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Poitín, the old and the new

01 Tuesday Sep 2020

Posted by Mel Healy in Film and TV, Miscellaneous

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drink, history, Irish life

Poitín has a very special place in Irish popular culture. For much of its history this potent brew and the making thereof have been strictly illegal. Continue reading →

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Atom Egoyan, a ‘Marmite director’?

13/05/2020

On two of the Canadian Armenian director’s earlier films – “Felicia’s Journey” and “Calendar”

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Emergency Marmalade from Stoneybatter

23/03/2020

Recipe for a sort of citrus preserve you can make from leftover orange peel

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Emergency soda bread (of the nutty brown variety)

16/03/2020

A quick recipe for brown soda bread, with extra nuttiness of nuts and seeds

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‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ and ‘Eyeless’

31/12/2019

I’ve not even seen it yet, but it already looks stunning and sounds intriguing… Céline Sciamma’s latest film Portrait de …

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The long read: Alan Clarke’s Troubles

23/10/2019

Alan Clarke’s rarely shown but brilliant films “Contact” and “Elephant”, about the conflict in the North of Ireland

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Scott Walker and Wally Stott

02/10/2019

A Scott Walker documentary and the work of Wally Stott / Angela Morley…

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Where’s the headphones?

11/03/2019

I love TV shows about how albums are made…

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The best atonal banjo solo ever

05/02/2019

Merle Hazard, Alison Brown and atonal music

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