David Norris in the Irish Presidential Election
May 19th, 2011 by Daragh
A few months ago, I volunteered to get involved with the David Norris for President campaign.
David Norris is an inspiring person, a man of principal, and I firmly believe he is the natural successor to the human-rights defender Mary Robinson, and the bridge-builder Mary McAleese.
I’m enjoying volunteering with the campaign, and I encourage you to get involved too.
If you don’t have the time, at the very least make sure you are registered to vote, and that you get out and vote in the Irish presidential election this October.
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Links January 2011
January 3rd, 2011 by Daragh
Happy 2011 everyone.
New year, and Leo has got a new address for his blog.
David Norris has launched a website for his presidential campaign.
Atheist Ireland have launched a website advocating a secular education system for Ireland. Hear, hear.
Interiors expert and friend of mine Gary Tiernan has moved online and founded uBode, for furniture, interiors and home-wares.
People to watch in the coming year.
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Stuff ‘n things
August 23rd, 2010 by Daragh
ebby will be DJing at RIP, Friday 27th August at the Button Factory, joining Seán John in the main room, while Laura and Evan from The Pulpit will be spinning the vinyls in the Button Factory side bar.
Nominations are open for the Irish Web Awards, and there a some new categories, like best guerrilla social media campaign.
I’ve reached my minimum target for my charity cycle for Temple Street Children’s Hospital, but am still accepting sponsorship.
thisispopbaby’s Electric Picnic lineup looks like a lot of fun…
iPhone thieves may soon have their photo taken, location tagged and transmitted, and the stolen device disabled. These measures may also be used against iPhone owners who jailbreak or otherwise unlock their phone without authorisation from Apple.
Charlie Brooker has written a great piece on the “Ground Zero mosque“.
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Tour de Picnic 2010, for Temple Street Childen’s Hospital
July 27th, 2010 by Daragh
Come September 3rd, I’ll be setting out on a journey from central Dublin to Electric Picnic 2010, at Stradbally, Co. Laois.
The difference from previous years? This year, I’m cycling it, along with 999 others.
The organisers of Electric Picnic have been generous enough to donate 1,000 tickets to the Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street. The aim is to help raise much needed funds for the purchase of medical equipment, developing new services and treatment facilities, and for research.
So please help me reach, and hopefully exceed my minimum target, donate via this link (find the green ‘sponsor me now’ button on the left) and your money will go directly to the charity.
Want to do the cycle yourself? Find out more here.
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Stuff ‘n things
July 6th, 2010 by Daragh
Royseven are playing Milk Music Festival in Westmeath in August. I first saw them when they were known as Jove at the Temple Bar Music Centre (now the Button Factory) years ago, they are fantastic.
Fellow Roscommon-er, Laura Finlay.
Some London-based geeky goodness.
A website for Irish lesbians, but not just interesting to gay girls.
Scarlett Nymph is playing the next RIP.
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Stuff ‘n things
June 24th, 2010 by Daragh
Worth checking out…
Declan Cashin (not a new blog, but a new domain).
Ireland’s first outdoor gay music festival.
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A New Alternative Club
May 29th, 2010 by Daragh
Dublin’s newest occasional alternative gay club. The first is on the Friday 18th June, the first day of the 10 day Dublin Pride Festival 2010.
Disclosure: I’m involved with both of the above events.
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The Golden Age of Video
November 21st, 2009 by Daragh
This is pretty amazing. Thank you Ricardo Autobahn.
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Nominate your favourite Irish websites – The Irish Web Awards 2009
August 26th, 2009 by Daragh
It’s that time of year again – time to nominate your favourite websites for the annual Irish Web Awards.
Do you own, run or have you designed a site that you’re proud of? Even more reason to nominate it. Friday 6pm is the deadline. NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSED.
I’m proud to be involved in this year’s awards in a sponsorship role – Maximise is sponsoring the Best Online Publication category. Who will be the winner? You decide!
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Late Night Cafés in Central Dublin
July 18th, 2009 by Daragh
Sometimes it’s nice to go somewhere for a chat that isn’t a pub, but as Dublin isn’t exactly overstocked with late night coffee joints, here’s a list of possibilities to make life a little easier. The two main critera were that the places must be open after 10pm, and they must not be pubs (though they can serve alcohol).
In no particular order:
Sufi’s Café
45-50 Lower Stephen’s Street, Dublin 2. WiFi? No.Open til 11pm on Friday and Saturday nights (10pm Sunday – Thursday) with a great selection of teas and coffees and food. Last orders taken 30 minutes before closing time.
Botticelli’s
3 Temple Bar, Dublin 2. WiFi? No.Popular with tourists, Botticelli’s has a small handful of tables, and serve good coffee and delicious (but expensive) Italian ice-cream til midnight.
Irish Film Institute
6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. WiFi? Yes, free.As well as the arthouse cinema and bookstore, the IFI houses a cafe that serves teas, coffees and food until 10.30pm.
Tea Garden
7 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1. WiFi? Yes, free.Open til 11pm 7 nights a week, Tea Garden is 100% dedicated to tea. The place is run by a friendly Slovakian guy, who has gathered a vast range of every imaginable variety of tea go choose from. You’ll hardly notice that they don’t serve coffee. Open til midnight, doors shut at 11pm.
Insomnia @ Spar
19-20 Dame Street, Dublin 2. WiFi? No.Open 24 hours, so if you don’t mind the fluorescent lighted environment of a convenience store, then this is for you. As convenience store cafes go, it’s not bad, with an elevated seated area looking out onto the hustle and bustle of Dame Street. Insomnia usually have great combo deals, like a sandwich and coffee for €5, and their coffee is one of my personal favourites, as it comes with a double espresso shot by default.
The Gigs Place
South Richmond Street, Portobello, Dublin 2. WiFi? No.More of a diner than a cafe, the Gigs Place is popular with the alternative music crowd, who pile in after Whelan’s and the Village close. In existance since 1970, it was popular with feminists in the early days, and more recently celebs such as Bono and footballer Robbie Keane have been spotted within. Open from midnight every night, until 5.30am Sunday-Thursday, and 6am Fridays and Saturdays.
Manhattan Café
23 Harcourt Road, Dublin 2. WiFi? No.The Manhattan is a pure greasy spoon, with fry-ups, tea/toast, and a sketchy clientèle but it’s usually peaceful enough and the prices are reasonable. Only open at nighttime and the queue sometimes goes around the corner.
Carluccio’s Caffè
52 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. WiFi? No.The coffee here is seved in continental type small cups, which doesn’t satisfy everyone (me being one). This place is quite popular however for its food, and there’s often a queue for tables. Open til 10.30pm every night except Sundays, when it closes at 10pm.
Café Moda
192 Lower Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6. WiFi? No.Not strictly city centre, but worth a mention as it’s open til 5am on Friday and Saturday nights. Open til midnight all other nights.
Joy of Coffee
25 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland. WiFi? Yes, free.Joy of Coffee lives up to it’s name as the coffee is lovely. It’s open til 12.30am on Saturday nights, and closes between 10.30 and 11pm other nights. It’s also worth checking out for the delicious pastries. (UPDATE, 2/3/2010: Joy of Coffee is now called the Brick Alley Café.)
Havana
South Great Georges Street, Dublin 2. WiFi? Yes, free.Havana is a tapas bar, but they also serve tea and coffee until 10.30pm Sunday-Wednesday, and 11.30pm Thursday to Saturday.
Thanks to Mollydot, Holbrook Fields, Maxi Cane, RoryWallace, Samuel Marr, Alexia Golez, Threnn, James Pelow, Ian Murphy, Eoin O’Faolain and Dave Donovan for their help with compiling this list.
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