At last night’s ‘rabble Babble’, Conor McCabe spoke about the historic importance of alternative and independent media in Ireland. Much of our society and history has it’s narrative framed by the institutional press, for example the Irish Times, Irish Independent and Irish Press. We have learned in recent years what was not known before, the systematic abuses of tens of thousands of children, mainly poor children, in the religious institutions … Read More
The Sun Always Shines On #Vinb
A Festival of Cruelty curated by as pure a curmudgeon as ever sprang from Eire’s grassy hills. Culturalfatwa looks beyond the haranguing to the true message of Tonight with Vincent Browne. By any measure Tonight with Vincent Browne at the unearthly hour of 11pm on TV3 is a weird yet wonderful phenomenon. In fact, in a political landscape almost completely devoid of genuine debate, it might just be said to … Read More
Fluoride Man versus the Hoodies
Brave Castlebar superhero Michael Kilcoyne (aka Fluoride Man) has called for a by-law to ban hoodies. Deeming the hoodie an accessory to crime he has proposed that they be banned to protect the good citizens of Gotham Castlebar from roaming gangs of youth and no doubt a shower from Dublin. Holy Donuts Fluoride Man! The councillor said that two hooded people stole a bread van recently in town and because … Read More
Postcards from the Parish Pump
The Irish Election Literature blog showcases the perverse nature of opportunism and spinelessness which runs deep in many who court our vote. Barry Gruff finds out more from its curator Alan Kinsella. It is fair to say most people don’t hold on to election flyers and leaflets for too long, before filing them to the nearest bin. This is not the case for Dubliner Alan Kinsella, who has been studiously … Read More
Baa Baa Black Sheep, Have You An Excuse?
Eat Your Children TRAILER from Stinging Hornet Films on Vimeo. We’ve all had barstool conversations about our nation’s compliance with austerity, now someone has decided to make a film about it. rabble caught up with Treasa O’Brien of Too Good To Resist, as they run into the last nail biting days of their Fundit.ie appeal. Okay, so first up – can you give me some idea of what motivated … Read More
A Tsunami of death – Creep after creep after creep
John Waters and a rake of other creeps line up for a head fuck of a video. They claim ” We stand among the nation as a “solidly pro life nation” and features among others Wendy Grace, one of those token young folk that gets wheeled out by the Catholics to prattle on about her faith every now and then. She’s actually really into sex. Or so she told the … Read More
Foreshore Licence award disputed – How will media report?
An Taisce has alleged the Government acted unlawfully in how it granted a foreshore licence to an oil and natural gas exploration firm for the Dalkey Island prospect in Dublin Bay. In High Court proceedings, An Taisce claims the Government wrongly concluded an environmental impact assessment (EIA) was not required to be carried out prior to awarding the licence to Irish-listed company Providence Resources Plc. We wonder how this … Read More
License To Pill…
The media leapt on the story, falling over themselves with delight at having a “new” chemical nasty to castigate – conflating MDMA and PMA in the same breath as if it was a new party sensation. This ignorant whoring for headlines has the consequence of making recreational users just go ‘meh’ to a media that cries wolf at every stage in the drugs debate. Remember the mephedrone hysteria?
Slaves to Love
Today in the slavery capital of the middle-east an Irishman and his English girlfriend have been sentenced to three months in jail, deportation and a fine of over €600 each. Their crime? Well on the word of a taxi driver with whom they had an argument over a fare, the couple are accused of having sex in the back of a taxi and being drunk. Conor McRedmond from Tullamore and … Read More
[Take 5] Cheap pints and the Liffey…
While the trickle-down effect in Ireland normally means politicians pissing down your neck and telling you it’s rain, one result of the inevitable crash has been the competition between the remaining drink purveyors to attract those who still have a pot to piss in. Without wanting to come across all Totally Dublin we thought we’d shout out for some recommendations on decent spots with decent prices. Hop House on Parnell St.