Here are some contact nos in city centre Cork culled from official Irish Tourist Board books. The hostels look pretty good value. Hostels: From Britain the code for Cork is 00 353 21 Mountgrange Hostel - Cork 542033 prices around 15 pounds for single room Northgate House Hostel - Cork 251140 price 20 to 30 pounds Kinlay House Hostel: Cork 508966 prices 11 to 16 pounds B&Bs City Centre Cork Aaran Nouse B&B, 49 Lower Glanmire Road T: Cork 4551501 20 to 25 pounds Kent House 47 Lower Glanmire Road T: Cork 450 4260 17 to 21 pounds Oakland B&B 51 Lower Glanmire Road T: Cork450 0578 20 to 30 pounds Jerry Spillaine 48 LOwer Glanmire Road T: Cork 505790 Prices 22 to 30 pounds Lisadell House Western Road Cork T: Cork 454 6172 Prices 18 to 25 pounds I've never been but all the above should be to a certain standard.

It was great to see everyone at the film on Sunday. I thought it gave a really good perspective on the environment that the Undertones came out of...I particularly liked the comment that the Undertones 'sweet sound' was an act of teenage rebellion against the Guns and Hatred that was the accepted way of life for people in Derrry in the 70's. Anyway I'm going to see it again, with less Beer inside me, on Thursday - if anyone else is going, we could meet up in the NFT bar beforehand. (Wear a lobster to identify yourselves)

....and I'm going to the Limerick gig. I was heading vaguely that way anyway - return train ticket is £30.00 from Dublin. takes just under 3 hours.

Jackie, I've got loads of stories to bore you with when we next meet up. Some of them might overlap with Georges but I can give a better perspective. Have I told you all about The FERRRGAAALLL Interview at Torhout?

Imeant to say different perspective. Sorry George.

A fiver says that you will end up going to Spain Cliff!

Excellent Joe Strummer Gig last night in Birmingham, Arrived about 8.20 ish only to find out that John Cooper Clark was supporting and was already on. Caught the last two numbers, a still moving beesley street. Strummer on top form, mixing old and new, tending to stick to the cover versions that the Clash did, Armegeddion Time was tingling stuff.

Met up with lee at the end and had a quick chat, good to finally meet in person, hopefully meeet up again soon. Donald, I posted a couple of pages back, that how come by not playing in Mainland Britain they are not ruining their reputation, Obviouslly it does'nt matter in Ireland! Why bother with new songs as well if you don't want them heard? Makes no sense at all, or is it that it is really difficult for the guy's to get leave from their jobs? Perhaps that has more to do with it.

Steve, nobody really seems to know exactly what the future holds.As you say, why write new songs? my personal opinion is that they will play England and Scotland again one day, but when that might be is anybodys guess.Obviously their jobs are a very important factor.

Interesting how similar the O'Neills house is in the film to the Acorn B&B where we stay.The back room and kitchen are virtually identical.Next time we go to Derry we MUST reconstruct the 'perfect Cousin' video in the Acorn B&B garden!!

I just get sadder and sadder ;-)).

Apparently the March Olympia Gig for Uaneen Fitzsimmoms(RTE Presenter- No Disco is on tomorrow night, Thursday on Network 2 Ireland only. I'm gonna try and tape it.I taped the 1st part tonight which was a compilation of interviews she'd done inc The Undertones 2000.