10 green [juicy] bits…
top of my list – has to be this free gig in for the smithfield festival in Dublin. This Saturday & Sunday. drop down say hello – i’ll be there On that note…. Ireland is more expensive than the UK …..? I think I’ve just blown that arguement to absolute pieces…. or found a retirement [...]
{ all posts, uncategorized } { One comment }join a garden group….?
any of the these describe you…. ? are you interested in the greeny garden outdoors kinda thing but don’t want to fall asleep within the first 7 minutes seconds ….? what if we became the hippest bunch of jimmedy crickets ever to cross the green line ? A bit like the Dublin Twook Club crossed [...]
{ all posts, garden group } { 20 comments }creating a garden at the smithfield festival ’09
Do you remember Urban Garden Smithfield that took place last year…? There are a lot of elements involved in it. But from my point of view…. it’s obviously got to to be about gardens. This year it going to be a little different. This year I’m building a garden. Of sorts. I can’t really tell [...]
{ all posts, my show garden[s] } { 4 comments }recycling in dublin….
I always wanted to meet the lads in one of these places. No particular reason. Just intrigue I guess. And it’s important. And I guess I irregularly get those calls saying ‘do you know if they take that kind of stuff….’ Nice lads. Very interesting place. more information at the Dublin waste website
{ all posts, grow your own } { 0 comments }national organic awards & week
with all this talk of the FSA reports, Richard Corrigan talking about putting peoples heads in deep fat fryers – funny thing is its all just a big mix up still, nice while the press and pr train rolled once again That said Richard also dislikes Bord Bia who once again will run national organic [...]
{ all posts, grow your own } { 0 comments }how green is… [are] colum & robbie
At the bankers comedy club, trinity street, dublin I had the absolute honour to see the performance of and after meet with genius comedian & gentleman Colum Mc Donnell. After the show fellow comedian met up with us so we could find out just how green they realy are…. I apologise in advance for the [...]
{ all posts, smile...? } { One comment }looking for a painter & decorator in dublin…?
Do you remember the pink boat story….? I remember when I discovered our ‘sponsor’ actually was not ‘going to be involved’. My head went in my hands. A new low had arrived. Then it was decision time. Could I actually build a garden. With no money. One of my first calls – I rang Dave. [...]
{ all posts, office } { 2 comments }rediscover [y] ing ballymun….
when one thinks of a town in North Dublin called Ballymun, it’s maybe not so usual that ‘recycling’ would be the associated word that would first come to mind. Surpringly, possibly – it should be. As I walked around it was amazing to see the old Ballymn versus the new. The contrast, infallable. The new [...]
{ all posts, grow your own } { 8 comments }bord bia invests €1m irish export market
First up a quick peek at the market place. Here’s the stats: Ireland’s agri-food sector plays an important role in the Irish economy, accounting for almost 9% of employment and 10% of Irish exports. As much as 65% of manufacturing exports by Irish-owned firms are estimated to consist of food and drink. The UK is [...]
{ all posts, ireland } { 0 comments }how green is… a knight[s]?
Courtesy of the carlsberg comedy festival I was in the Iveagh gardens to meet and interview some of Irelands finest comedians on Sunday. The funny thing I guess is that whilst I knew who was performing at the event… I never expected that 2 knights would pass my way. I just couldn’t resist…..
{ all posts, smile...? } { 2 comments }how green is… david mc savage
At the carlsberg comedy festival I met with up Irish comedian David Mc Savage. The reason I went to meet David of course was to find out just how green he really is…. One tries ones best. But it doesn’t always go according to plan….
{ all posts, smile...? } { 0 comments }how green is….. john bishop
Courtesy of the carlsberg comedy festival & the culch.ie team I had the absolute honour to see the performance of and after meet with legendary comedian & gentleman John Bishop. I always usually have to edit interviews – a heck of a lot – But in John’s case….. I simply couldn’t. The reason I went [...]
{ all posts, smile...? } { 3 comments }how green is…. joerg steegmueller
Introduced to me through my good friend Darragh Doyle, recently I had the privelige to meet with Joerg Steegmueller of The Dublin Event Guide. Apart from being one of the most interesting people I have ever met, Joerg is also one of lifes genuine nice guys… plus he has a sense of humour Have a [...]
{ all posts, smile...? } { One comment }dis – assembling a garden shed…?
I don’t need help asking for directions… I don’t need you to help me… and I’ll take that shed down with one swift blow of a sledge hammer…. Want to do ‘man things‘ this weekend? But you ‘have to‘ do it ‘nice and neatly‘ …? ….and don’t forget to ‘tidy those tools away when you’re [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 0 comments }Father Collins Park
I was talking to a friend of mine, Aidan, gate miester extraordinaire and part time garden enthusiast…. he was telling me about this [now] park that used to be a field where he and his Father used to hunt when he was younger… Peter, you just got to go & see this park… it is [...]
{ all posts, parks & places } { 9 comments }
