In The Untouchables, a journalist asks Prohibition enforcer Elliot Ness what he will do if the American government goes ahead with plans to repeal their anti-drink laws. ‘I think I’ll have a drink’ is his pithy reply. Calais-born and Dublin raised Aeneas Coffey – the scourge of the distilling trade in Ireland – went one better when he […]
Tag: ireland
Nose, palate, Finnish
I spotted an Irish-looking name in an article in The Helsinki Times about how the Finnish capital was about to get its first distillery in 125 years, thanks to two Finns and a chap named Séamus Holohan. I contacted Séamus and chatted to him about chasing his dream to the frozen north. Ireland and Finland […]
‘We didn’t know we were so thick’
They say that, and yet: Mr O’Donnell, a successful corporate lawyer, and Mary Pat, a psychiatrist, quietly and quickly built up an impressive property portfolio during the height of the boom. It was valued at €1.1bn and got the couple onto Ireland’s rich list. Their portfolio stretched from Dublin to London, Stockholm and Washington. […]
Trevor O’Connell’s photos from the Knockmealdown Mountains.
Beautiful photos of Cork harbour by sailing enthusiast – and former classmate of mine – Nicholas Bourke.
Dave McGrath’s photos of Cork wildlife.
Images of education in Galway at the turn of the century from the Cheatham Collection.
Expressions of Cork by Michael Fahy.
Sunset off Baltimore yesterday, as snapped by Comeragh Photo.
Marking a Guinness barrel in St James’s Gate brewery in Dublin in ye olden days.
Triple Distilled Communications 