reblog: Pope & the Ticketmaster (30 years ago today)

29/09/1979it was cold dark and very early in the morning, 2005 tickets were sold to the parish and this is ticket number 2002 (752 child). We got the old diesel train from Bayside toAshtown. Ashtown was a deserted and closed down station until 4 weeks before the big day, its platforms were extended to accommodate the extra…

Digital Radio DAB+

Athena Media’s Digtal Radio report suggests DAB+ as a way forward for local national and quasi national broadcasting. RTE has no problem going DAB+. 20,000 DAB radio sets are not forward compatible and will be unable to get the improved DAB+ signal. RTE closed down all its medium wave (MW) services & said the budget…

camera never lies

1. clouds need foghorns 2. & 3. STOP 4. Keep Your Job Vote No. sticker from Maastricht Treaty Referendum 5. Joe Costello TD at Wynns Hotel 24/09/2009 6. Coca Cola worker explains what Coke wants workers to agree to, Blair Horan in the background. 7. Coca Cola sim city advert 8. Helen Shaw of Athena…

on yer bike

the new hire a bike station on Leinster Street South (between Nassau Street and Clare Street). Not many people know the name of this street, but it is where the car was burnt out after the love ulster parade turned into a local hoodie riot with the GardaĂ­. See and download the full gallery on…

awards before cuts

Would the Government cut health and education service providers that were nominated for the Taoiseach’s Public Service Excellence Awards 2010? I would hope thousands of public servants would use the awards scheme as a way to inform the Taoiseach of the great work our public servants do. Tens of thousands of nominations. Send them in.…