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December 18, 2008

Ronnie McGrew - My Dublin: Episode 9

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Ronnie McGrew

Ronnie McGrew appears every Thursday on the Irish Sentinel to talk about the town he loves so well. This week he reflects on Dublin’s new found multi-culturalism.
Ronnie McGrew thinks people who do the 12 pubs of Christmas should be shot in the hoop. “What’s wrong with just staying in one pub? Yiz are not perpetual [...]


December 4, 2008

Black guy nobody’s heard of sells out O2 for 14 nights

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Arts & Entertainment

Music industry insiders were baffled by the rush to buy tickets for American singer John White - who has since gone on to sell out the new O2 Arena for a record 14 nights.
They hired market research company, Phil’s Market Research, to look into the phenomenon and the results showed that 99% of people had [...]


November 27, 2008

Ronnie McGrew - My Dublin: Episode 6

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Ronnie McGrew

Ronnie McGrew appears every Thursday on the Irish Sentinel to talk about the town he loves so well. This week he talks about driving around Dublin in your car, and he longs for the old days.
Ronnie McGrew Rickrolled the entire cast of the 1968 Gaiety panto, before Rick Astley had even been born.


November 24, 2008

Balbriggan plagued by spate of Velociraptor attacks

Fintan Chevalier
Posted by : Fintan Chevalier
Filed under : Irish News

The sleepy suburban shit-pit known as Balbriggan, Co. Dublin has apparently been overrun by a series of unprovoked velociraptor attacks. The Garda switchboard has been inundated with reports of the acid-spitting dinosaurs wreaking havoc on the local townsfolk.
At 2.15pm, a group of pensioners were set upon by the rampaging raptors at a bus stop in [...]


November 21, 2008

Life going from bad to worse for owls

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Irish News

Concerned DSPCA officials are appealing for witnesses after a series of assualts on owls in parks across Dublin.
The latest incident, which took place in Marlay Park at the foot of the Dublin mountains, saw an owl taken from a tree and punched repeatedly in the face. The owl was then left dazed and confused on [...]


November 19, 2008

Iris Robinson welcomes most Irish shoppers

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Irish News

It has been widely reported in recent days that many Irish shoppers will cross the border to do their Christmas shopping this year.
With the favourable exchange rate between sterling the euro consumers are voting with their feet and buying groceries, alcohol and their presents in towns throughout Northern Ireland. Despite concerns from the various Chambers [...]


November 13, 2008

Ronnie McGrew - My Dublin: Episode 4

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Ronnie McGrew

Ronnie McGrew appears every Thursday on the Irish Sentinel to talk about the town he loves so well. This week he looks at back at some famous Dublin characters and the blind kiosk men of Crumlin and Drimnagh.
The value of your Ronnie McGrew may go down as well as up.


November 6, 2008

Ronnie McGrew - My Dublin: Episode 3

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Ronnie McGrew

Ronnie McGrew appears every Thursday on the Irish Sentinel to talk about the town he loves so well. This week he focusses on the famous Dublin sense of humour and some of his favourite comedic moments.
Ronnie McGrew is regulated by the financial regulator.


October 30, 2008

Ronnie McGrew - My Dublin: Episode 2

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Ronnie McGrew

Ronnie McGrew appears every Thursday on the Irish Sentinel to talk about the town he loves so well. This week he looks at walking through Dublin and his favourite trails.
Ronnie Grew is also available for Christmas parties, corporate entertainment, children’s birthdays but not Bar Mitzvahs as he’s allergic to Jews.


October 23, 2008

Ronnie McGrew - My Dublin: Episode 1

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Features, Ronnie McGrew

The Irish Sentinel is pleased to announce a new weekly series of audio download podcast radio show type things. They feature well known Dublin folk singer, poet and breakdancing champion, Ronnie McGrew.
Ronnie made his name as the lead singer with rough and tumble folkies ‘The Stoneybatter players’ who later changed their name to ‘The Liffey [...]