Some time ago I posted on a mysterious plaque that had appeared down at the Spanish Arch in Galway. An eagle-eyed reader found this second plaque and sent it to me: I found a posting on your website regading the Galway Democratic Republic. Well, there has been a new sign posted in Galway. See attached. … Read more
View Galway St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2010 in a larger map The Parade will start at 12.30pm on Dominick Street, near Monroe’s Tavern and will finish at the County Council Buildings.
Photo owned by pthread1981 (cc) UPDATE: It’s confirmed!!! Brilliant news for Galway: TAOISEACH Brian Cowen is expected to confirm this week that the next Volvo around the world yacht race will finish in Galway in 2012. Mr Cowen is expected to make the announcement in Dublin, when he will explain that the race festival will … Read more
Caricatures Ireland has been longlisted in the Best Blog of a Business (sponsored by Red Cardinal) and Best Arts and Culture Blog (sponsored by Poetry Ireland) categories of the Irish Blog Awards 2010. Thanks for your nominations! The full longlist is here.
I came across several shelves’ worth of old drawings and designs tonight. This one was an artist’s impression for a proposal that the then Mac Teo (now Arcana) was putting to Croke Park for interval entertainment at the 2001 Hurling Final. It was a retelling of the Setanta and the Hound myth and the proposal eventually took life like this:
Photo owned by Maxwell GS (cc) Blogging’s dead innit? So you won’t want to nominate your favourite blogs for the Irish Blog Awards 2010 now will you? Wait, what’s this?