Eoin Butler: writer, journalist and Mayoman of the Year

Tripping Along The Ledge


hot pants

They say the guy has a metal plate in his head…

lightening storm
Now I don’t know if that’s true or not. But once, when we got caught out in a thunderstorm, I noticed him sprinting for the clubhouse in a manic, zigzag pattern – like a soldier dodging sniper fire… Read the rest of this article here.

Published: Evening Herald, March 2010

Break for the Border

Stephen Street, Dublin 2

break for the border
It’s Thursday night in Break for the Border, a sprawling open-plan bar on split levels. There are pool tables and waitresses in hot pants. Rock and roll blasting from the speakers. Yee-haw! Why the hell haven’t I been here before?

Aidan wants to play pool. I hate pool. He always beats me. We find a table. Read the rest of this entry »