Road Closures for Saturday Protest

The protesters will begin to gather on Cook Street from 1:30 PM. This is unusual as protests normally begin at the Garden of Remembrance.

They will travel up Winetavern Street, St Michaels Hill, left onto Christchurch place, Lord Edward Street, Dame Street, Lower Grafton Street, Nassau Street, Clare Street, Merrion Square West and Merrion Square South, where a stage will be set up and speeches will be held until around 5 PM.

It is expected that the march will take up to two hours to cover the distance and considerable traffic disruption can be expected as a result as a rolling road closure will follow the protest.

The following Road will be closed from 11 am Friday the 8th of February.

Cook Street,
Merrion Square West
Merrion Square South.
Merrion Row/Merrion Street Upper Access to the Merrion Hotel will be maintained

The following no parking restrictions will be in place from 9 PM tonight.

Fitzwilliam street Lower
Mount Street Upper from Fitzwilliam street Lower to Stephens Place/James Street East
Merrion Square South
Merrion Square West
Leinister Street South
Nassau Street
Frederick Street South
Dawson Street from Molesworth Street junction to Nassau Street
Cook Street

The Dublin Bus stop usually located on Merrion Square South will be located to Fitzwilliam Street Lower for the duration of the event.

Playlist for Thursday 7.2.13

4-5
Sigur Ros - Inni Mer Syngur Vitleysingur
The Tallest man on earth - The Gardner
Iggy Pop - The Passenger
Le Galaxie - Love System
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra feat. Nino Moschella - Kiss the Sky
Cat Stevens - I love my dog
Allman Brothers - One Way Out
Two Door Cinema Club - Something good can work
Art Brut - Good Weekend
Doors - Break on through
Little green cars - My love took me down to the river
Macklemore - Thrift Shop

5-6
C2C - Down the road
Gil Scott Heron - The Bottle
Miles Kane - Give Up
Eric Clapton - I feel free
Kid Karate - Two Times
Pretty Lights - Finally Moving
Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Frank Ocean - Lost
Wilco - Impossible Germany
Holy Ghost - Wait & See
Republic of Loose - I like music
This Club - Up

6-7
Thievery Corporation - Lebanese Blonde
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Pulp - After You
Fleetwood Mac - Big Love
Metric - Help, I'm Alive
Isley Brothers - Take me in your arms
The Walls - To the bright and shining sun
The Band - The Weight
Kodakid - Shake Skin
De la Soul - All Good
Cake - Short Skirt, Long Jacket
Destroyer - Downtown
Eels - New Alphabet
U2 - I will follow

Ye'r On Ye'r Bike!

More and more people are choosing to cycle and walk in Dublin, with numbers doubling in just eight years.

These are some of the key findings from Dublin City Council’s Canal Cordon Count, the results of which were presented to the council’s Transport and Traffic committee yesterday.

Dublin City Council counts all vehicles at 32 locations entering the streets bordering the city’s canals in November between 7am and 10am.

Some of the key findings in 2012 were:

An increase of 15.6% in cyclists. Cycle numbers doubled between 2004 and 2012
The figure for pedestrians was up by 17.3%
Goods vehicles were down 6.5%
Private car journeys decreased by 0.2%

Playlist for Wednesday 6.2.13

4-5
Pulp - After you
Sultans of Ping - Give him a ball
Goldfrapp - Caravan Girl
Cast of Cheers - Animals
The Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin
The Decemberists - Crane wife 3
The Animals - We've got to get out of this place
The National - Fake Empire
C2C - Down the road
Staple Singers - I'll take you there
Tame Impala - Apocalypse Dreams
Mic Christopher - Hey Day

5-6
Chvrches - The mother we share
Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking
HAIM - Don't save me
Van Morrisson - Jackie Wilson Says
Walk The Moon - Anna Sun
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Eels - New Alphabet
Commitments - Try a little tenderness
Foxygen - Shuggie
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak

6-7
The Asteroid Galaxy Tour - Th eGolden Age
Horslips - Deargh Doom
Ocean Colour Scene - The Circle
The Lovin Spoonful - Summer in the city
Jagwar ma - Come save me
The 4 of Us - Mary
Jake Bugg - Lightning Bolt
Janelle Monae - Tightrope
Rolling Stones - Doom & Gloom
Everything Everything - Kemosabe
Christy Moore  - Joxer goes to Stuttgart

Playlist for Tuesday 5.2.13

4-5
Sea + Air - Do animals cry
The Sonics - Have love, will travel
Frames - Revelate
Al Green - Take me to the river
LCD Soundsystem - I can change
Frank Sinatra - Come fly with me
Presidents of the USA - Peaches
Treesleepers - 21 Hookers
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Jagwar Ma - The throw
Whipping Boy - When we were young
Everything Everything - Kemosabe

5-6
Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane
Kodakid - Shake Skin
C2C - Down the road
Bob Dylan - Don't think twice, it's alright
Kid Karate - Two Times
Air - All I Need
HAIM - Don't save me
The Cars - Just what I needed
Eels - New Alphabet
Nina Simone - Feeling Good
Davit Kitt - Say no more

6-7
Walk the moon - Anna Sun
Jake Bugg - Lightning Bolt
Brasil '66 & Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada
Fyfe - Solace
Rory Gallagher - Philby
Cream - White Room
Santigold - Lights Out
Bon Iver - Blood Bank
Little Green Cars - Harper Lee
Blur - The universal
Lisa Hannigan - I don't know
Sparks - Let the monkey drive

Playlist Monday February 4th 2013

4-5

Tieranniesaur - Here Be Monsters

MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This

Alt-J - Tesselate

Kid Karate - Two Times

Tune-Yards - Bizness

The Beastie Boys - Sabotage

Them - It's All Over Now Baby Blue

Wild Beasts - Hooting And Howling

The Beatles - Good Day Sunshine

The Pixies - No. 13 Baby

5-6

Rory Gallagher - Born On The Wrong Side Of Time

Supergrass - Richard III

Radiohead - My Iron Lung

Walk The Moon - Anna Sun

Villagers - The Waves

Young Wonder - The Waves

Blur - Coffee & TV

Madeon - Finale

A Lazarus Soul - Icon

6-7

Pulp - After You

C2C - Down The Road
Massive Attack - Paradise Circus

The Pale - Walking On The Moon

Kate Bush - Breathing

Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton - Freedom

America - Horse With No Name
This Club - Up
Van Morrison - Here Comes The Night
Nirvana - Drain You

Playlist for Friday 1.2.13

4-5
HAIM - Don't save me
Supergrass - Pumping in your stereo
Tom Petty - Runnin down a dream
Kid Karate - Two Times
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Kings of Leon - Taper Jean Girl
Cathy Davy - Sing for your summer
The Mock Turtles - Can you dig it
Yes - I've seen all good people
Green Day - Basket
Two Door Cinema Club - Something good can work

5-6
Doobie Brothers - Long Train
C2C - Down the road
Paul Simon - Graceland
Spoon - The underdog
Fat Lady Sings - Arclight
Police - Can't stand losing you
Mikhael Paskalev - Jive babe
 Little Green Cars - The John Wayne

6-7
Queen - Radio Ga Ga
Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in LA
Hall & Oats - I can't go for that
Stardust - Music Sounds Better with you
Tina Turner - Proud Mary
Pulp - After You
Van Morrisson - Jackie Wilson Said
Arcade Fire - Ready to start
St. John The Gambler - Lemonade Man
Smiths - How soon is now