [PMB] Follow the leap here for the voting record…