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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Where are the REAL Vikings?


The crew of replica Viking longship dropped plans to sail across the North Sea because of unfavourable winds and decided to take a tow to Orkney. The Sea Stallion of Glendalough, billed as the biggest ever Viking ship reconstruction, will be towed by a support ship before continuing its voyage to Dublin, where it is set to arrive on 14th August. You can find more info in this post. The plan was to travel from Roskilde to Dublin using only oars and sails - like Viking warriors did 1000 years ago.

Friday, July 13, 2007

Pub where you can serve yourself pints!

It’s every drinkers dream! The Baggot Inn, one of Dublin’s oldest pubs reopened last week after eight years offering the chance to pour your own pint of Guinness.The act of pouring a good Guinness has become an art-form and bartenders are specially trained by Guinness to pour the black stuff.

But now customers can sit around a table with six to eight friends and pour Guinness from a tab, the first time it has been done in the world. Bartenders have been trained to teach customers how to pour pints, while instructions on each table, “the six steps to perfection”, will help amateur pint-pullers.

The Baggot, the oldest pub on Dublin’s Baggot Street and steeped in musical history, was first licensed in 1700 but closed its doors eight years ago. In the Baggot Inn:

- Bono was once turned away from its doors for looking to young until he told the doorman he was the lead singer of the band for the evening

- Tracy Chapman launched her career here

- Bob Geldof had to beg for a month before he was allowed to play a gig

- Fresh from recording studio, David Bowie performed here just to try out new material on a live audience.

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Riverdance returns to Dublin!

Riverdance, the internationally-acclaimed celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has thrilled millions around the world returns to the city where it all began in 1995.

Following the success of 3 sell-out seasons in 2004, 2005 & 2006 Riverdance returns for a fourth summer season to the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. The theatre has re-opened to the iconic strains of Riverdance in June, after five months of extensive renovations. The refurbishment programme include a larger stage, increased orchestra accommodation, the improvement of production and artist facilities, and renovation of the front of house areas.