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Pearl Jam joined Springsteen in cancelling North Carolina show over anti-LGBT law. In a statement issued Monday on the band’s website, Pearl Jam called the new law “a despicable piece of legislation that encourages discrimination against an entire group of…
Shakespeare is in Dublin this week! Don’t miss out on the AC Theatre performance, directed and adapted by Peter Reid at The New Theatre in Temple Bar. What would you do if you discovered that your uncle murdered your…
How many people with this surnames have you met? 1. Murphy – The Sea Battlers This surname, which means “sea battler,” translates to Gaelic as MacMurchadh (son of Murchadh) and O’Murchadh (descendent of Murchadh), a derivation of the first…
The European party phenomenon is back in Dublin. Goulash Disko unites all Slavic and Balkan cultures in a musical mashup. Drawing on the famous Slavic hospitality, it has become not only a musical event but also an unforgettable artistic performance,…
Irish hero, James Connolly was born in Edinburgh’s (surprise?) Cowgate area on the 5th June 1868. His parents, John and Mary, were Irish Catholic immigrants who originally came from County Monaghan. Connolly was born in deep poverty, his father worked…
Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose will replace AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson for the remainder of their latest tour, the Australian rock band has confirmed. They postponed the Rock or Bust tour in March after Johnson, who joined AC/DC after…
The pop star has allegedly finished her new album and will be releasing it in short time according to The Las Vegas Sun newspaper. Their (usually reliable in all things Britney-related) reporter Robin Leach say that the album’s lead single…
What would you Rather Do? Rather than hanging out with artists and art aficionados in a field? Rather Gather is a festival run by volunteers of various ethnicities. Their aim is to send art supplies and instruments to refugees who…
Statue of Zeus at Olympia This giant seated representation of the Greek god Zeus was built by the sculptor Phidias around 435BC in the Temple of Zeus at the sanctuary of Olympia. It consisted of a wooden framework covered with…