Why has some of the greenery in city planters been left to wither?
The council hasn’t been able to find a contractor willing to take on the job of looking after these plants, a council official says.
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New documentary looks at how Balbriggan has been shaped by artists
Aidan Whelan’s 68-minute film “A Destination for the Arts” is due to premiere this Friday, 21 June.
Brushing up: A monument to “Demolition” Dave Conway, who helped clear the way for the Luas’s Red Line
Conway, a crane operator, died in a motorcycle crash in 2001, at age 38.
A performer brings Brazilian rock to the north inner-city
“I am not the same when I am on stage, I am another, I am the superhero that I would like to be,” says Dafne Kontoya, who says she’s normally a very shy person.
In Milltown, council considers removing beloved wading rhino from the Dodder
The roll-out of a flood alleviation scheme along the river might require relocating Woody, said a Dublin City Council engineer.
Council looks to take over running Smock Alley Theatre
The company currently running it has struggled on and off with its finances, including paying its rent, according to a council report.
In the north inner-city, a stand-off between the council and a long-standing culture space
Dublin City Council plans to renovate the old building where the D-Light Studios has lived for 15 years. But the artists don’t want to move out without a hard agreement they can return.
From ambient electronic music to 70s and 80s Japanese pop, DJ Emmy Shigeta brings the sound of Tokyo to Smithfield
It’s music you’d be unlikely to hear anywhere else in the city, says musician Robbie Stickland, who often goes to her six-hour weekly slot at Fidelity on Queen Street.
Councillors opt to ditch idea of museum and keep artists studios on Chatham Row
They’ve also chosen a new favoured operator, but artists already using the building are worried what it will mean for them.
In Rathmines, an artists’ collective reinterprets a 16th-century Korean woman’s botanical works
Members of Collective Gaji painted takes on artist Shin Saimdang’s works, using their own styles and techniques, for an exhibition now on in the library.
In the aparthotel art gallery that replaced the Tivoli Theatre, a new exhibition critiques hotels pushing out Dublin 8 cultural spaces
As the show’s opening approaches, the artists say they aren’t sure what to make of the fact that the hotel owner hasn’t raised an eyebrow at the subject matter.
In Stoneybatter, a group of “frustrated” writers find an audience: each other
“This is a very solitary thing, and if your stuff isn’t getting published, you kinda don’t have any idea whether this is an absolutely deranged life choice or not.”
For five years, a photographer chased a Tallaght retirement group as they travelled across the country
Less fascinated by the destinations, Ste Murray instead directed his lens towards the journey itself.