1169 and counting is a marvellous site with, as the title suggests, a long long memory. Unashamedly unreformed Republican in its perspective, it is never less than compelling reading for any one interested in the Irish Question. Just keep on scrolling.
Great little review of Listening to Van Morrison by Griel Marcus… It’s a short book, not a biography or a career survey, but an attempt to follow those moments in Morrison’s music, as he’s made it from his first records with Them, from Belfast in 1965 to the present day, when something happens that breaks [...] read our review »
More as a trailer than a review – as it’s out on Thursday– I draw attention to Fintan O’Toole’s latest polemic “Enough is Enough – how to build a new Republic“. Fintan has been promoting the book vigorously on this side of the water, on Radio 4’s Start the Week and here at greater length [...] read our review »
It took me a long time to warm to advertising agencies. The first time I worked with one I was working in sales management on Fairy Washing Up Liquid. I was due to attend a meeting at which I was to be told what consumers really thought of the brand. I remember my reluctance to [...] read our review »
*Blush* !
Was’nt expecting that !
Thanks for the kind comment , ‘Slugger’ – am choking-up here .
Thanks for the plug – might win that damn award yet ….. !
Sharon.