film New film documents Dubliners’ resistance to subordination of social life to profit “The market is a monster,” says filmmaker James Redmond. “It turns living spaces into dead space.” Michael Lanigan Mar 4, 2026
tech and society While council staff are barred from using free AI chatbots, councillors are trained on them "Use of free and publicly accessible Gen AI tools present a significant risk for organisations," Dublin City Council guidelines say. Michael Lanigan Mar 4, 2026
immigrant life In Ireland, asking immigrants to weigh in on immigration policies is mostly box-ticking, community organisers say In other EU countries, though, it seems immigrants are consulted more substantially. Shamim Malekmian Mar 4, 2026
Culture Desk With a gig on the North Bull Wall, an experimental punk band reclaims the city “A lot of avenues are restricted to us because someone else owns it,” says John Ryan of Vsevolod Plotkin. “But no one owns this. It’s public, we can use it.” Honey Morris Nov 20, 2024
