{"id":687,"date":"2013-11-28T13:50:22","date_gmt":"2013-11-28T13:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisisbanter.com\/?p=687"},"modified":"2014-11-10T10:17:20","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T10:17:20","slug":"banter-review-of-the-year-069-dec-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banter.test\/banter-review-of-the-year-069-dec-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Banter Review of the Year (069, Dec 2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"

If we were simply talking about the review of the\u00a0Banter<\/a>\u00a0year, there would certainly be lots to talk about. This was the year of peak Banter, 27 events and counting as we roamed from\u00a0Cork<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0Derry<\/a>,\u00a0Kinsale<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0London<\/a>,\u00a0the Burren<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0Belfast<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Dingle<\/a>\u00a0to our spiritual home at the Twisted Pepper in Dublin, where it all began.<\/p>\n

We talked about everything from\u00a0craft beers<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Bruce Springsteen<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0bikes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0farming<\/a>. We had fascinating conversations with people like\u00a0Alan McGee<\/a>,\u00a0Peter Hook<\/a>,\u00a0Dr Steve Myers<\/a>,\u00a0Maeve O\u2019Rourke<\/a>,\u00a0Paul Morley<\/a>,\u00a0Mary Fitzgerald<\/a>,\u00a0Neil Hannon<\/a>\u00a0and tons more. 2013 was a blast \u2013 and we\u2019ve some amazing stuff already in the pipeline for 2014.<\/p>\n

As has become the norm at Banter (and we did this in\u00a02009<\/a>,\u00a02010<\/a>,\u00a02011<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a02012<\/a>), we end the year with the review of the year. It\u2019s always a splendid night out as our panel run the rule over the events, news stories, heroes and villians of the last 12 months.<\/p>\n

Our panel for the review which will probably cover everything from horseburgers and the Anglo tapes to Martin O\u2019Neill, the Clare hurlers and the selfie:\u00a0Aine Lawlor<\/a>\u00a0(presenter of\u00a0RTE Radio One\u2019s News At One<\/a>, RTE TV\u2019s\u00a0The Week In Politics<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facing Cancer<\/a>),\u00a0Alison Curtis<\/a>\u00a0(Today FM DJ and producer), Paddy Cosgrave<\/a> (Web Summit<\/a>, F.ounders<\/a>) and\u00a0Ciaran Walsh<\/a>\u00a0(managing editor\u00a0Le Cool Dublin<\/a>\u00a0and co-founder\u00a0Sweatshop<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"Aine-Lawlor\"<\/a><\/p>\n

RTE’s Aine Lawlor<\/em><\/p>\n

Date, time and venue: Monday December 16, 6.30pm (doors open 6pm), Twisted Pepper, Middle Abbey St., Dublin 1.<\/p>\n

Admission is free, but you must sign up in advance to our guestlist\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

PLEASE NOTE:<\/strong> the invite list for this event is now full. Additional spaces may become available nearer the date so check back for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If we were simply talking about the review of the\u00a0Banter\u00a0year, there would certainly be lots to talk about. This was the year of peak Banter, 27 events and counting as we roamed from\u00a0Cork\u00a0to\u00a0Derry,\u00a0Kinsale\u00a0to\u00a0London,\u00a0the Burren\u00a0to\u00a0Belfast\u00a0and\u00a0Dingle\u00a0to our spiritual home at the Twisted Pepper in Dublin, where it all began. We talked about everything from\u00a0craft beers\u00a0and\u00a0Bruce Springsteen\u00a0to\u00a0bikes\u00a0and\u00a0farming. We … <\/p>\n