“It was the right place with the right music at the right time…” How the Temple Theatre took Dublin clubbing to a new level
For a few glorious years at the tail end of the 90s and early 2000s,…
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“Irredeemably fashionable…” Dublin’s The Pod opened its doors on this day in 1993
Dublin’s The Pod nightclub, which opened its doors on 13 April 1993, brought a degree…
With the news that Ri-Rá may soon be no more, here’s a trip through the iconic Dublin venue’s flyer artwork
The news that Dublin City Council has given the go-ahead for iconic venues The Globe…
Check out this video of the Temple Theatre in its early 2000s pomp
Back in the early 2000s, Judge Jules fronted a short-lived travel series aimed at clubbers,…
“A whiff of ersatz danger is an added bonus…” A snapshot of Dublin clubbing in 1993
Back in February 1993, it’s fair to say that Dublin clubbing was very much finding…
The Slate – selected issues for your reading pleasure
If ever there was a publication that could act as a panacea for the bizarre…
Fancy owning a piece of Bernard Shaw history…?
The Shaw is dead, long live the Shaw! While Bodytonic may have closed the iconic…
Check out this incredible techno mix recorded in Dublin’s The Kitchen nightclub in 1997…
Here’s a special treat from the vaults. Techno legend Oliver Way has uploaded a DJ…
Interview: “People who think ‘night time’ equals alcohol, drugs and problems are not really living in this decade…” 909originals speaks to Manchester’s night-time economy adviser Sacha Lord
Earlier this month, Dublin City Council published the Dublin City Agreement 2019-2024, a series of…
Ministry Of Sound’s big night out in Dublin… [April 1998]
Remember April 1998? When going out for a weekend in Dublin would cost you less…
“It was something that people hadn’t really seen before, but they were ready for it…” The making of Dublin’s The Pod
On 13 April 1993, The Pod opened its doors, ushering in a new era of…
Lost In Music: Dublin’s record shops, 40 years on
Phone shops, hair salons, bookmakers, sushi bars and even a funeral home… time hasn’t been…
If you can’t stand the heat… U2’s legendary The Kitchen nightclub opened on this day in 1994
Up until recently, if you sauntered along Dublin’s East Essex Street, you might have found…
Bodytonic set to open Jam Park… you’ve come a long way, baby
Bad news is often contagious, and when the announcement was made on Friday 5th January…
The Ormond… 21 years gone, but not forgotten
One of Dublin’s most iconic clubbing venues, The Ormond Multimedia Centre, shut its doors for…
Check out this video of Dublin’s ‘hottest dance club’, Sides DC, back in 1987…
Sides nightclub, or Sides DC to give it its official title (the DC standing for…
The Kitchen Nightclub closed 16 years ago today…
Arguably the finest purpose-built club venue this country has ever seen, the U2-owned The Kitchen…
So we FINALLY now know what is going to become of the old Pod/Redbox complex in Dublin…
For a generation of clubbers, the Pod/Redbox/Chocolate Bar complex on Harcourt Street in Dublin brings…
Check out this video from the opening party of The Kitchen nightclub in Dublin… [February 1994]
Despite operating for just over eight years (I had the pleasure of working there for…
Friday 13th? More like history repeating… [October 2000]
It’s Friday 13th, and that can mean only one thing… techno! And what better man…