Celebrity Lolz

Here’s a selection of some of the faces we have met on our travels. It has been a fun four years x

New York, August, 2014
My Favourite Photo of the Day
I don’t care about your rules
Skate On, London

Fruitysuits

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Fruitysuits are an amazing company…

They are an amazing company because of their leader.

At the helm of the idea and production, stands a young, fresh, Irish lad called Ian Tilson, Tilly as he’s known by his friends, of which he has many.

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He started the business two years ago and has been working on it full time since then. It has gone from strength to strength in the passed year or so.

I had breakfast with the main man this morning and he described his previous two years:

“Man I was living in Australia, working away, and then I went travelling, which was amazing. I had this idea and took it from there. I just decided to go for it. It has been really tough, don’t get me wrong, I’ve learned so much in the passed two years but at the end of the day everyone likes a good suit and ours just happen to be more elaborate and colourful than your regular ones.

I have a lot of really good friends who have all helped me in so many ways; from getting the word out about us, to posing in the suits for photos and exposure to just being helpful with different idea suggestions when I couldn’t work them out myself.

The level of support has been amazing.”

I asked him where they were from:

“Ah sure they are all over the place. A lot are out in Australia and back here in Ireland and whenever we all wear the Fruitysuits to an event or sporting occasion, we literally can’t get from the train station to the ground without being asked for like 250 photos with people. It’s actually such good craic, such a laugh and that’s also how I knew we had a good product to sell”.

I have to say, the suits do look magic.

There is the Red Christmas one which Ian was wearing today. That is for your 12 pubs trip around the city. There’s a Blue Eighties suit with piano tie for work or a night out, a Banana suit which is this writer’s personal favourite and is sold out already for Christmas but he assures me new stock is on the way and finally, the Green Original Shamrock suit which has appeared at many global events so far like the Euros in France and most recently in Madison Square Garden for the McGregor fight.

I felt the quality and the material seems durable and well made. We had a nice shoot of Grafton Street at 8am for the sunrise. It was gas actually, even in the short space of time at that early hour, people kept stopping him for photos and asking about the suit.

I’m gonna invite Tilly down to Limerick to see the sights down here. Sure we’ll see how he gets on down here. I reckon we’ll have a fun second article!

One thing is for sure, these tailored creations are gonna sell out for the Christmas market. It’s great to see an Irish business kick starting here.

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If you want to contact Tilly, you can reach him at Fruitysuits Website

Or alternatively, they are all over Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/fruitysuits/

I’m gonna get the Banana suit I think or the Blue Eighties Piano one.

We’ll have more from Fruitysuits in the next few weeks to see how they are getting on.

It’s great to see an young Irish entrepreneur going for it, working hard and selling products to an Irish market. I’m sure it will be international soon but we are lucky to have Ian selling his goods here.

I liked looking into Dublin’s water with him on Stephen’s Green and chatting about life and shooting the breeze. The photo below shows how engrossed in the conversation he became: #Lolzinthegreen  #Philosophisingonthebridge #thatdangerousfuckingswantriedtobiteme. We did have the banter though. He’s a terribly nice guy.

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Have a nice weekend y’all, hope it’s a good one for ya.

Much Love,

TPJ x

Song of the Week – Boyce Avenue and Sarah Hyland

Well this cover is bloody awesome. Have a listen if you want.

 

Have a nice hump day, week has been tough in Ireland…songs like this pick us up.

Much Love,

 

TPJ x

 

The Old Firestation

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So today I went to Limerick City’s newest Vegetarian and Vegan restaurant located on the top of Thomas Street. It’s called the Old Firestation and it looks new and class.

It is presently a building site, that’s how new it is.

It was occupied at the time by the owner and gentleman, Kevin Kiely Jnr, who is well known in Limerick’s theatrical and arts circles. He was being helped with the construction of the bathrooms by Sean and Andrew. Sean and Marci are also joint owners and contribute greatly to the vision.

I went in, had the chats and came out with a lovely few photos of the place and a good grasp of what they are going for.

That being to bring good Vegetarian and Vegan food to Limerick city. No hassle, no problem food with a spicy edge. They seem like a good team.

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The venue is an old Limerick building is steeped in history. It’s an old Fire Brigade house and it smells like memories. They are right in the middle of the building renovations and they are going well seemingly. It feels quite LA meets London located in the heart of Limerick City.

The restaurant is due to open the week before Christmas. Construction is well under way and the wooden area in the photos is the toilets and store rooms. I love that we were there to see some of the build-feels like we were there right from the beginning.

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We stepped across the road to Bella Italia for a quick bite and they told me of what they were trying to accomplish:

To bring Vegan food to Limerick.

Sean, a Garryowen supporter and one of the financiers of the project is really looking forward to the place being open.

‘It’s a great space with a good location so we hope to bring a bit more life to the top of Thomas Street and onto Wickham Street. People tend to stop at Foxes Bow and go no further. We want to change that’.

Kevin, who is clearly very excited about his new project and proud of what they are creating described his original vision:

‘We want to bring good, healthy Vegan and Vegetarian food to Limerick. I became a Vegan three years ago and I love it. It can be as tasty as you want and doesn’t have to be boring’.

They went onto describe the Menu, which does sound delicious, and which includes Tofu, tasty Salads, an inventive process and all dishes which if cooked shall be fried in Rapeseed Oil.

They will also be giving out free Porridge from 8am every morning.

This really blew me away. If they hold true to their word and vision? they could really help a lot of people in Limerick who struggle to afford breakfast in the mornings or are too busy with work to have a sustainable breakfast. If they work in Limerick City they can just pop up to The Old Firestation and get a healthy breakfast whenever they want. Such a great idea. I do love Porridge though!

When I entered the venue, it seemed like they are building it from scratch with their bare hands so the feel of the place is already very homely.

I’m going to stop the article here, I find long articles are shite and boring. I will be returning to the place a few more times to see how they’re getting on with the build so I’ll let ye know how it’s going.

It’s really exciting that young entrepreneurs like Kiely are taking control of the city for themselves and thinking outside the box. Ten years ago, a 30 year old wouldn’t have been able to rent a space in the city. Now rents are down, buildings are empty and it has allowed the dreamers to flourish with their ideas.

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I really hope it works out for them. it seems like a great idea and I think that the population of Limerick will come out to support this local business in what they are creating. Good luck with it all.

We’ll let you know how it is going,

TPJ x