June Newsletter

Hey folks,

Welcome to the June 2024 edition of the Crewsletter. This month Eloise chats to friend and regular Cleo Mckeon Burke about all things Crew and documentary making. We also have an interview with everyone's favourite boisterous noodle of a dog, Bert, as he recovers from his operation funded by the amazing Deel animal rescue.

We don't normally include any bad news in the email, there's plenty of that on our phones without us adding to it, but we are sad to inform you that our beloved Diego is returning to Costa Rica in a few weeks so be sure to get in and say goodbye and thanks for all the pints before he heads. Diego credits Crew over his college for achieving his goal of learning English so a big thanks from him to all of you too.

May was one of our busiest and most fun months ever so thanks for your continue support and we'll see you on Thomas St soon.

Cheers,

Jono

Beer of the Month

May has been a big month of playing the hits. Sometimes you just gotta listen to what the people want, so consider May customer appreciation month. Here's a lil run down of what's on.

Free the Segull, big orange juicy juice, brings back memories of the lil guy we rescued.

Oh Hi Marc, German hefeweizen, for our (and now probably your) good German friend Marc. Traditional banana, clove and soft bready flavours.

Silly Gose, raspberry, hibiscus, with a little salt and crushed coriander. Pink, mouthwatering loveliness. 

Polly. If you've never tried polly, you're probably not reading this newsletter, so who am I talking to? Get out of here.

Day Club. Cute little session IPA with all the usual juicy flavours, and low alcohol for hoofin all day.

Beer of the month is a new guy, Wallfall. Perhaps you've been enjoying a pint or two in our fine establishment, and felt a gentle tap on your shoulder, only to realise no one tapped you at all. Ghosts? Phantom pains? Probably just some wallfall. Classic American Pale Ale with grapefruit and pine flavours, and a little malty balance.

See you next month darlings x

Humans of Crew

Every month Eloise will be chatting to some of the amazing people who pass through our door. This month, Eloise talked to Cleo.

Cleo McKeon Burke is a photographer, film-maker and long-time friend of Crew. I managed to catch Cleo before they hopped on a train to Galway for some chats and delicious Oh Hi Marc…

As I started the interview I was sh*t on by a Seagull, so recording had to pause. Maybe because I wasn’t drinking Free the Seagull which is back in Tank 1 for your refreshing enjoyment. Free that lil guy.

Tell me a bit about yourself?
My name is Cleo McKeon Burke, I’m 24 and from Galway. I’ve been living in Limerick the past three and a half years or so, studying in TUS doing the Film course. I am also a self-taught photographer. Got into that while being around cameras in the first two years of film in a PLC course. My Dad is a local Politician in Galway, Socialist, grassroots. I used to go to protests to support my Dad, and would take photos, for fun, and that’s how I started doing Photography.

You have just made a feature, would you like to talk a bit about it?
Sure! I just made a documentary called “Take up Space” as part of my final year project in college with my Classmates Laura Mannix and Deirbhile Sheehy. It is about safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community in Irish cities. We went between Galway, Dublin, Limerick and Cork, interviewing people who are queer in those cities and have experiences within those cities of being safe or unsafe, and people who create spaces for those who feel unsafe so they can feel safe. We also spoke to Drag Queens who do a lot of work to help the community be seen as they should be seen.

What drew you to this topic?
Mainly before this, I would make narrative, short films and then I got a bit of a block for about a year and a half to three years for various reasons. Got to September of last year, when I started my final year and we all had to come up with an idea for our final year project which I very much wanted to be good. I like to do good work and put good work out there. It’s hard to achieve in college when you have assignments to do on top. So for my final year project I knew it had to be something that mattered to me, and at the time there were a lot of issues arising with Chambers in Cork, which had reminded me of something that had happened in the Galway gay bar, which ended up making the space unsafe for our Trans Community. Additionally, I had been in a relationship where I was verbally harassed, sexualized and fetishized when I was walking down the street, or going out with my girlfriend at the time. So there was a very visible rise in hate crime and queer unsafety was being brought to the forefront of the media at the time. I thought it would be interesting to delve into it.

How long did it take you to Produce?
Over six/seven months, I produced it. I came up with the narrative, which is quite difficult, but I managed to keep it structured. I think that's what really helps throughout the whole process. I came up with people to interview. I wanted to make sure that the locations were specifically somewhere that was relevant as well, its own character in the piece. So each location I really tried to make sure that it was queer friendly. Every interview we did was inherently a safe space. I got my crew organised as well. The core crew; Myself, Laura and Deirbhile are all queer women. And the extra crew I got in bar one, we're all women, and queer, or queer friendly. 

What are you hoping for next with the Documentary?
Myself and Laura edited the crap out of it for two weeks and it was a hell of a lot of footage and I can't believe that we got it down to 75 minutes in two weeks, and we're quite happy with that. But obviously, we still have a lot of work to do on it. We want to get a couple more interviews. We want to try and get funding for archive footage. We want to try and get a little more B roll just to cover the whole piece. So putting more time into editing, I think will bring it to the point where we want it to be and then we'll be happy with it and we can start putting it into film festivals and doing screenings and things like that. So very excited for once it's done.

When did you first find Crew?
It was 2021, myself and I think Mia were passing by while Féile na Gréine was on and some person was walking around outside of Crew being like “bark like a dog” into a microphone and then giving it the microphone to people that were sitting outside of Crew and they would have to bark into the microphone. We just thought what the hell and walked past having a little laugh about it. But again, back to college, we were given an assignment to do a documentary on a local business and we chose Crew. Jono was up for it. Now I'm friends with Crew people and that's great, and I've loved being friends with them ever since.

We had a cameo by Joel who joined the interview to say Hi.

Desert Island Beers my friend, what three would you pick?
I usually have the Errigal Lager, Polly is also a Crew shoutout and a personal favourite. I do love Oh Hi Marc because when I’m in the Blue Note in Galway I always drink Weihenstephaner. 

Anything else you’d like to say before we finish up?
Oh, I had to say…Jono is a *beep*

Dogs of Crew

Welcome to our monthly Doggo of Crew interview. This month, we speak to the wonderful Bert

Tell us a little bit about yourself!
Hi my name is Bert, but i often get Bertholomew, Berticus, Berthole, Bertibule or any number of horse and giraffe related calls, it can be a little confusing for me. Once upon a time my name was Issac, when I was rescued by Deel Sighthound Rescue, but anyone who knows me knows I'm a little Bert. My mum is a cool artsy type, and my dad is just some old guy who is always at the pub. I’m very good looking. People say I’m a puppy cause I’m only 8 months old, but I’m pretty huge, I let them know how mature and smart I am by wrecking their things and chewing on them. 

What’s happened to your leg?
My parents tricked me into going to a building in the middle of nowhere with treats, someone in a white coat sedated me, and I woke up shaved with stitches all down me! Absolute betrayal. It doesn’t hurt any more which is cool. They say I was injured as a puppy and needed leg surgery, but I dunno, I was pretty fast before and still am. 

What are your favourite hobbies?
I eat things. Microplastics and wood mostly. The furniture in my house is pretty good, skirting, tables, chairs, those kinds of things. My parents' clothes and belongings are totally fun and tasty. Everytime I want somewhere new to sleep I eat my bed. My girlfriend Xesta lives next door to us, and even though they try to keep us apart, we spend a lot of time shouting and crying for each other and scraping and biting the fence, It’s so hot, we’re totally in love. I hate all my toys.

What's your favourite thing about Crew?
I hate that place. I go in all excited like, say hi to everyone, smell everything, eat whatever hasn’t been brushed up yet, do EVERYTHING anyone could possibly expect of me, and then my parents try to sit down and drink something after I’ve finished, and treat me like I’m the bad guy for wanting to go? So unfair! I just let them know they’re being unreasonable the only way i know how to communicate, by shouting real loud and chewing on things.

Can you tell us more about your wardrobe?
I dunno if i said how good looking I am? I look great in anything, but my signature is wearing jumpers or coats with little bites out of them.

Would you like to shout out any friends?
Everyone is my friend, I don't believe in boundaries. I spend a lot of time with Frank, he's kind of like a big brother. He refuses to play with me, but he shows me cool places to sniff and pee. 

Tell us a fun fact to finish us off!
Once I ate a candle holder and it came out the other side of me in the same condition I ate it. 

Thanks to everyone who subscribes and reads these newsletters every month. We wouldn't be here without you; can't wait for more craic, chats, and pints this coming month.
Cheers! 🍺