Handful Of Earth, An Essential Scottish Folk Album With Obscenely Good Guitar Playing

Too often, I end up never getting to see my favourite musicians play, travel anxiety makes it difficult to see them in Dublin, and impossible to see them outside Ireland. And I can be so scatterbrained at times that they will come to play in my city and I will simply be unaware of it. … Continue reading Handful Of Earth, An Essential Scottish Folk Album With Obscenely Good Guitar Playing →

Which Titanic Film Is Most Accurate?

Today is the one hundred and eleventh anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. And many films and mini serieses (what’s the plural of series anyway? You know I never thought about that until right this moment) have been made about it over the years, most with about as much accuracy as eh, come on, … Continue reading Which Titanic Film Is Most Accurate? →

Charles Lightoller, The Unsung Villian Of The Titanic

The Titanic sank 111 years ago, but while the ship was considered unsinkable, what unfortunately don’t seem to be unsinkable are the various myths and over-simplifications surrounding it. There’s the idea that so many died because there weren’t enough lifeboats (an oversimplification). The idea that First Officer Murdoch shot and killed a passenger and and … Continue reading Charles Lightoller, The Unsung Villian Of The Titanic →

I Never Thought I’d Get To See Star Trek II, the Wrath Of Khan On The Big Screen

Well, almost as a way of apologizing for the previous two years, 2022 had two events I thought I might never get to experience. In June there was the Yes concert. I never would have imagined I’d get to see them play their album Close to the Edge in full. I’ve done a blogpost on … Continue reading I Never Thought I’d Get To See Star Trek II, the Wrath Of Khan On The Big Screen →

So Why Does My Blog Look Better All Of A Sudden?

So anyone who's been reading my blog for a while will probably notice that it looks a lot more organized and professional, like it's gotten a serious upgrade. Because I'm new to blogs, I asked my cousin and friend Oisín O' Mahony to help me with the buisiness of making the blog better to look … Continue reading So Why Does My Blog Look Better All Of A Sudden? →