Bad Ambassador Playlist – Friday September 30th

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The Fratellis – Creepin’ Up The Backstairs Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll Leonard Cohen – You Want IT Darker Richard Hawley – Tonight The Streets Are Ours Lou Reed – New Sensations Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out The Duckworth Lewis Method – The Age Of Revolution Tom Waits – Jockey Full Of Burboun Aimee Mann – One Paolo Nutini – Iron Sky Bruce Springsteen – Growin’ Up U2 – All I Want Is You Two Door Cinema Club – Bad Decisions Beck – Jack-Ass Them – It’s All Over Now Baby Blue Johnny Cash – The Man […]

Kids, Books, Spain, Science, Commerce…

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Right. Update to the “stuff I’m doing that you might like to come to” category… Friday October 7th – Fundraiser For Crumlin Children’s Hospital: Given that I spent so much time there as a kid with footballing injuries from sprained ankles to sprained wrists (as well as the memorable fractured arm) I’m delighted to be donating my time to this brilliant event. Tickets HERE. Saturday October 8th – Dromineer Literary Festival: I’ll be chairing the “Meet The Authors” event with guests Aideen Henry, Anthony Glavin and Ann Enright. http://www.dromineerliteraryfestival.ie/full-programme.htm Thursday October 13th – Walk In My Shoes Radio: For one […]

Bad Ambassador Playlist – Friday September 23rd

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The Vines – Ride Kaiser Chiefs – Everyday I love You Less And Less Maximo Park – Apply Some Pressure White Stripes – Fell In Love With A Girl Goldie Lookin’ Chain – Your Missus Is A Nutter MC Solaar – Nouveau Western The Frames – What Happens When The Heart Just Stops Badly Drawn Boy – Once Around The Block Biffy Clyro – Biblical DJ Shadow – Six Days Run DMC – Peter Piper Bell X1 – Rocky Took A Lover Nirvana – Lithium Blur – Tender Leonard Cohen – Tower Of Song Electric Six – Gay Bar Smashing […]

It’s Beer-n A Long Time…

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Yeah, I know. Terrible. Just realised today that it was July the last time I stuck together some pics on craft beers I’ve had over the Summer so let’s remedy that… First one is a little Galway recommendation (even if it is from a crap picture). As both of the brilliant Galway Bay bars are outside the very centre of the city (Oslo is in Salthill, The Salthouse is over the Corrib Bridge beyond Jury’s Inn) the spot for one if you’re around Eyre Square could be O’Connell’s. All the above taps come from there. Speaking of which… The GB collaboration […]

A Few Things In September And October…

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Right, holidays over and stuff starting to come in at a rate of knots. I’m involved in all of the below, you should come along… Wednesday September 21st – An Audience With Donal Ryan: I’ll be talking in front of a live audience to Donal on the launch of his latest novel All We Shall Know about his career to date and his latest work. Tickets HERE. Wednesday September 28th – The 2016 Realex Payments Web Awards: I’m presenting, as usual, but this time in the funky new surroundings of the Liberty Hall Theatre. http://webawards.ie/ Friday October 7th – Fundraiser […]

Bad Ambassador Playlist – Friday September 16th

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Jay Z / Linkin Park – Jigga What / Faint Delorentos – Basis Of Everything Beck – Wow (Mexican Institute Of Sound Remix) Florence & The Machine – Hurricane Drunk Red Hot Chili Peppers – Scar Tissue Royksopp – Eple Stevie Wonder – I Wish The Decemberists – Don’t Carry It All Divine Comedy – Funny Peculiar The Automatic – Monster Young MC – Know How The Who – Won’t Get Fooled Again Seasick Steve – Gentle On My Mind The Velvet Underground – Rock And Roll They Might Be Giants – Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Weezer – I Love The […]