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Photo of the Month: October 2023
“My photo shows a cleaner using spirits to clean the bronze [statue of Molly Malone] so that the tourists may gape and grope once more.”
Tarrac, reviewed
This “briskly paced, Irish-language sports film focusing on naomhóg racing” is “an underdog story that breezes past a lot of the generic formula”.
In Dún Laoghaire, a woman dreams big for the underdog
Mary Mc Donagh wants to set up an international performing arts school that serves Travellers worldwide.
Titim Isteach, reviewed
The short about building a skateboarding half-pipe on Inis Oírr, is the first in series aiming to encourage discussion about the use of public space in Dublin and beyond.
The council hopes to put Kilmainham Mill to use in the short-term, while planning its long-term future
Dublin City Council finished “stabilisation works” three months ago on the 19th-century flour mill that it bought in 2018.
Dean: Rebel Phoenix waited, witnessed, and finally released his opus
“The long-awaited Museum feels right on time, offering the scene a potent shot of adrenalin.”
Photo of the Month: September 2023
“My four-year-old son in Merrion Square Park’s playground at 9.30am.”
When far out to sea, in shark-infested waters, ask for help, a new show at the Tallaght Theatre emphasises
Eoin Ryan’s one-man show, “Trawled”, is based on his harrowing experience working on a fishing boat in the Coral Sea, off Australia.
In a new exhibition, black and white photos of inner-city Dublin in the 1970s and ’80s are re-imagined in vivid colours
“Fragments from Life” at the Sean O’Casey Community Centre features photos from Brian Palm’s archive, ornamented with subtle collage that’s often easy to miss.
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #90
“Life goals can be difficult to obtain when work comes and goes, payments are late and you find yourself having trouble paying your rent.”
Council’s culture company hiring “visitor experience assistants” as self-employed contractors
Critics say it means fewer benefits and limits who can apply. The company’s CEO says seasonal surges make it necessary.
Apocalypse Clown, Reviewed
This “bemusing but often amusing comedy” won Best Irish Film at the Galway Film Fleadh this year.