Archive for June 8th, 2007
Why, That’s Delightful! Graham Linehan’s Blog
If you want to explore the more bizarre corners of the Internet as filtered through the mind that co-created Father Ted and Black Books, and more recently brought us The IT Crowd, then check out Why, That’s Delightful!, Graham Linehan’s irresistable Hompendium of Dorithies. Be warned, you may be there for a while.
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That’s Pirate Radio Part 4 – The Big Three
None of the listeners knew, but there was more than one law being broken at Radio Dublin. Eamon Cooke was later convicted of sexually abusing some of the many young girls who hung around his house and, when he went on holiday in April 1978, most of his DJs left having burned his transmitter. >>> (more…)
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Quiz - Nicknames of Dublin Landmarks
Where are, or were, the following Dublin landmarks?
- The Dick with the Stick
- The Chime in the Slime
- The Fag on the Crag
- The Floozy in the Jacuzzi
- The Flue with the View
- The Hags with the Bags
- The Stiletto in the Ghetto
- The Tart with the Cart
Answers just a click away >>> (more…)
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The Dark Days of Clontarf in the 1960s
I mentioned this in a comment on another post yesterday, so I thought I’d put up the full story today. John McGahern’s The Dark was banned in 1965. A primary school teacher on leave of absence, he was ‘advised’ not to return to his job in Clontarf. When he reported for duty, he was sacked. The parish priest said that not only had his writing caused trouble, but he had also got married in a registry office. >>> (more…)
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That’s Pirate Radio Part 3 – Fighting the Law
When Doctor Don joined A.R.D. after his bust-up with Captain Cooke, both pirate crews started to fight a literal battle, sabotaging each other’s equipment. This climaxed in a head-on crash in the Phoenix Park between Cooke’s famous white 1958 Jaguar and Doctor Don’s more modest car. >>> (more…)
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