In radio in Ireland, the “accent ceiling” persists
On volunteer-run community radio, there’s room for people with all kinds of accents – but it’s rare to move beyond that.
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Roe: My Boyfriend Won’t Tie Me Up, and Navigating Sex After Herpes
Roe answers one question from a woman puzzled about why her S&M-loving boyfriend won’t play with her, and another from a woman despondent about having caught herpes.
Curios About: Roundabout by Naomi Taitz Duffy
Roundabout is part of a series of abstract paintings inspired by maps of Dublin and the surrounding area from the 1700s and 1800s. This is just a detail – click through to see the full work.
Losing Patience: Why Are There so Many Rundown Sites Along the Red Line?
As the Luas Red Line glides through Dublin’s city centre, it passes trash-strewn empty lots, vacant patches, and boarded-up buildings. Is it ever going to change?
Is It Time to Delete the “Lord” from Lord Mayor of Dublin?
Next month, Dublin City Council is set to consider changing the title to Civic Mayor, because Lord Mayor is “in many respects . . . an alien colonialist term”. Sinn Fein’s group leader says he is against the change.
Council Meeting: Modular Housing, Young Ballymun, and the Tom Clarke Bridge
At Monday’s Dublin City Council meeting, councillors asked why they’d had to read in the papers what was going on with the modular-housing programme. Plus: renaming the East-Link Bridge and cuts to Young Ballymun.
At Pickle On Camden Street, Modern Indian “Street Food”
The decor is Indian kitsch, with colourful posters from Bollywood films and vintage Air India adverts on stripped-back walls.
In Donnybrook, Future of Crumbling Magdalene Laundry Is Uncertain
Last month the property went up for sale as “an exciting and rare opportunity to develop in the heart of Donnybrook”. But some want it preserved as a testament to this horrendous part of Ireland’s social history.
Where Is the Ethiopian Food in Dublin?
You can get most foods in Dublin from the fermented tastes of Korea to the bean puddings of Nigeria. But there is a tragic gap in the city’s restaurant scene: there’s nowhere you can order a platter of fragrant Ethiopian stews. Why?
Brushing Up: Those Stained-Glass Works at Grogan’s Pub
In 1993, Tommy Smith decided to capture the many characters who passed through the doors of Grogan’s. He asked artist Katharine Lamb to create the first of two pieces for the pub’s walls.
Andy: Sadly, We Didn’t Vote for a Fairer Ireland
This was clearly a vote against the governing parties, but it would be wishful thinking to see it as a vote for a fair and equal Ireland, argues UCD political economy lecturer Andy Storey.
Zoë’s Dublin Diary: Literary Salon, HomeBeat Presents, Some Mark Made, and More
Settle in for an evening of literary discussion, descend into a trance-like state through music, or try your hand at a table quiz in support of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. All in our Dublin listings for the coming week.
Curios About: The Recovery by Emily Mc Gardle
In a series of screenprints resembling newspaper front pages, produced during the election, Emily Mc Gardle sought to highlight “the absurdity of the behaviour of some Irish politicians”.