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Feeding Regeneration: at Wuff, Crispy Hake and a Search for Green Space
In their latest take on foodie regeneration, the Redrawing Dublin team visit Wuff and note the locked park just a short stroll from the restaurant. They argue that there’s a lack of publicly accessible greenspace in the inner city.
Zoë’s Dublin Diary: The Art of Typography, King Lear via Japan, and More
This week in Dublin: artists experiment with phototropism at the Library Project, Overhead, The Albatross play The Workman’s, and Precarity on film.
Curios About: Welcome Home by Rebecca Deegan
Rebecca Deegan wanted us to look at homelessness differently, so she painted this, about “the vulnerability and isolation felt by those who have nothing”. It’s the latest in our series on works by Dublin artists.
At KEMP Gallery, Street Art Comes in From the Cold
At the newly opened KEMP Gallery, the walls are given over to the art of the street. Painted at the entrance: “Regard the Art, Disregard the Rules!!”
At Project Arts Centre, Meals With a Message
For Annet Mphahlele, polenta is more than just polenta. It’s a reminder of Uganda, a reminder of her mother, and a healthy break from chicken nuggets.
With the Epicurean Food Hall Closed, What’s Become of Its Delicacies?
The landlord has shuttered the 16-year-old food court, leaving its future unclear, and its restaurants scrambling for new locations.
Council Briefs: the College Green Banner, Dog Dirt, and the Digital Hub
In their monthly meeting, Dublin city councillors passed a new litter plan for the city, disposed of a few council buildings, and debated whether the College Green 1916 banner should be dragged from the front of the Bank of Ireland.
Roe: On Sex, Wheelchairs, and Rape
Our advice columnist answers questions from a man who wonders what sex with would be like with a woman who uses a wheelchair, and a woman who’s been raped.
Dara: We’re Broke But We’re Funny and Smart
Rising rents mean single parents are being forced further and further away from those who can support them. They are “austerity nomads”.
A Dip in the Nip: Dublin’s Naturists Gather to Swim
The members of the Irish Naturist Association think they should be able to swim naked, and our reporter went along with them to do just that on Saturday at a pool in Dublin.
Curios About: FRAKTA by Finlay Byrne
Handmade crafts beat IKEA-bought items, says artist Finlay Byrne. Drawing inspiration from Claes Oldenburg’s “Soft Pay-Telephone”, she made this work to prompt us to think about the differences.
Andy: In 1916, They Weren’t Fighting to Build a Tax Haven
A powerful economic argument fuelled the drive for independence, but those involved in the Rising didn’t envision a low-tax location for US capital, with homeless children living on its streets.