EVENTS TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY OF SLIGO DOCK STRIKE OF 1913

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Events to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the famous Sligo Dock Strike of 1913 will take place in Sligo on Wednesday the 1st of May

A May Day commemorative ceremony under the auspices of the United Left will be held at 8.00.p.m. in New Street, near the former home of the 1913 Union Leader John Lynch. Following the ceremony at 8.30.p.m. Dr John Cunningham (author and historian NUI Galway), and Mr Brian Scanlon (I.T.G.W.U. and SIPTU activist) will talk on “The Great Sligo Dock Strike of 1913”, in the Glasshouse Hotel. Members of the public are encouraged to attend both events.

Speaking today Cllr Declan Bree said “While 1913 is regarded as the foundation stone of the modern Dublin labour movement it must be pointed out that it is also the foundation stone of the modern socialist and trade union movement in Sligo and the North West.

“The Dublin…

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http://www.cuirt.ie/images/C%C3%BAirt2013.pdf

http://www.cuirt.ie/images/C%C3%BAirt2013.pdf

The Cuirt 2013 program 

Today’s Adventures in Cúirt

The Galway Train

Remember how I have a conflicting love for books and trees? Well, Cúirt found a way to ease the guilt of buying so many books… by planting trees! The Author Tree Planting in Terryland Forest Park is meant to offset the festival’s carbon footprint and maybe make us all feel a little bit better about the way books are made.

It was raining, so the event was sparsely attended, but I got a giggle out of it when Maidhc Danín Ò Sè greeted me as Gaeilge, paused for a beat, then asked “Where are you from?”

“Texas.”

“Ah, Texas. I was thinking you were a bit slow with the Irish.”

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Shoulda Coulda Woulda

The Galway Train

I turned in my 3500-word* Travel Literature essay on Friday night at 11:59pm. I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this, but I wrote about Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise / Before Sunset / Before Midnight cycle of films… have you heard of them?

I know it looks like I turned the paper in at the last second, but that was editing and shaping of the argument (always the hardest part for me). I’ve been researching and writing this thing for weeks (months?), so I was pretty happy with it.

Still, writing is a recursive process and it is tough to turn in off, even after you’ve met your deadline. All weekend, I’ve been having those little attacks of the shoulda-coulda-wouldas. They’ve mostly been mild, though there was one moment when I panicked that I might have left some snarky “I’ll come back and smooth over this” placeholder text in the middle…

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Michael D.

The Galway Train

So Cúirt, ROPES, World Book Night, a paper due on Friday, and bunch of other things have made this a really stressful week, but the President of Ireland smiled at me today, so that has to count for something.

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I’m Still Here!

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Sorry I’m late…but I’ve got an excuse! That was in some comic I used to read as a kid, I think.
So, I’ve missed posting on World Book Day. Major sending to the back of the class for me. And detention too.
Except that it feels like I’m in detention already. It’s a week to written exams, and revision is taking over my world. It’s time to knuckle down and keep going for… just…. another… (gasp)… three… weeks.
In the meantime, there are occasional arty happenings in my world:
An idea for a poem drifted into view yesterday and I managed to hook it and make some notes, before it drifted off again.
Cúirt Festival started in Galway and after today’s work on the Aeneid and Irish history, I will hie myself down to the Town Hall Theatre for an evening with Messrs. Seamus Heaney and Michael Longley. Who’s a…

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Popular Science

Twenty Thirteen

Available online for free. But beware, it’s a rabbit hole.

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Rofi James – Debut Single ‘Love Shot’ Launch Night Tommorrow Night (Friday 26th April 2013)

Event On: Friday 26th April 2013

Venue: The Cellar bar, Eglinton Street, Galway City

Starting at: 9pm/21:00

 

 

The duo  will be launching their  Debut single Love Shot on Friday the 26th of April. There will also be copies of the song on location on the night. Support will be from Galway based acts Padraig Jack and Derek Ellard.They  will hopefully see you there on the night as it will be a guaranteed good night 🙂 (Most of the information from Facebook Event description)

Facebook Event here

Here the song itself:

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The Flirt FM May live session

Event : The Flirt FM May live session

Host by Flirt FM Galway’s Premier Student Radio Station

Date : Thursday, 9 May 2013

TIme : 22:00 until 02:00

Venue: Monroe’s Live

Dominic st. Galway City

Bands on the night :

Flirt FM  are bringing you a selection of music from Ireland featuring

Superblondes : Superblondes have toured extensively around the country and shared stages with artists such as We Cut Corners, Grant Hart(Husker Du), Alabama 3, The Minutes, And So I Watch You From Afar, Reverend & The Makers, Squarehead, Fight Like Apes and Delorentos as well as playing slots at Hard Working Class Heroes and Indiependence. The quintet’s debut EP and single is now available as a download/hard copy from

http://www.superblondesmusic.bandcamp.com

Stephen k : Born in Ireland and raised in America, all this has gone towards giving his music a true Irish/American story telling style!

and last but not least:

Mark Connolly

Fliirt FM has already held two of same event already this year and if they were anything to go by according to sources  the roof shall be raised and the more the merrier people in other words a great night will be had 🙂

More Information available here

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