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ST. PATRICK WITH THE EEJITS - PAUL, FRANCE, 17 MARCH2011

Posted in irish culture, Irish music on Mar 16th, 2011 No Comments »

Seán Baite of these shores will be playing tomorrow in Pau, France, as part of the EEjits.
All welcome!

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HELP WANTED: FORTHCOMING FILM SET DURING THE RECENT GENERAL ELECTION

Posted in irish culture, Irish Society, politics/Ireland on Mar 1st, 2011 No Comments »

[If anyone can help out here, please leave a message or email “ec” at
dublinopinion@gmail.com
Cheers.]
‘Wanted: Politics Junkie with a reasonably empty Sky+ box or similar to contribute labour and disk space to the ongoing preparation of an ‘Hour of the Furnaces’ style agitprop film set in contemporary Ireland.
Anyone interested please apply within/below.

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“Brian Cowen & the seven deadly sinners”

Posted in irish culture on Feb 24th, 2011 No Comments »

This fast-paced no holds barred new show takes a satirical look at the comings and goings of Brian, Bertie, Brian L., Mary, Charlie, Olli and the rest of our capable leadership as they indulge in some familiar sins in the run up to another farce / election.
“Well there’s the proof people of Ireland. At approximately […]

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BANANA REPUBLICAN

Posted in irish culture, Irish working Class Culture, politics/Ireland on Feb 15th, 2011 No Comments »

Video from Captain Moonlight.

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YOU’RE ONLY A SCUMBAG ADDICT IN IRELAND IF YOU ARE POOR

Posted in irish culture, Irish Middle Class on Dec 29th, 2010 6 Comments »

President Mary McAleese led tributes to Ryan, describing him as “an extraordinarily talented broadcaster whose unique communication skills and larger than life persona entertained and enlivened a national audience over many years”. (Irish Times, 30 April 2010)
Senator Prendergast described the popular presenter as a man with amazing confidence, a larger than life persona and a […]

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An Apology (with not even so much as?.?.?.?) OR How we bankrupted the country and no one seems to mind that we’ve gotten away with it.

Posted in Bankrupt ireland, irish culture, Irish Economy on Dec 6th, 2010 No Comments »

[A new song by The Drop of a Hat. To listen to and download, click here.]
Written by Colm Hall
Oh stop complaining, and pay back the money
Your country now owes as it goes down the swanee
It’s all our fault, though we’ll never […]

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INDEPENDENTS DAY, SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2010

Posted in irish culture on Nov 2nd, 2010 No Comments »

Full details are available here.
I’m going to be manning a stall at this fair, selling books and journals relating to Irish labour and working class history, most of them priced between €2 and €5.
I’m open to haggling, so come along and if there’s a few items that you like, well, make me an offer!
I need […]

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DOLE TV: PROGRAM FOUR

Posted in Bankrupt ireland, irish culture, Irish Society on Oct 19th, 2010 2 Comments »

Dole TV : Program 4 from DCTV on Vimeo.

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BRIAN LENIHAN: THE IRISH ECONOMY IS BACK ON TRACK

Posted in irish culture on Sep 25th, 2010 5 Comments »

Exports are growing. New order books are expanding and business confidence has improved markedly since last year. Tax revenues are stabilising, public expenditure is under control and our budget deficit will shrink next year,” (Brian Lenihan, 24 September 2010)

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THIRTY WAYS TO SPEND YOUR POST-SSIA CAREER

Posted in RTE, irish culture on Sep 6th, 2010 7 Comments »

Lest we forget…

Brendan Investments Pan European Property Plc was the name of the company which Eddie Hobbs was associated with, which promised to give you ‘the opportunity to invest in both commercial and development properties in Europe.’
That last sentence makes sense once you watch the video.
Eddie spends a large part of the clip telling people […]

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