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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Mick: Why Aren’t We Building More Housing in the Docklands?
We are witnessing another round of finance-driven urban development, a fact which speaks to the current poverty of imagination and ambition among those who hold the levers of power.
Can We Make Electric Cars Less Hassle?
A plan to charge for electricity for e-cars might put off some drivers, but there are still plenty of perks.
For Real Bread Ireland, a Mission to Improve Dublin’s Loaves
For a year now, Real Bread Ireland has been trying to increase standards by promoting a simpler approach.
Danger for Cyclists: Here’s a Place to Avoid
We’ve found an intersection in Dublin’s city centre that appears to be particularly dangerous for cyclists. And we have some ideas on how to improve it.
Purity by Jonathan Franzen, Reviewed
If there was a genetic difference between Europeans and Americans, we could certainly cry racist, as “Purity” contains all the signifiers of a master-race narrative.
Curios About: As Twilight Fades by Aaron Smyth
In the series to which this image belongs, contemporary artist Aaron Smyth explores questions around gender, intimacy, and relations. What you see is just a detail: click through to see the whole image.
Book Extract from “Bare: Irish Women’s Sexual Fantasies”
This book has been presented as empowering, groundbreaking, liberating. To us it just reads like porn, though perhaps there’s nothing wrong with that.
For Dublin’s LGBT Homeless, Nowhere to Go
Coverage of the homelessness crisis has largely been focused on families. But are there other vulnerable groups we need to look after?
Roe: On Calling Him Daddy, and Gender-Neutral Pronouns
One reader worries she was wrong to call a boyfriend “Daddy” during sex, and another asks for advice on how to address a relative who has come out as transgender.
Meet Panti Bliss’s Dressmaker
For the last five years, James David Seaver has whipped up costumes for Dublin’s greatest drag queen, but that’s just one side project of many.
Zoë’s Dublin Diary: What to Do This Week
Our pick of the week’s events in Dublin. One per day. To help you make the most of your fun time.
It’s Time to Acknowledge the Lesbians Who Fought in the Easter Rising
For some time, there has been a push to paint women back into the history of the Easter Rising. Now, as the centenary approaches, there’s also an effort to acknowledge that some of these women were gay.