Part 2 of a 3-part series by Tomas O’Riain
Marino and Ballymun represent two radically different housing models for rehousing Dublin's tenement dwellers. Marino became one of Ireland's most celebrated social housing schemes, while Ballymun's towers were demolished in the 1990s–2000s as Europe's largest urban regeneration project.
Architecture and Design
Marino (1924–1929) Garden suburb movement with an English influence, inspired by Hampstead and Bedford Park, London. It’s low-density geometric layout with varied house styles grouped around...
Growing Pineapples in Connemara
Let’s get exotic. This was a real and fascinating part of Victorian estate horticulture in Connemara. The best-known example is Kylemore Abbey, where...
Activist: "Your cows are putting carbon into the atmosphere."
Farmer: "Where did they get it?"
Activist: "What?"
Farmer: "The carbon. Where did the cows get it from...
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Fintan O'Toolebox talks to Séamus about his new book which looks back at the crazy days of Lockdown: Social distancing, masks, screaming zombies and all the other fun stuff....
With only days until Ireland’s fiasco presidential election there are growing fears that the lacklustre campaign of two mediocre and unpopular candidates and the...
Saint Malachy, a 12th-century Irish bishop and mystic, is most famously associated with a series of prophecies attributed to him about the succession of...
In a landmark ruling that should be banner headlines in the mainstream media but isn’t, the European Court of Justice ruled that doctors who injected people with the toxic...
Gay porn star/ clown/ TV show producer turned overnight strategic military genius Volodymyr Zelenskyy was met off the plane by the “Tee Shock” (Gaylick for “Prime...
“Enigmatic”
Surely that’s the first word that comes to mind when hearing the name Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy: A man who rocketed to frame as the great...
In the past you were made promises that weren’t kept. Remember, those canvassing politicians and aspiring politicians have nothing to offer you but promises. They are under no obligation...
Why weren't we told about this before?
It turns out that airplanes will some day be powered by human fudge.
But here’s our question: How is it that all the marvellous engineers...
Holier than thou Jeffrey Donaldson a bastion of Northern Irelands Unionist establishment, leader of the DUP and Westminster MP for Lagan Valley has been...
The Government’s draconian hate-speech bill wasn’t strong enough for Sinn Fein. They wanted it expanded to give the undocumented illegals special protection under the...
It’s time for the formation and the establishment of a new Gaelic Society, but not for a Gaelic revival such as happened during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Gaelic culture...
Only 6 billion survivors left on planet earth.
When will the nightmare end?
That’s the question that’s been on the minds of several officials at WHO...