Dublin in the Morning (part 1)

In the last few weeks, I’ve enrolled in the complete bartending course at the Dublin Bar Academy. It meant being up early – and into the city most days by 8:00 AM. Because I had to be up so early to catch the bus, I tried to take pictures of the city every morning as it woke up. So, here’s part of the collection from mornings in the city from last 3 weeks. Warning – photo heavy but hopefully you enjoy it.

Dublin Sunrise over wood quay

Good Morning. Sunrise over St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Dublin, Ireland

Good Morning. Freebee Wednesday here in Dublin. Walked through Temple Bar and got free paper, free coffee from Starbucks and free belvita breakfast biscuits. Not bad. This is Christ Church Cathedral from Dame St. This morning.

Happy Thursday. So tired and on a packed bus. The view from the front.

A sunny afternoon in Dublin. Headed home from school, walking the quays along the Liffey River to the bus.

Four Courts & the Liffey River at dawn.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral spire on the right, red brick flats on the left – much is student housing… Dublin Ireland this morning

Rush hour Dublin going toward Christ church Cathedral.

Moon over Christ Church Cathedral – at Parliament Street. The Blue Hour – as the clouds east just turn pink…

Moon over St.Audeon’s church.

Four Courts this morning. #dublin #ireland #landmarks #morning #fourcourts

Golden Sunrise on Four Courts building.

Through the Viking ship spiral at Wood Quay.

The Bell – Kiera Dignam

04/12/2013 – This night found me heading into the city center to a pub I’d never been to before, called Arthur’s Pub on Thomas Street, but I wasn’t able to stay. Why? I had an appointment back in Blanchardstown – where I found myself at the local Blanchardstown watering hole – The Bell Pub.

The Bell is local here in Blanchardstown, and is a good sized pub with a front pub area, a back pub area (nicknamed the old man’s pub) and a side room for events and hosting carvery on the weekends. It’s comfortable, and on the weekends fairly hopping with the local clientele who come here before heading out elsewhere.

Tonight’s entertainment was a young lady named Kiera Dignam. Kiera is a petite lady, standing maybe to my shoulder, but has a big voice that she uses to get the pub rocking to retro tunes with her partner singing backup. She has a pretty good range – covering everything from Stevie Wonder all the way to modern R&B hits. Most of the evening, she manages to get the pub singing along with her, and having a great time.

For Kiera Dignam’s facebook page, please click here.

For more photos, please see my flickr site here.

Arthur’s Pub – T’anks General

04/12/2013 – This night found me heading into the city center to a pub I’d never been to before, called Arthur’s Pub on Thomas Street. The Pub is two floors, with the bottom floor having large windows, a fireplace and bar flanking the inside wall. The people inside looked happy with the food they were eating, and seemed to be having some nice chats. What I was interested in, however, was up the staircase – an upper bar area with a stage at one end.

While I didn’t stay the entire night, as the gigs started way too early (7pm) and I had an appointment somewhere else, I did get to see two bands. The first band was, naturally, T’anks General. I have known these guys for a while now and they’re my colleagues at work. Despite the lowest crowd numbers (really – who starts a gig at 7pm on a Friday!!) – it was only myself and 2 bar tenders – the guys put their hearts into playing, even though they were a band member short (he was still at work). Luckily this talented crew can play their music as a 4 piece or a 3 piece!

For more information on where they’re playing next, check out their facebook page here.

For more pictures from the evening, checkout my flickr site here.

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