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by Gary Kelly on Nov 7th, 2014 - 1657 Views

Clannad – In a Life time  – Gary Kelly meets with the famous Celtic Artistes before their performance last Sunday in the Olympia Theatre Last Sunday night was as nights go a pretty good one. I was treated to one of the best live performances I’ve ever experienced and not only that... 

by Tony Gorman on Oct 29th, 2014 - 1890 Views

The Pumpkin – Keeping with the Halloween Spirit, Tony Gorman writes a poem about when the pumpkin army comes to life! Now we need recipes! The Pumpkin  The orange glow of pumpkin fruit Spread far across the land Just like a field of soldiers Awaiting their command With Halloween almost here The... 

by Tony Gorman on Oct 28th, 2014 - 1598 Views

Fear and Reality On darkened nights when trees are bare And branch like arms hold owls that stare That hoots an eerie woodland sound An echoing shrill to all around And foxes screech in brambles deep To wake up all from slumber sleep And bring a fear within a mind Of ghostly images of a kind And... 

by Gary Kelly on Oct 24th, 2014 - 1753 Views

Ghosts, Spirits and things that go bump in the night   Rising like mist from the grave, gliding noiselessly through solid walls and doors, Ghosts have been woven into our consciousness for centuries.  Tales of the disembodied spirits of the dead appear in folk lore around the world and Ghost stories... 

by Tony Gorman on Oct 6th, 2014 - 2197 Views

Autumn in the Phoenix Park The autumn time has come once more And trees are changing their attire Some leaves they show a vibrant splay Of greens and yellows and red that glows like fire And when the dawn awakes And the sun it dances in the sky And its rays reflects the colours there A dappled reflection... 

by Gary Kelly on Sep 29th, 2014 - 2084 Views

Kieth Duffy’s Wife, Lisa, a fashion stylist, holding up a copy of the book Tito’s Dead and Going Through The Roof Last night I went to the official launch of “Tito’s Dead” by Dermott Hayes in Bruxelles on Harry Street.    I interviewed Dermott originally when the book... 

by Tony Gorman on Sep 17th, 2014 - 1860 Views

A flight of fantasy Our lives are just like flight paths That takes us everywhere Sometimes when flying solo We glide without a care Most times we cruise automatically In directions that we know And at times we change to manual To avert some things that show We at times hold our head in the clouds To... 

by Tony Gorman on Sep 5th, 2014 - 2291 Views

Cool Clear Water                               4th September 2014 by/Tony Gorman The mountains hung high over old Dublin town And the rain raised the streams as they cascaded down Over ledges so high as it gushed to the ground Causing rainbows to form as it splashed all around Filling... 

by Tony Gorman on Aug 8th, 2014 - 3270 Views

  Phoenix Park Racecourse on 8th May 1946 Image credit to Clontuskert I remember those days when my youth was ablaze With ambitions of winning dosh fast When my mate Billy Browne turned the prices around As the tips he was given were vast At the Phoenix Park buy valium cheap races we both had a... 

by Tony Gorman on Jul 23rd, 2014 - 1850 Views

The Above picture is from The RTE Archives and Depicts a Dublin Metropolitan Constable Take the Dublin of today in an open sort of way And compare it with Dublin of past There were places you’d go without any fear And we thought those old days they would last We enjoyed a night out for a drink or... 

by Alan Finn on Jun 20th, 2014 - 1808 Views

Song and music can lift ones heart and bring people together. On Sunday 8th June I was invited to an open mike where people can sing, play an instrument or both. “Listen” is a new service that has been put together by James Hamilton, the father of the up and coming singer/song writer Conor Hamilton.... 

by Tony Gorman on Jun 16th, 2014 - 2499 Views

It’s so sad to think that in a lot of cases of people committing suicide the signs are not recognised until after the person has taken their own life. Inquiries then take place but all too late and someone always says “I could see this was going to happen because of how the person was acting”,... 

by Emma Lynch on Jun 10th, 2014 - 2388 Views

Thomas Brunkard, brother of our esteemed website manager Eoghan and native of Dublin 8 has recorded an album of instrumental tracks that has been recently climbing the online charts.  Thomas has hit number 1 in the instrumental online chart and this accolade cannot go unnoticed by this Dublin 8 record... 

by Tony Gorman on May 23rd, 2014 - 1992 Views

  A friend in need is a friend indeed As Diego showed that day His instincts brought him straight to you In a canine sort of way For he showed that he had of aptitude In adventures of this kind And with his big brown eyes he soon surmised That food won’t be hard to find For you fit the bill to... 

by Tony Gorman on May 12th, 2014 - 3751 Views

Another Charming Poem By Tony, You can’t help but enjoy them!  Memory of Nelson’s Pillar 8th May 2014 by/Tony Gorman I remember dear old Dublin back in my boyhood days So far back that in the westerns was a bearded Gabby Hayes And old Nelson on his pillar standing proud and tall and high As... 

by Tony Gorman on May 7th, 2014 - 2664 Views

A quick note about this  wonderful new poem by Tony. It’s good to see that people speak openly about mental health problems to reassure those suffering that there’s help there when they need it. I think the biggest uplift is to know that somebody cares giving hope to their lives. I wrote my poem... 

by Alan Finn on May 2nd, 2014 - 1704 Views

The Klares will play support to “Big September” at the Academy on Abbey Street this May 17th.  This cool new group won a competition last year “The Webfactor” and preformed at YouBloom@Dublin. As you may recall, we at the Fountain, your favourite online newswire, hooked up with the Klares last... 

by Damien Hughes on Dec 16th, 2013 - 4046 Views

Below is the Top 10 Trending Music Videos on YouTube during 2013, calculated based on visitors to the video-sharing website by Irish residents. This chart comes out each year, and it features the most popular music videos that have been shared on external websites, and have been viewed by a significant... 

by Alan Finn on Dec 14th, 2013 - 3902 Views

After selling out the Academy, on Abbey Street lower, here in our wonderful city of Dublin, Conor Hamilton has a lot to be thankful for. Aged only 15 he is already making a name for himself as a singer songwriter and he has a few video’s up on his YouTube channel. So how did this young man at the... 

by Damien Hughes on Dec 10th, 2013 - 2875 Views

The UK rock group, Elbow, have announced that next year they will play at the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham, right here in Dublin 8. The gig is pencilled in for Wednesday June the 25th 2014, and tickets go on sale from Tickmaster.ie from this Thursday at 9am. They are priced at €49.50. The band are...