Eoin Butler: writer, journalist and Mayoman of the Year

Tripping Along The Ledge


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The Phantom Supermarket

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Moving house today. Our new neighbourhood seems a bit dodge, but that plush new retail development next door looks alright. Read the rest of this entry »

Published: Evening Herald, September 3 2009

THE BIRD FLANAGAN

471 South Circular, Rialto

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The Bird is a big old barn of a pub in Rialto. The barman sells us raffle tickets with our pints. What’s it in aid of, we ask? He looks back blankly. “Draw is at half ten,” he replies. Fair enough. It doesn’t get much more Dublin than this.

“This is the kind of place I like,” says Aidan, cradling his pint. “Local bar, you know?” Read the rest of this entry »