Ireland Landmarks

Nelson's Column, a prominent Dublin landmark blown up by Irish nationalist guerrillas in 1966, may return to the Irish capital--but without a statue of the famous one-eyed English admiral atop it. The soaring Doric column, targeted for destruction as a hated symbol of past British rule, could be rebuilt on Dublin's main thoroughfare, O'Connell Street, by 1988 to mark the city's 1,000th anniversary.

Nelson's Column, a prominent Dublin landmark blown up by Irish nationalist guerrillas in 1966, may return to the Irish capital--but without a statue of the famous one-eyed English admiral atop it. The soaring Doric column, targeted for destruction as a hated symbol of past British rule, could be rebuilt on Dublin's main thoroughfare, O'Connell Street, by 1988 to mark the city's 1,000th anniversary.

Luka Bloom came to the Coach House on Tuesday night and put on your average, everyday solo-folkie show--you know, the kind that comes with rap, reggae, laughter, romance, whoops, whispers, and a low E-string vibrating in Sensurround. The Irish singer-songwriter's resourcefulness and versatility enabled him to make a concert of almost two hours seem too short.