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Irish Independent
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Limerick band who supported British rockers The Darkness to play Clare gig
The indie-rock collective will be bringing their energetic live performance to Pot Duggans in Ennistymon on July 19, with fellow Limerick musician Laura Duff providing support on the night. 'We have been trying to play a show in Clare for quite some time now, so to say we are excited is an understatement,' the band's lead singer, Dylan Flynn, said. 'I grew up in Limerick, but my family moved to Clare when I was a teenager, so it holds a special place in my heart. 'I spent most of my summer by the coast there too - there's just a special feeling in West Clare that you don't get anywhere else.' The band have been working on new music they are planning to debut at the Clare gig, with Flynn revealing to The Irish Independent that there will be a new single coming out just three days before their Banner County show. 'We have been working on loads of new music, including a single that's coming out on July 16, so we have loads of new material that we will be playing,' Dylan said. The gig announcement comes mere weeks after the Limerick five-piece opened up gigs in Limerick's King John's Castle and Kerry's Gleneagle Arena for British rock band The Darkness. The Justin Hawkins fronted outfit are most well known for their iconic 2003 hit 'I Believe in a Thing Called Love'. 'A couple of weeks ago we joined The Darkness for their Irish tour, where we played a couple of our biggest shows to date,' Dylan said. 'It was such a surreal experience, as they are a band who have existed in my life since I was a child, so it was great to share the stage with them. ADVERTISEMENT 'We really feel a momentum building right now, and this summer still has some exciting things ahead." Tickets for Dylan Flynn and the Dead Poets at Pot Duggans are on sale now.
Irish Independent
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Tipperary man runs 100km from Limerick to Galway in mammoth fundraiser effort
Chris Britton, originally from Clonmel and of the well-known Limerick band Dylan Flynn and the Dead Poets, has already raised €1,500 for the international humanitarian organisation, with his GoFundMe page remaining open for further charitable contributions. The charitable Tipp man has been attempting to get the 100km stretch done for approximately six months, but after various health obstacles he finally completed the run just over a week ago. Britton claimed a sense of adventure is what drove him to take on the challenge. 'A lot of people keep asking me why I did the run and to be honest, I don't know,' Chris laughed. 'I just really like doing these long distance things for fun. I feel like I get to see a lot of the country, and it's always a good adventure. I always enjoyed reading stories about Tom Crean and Antarctic exploration – I guess I'm just looking for a little bit of that in my life, without the minus 60 degrees temperatures.' Chris completed the 100km run in one go, with a small bit of walking interspersed over the 15 hours it took. 'Being constantly sick over the few months leading up to the run made me feel less prepared than I wanted to be for it, I suppose,' the musician reflected. 'By the time I ended up doing it, I knew I wasn't ready, but I was too frustrated to keep waiting. I was extremely lucky to have my friends out there to give me a hand. You know… you can overcome a lot physically, but if your mind starts to go as well, if you're physically and mentally hurting, then you know you're in trouble. So just having all those people keeping my spirits up was a big help. It helps you get over the hump when the pain is starting to creep in.' Despite the impressive magnitude of this charitable act, this is actually not the first massive feat of physical endurance Chris has taken on for charity. 'I think the first big challenge I did was in the middle of the pandemic – I did this really long hike that I really wanted to do, covering all the mountain ranges I would have hiked as a child with my family,' Britton said. 'At the end of it, I just thought if I share this, I think maybe people would give money and I felt like maybe I should do something to fundraise because if I do, maybe it'll raise money for a good cause. It felt like an opportunity to kind of make something good out of it, instead of me just wandering around in the wilderness.' 'It's kind of like I'm doing something that I had wanted to do anyway but using that to do some good,' Chris continued. 'Sometimes when I talk about, you know, the 100km run, when I'm in the planning stages and I'm talking to people about it, some of them ask me what's the charity? People ask me so much that I'm like, yeah, I don't actually have one, but I probably should do a fundraiser, because people kind of expect it almost sometimes, so it just seems like a waste not to. It feels like… why not?' So, why Concern this time? The Tipp man explained he has a deeper history with the charity tracing back to his college days. ADVERTISEMENT 'Around seven years ago now, when I was living in Cratloe student village in LIT, there were people coming around door to door on behalf of Concern asking people if they wanted to sign up to donate every month,' Chris said. 'I just got chatting to one of the guys and he explained what Concern do and why it was a good idea to support them. I've been giving them €7 per month ever since. I feel like it's probably a charity where your money goes a long way, where you can help people who are victims of war and in much more terrible situations than any of us will ever experience. I don't really have a personal stake in any kind of local charity, so I thought I'd stick with Concern because I've been supporting them for a long time.' As for what's next in terms of his fundraising, Chris said there is 'always something in the pipeline'. 'I think the next one I'm going to do is a full Iron Man with my friends in Barcelona,' Britton said. 'So maybe I'll put up some fundraisers for that too. After that, maybe I'll climb the highest mountain in every county… There's always something that, you know, always the next thing. As soon as you finish one thing, you're kind of like planning the next one.'
South China Morning Post
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for February 20-22
Published: 5:00pm, 19 Feb 2025 Now that the winter holiday season is finally over, it's time to wait out the cold – starting with a flurry of guest shifts this weekend. Shanghai is visiting twice, with the city's branch of Coa dropping by Artifact on Thursday, while across-the-border newcomer Pony Up celebrates World Margarita Day at Dead Poets on Saturday. In between, Avoca at the Mondrian is hosting Singapore stalwart 28 HongKong Street for a Friday night across the harbour. Thursday, February 20 Shanghai Nights – Artifact x Coa Shanghai Artifact is celebrating Margarita Month with Coa Shanghai on February 20. Photo: NCDA What: The first of two Shanghainese guests coming to Hong Kong actually hails from a home-grown concept. To celebrate Margarita Month, Coa Shanghai's Tan Tan is getting behind the bar – not on Coa's home turf though, but at Artifact. Start the weekend's tequila-fuelled festivities there, courtesy of Olmeca Altos tequila and Six Days Distro. Where: Artifact, Shop 5 & 7, LG/F, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central When: 8pm till late Friday, February 21 Avoca x 28 HongKong Street Naz of Singapore's 28 HongKong Street will be in our city for a guest shift at Avoca on February 21. Photo: Handout What: Across the harbour, Avoca at the Mondrian is hosting two of Singapore's finest – Naz and Ben – from one of that city's most decorated watering holes, 28 HongKong Street. Together, they'll be serving up a menu focused on intriguing uses of Michter's rye whiskey and bourbon. The Corn Job, for instance, features the rye whiskey, corn orgeat, ancho verde, Pedro Ximénez sherry and lemon juice, while the sweet Butter Be Nice focuses on butter-washed Michter's bourbon with Galliano Vanilla liqueur, salted maple syrup and chocolate bitters. Where: Avoca, 38/F, Mondrian, 8A Hart Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui When: 7pm – 10pm Saturday, February 22 Dead Poets x Pony Up Dre Yang, co-founder of Shanghai's Pony Up, will be at Dead Poets on World Margarita Day, February 22. Photo: Instagram
