Eoin Butler: writer, journalist and Mayoman of the Year

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THIS IS FUNNY

hipsters
How many hipsters does it take to fix a lightbulb? Read the rest of this entry »

IN MY ROOM (1964)

BUTLER ON THE ROCKS

lobster_2Day 5 of my Portugese sojourn: still no sign of Jose (or Maddie). Above is a pic of me chilling out by the pool. I seem to have gotten a little bit sunburned. Who could have predicted that this would ever happen to a red-haired, fair-skinned, balding Irish man who scoffed at wearing sunblock in a really sunny country? Nostradamus maybe… In other news, my blog hits have (bizarrely) gone up during the time I’ve been away. Clearly, the public are responding well to there being less Eoin Butler on EoinButler.com. Sobering stuff.

Here, since my brain is too frizzled to think of anything else to post, are some… Read the rest of this entry »

WALKIN’ AFTER MIDNIGHT (1957)

FOR ME IS IMPORTANT

jose-mourinho_1218950c Yo, I’m in Portugal on a junket until Sunday next. I’m bringing my laptop and have been made some (not entirely convincing) promises about internet access at the hotel. If that doesn’t materialise then the blog is likely to be fairly quiet in the mean time (unless of course this Ben guy continues wielding the righteous sword of truth in the comments section.) Anyway, the week promises to be a Special One. Oh and Elisa, my phone was out of power. I only got your message now. Miss you already darlin’.

SCHOOL’S OUT

20-rock-n-roll-high-schoolIt’s a bank holiday, the sun is out and… I’m off to Cavan for the weekend. Well, that’s two reasons to be cheerful. Before I go I should mention:

1. My Morrissey symposium story appeared in the Ticket today. You can read it here.
2. The Lisa Hannigan story is in the Irish Times magazine tomorrow.
3. The backlash against the Steve Appleton backlash is underway here and here.
4. And finally, I just got served with a summons to appear in court on June 5th. WTF? I’m an innocent man… I’m going out the front door with Gerry etc. etc.
5. Have a great weekend!

FILLMORE JIVE (1994)


Goodnight to the rock n’ roll era…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMMY!

gift-voucherToday is my mother’s birthday. It’s a special birthday (with a zero on the end) so I decided to buy her a special present. And with the appropriate-present-buying accumen for which I am rightly renowned, it wasn’t long before those ideal gift ideas were just piling up. Read the rest of this entry »

READERS LETTERS

mailbag-2Dear Eoin,

I’ve never been lucky in love. My first husband Michael was great with the kids and the sex was fantastic. But one day he ran off with my best friend Tracy and stole all our money.

Then I found new love with Dan. He was great with the kids and the sex was fantastic. But he ran off with my brother-in-law Pete and the contents of my lingerie drawer. Read the rest of this entry »

EVERYBODY BE COOL, THIS IS A ROBBERY

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