Eoin Butler: writer, journalist and Mayoman of the Year
Tripping Along The Ledge
hardy bucks
Published: The Dubliner, June 2010“If it didn’t fly in the face of social convention, I think I’d challenge him to a duel…”
A stranger called me a gentleman the other day. Admittedly, I’d just let her muscle past me in the queue for an ice cream van. (She had two small children. I was a single man in the queue for an ice cream van. I figured, she had seniority.) And the people behind me grumbled a bit. But, fuck it, I’ll take my compliments where I get them. Read the rest of this entry »
Handsomest Mayoman contest went right down to The Wire
This night last week I was on the lash in Dublin with Eddie, Buzz and Boo from the Hardy Bucks, celebrating RTE’s decision to commission a second series.* (And that’s before we even know if the first one is any good!) Two days later I was in Dingle, interviewing actor Aidan Gillen about his upcoming series Love/Hate. One of these encounters was wild, raucous and thoroughly enjoyable. The other was stilted and kinda awkward. You’ll have to guess. I’m not going to say. Read the rest of this entry »
“If it didn’t fly in the face of all known social conventions, I’d challenge him to a duel…”
A stranger paid me a compliment the other day. She called me a gentleman. Admittedly, I’d just let her muscle past me in the queue for an ice cream van. (She had two small children. I was a single man in the queue for an ice cream van. Fuck it, she had seniority.) The people behind me grumbled a bit. But I take my compliments where I get them. Read the rest of this entry »
THIS IS FUNNY
Just finished reading a book today called The History of Glue… Read the rest of this entry »