In Fact Ah, 2005-2007
Its genesis can be traced back to a conversation that took place between myself and PMc at our abode in Pembroke Street, Irishtown in early May 2005. A dodgy webhost in Singapore went belly up a few weeks previous, taking my first blog with him. The conversation was idealistic and fanciful and exciting. We were carried away with doing something that was creative and engaging, somewhere our friends could come and trade friendly barbs and tell nasty jokes about each others' moms.
More and more contributors came on board over time. Cahony, El Commandant P, Dae and Francie made handsome and varied contributions throughout. I will remember the Biscuit Tin series and especially when El Commandant P discussed the political nature of Custard Creams on Newstalk, the one where I claimed that women were more interested in shopping than politics which resulted in a lambasting from many female bloggers, the posts with comments where Cahony and I earnestly told each other to fuck off, Cahony's articulate rantings on Palestine and techno, PMc's astute post about the playing of God Save the Queen in Croke Park, Francie's horse racing punditry and Dae's unique take on the realities that face immigrants arriving in Ireland. A shoutout for the three other one-off posters Shirley, Tom and Euzie must also be made.
Maybe the Irish Blog Awards hex really does exist because on Monday morning, a collective decision was reached to shut up shop. Careers, distractions, 24 hour partying in Berlin :-) and the more important things have ultimately meant that this is no longer viable.
Anyway, enough of this unseemly and drawn-out farewell. So long. For now.
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Published by Colm.
More and more contributors came on board over time. Cahony, El Commandant P, Dae and Francie made handsome and varied contributions throughout. I will remember the Biscuit Tin series and especially when El Commandant P discussed the political nature of Custard Creams on Newstalk, the one where I claimed that women were more interested in shopping than politics which resulted in a lambasting from many female bloggers, the posts with comments where Cahony and I earnestly told each other to fuck off, Cahony's articulate rantings on Palestine and techno, PMc's astute post about the playing of God Save the Queen in Croke Park, Francie's horse racing punditry and Dae's unique take on the realities that face immigrants arriving in Ireland. A shoutout for the three other one-off posters Shirley, Tom and Euzie must also be made.
Maybe the Irish Blog Awards hex really does exist because on Monday morning, a collective decision was reached to shut up shop. Careers, distractions, 24 hour partying in Berlin :-) and the more important things have ultimately meant that this is no longer viable.
Anyway, enough of this unseemly and drawn-out farewell. So long. For now.
tags:infactah
Published by Colm.
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