Punk music is alive and well in Dublin city. It is a sign of the times that punk rock is flourishing again. People are angry and disillusioned with their governments, unemployment and tax increases. What better way to express this than through music. Revolution is in the air and the music we breathe. Way back in 1981, Paranoid Visions exploded out of the Iri ...

Hello again!If you're at a loose end this weekend (nothing to do!), then head to Howth. Why? Well, if you haven't heard already, it's a fantastic part of Dublin with beautiful scenery and marine life. Howth is a great spot for viewing seals and if wildlife isn't your thing, then Howth Head is a great walk and has beautiful scenery. This weekend the town will come ...

Students are forever asking me where they can pick up musical instruments and accessories in Dublin city. Luckily the city has a decent selection of shops in and around the city centre. Here's a quick guide to some of them. Waltons is one of Dublin's best known outlets for all things musical. They have two shops, one on Frederick Street and a larger one on N ...

Ireland is rich in literature and always has been. Over the next few months I will be dedicating a post a week to Irish writers. I feel I should begin with who is probably the country's best known and loved, James Joyce. Joyce was born in Rathgar, Dublin 6, in 1882. He was the eldest of ten surviving children. Naturally, families were larger back then, even ...

TV ads and radio ads are showing nothing but Irish fans getting ready for Euro 2012. The atmosphere is building up already and Irish fans are making plans for the competition this summer. Many are going, but most will be celebrating the occasion at home on the Emerald Isle, as Giovanni Trapatonni's men head to Poland.The last time Ireland reached the European Cha ...

Dublin has always prided itself on creativity and art. Thanks to a novel idea by Dublin City Council, boring traffic light boxes will soon be given a make-over by artists in the city.As part of Dublin City Council's Beta Project, they are offering artists €111 to paint a design onto various control boxes around the city centre. The boxes are usually a dull grey ...

Hello again! This week the school will be making a short trip to the Monster Truck Gallery in Temple Bar. Situated in the heart of Dublin city, the gallery has played host to many abstract audio and visual exhibitions since it opened in 2004.The space now has two separate galleries, Gallery 1 and 2, and this week Gallery 1 shows the work of Irish artist Hugh Dela ...

This week's cultural excusrion is to The Little Green Gallery for a one-off art exhibition on the cartoon character Tintin. The exhibition has been running since Good Friday and Ulearn will be visiting Friday the 13th, yes Friday the 13th, to see what Dublin's artists have to offer.The Adventures of Tintin is of course the famous cartoon series written and create ...

This week Irish television screens will be showing plenty of documentaries and films on the infamous Titanic story. The reason being that the famous ship was built and set sail from Irish shores. Built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast city, the RMS Titanic started it's voyage in Southampton, England. It's story will never be forgotten.After hitting an iceberg on t ...

You'll probably have noticed lots of rigby on TV recently. That's because the European Rugby Cup is in coming to an exciting climax. The ERC is a club championship, basically the equivalent of the Champions League in soccer. Irish teams have always done well and this year is no exception.The competition started in 1995 and allows clubs from Ireland, Italy, France ...