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Step Back in Time in the Modern Luxurious surrounds of the Mercantile Hotel

After a spot of shopping, a walk in the Phoenix Park or a good auld fashioned stroll around Temple Bar there can be nothing better than a few pints, a bite to eat and world class entertainment in the Mercantile Hotel. Sitting just a short walk from Temple Bar it is no surprise that a steady stream of patrons have made a beaten track to the Mercantile where traditional high standards of customer service are matched with newly refurbished modern luxurious surrounds.

The Mercantile has a world renowned reputation for setting the bar high when it comes to customer satisfaction. The Mercantile had its grand reopening a few weeks ago and that refurbishment has simply added to that which went before. The refurbishment is tasteful and delightful and makes one feel that there has been a real investment of time and energy here, not to mention money in what are difficult economic times for everyone.

When one enters the Mercantile one is captured by the soft aroma of good cooking, classical socialising and the anticipation of an evening filled with world class entertainment. The bar food is of the highest quality and for this writer that food was complemented by a perfectly poured pint of Arthur’s best, cool, creamy dreamy pour of Guinness that is so often spoiled by the rushed hand of a tourist driven industry.

The Mercantile has been based in Dame Street in one form or another since 1835 and it is that classic tradition combined with a pleasant ambiance and layout that makes the Mercantile an Oasis of comfort and luxury in a wilderness of uncertainty. (Review by Dasher©, September, 2011)

Mercantile Hotel: Obama Dublin Ireland Visit

Mercantile Hotel: Obama Dublin Ireland Visit: "WESTLIFE, IMELDA May and Jedward, along with actors Brendan Gleeson, Stephen Rea and Gabriel Byrne, will warm up the crowd at Monday’s publi..."

Obama Dublin Ireland Visit

WESTLIFE, IMELDA May and Jedward, along with actors Brendan Gleeson, Stephen Rea and Gabriel Byrne, will warm up the crowd at Monday’s public event for US president Barack Obama at College Green.
Sporting stars Padraig Harrington, Robbie Keane and Brian O’Driscoll are expected to make appearances, as are Sharon Shannon, Mundy, the Coronas, the Irish Chamber Orchestra, soprano Celine Byrne and Co Monaghan songwriter Ryan Sheridan. The event, described by the Government as a “public celebration”, was planned to last 90 minutes, but may be shortened. Some acts may be dropped.
Mr Obama is scheduled to arrive back from his visit to Moneygall, Co Offaly, during the performance, and will be introduced by Taoiseach Enda Kenny. He will be accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, but the couple’s children, Malia and Sasha, are not attending as they are in school.
The event is open to the public and is free. Tickets will not be required. People have been advised to go early – security gates open at 2pm, three hours before entertainment starts.
The public should enter the security gates at the intersection of Parliament Street and Dame Street in front of Dublin Castle. They will have to arrive from the west or north as other access routes will be blocked. Adjoining streets will be blocked and car parking severely restricted.
Signs, banners, food and beverages will not be allowed, though cameras and mobile phones will be.
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton is scheduled to meet Mr Obama when he travels on to London on Tuesday.
A US diplomatic source said the visit, which includes his family homestead in Moneygall, was primarily a personal journey: “He knows plenty about his Kenyan side; now he’s anxious to know about the Irish side of his family”.
The visit will cause some air traffic disruption next week, mainly when Mr Obama arrives at Dublin airport on Monday morning and departs on Tuesday morning.
The Irish Aviation Authority said other air traffic would be suspended for about half an hour on each day.
It isn’t clear how many people will attend the College Green event, but the venue was chosen because it could accommodate crowds of varying size. Signposts, street lamps and other street furniture were being removed yesterday for the event.

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DUM DUM GIRLS
Fri 01 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
DUM DUM GIRLSFriday 1 April€17.50 more info on DUM DUM GIRLS


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delorentos
Fri 01 Apr 2011 20:00 (Music / Concerts)
Age Limit: 18+ delorentos more info on delorentos


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The Herbaliser
Fri 01 Apr 2011 23:00 (Music / Concerts)
THE HERBALISER(Ollie Teeba Dj Set)Friday 1st AprilDoors: 11pm Tickets: €10 more info on The Herbaliser


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Shane Davis and the Jigsaw Jam
Fri 01 Apr 2011 20:00 (Music / Concerts)
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Indesit Mod Fest w/ Secret Affair
Fri 01 Apr 2011 19:30 (Music / Concerts)
Sean Fletcher & Modern Media in assocation with Indesit presentINDESIT MOD FESTFeaturingSECRET AFFAIR + PURPLE HEARTSFriday 1st AprilDoors: 7:30pmTickets: €49.50 incl booking fee for 2 days available from Ticketmaster more info on Indesit Mod Fest w/ Secret Affair


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TUPELO
Sat 02 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Tupelo are an exciting, new, original, acoustic roots act consisting of 5 members. With an eclectic line-up of instruments which includes banjo, guitar, fiddle, saxophone and double bass, Tupelo’s sound is fresh and unique in today’s world of endles. more info on TUPELO


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The Saw Doctors
Sat 02 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
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Indesit Mod Fest w/ From the Jam
Sat 02 Apr 2011 19:30 (Music / Concerts)
Sean Fletcher & Modern Media in assocation with Indesit presentINDESIT MOD FESTFeaturingFROM THE JAM + THE LAMBRETTASSaturday 2nd AprilDoors: 7:30pmTickets: €49.50 incl booking fee for 2 days available from Ticketmaster more info on Indesit Mod Fest w/ From the Jam


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Noah and the Whale
Sun 03 Apr 2011 19:00 (Music / Concerts)
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Voxillary
Sun 03 Apr 2011 15:00 (Music / Concerts)
Lao Che plus support more info on Voxillary


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Children Of Bodom
Tue 05 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Time: 6pm Finland's metal sensation CHILDREN OF BODOM have confirmed an exclusive Irish show in Dublin's Vicar St on Tuesday 5th April 2011.This will be part of the massive 'The Ugly World Tour 2011' that the band will embark upon in support of the... more info on Children Of Bodom


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The Ugly World Tour 2011 at Vicar Street
Tue 05 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Ensiferum and Machine Supremacy will all rock Vicar Street in Dublin on Tuesday April 5 next year. Tickets are priced €35.50, doors open at 5:30pm, and the gig finishes at 11:00pm. It is an over 14s show and under 18s... more info on The Ugly World Tour 2011 at Vicar Street


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The Ugly World Tour 2011 at Vicar Street
Tue 05 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Ensiferum and Machine Supremacy will all rock Vicar Street in Dublin on Tuesday April 5 next year. Tickets are priced €35.50, doors open at 5:30pm, and the gig finishes at 11:00pm. It is an over 14s show and under 18s... more info on The Ugly World Tour 2011 at Vicar Street


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KRISTA DETOR
Tue 05 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Krista Detor is a performer out of Bloomington, Indiana, whose album, Mudshow was released in 2006 to international critical acclaim, garnering an average of 4+ star reviews, and reaching the #1 spot on the Euro-Americana Chart. Signed in Europe wit... more info on KRISTA DETOR


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Bell X1
Wed 06 Apr 2011 20:00 (Music / Concerts)
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KENDEL CARSON
Wed 06 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Oldflattop.com presentsKENDEL CARSON(ex The Paperboys) with Dustin BentallTICKETS:€12.50 (incl fees) available from WAV Tickets [1890 200 078], www.tickets.ie and www.ticketmaster.ie.http://www.kendelcarson.com Upstairs in Whelan's, 25 Wexford St.Do... more info on KENDEL CARSON


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UK Pink Floyd Experience
Thu 07 Apr 2011 19:30 (Music / Concerts)
The 9-piece "UK Pink Floyd Experience" replicates the line up of the full live Pink Floyd touring band of the late 80’s and 90’s. With state-of-the-art sound and a spectacular light show, the aim is to perfect the atmosphere of the great Pink Floyd . more info on UK Pink Floyd Experience


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Bell X1
Thu 07 Apr 2011 20:00 (Music / Concerts)
Bloodless Coup Album Release Show more info on Bell X1


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Ryan Sheridan Announces New Whelan’s Date
Thu 07 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
After selling out his first Whelans show in record time, the meteoric rise of Ryan Sheridan continues as he announces details of a new Whelans show on Thursday April 7. Tickets are priced €12 and are now on sale.Things are moving fast for Ryan. Afte... more info on Ryan Sheridan Announces New Whelan’s Date


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Grace Pettis
Thu 07 Apr 2011 21:00 (Music / Concerts)
Grace Pettis performs for "Chick Singer Night" more info on Grace Pettis


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RYAN SHERIDAN
Thu 07 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
After selling out his first Whelan’s show in record time, the meteoric rise of Ryan Sheridan continues as he announces details of a new Whelan’s show on Thursday 7th of April.Tickets priced €12 inclusive of booking fee go on sale from Ticketmaster. more info on RYAN SHERIDAN


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THE SHOOS
Fri 08 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
mcd.ie presentsTHE SHOOS+ guests.Fresh from their hugely successful support slot for Maroon 5 at the Grand Canal Theatre, The Shoos have just announced an exclusive headline performance at Whelan’s on Friday, April 8th.Dublin four piece The Shoos ca... more info on THE SHOOS


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BRAD PITT LIGHT ORCHESTRA
Fri 08 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
CLOCKWORK APPLE PRESENTS:BRAD PITT LIGHT ORCHESTRA+ NORABELLAhttp://clockworkapplepresents.wordpress.com/ Upstairs in Whelan's, 25 Wexford St.Doors: 8pmTickets: €10 more info on BRAD PITT LIGHT ORCHESTRA


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Seeping Into Cinemas
Fri 08 Apr 2011 20:00 (Music / Concerts)
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CLOCKWORK APPLE PRESENTS: BRAD PITT LIGHT ORCHESTRA, LITTLE XS FOR EYES & SEEPING INTO CINEMAS
Fri 08 Apr 2011 20:30 until 23:30 (Music / Concerts)
CLOCKWORK APPLE PRESENTS: Brad Pitt Light Orchestra, little xs for eyes & Seeping into Cinemas Admission €10 - April 8th - Upstairs Whelans - 8pm Clockwork Apple returns this April 8th with a line up consisting of 3 unique and incredibly talented ... more info on CLOCKWORK APPLE PRESENTS: BRAD PITT LIGHT ORCHESTRA, LITTLE XS FOR EYES & SEEPING INTO CINEMAS


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46th National Band Championships of Ireland
Sat 09 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Time: 9am – onwards The Irish Association of Brass & Concert Bands presents 46th National Band Championships of Ireland. This exciting competition promises to provide a vibrant and entertaining day of all types of music for everyone to enjoy, and ... more info on 46th National Band Championships of Ireland


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TODAY IS THE DAY
Sat 09 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
US noise merchants Today Is The Day make a long overdue return to Irish shores when they play Whelans on Saturday 9th April. Main support will be Retox, featuring members of The Locust and Swing Kids, with Dublin’s Drainland opening the show. Doors ... more info on TODAY IS THE DAY


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The Low Anthem
Sun 10 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
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Sun 10 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Beautiful South frontman Paul Heaton has just announced a return to Dublin at Whelan’s, Wexford Street, on Sunday 10th of April.After the Housemartins disbanded in the late ′80s, Paul Heaton fronted the Beautiful South, a group that mirrored the Hou. more info on


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AFRICA UNITE
Mon 11 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
AFRICA UNITE, a reggae band from Turin, named after one of Bob Marley’s songs and leaded by Bunna and Madaski. They formed in 1981, when R.N.Marley prematurely died.For 25 years AFRICA UNITE have been producing high quality music, their background b... more info on AFRICA UNITE


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TIR NA NOG
Tue 12 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
TIR NA NOGTuesday 12 April€15 more info on TIR NA NOG


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Adele
Tue 12 Apr 2011 19:00 until 23:00 (Music / Concerts)
Adele burst onto the scene in 2007 when her debut hit single Chasing Pavements topped the UK charts on its release. Her debut album 19 saw her stock rise even higher gaining the young English singer-songwriter a Mercury Prize nomination for 19 and tw... more info on Adele


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J MASCIS
Wed 13 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
It’s all but inconceivable that J Mascis requires an introduction. In the quarter-century since he founded Dinosaur (Jr.), Mascis has created some of the era’s signature songs, albums and styles. As a skier, golfer, songwriter, skateboarder, record . more info on J MASCIS


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Back to the 80s: the Totally Awesome Musical
Wed 13 Apr 2011 until Fri 15 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Time: 8pm (Matinee: 14th April at 3pm) DCU Drama presents Back to the 80s: the Totally Awesome Musical. In aid of Barretstown Children’s Camp. Back to the 80's tells the story of the senior class of William Ocean High School that graduated in the ... more info on Back to the 80s: the Totally Awesome Musical


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Beady Eye
Thu 14 Apr 2011 19:00 (Music / Concerts)
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Fighting for Jane
Thu 14 Apr 2011 20:00 (Music / Concerts)
Charity Gig. Headline Act Fighting for Jane, Guests to be announced more info on Fighting for Jane


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Martin A. Egan Band + Brian Conniffe and Suzanne Walsh
Thu 14 Apr 2011 08:00 until 22:30 (Music / Concerts)
Martin A. Egan and his Band return to Whelans to Road Test New Material and plug his Current Album "The Tune" Released on his own Slinky Vibe Label in March 2010. Egan regarded by many as one of the most Radical Songwriters of his Generation retired ... more info on Martin A. Egan Band + Brian Conniffe and Suzanne Walsh


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Fighting for Jane
Thu 14 Apr 2011 20:00 (Music / Concerts)
Fighting for Jane headline charity gig. Special Guest Eamon Brady more info on Fighting for Jane


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FIGHTING FOR JANE
Thu 14 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Fighting for Jane successfully merge the intimacy of a singer-songwriter with mainstream indie pop/rock-their female vocalist,strong rhythm and bass section along with catchy guitar and synth lines,they are showing themselves to be ones to watch. Gr... more info on FIGHTING FOR JANE


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Maeve Higgins
Fri 15 Apr 2011 until Mon 04 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Maeve Higgins at the Whelan's. more info on Maeve Higgins


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Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band
Fri 15 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Time: 8pm With the sound of a roaring Big Top at The Galway Arts Festival and the memory of a wonderful night open air at The Iveagh Gardens, Dublin in July still fresh in his mind, Josh Ritter brings his Royal City Band back to Dublin for a show o... more info on Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band


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Beady Eye
Fri 15 Apr 2011 19:00 (Music / Concerts)
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ENEMIES
Sat 16 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
The Richter Collective presentsENEMIES+ ALARMIST & CROUPIER.NEW 7” VINYL SINGLEAfter the success of the band’s debut album We’ve Been Talking, Wicklow, Ireland-based instrumental four-piece Enemies will release a limited edition 7” vinyl featurin more info on ENEMIES


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N-Dubz
Sun 17 Apr 2011 19:00 (Music / Concerts)
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SAGE FRANCIS
Sun 17 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Harmonic presentsSAGE FRANCIS+ guestsTickets on sale Feb11th, 9am priced €20 (including booking fee) from WAV Tickets [lo-call 1890 200 078] www.tickets.ie & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. 0818 719 300 – Republic of Ireland customers 0844 277 4455. more info on SAGE FRANCIS


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GIG FOR GARY
Mon 18 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Special Guest Eric Bell,Business Blues Band, The Gary Moore Story, Swampsnake Whelan's, 25 Wexford St.Doors: 8pmTickets: €10 more info on GIG FOR GARY


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KEN ZAZPI
Tue 19 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
Few bands have been so successful from the release of their first album. The five members of Ken Zazpi and their melodic pop-rock seduced thousands of fans with a large number of successful singles from the “Atzo da bihar” album (Yesterday is tomorr. more info on KEN ZAZPI


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Paul Shevlin - Levity Breaks
Wed 20 Apr 2011 20:00 (Music / Concerts)
Supporting A Plastic Rose, Paul Shevlin and band play Dublin as part of the Backfire tour. New single 'Backfire' is released on 28 March 2011 on Di Di Mau. more info on Paul Shevlin - Levity Breaks


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A PLASTIC ROSE
Wed 20 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
A Plastic Rose are here to inject some much needed passion into our lives. The Belfast/Sligo four piece have been blowing minds all over the UK and Ireland with their incendiary live shows, and are set to release their debut mini-album, The Promise ... more info on A PLASTIC ROSE


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The Rubberbandits announce Olympia Theatre date
Thu 21 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
To celebrate the release of their second single “ I Wanna Fight Your Father”, The Rubberbandits have announced a live show at The Olympia Theatre on Thursday 21st April with tickets going on sale on Tuesday 1st March. Having taken the world by storm. more info on The Rubberbandits announce Olympia Theatre date


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Gun Runner
Thu 21 Apr 2011 20:00 (Music / Concerts)
Supporting 'We Go Go' and 'The Vibes' more info on Gun Runner


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WE GO GO & THE VIBES
Thu 21 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
We Go Go and The Vibes play upstairs in whelans on Thursday 21st April, as part of their joint Irish tour, The tour has taking in venues both north and south of the border, with an attack on the UK also planned for late summer. The tour has been des... more info on WE GO GO & THE VIBES


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PETE COURTNEY
Mon 25 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
plus guests.Pete Courtney has released two albums. The first, “One Of These Kids” was released on the 25th April 2001 in Whelans. This special Easter Monday show will mark the tenth anniversary of that show with a celebration of the songs that make . more info on PETE COURTNEY


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MARY GAUTHIER
Fri 29 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
MARY GAUTHIERFriday 29 April€23 more info on MARY GAUTHIER


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Ben Glover
Fri 29 Apr 2011 20:00 (Music / Concerts)
Support to Mary Gauthier more info on Ben Glover


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The Quarrymen
Fri 29 Apr 2011 19:30 (Music / Concerts)
John Lennon’s Original QuarrymenTHE QUARRYMEN+ NovastoneFriday 29th AprilDoors: 7:30pmTickets: €23 plus fees more info on The Quarrymen


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LOW SEA
Fri 29 Apr 2011 (Music / Concerts)
+ guestsIreland-based duo Low Sea combine warped seasick-shoegaze, nostalgic pop melody and fuzzed-out dreampop, all cemented on a solid krautrock platform. With sounds that reference everything from Suicide to Spacemen 3, A.R.Kane to Mazzy Star, Gi... more info on LOW SEA


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Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds
Sat 30 Apr 2011 20:00 (Music / Concerts)
ADRIAN EDMONDSON & THE BAD SHEPHERDS+ guests Saturday 30th AprilDoors: 8pmTickets: €25 incl bkg fee available from WAV Tickets [lo-call 1890 200 078], www.tickets.ie, Ticketmaster & Soundcellar more info on Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds

Mercantile Hotel: Saint Patricks Day 2011 Ireland -

Mercantile Hotel: Saint Patricks Day 2011 Ireland -: "Lá 'le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig17th March 2011 St Patricks Day19th March 2011 Rugby Ireland v England (Aviva Stadium)22nd March 2011 Ky..."

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Lá 'le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig

17th March 2011 St Patricks Day

19th March 2011 Rugby Ireland v England (Aviva Stadium)

22nd March 2011 Kylie in the O2

23rd March 2011 Kylie in the O2

When I was growing up Saint Patrick was always somewhere to be seen or heard. Pictures of Saint Patrick hung in every Catholic House and his name was a regular feature of conversation, St Patricks School, St Patricks well, Saint Patricks Chair, Saint Patricks Church, Saint Patricks Monastery, Saint Patricks Day and so on. All I can say is that Saint Patrick was a very busy man while in Ireland.

The pictures that I have posted with this Hub are pictures of a Round Tower that is built on the site of one of the many monasteries that Saint Patrick established while in Ireland. To be honest in recent years much that surrounds Saint Patrick has been commercialised, Saint Patrick's Day has become renowned the world over as a Day of Drinking and celebration, which is great, but I honestly like to focus on all the great works that Saint Patrick done when he was in Ireland. I love visiting the many sites where Saint Patrick established his churches and monasteries, most now lay in ruins but there is something spiritual about these sites, something mystical.

In the summer time each year people from all over the world travel to Ireland to climb one of Ireland's highest Mountains in Westport, County Mayo. At the top of this mountain there is a small church that was built on the spot where Saint Patrick spent some days praying and reflecting on his ministry. Thousands of people come to this mountain each year to pray and pay their respects to the man who brought Christianity to Ireland.

Saint Patrick is known the world over, and on the 17th of March 2010 the world will celebrate his special day. Also on Saint Patrick's Day political leaders from Ireland will attend the White House and present President Obama with a bowl of shamrock. This is a tradition that spans many decades, and setting aside politics for a moment, it is an important symbol of the relationship between Ireland and the USA. This relationship is covered more deeply in my Hub "Ireland's Love Affair With America", however, it is enough to say here that Ireland is an adopted American State.

Ireland's relationship with America is unique, our forefathers went to America to seek a better life, our brothers and sisters today continue to go to America to seek a better life. President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, who was murdered in 1963, was and remains one of our greatest gifts to the American people. JF Kennedy showed the Irish people that it was possible for Irish people to reach their full potential in the USA. I know his political outlook did not suit everyone, but this is about the symbol not the politics.

Many Mothers and Fathers cried as their sons and daughters boarded the boat for America, but they knew in their hearts that America offered opportunities that Ireland as a small Island nation could not. Throughout American society the Irish can be found, they did not all make it good, but those that did never forgot their people back home. Each year gifts of clothes and money would be sent back to family and friends, American brand names were often first seen in Ireland when they arrived in the post.

During the recent economic success in Ireland (1997-2006) the American imprint is not hard to find. American companies invested heavily in Ireland, at one point during the peak of the economic boom, one in every ten people employed in industry in Ireland were employed by American companies. We are now in economic recession, however, that’s how capitalism works, ups and downs, swings and roundabouts. It is again to America that Ireland looks for investment and innovation. It should be said at this point that while we love America, we do not always agree with its foreign policy, we recently banned American planes from bringing prisoners or arms through our Shannon Airport, once we were told that was happening.

Chuck Feeney and other successful Irish Americans have pumped hundreds of millions into our universities and research and development facilities. It is this type of investment and foresight that gives Ireland hope for the future. We love big macs, coke, KFC just as much as any New Yorker, during the summer months our Island is awash with Irish Americans who return home to the mother land.

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Lá 'le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig

Many small businesses in Ireland depend on the trade generated by American tourism in Ireland, last year we seen a decline in visitors due to the weak dollar compared to the Euro, but hopefully that will change this year. The American Embassy in Dublin, Ireland, is a focal point for the Irish American axis, following 9/11 tens of thousands of Irish people queued up to sign a book of condolences for the victims of that cowardly attack. The vast majority of people in Ireland are not supportive of any acts of terrorism, whether that terrorism be carried out by a democratically elected government or a subversive organisation.

The Irish people love America and for all the right reasons. The Irish people love the idea of the American dream, we know that that dream has been shattered for many in recent times, but tomorrow is another day. Saint Patrick offers the Irish and Irish Americans the opportunity to celebrate all that is good about the Irish people. The world will join in that celebration, I will take fresh shamrock from my garden and wear it proudly on the 17th of March, I will attend the local town parade and I will enjoy the company of those who love Ireland and our relationship with America.

JF Kennedy 46 years after his brutal murder continues to hang on the walls of many Catholic homes here in Ireland, this shows the depth of feeling that the Irish people have for our American cousins. Ireland is the adopted State of the USA and we wish everyone the world over a very happy Saint Patrick's Day.

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Valentines Day Special -

When we think of Valentine’s Day we don’t automatically think of Great Britain in the nineteenth-century. However, it was in Great Britain in the nineteenth-century that the sending of Valentine cards became a fashion. This cottage industry of card making and sending for Valentine’s Day was soon viewed as a possible commercial enterprise.

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Esther Howland was to many an ordinary woman living in Worcester, Massachusetts. However, Esther had a keen eye for business and so it was that in 1847 Esther established a very successful home based business making Valentine Cards. Many women today who aspire to being self- employed in their own business need look no further for inspiration than Esther Howland.
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Esther used the British card models to design and fashion her Valentine Cards. Esther had identified a commercial niche in the market and filled it with her beautiful cards. What an inspiration Esther remains today, at a time when many women were expected to know their place, Esther struck a blow for women and their rights to equality and freedom.

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America which is world famous today for its hello and goodbye greetings, "You have a nice day now", was no different in the 19th century. The Valentines card become very popular in 19th Century America and its commercialisation just went from strength to strength.
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Indeed it is fair to say that the Valentine Card introduced in America by Esther was the fore runner to the array of general greeting cards found now in America for all and every occasion. The Valentine cards were the blue print for the commercialisation of all American holidays, where people now exchange cards and greetings as a way of saying thanks.

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Each year across the world there are approximately one billion Valentines cards exchanged, who could ever have imagined that. With cards selling for anything from $1 to $50 + this is big business indeed. Indeed Valentine’s Day is only out done by Christmas in the card sales industry. When one adds to card sales the sales of romantic dinners, wine, fancy underwear, chocolates, teddy bears and so on and so forth this is certainly a mass market at an otherwise commercially quiet time of the year.

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It is also worth noting that study after study shows that men spend twice as much on Valentine’s Day as women do. One wonders why this is. It is also worth noting that in 1797, fifty years before Esther Howland launched her card business, a British publisher had issued The Young Man’s Valentine Writer. This booklet contained dozens of verses and romantic lyrics for those young men who could not find their own words to describe their feelings for the woman they loved.

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One wonders if the publication of such a book in 1797 suggests that men may be the ones that treat Valentines with the seriousness it deserves. It is also worth noting that during this period when postage was so expensive most cards were delivered by hand. Later of course with the advent of the penny stamp postage system, cards could be sent by post. This of course was less personal and lacked the face to face contact and hand touching of the previous century.
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Esther was not the only one to tap into the commercialisation of Valentine cards, indeed numerous cards were being produced with drawings and verse. The printing presses could now mass produce cards and these were known as 'mechanical valentines'. So now we had mass production and cheaper postage. And human kind being what it is meant that cards could now be sent anonymously by post, It also meant that the prudish Victorian caution was gone and cards became more saucy.

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It was now possible to send a card containing a saucy verse and drawing to the person you may simply have fancied. Today of course things have gone a step further. The introduction of the Internet has seen an explosion in the number of greetings and exchanges between people from different continents and cultures. Cyber space is the new meeting place for millions of people. Not only do people now meet and exchange greetings on the internet but they can meet their life partner on the net.

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Saint Valentine would be happy that so many people honour his name with love and friendly greetings. The man himself was a Christian Martyr; he was a Priest in Rome who was murdered around the year 269 AD.

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Saint Valentine is laid to rest in Dublin, Ireland. His relics are interred at the Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church. They were presented as a gift to the Carmalite Order from Pope Gregory xvi in 1835.
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Mercantile Hotel: Valentines Day Special -

Mercantile Hotel: Valentines Day Special -: "When we think of Valentine’s Day we don’t automatically think of Great Britain in the nineteenth-century. However, it was in Great Britain i..."

Valentines Day Special -

When we think of Valentine’s Day we don’t automatically think of Great Britain in the nineteenth-century. However, it was in Great Britain in the nineteenth-century that the sending of Valentine cards became a fashion. This cottage industry of card making and sending for Valentine’s Day was soon viewed as a possible commercial enterprise.

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Esther Howland was to many an ordinary woman living in Worcester, Massachusetts. However, Esther had a keen eye for business and so it was that in 1847 Esther established a very successful home based business making Valentine Cards. Many women today who aspire to being self- employed in their own business need look no further for inspiration than Esther Howland.
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Esther used the British card models to design and fashion her Valentine Cards. Esther had identified a commercial niche in the market and filled it with her beautiful cards. What an inspiration Esther remains today, at a time when many women were expected to know their place, Esther struck a blow for women and their rights to equality and freedom.

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America which is world famous today for its hello and goodbye greetings, "You have a nice day now", was no different in the 19th century. The Valentines card become very popular in 19th Century America and its commercialisation just went from strength to strength.
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Indeed it is fair to say that the Valentine Card introduced in America by Esther was the fore runner to the array of general greeting cards found now in America for all and every occasion. The Valentine cards were the blue print for the commercialisation of all American holidays, where people now exchange cards and greetings as a way of saying thanks.

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Each year across the world there are approximately one billion Valentines cards exchanged, who could ever have imagined that. With cards selling for anything from $1 to $50 + this is big business indeed. Indeed Valentine’s Day is only out done by Christmas in the card sales industry. When one adds to card sales the sales of romantic dinners, wine, fancy underwear, chocolates, teddy bears and so on and so forth this is certainly a mass market at an otherwise commercially quiet time of the year.

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It is also worth noting that study after study shows that men spend twice as much on Valentine’s Day as women do. One wonders why this is. It is also worth noting that in 1797, fifty years before Esther Howland launched her card business, a British publisher had issued The Young Man’s Valentine Writer. This booklet contained dozens of verses and romantic lyrics for those young men who could not find their own words to describe their feelings for the woman they loved.

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One wonders if the publication of such a book in 1797 suggests that men may be the ones that treat Valentines with the seriousness it deserves. It is also worth noting that during this period when postage was so expensive most cards were delivered by hand. Later of course with the advent of the penny stamp postage system, cards could be sent by post. This of course was less personal and lacked the face to face contact and hand touching of the previous century.
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Esther was not the only one to tap into the commercialisation of Valentine cards, indeed numerous cards were being produced with drawings and verse. The printing presses could now mass produce cards and these were known as 'mechanical valentines'. So now we had mass production and cheaper postage. And human kind being what it is meant that cards could now be sent anonymously by post, It also meant that the prudish Victorian caution was gone and cards became more saucy.

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It was now possible to send a card containing a saucy verse and drawing to the person you may simply have fancied. Today of course things have gone a step further. The introduction of the Internet has seen an explosion in the number of greetings and exchanges between people from different continents and cultures. Cyber space is the new meeting place for millions of people. Not only do people now meet and exchange greetings on the internet but they can meet their life partner on the net.

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Saint Valentine would be happy that so many people honour his name with love and friendly greetings. The man himself was a Christian Martyr; he was a Priest in Rome who was murdered around the year 269 AD.

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Six people have died and six others were injured when a plane travelling from Belfast City Airport crashed in fog at Cork Airport today, a Cork County Council spokesman said.

There were 10 passengers and two crew aboard the Metroliner sw4 light aircraft, which crashed on Runway 17 of Cork Airport at 9.51am this morning.

Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness spoke of their shock over the crash.

Mr Robinson said: “This is a terrible tragedy and my thoughts are with the families of the bereaved.

“My thoughts are also with the injured and I hope that they will make a full and speedy recovery.”

The deputy First Minister said: “I am shocked at this news and want to convey my condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of those who have lost their lives in the plane crash.

“My thoughts are also with those who have been injured.”



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When we think of Valentine’s Day we don’t automatically think of Great Britain in the nineteenth-century. However, it was in Great Britain in the nineteenth-century that the sending of Valentine cards became a fashion. This cottage industry of card making and sending for Valentine’s Day was soon viewed as a possible commercial enterprise.

Esther Howland too many was an ordinary woman living in Worcester, Massachusetts. However, Esther had a keen eye for business and so it was that in 1847 Esther established a very successful home based business making Valentine Cards. Many women today who aspire to being self employed in their own business need look no further for inspiration than Esther Howland.

Esther used the British card models to design and fashion her Valentine Cards. Esther had identified a commercial niche in the market and filled it with her beautiful cards. What an inspiration Esther remains today, at a time when many women were expected to know their place, Esther struck a blow for women and their rights to equality and freedom.

America which is world famous today for its hello and goodbye greetings, "You have a nice day now", was no different in the 19th century. The Valentine’s card become very popular in 19th Century America and its commercialisation just went from strength to strength.

Indeed it is fair to say that the Valentine Card introduced in America by Esther was the fore runner to the array of general greeting cards found now in America for all and every occasion. The Valentine cards were the blue print for the commercialisation of all American holidays, where people now exchange cards and greetings as a way of saying thanks.

Each year across the world there are approximately one billion Valentine’s cards exchanged, who could ever have imagined that. With cards selling for anything from $1 to $50 + this is big business indeed. Indeed Valentine ’s Day is only out done by Christmas in the card sales industry. When one adds to card sales the sales of romantic dinners, wine, fancy underwear, chocolates, teddy bears and so on and so forth this is certainly a mass market at an otherwise commercially quiet time of the year.

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It is also worth noting that study after study shows that men spend twice as much on Valentine’s Day as women do. One wonders why this is. It is also worth noting that in 1797, fifty years before Esther Howland launched her card business, a British publisher had issued The Young Man’s Valentine Writer. This booklet contained dozens of verses and romantic lyrics for those young men who could not find their own words to describe their feelings for the woman they loved.

One wonders if the publication of such a book in 1797 suggests that men may be the ones that treat Valentine’s Day with the seriousness it deserves. It is also worth noting that during this period when postage was so expensive most cards were delivered by hand. Later of course with the advent of the penny stamp postage system, cards could be sent by post. This of course was less personal and lacked the face to face contact and hand touching of the previous century.

Esther was not the only one to tap into the commercialisation of Valentine cards, indeed numerous cards were being produced with drawings and verse. The printing presses could now mass produce cards and these were known as 'mechanical valentines'. So now we had mass production and cheaper postage, and human kind being what it is meant that cards could now be sent anonymously by post. It also meant that the prudish Victorian caution was gone and cards became sauceier.

It was now possible to send a card containing a saucy verse and drawing to the person you may simply have fancied. Today of course things have gone a step further. The introduction of the Internet has seen an explosion in the number of greetings and exchanges between people from different continents and cultures. Cyber space is the new meeting place for millions of people. Not only do people now meet and exchange greetings on the internet but they can meet their life partner on the net.

Saint Valentine would be happy that so many people honour his name with love and friendly greetings. The man himself was a Christian Martyr; he was a Priest in Rome who was murdered around the year 269 AD.

Saint Valentine is laid to rest in Dublin, Ireland. His relics are interred at the Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church. They were presented as a gift to the Carmalite Order from Pope Gregory xvi in 1835.

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When we think of Valentine’s Day we don’t automatically think of Great Britain in the nineteenth-century. However, it was in Great Britain in the nineteenth-century that the sending of Valentine cards became a fashion. This cottage industry of card making and sending for Valentine’s Day was soon viewed as a possible commercial enterprise.

Esther Howland too many was an ordinary woman living in Worcester, Massachusetts. However, Esther had a keen eye for business and so it was that in 1847 Esther established a very successful home based business making Valentine Cards. Many women today who aspire to being self employed in their own business need look no further for inspiration than Esther Howland.

Esther used the British card models to design and fashion her Valentine Cards. Esther had identified a commercial niche in the market and filled it with her beautiful cards. What an inspiration Esther remains today, at a time when many women were expected to know their place, Esther struck a blow for women and their rights to equality and freedom.

America which is world famous today for its hello and goodbye greetings, "You have a nice day now", was no different in the 19th century. The Valentine’s card become very popular in 19th Century America and its commercialisation just went from strength to strength.

Indeed it is fair to say that the Valentine Card introduced in America by Esther was the fore runner to the array of general greeting cards found now in America for all and every occasion. The Valentine cards were the blue print for the commercialisation of all American holidays, where people now exchange cards and greetings as a way of saying thanks.

Each year across the world there are approximately one billion Valentine’s cards exchanged, who could ever have imagined that. With cards selling for anything from $1 to $50 + this is big business indeed. Indeed Valentine ’s Day is only out done by Christmas in the card sales industry. When one adds to card sales the sales of romantic dinners, wine, fancy underwear, chocolates, teddy bears and so on and so forth this is certainly a mass market at an otherwise commercially quiet time of the year.

St Valentine

It is also worth noting that study after study shows that men spend twice as much on Valentine’s Day as women do. One wonders why this is. It is also worth noting that in 1797, fifty years before Esther Howland launched her card business, a British publisher had issued The Young Man’s Valentine Writer. This booklet contained dozens of verses and romantic lyrics for those young men who could not find their own words to describe their feelings for the woman they loved.

One wonders if the publication of such a book in 1797 suggests that men may be the ones that treat Valentine’s Day with the seriousness it deserves. It is also worth noting that during this period when postage was so expensive most cards were delivered by hand. Later of course with the advent of the penny stamp postage system, cards could be sent by post. This of course was less personal and lacked the face to face contact and hand touching of the previous century.

Esther was not the only one to tap into the commercialisation of Valentine cards, indeed numerous cards were being produced with drawings and verse. The printing presses could now mass produce cards and these were known as 'mechanical valentines'. So now we had mass production and cheaper postage, and human kind being what it is meant that cards could now be sent anonymously by post. It also meant that the prudish Victorian caution was gone and cards became sauceier.

It was now possible to send a card containing a saucy verse and drawing to the person you may simply have fancied. Today of course things have gone a step further. The introduction of the Internet has seen an explosion in the number of greetings and exchanges between people from different continents and cultures. Cyber space is the new meeting place for millions of people. Not only do people now meet and exchange greetings on the internet but they can meet their life partner on the net.

Saint Valentine would be happy that so many people honour his name with love and friendly greetings. The man himself was a Christian Martyr; he was a Priest in Rome who was murdered around the year 269 AD.

Saint Valentine is laid to rest in Dublin, Ireland. His relics are interred at the Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church. They were presented as a gift to the Carmalite Order from Pope Gregory xvi in 1835.

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