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by Stephen Davis on Jun 22nd, 2021 - 1639 Views

Paddy Power Troll Irish Football Fans The Irish bookmaking firm has trolled the football fans of Ireland with a mural located on Fenian Street Dublin. The mural depicts Jack Grealish and Damien Rice against a Georges Cross and the slogan “Come on you boys in white” Grealish and Rice famously switched... 

by James Traynor on May 14th, 2021 - 1766 Views

Clementine Lane – A Local Author with a Funny Story to Tell – Jimmy Traynor Reviews Eoghan Brunkard’s new novel  Clementine Lane is ambitious.  Its very ambitious.  Its world is bigger than just the lane that gives the book it’s title, or maybe the lane has more detail than... 

by Shane Adlum on Dec 17th, 2020 - 1321 Views

Contemporary Christmas Comedies Let’s face it, 2020 has been an awful year. But Christmas is just around the corner. Although things will be a little different this year it’s still a time for family, feasts, presents, warm fires, hot chocolates and of course Christmas films. Being stuck at home... 

by Tony Gorman on Dec 9th, 2020 - 948 Views

A Christmas To Remember – A festive poem by our resident poet, Tony Gorman  Read More »

by Craig O'Reilly on Nov 2nd, 2020 - 2148 Views

The Ripper and The Vampire – In this article, Craig O Reilly explains how the real life Ripper killings would inspire Stoker’s Count It’s often easy to reduce an author’s work down to a single influence, or make assumptions about inspiration, but in the case of Bram Stokers Dracula,... 

by Craig O'Reilly on Oct 21st, 2020 - 1381 Views

Vampires Through History – Craig O Reilly traces the common trope of the undead blood drinker from demonic middle eastern beginnings to literary fame Every Halloween, among the children bobbing for apples or trick or treating, you will find vampire masks being worn. The image of the white-faced fiend,... 

by Craig O'Reilly on Sep 16th, 2020 - 1239 Views

  The Start of Irish Cinema – Craig O Reilly delves into the origins of Irish movie making   The earliest origin of Irish filmmaking was originally newsreels, but by the 1920s with the advent of the “talkies” cinema had achieved huge popularity especially in Dublin. Michael Collins,... 

by Shane Adlum on Aug 20th, 2020 - 1620 Views

Epic Films – Shane provides us with a list of great epics!  Things aren’t back to normal yet and it may be a while before they are. We’re still looking for ways to keep ourselves entertained. Movies have always provided us with a great way to escape reality for a while and are perfect for... 

by Tony Gorman on Jul 28th, 2020 - 1197 Views

  Big Jack. By/Tony Gorman The Lord will gladly welcome you To train his angelic team He sent a messenger to bring you up On a radiant transit beam For he watched you in your early days And admired you on the pitch And then you turned to management Which you handled without a hitch You’re a legend... 

by Craig O'Reilly on Jun 17th, 2020 - 1855 Views

John Healy and The Grass Arena – Craig O Reilly tells us about the new book “The Grass Arena” a biography about author and chess master John Healy The last time he was in prison, John Healy met a man named “the fox”, who spoke to him at length  on the joys of chess. Hoping... 

by Shane Adlum on May 8th, 2020 - 1932 Views

Classic Family Films It has been a difficult time for everybody. With a lot of people out of work, working from home and kids being home schooled, we’re spending more time than ever stuck indoors and looking for ways to keep ourselves entertained.  Films can be the perfect way to spend a few hours... 

by Mahrosh Kanwal on Feb 18th, 2020 - 1352 Views

The Story of St Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is celebrated annually with fervour in memory of martyrdom of Saint Valentine. It is celebrated on 14th of February, every year. Initially the day was celebrated in USA and UK only. But with the globalisation and increasing technology and media coverage,... 

by Shane Adlum on Feb 5th, 2020 - 1469 Views

Oscars 2020 It’s almost that time of year again, when all movie fans eyes will be on the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for the Academy Awards. Here’s a look at some of the main contenders for the big awards of the night. Joker Todd Phillips brings Gotham’s clown prince of crime to the big screen.... 

by Stephen Davis on Jan 21st, 2020 - 1730 Views

Chinese New Year at the Dublin Fruit Market – Stephen Davis tells us about a new Chinese New Year Festival in the recently closed for refurbishments, Smithfield Fruit and Veg Market The Chinese Year of the Rat is nearly upon us and the centrepiece of the celebrations in Dublin will be held this... 

by Shane Adlum on Dec 20th, 2019 - 1665 Views

Alternative Christmas Films Christmas films are such an important part of the festive period. It’s a nice way for the whole family to get together, keep the kids occupied, they can be the perfect way to spend a romantic evening or just simply a great way to escape the madness of the holidays for a... 

by Mahrosh Kanwal on Dec 13th, 2019 - 1784 Views

Christmas in Pakistan Today, I did Choose topic for Article Writing is ‘’Christmas in Pakistan’’. Originally I am Pakistani and belong to big and famous city of Pakistan “Lahore”. Although, Pakistan is an Islamic country and 96.28% population of Pakistan are Muslims. But, it doesn’t mean... 

by Tony Gorman on Dec 6th, 2019 - 1086 Views

Tony Gorman, our non resident – resident poet, as written this beautiful poem to get everybody in the Christmas Mood, with an important message to think of those without this year.  Thanks Tony!  Read More »

by Shane Adlum on Nov 26th, 2019 - 2597 Views

“Our turntables only play in one direction”- The Truth About Hidden Messages in Music The controversy started in the 1960’s with the growing popularity of rock music and the increase in sales of vinyl records. From its infancy, rock music was considered a bad influence on children, teens and young... 

by Stephen Davis on Oct 8th, 2019 - 1431 Views

Statues by Stephen Davis A collection of beautiful shots of statues in our nation’s order tramadol discount capital. Some beautiful Dublin Photography here!                   dekadans.nl  Read More »

by Tony Kennedy on Aug 26th, 2019 - 1527 Views

An Thuras Fada Part VI – Chapter VI of Tony Kennedy’s ‘An Thuras Fada’ now online. This insightful piece of Dublin life perfectly illustrates that Ireland has some wonderful young talent!  Other Chapters available here: V,  IV,  III,   II,   I Despite the fact that Mikey absolutely wanted...