Vacancy Watch: a big site near Fatima Luas stop
Even as the government casts around for new land to zone for homes, it is unclear when this plot will be built out.
“I was inspired to create this illustration after seeing the effects the Covid-19 lockdown has had on the local music industry, and the response of musicians and fans alike.”
This month’s cover celebrates the “can-do attitude” of those working in the city’s supermarkets right now.
F or many decades now Traveller accommodation has needed attention, but up until recently it has been widely ignored and brushed under the carpet by those with the power and ability to make changes, writes artist Leanne McDonagh.
“I wanted to pick out a few heads I see braving the icy waters if the Irish Sea on a daily basis.”
“For this cover, I wanted to capture the feeling of stumbling upon someone enjoying a moment of calm in the city.”
“What gives me hope is seeing ordinary people organising to help each other when they’ve been so utterly failed by their government. With this illustration I hope to highlight and celebrate that,” writes illustrator Karen Vaughan.
“This piece aims to remind us of the non-human elements around us and the impact we make on the environment and animal life.”
“State of this gaff, we don’t like it. And we can do whatever’s in our power to get our point across. And this is it,” write the two artists behind this month’s cover.
This piece is based on the theme of “new Dubliners’ Dublin”, inspired by Parnell Street, writes illustrator Eva Kelly.
“F or this cover I wanted to focus on the subject of overtourism and the cost of it to the city. I came up with this idea of a character looking like they’re shadily dealing out the city.”
O ur world is growing smaller and today there are more interracial and intercontinental marriages than ever before, but getting a visa for a spouse can be like twisting your arm.
The cover of this month’s print edition evokes climate change through an abstract meteorological map of Dublin. “Have we run out of time?” asks the artist.