At the Irish Football Programme Club fair, people hunt for the rare and the strange
“It seemed like a good idea at the time,” says Gareth Jones, standing over his own extensive collection, sprawled out over several tables.
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Dean: Aoife Nessa Frances Has Made the First Great Irish Album of the Decade
“If a good new song is one you think you’ve heard before, then these cuts already feel as classic as a knitted jumper.”
In the Liberties, The Little Flower Centre Is Still Blooming after 108 Years
“I’ve worked all over, every aspect of catering,” says long-time Chef Ray Juthan. “But I’ve never gotten as much satisfaction as I have now.”
On Capel Street, Matcha-Custard Buns
The waitress arrives with a bamboo basket. As she removes the lid, steam drifts up. She reveals three bright green buns.
The New Music, Reviewed
In “The New Music”, a pianist’s life changes when he is diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s and moves into a shared Dublin house with three punk rockers.
Why Some Social Housing Schemes Have Taken Years to Progress
A closer look at three social-housing schemes, chosen at random, suggests delays are caused by both the Department of Housing and the council.
New Plan for Sean McDermott Street Laundry Site Includes a College Campus
The National College of Ireland “is exploring multiple possibilities for expansion, including the site on Sean McDermott Street”, says Robert Ward, NCI’s marketing director.
Help Us Report: How Many Stories a Week Do You Have to Write as Journalist?
We’re curious whether journalists in Ireland are facing pressure to produce more and more, in the same amount of time – and how this is affecting your work.
An Exhibition Shows Off a Dubliner’s Centuries-Old Collection of Jewish Books
Narcissus Marsh amassed a collection of 150 books in Hebrew and Yiddish, and over the centuries the library added about 100 more Jewish books to his original collection.
With Electro-Pop Single, Artist Launches Irish-Language Music Project
Delaney plays traditional music and can sing a bit of sean-nós if he wants to. But he is also a house-music DJ and wants to break Irish-language songs out of their usual genres.
Plan for Council Lands Prompts Councillors’ Concerns about Reliance on AHBs
Some councillors worry that transferring council sites to these not-for-profit bodies to provide social homes on them could lead to privatisation. Is that valid?
Fáilte Ireland Tells Councillors About Its Plans to Draw More Tourists to the Docklands
Several councillors welcomed the plans – but raised issues around gentrification, and the lack of a role for councillors in feeding into, or overseeing, tourism plans.
The Council Is Preparing a Strategy to Make the City Better for Kids to Play In
Old-timers can remember when children roamed, finding things to do, games to play. But the city has changed, childhood has changed – and the streets are emptier now.