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“All bodies are beautiful and we should all start 2019 off by loving ourselves and learning how to find growth within ourselves,” writes graphic designer and illustrator Lauren Smyth.
A Woman Remembers Her Rathgar Bookshop, Closed a Year Now
“It’s always the people you miss the most, about anything,” Liz Meldon says on a recent return to the place she built a community around, which is gone now.
Housing Briefs: Delisting Mercer House, Racism and Housing, and More
Tackling racism, delisting Mercer House, and allowing companion pets were among the issues discussed at a meeting of Dublin City Council’s housing committee.
Hundreds of Council Homes are Overcrowded, While Others Are Underused, Figures Show
Eleven people are squeezed into a two-bed owned by Dublin City Council. Meanwhile, there are just three people living in a council-owned five-bed.
Some Want Toilets in Toiletless Public Libraries, Fast
Six of the city’s 21 libraries don’t have toilets for the public. “I just think it’s mental,” says one library-goer.
Cellar Door, Reviewed
A young woman searches for her missing son through a miasma of her memories and dreams in director Viko Nikci’s surreal feature film debut, writes Luke Maxwell.
Purple Yam or Screwpine Cakes, Anyone?
From a storefront on Dorset Street, Gold Ribbon Bakeshoppe sells traditional Filipino pastries and more.
Music at Marrowbone Books: Anna Mieke
In this podcast episode, Wicklow-born folk artist Anna Mieke plays some songs at the bookshop, and talks about how her many travels have shaped her music.
Donal: Remembering Séamus Ennis, Ireland’s Greatest Music Collector
There is perhaps nobody as significant to the story of collecting Ireland’s oral folk tradition as Séamus Ennis, who was born a hundred years ago this May.
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Dublin’s big, and we’re a small team here at Dublin Inquirer. We’d love it if you’d fill out this short survey to help us stay in touch with what’s happening all over the city.
Mixed Responses to Idea of White-Water Rafting at George’s Dock
“Whose baby is this?” asked Lord Mayor Nial Ring, at the Central Area Committee on Tuesday.
A Monthly Short-Film Contest Open to “Literally Anything”
The Firehouse Film Contest’s organisers want to help filmmakers get over first-time jitters, inhibitions and procrastination – and share their movies with an audience.