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Bad Things in the Middle of Nowhere, Reviewed
“A plan coming together makes for great cinema,” writes our reviewer, but this crime caper “appeals to that greater pleasure of seeing something come undone”.
The Zine “City Rocker” Remembers a Dublin of the 1980s and ’90s
“I don’t know, it’s to feel like you’re in a fantasy world of what Dublin used to be,” says Eddie Kenrick, on why he makes it.
An Artist Documents Derelict Dublin, While Dreaming of a Prettier Future for the City
With marker pen and pad, Nadine Maguire searches out the properties that spark a thought in her, a mental image of how they could look if done up.
Duo 7of9 Blend Gothic and Industrial Music with Swampy Ambient Soundscapes, Feral Punk and Prayers
“I’ll shit on your face. I will shit on your sambo, I’ll rob it, I’ll steal it,” Osaro Azams chanted over a bouncing beat. “I am a seagull. I am the law.”
The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby, Reviewed
This documentary by Seamus Murphy shows the DJ, star of children’s television, and poet to be “a pleasure to listen to and to be around”.
Dean: Sorcha Richardson and Aoife Nessa Frances Epitomise Dublin Indie Excellence
Both have new albums out, and they’re both Irish album-of-the-year contenders, writes our reviewer.
At Bodyjam, You Learn to Use Your Body as Material to Make Art With
The monthly workshops for working and aspiring performance artists are like guided meditations, encouraging people to express themselves physically.
The Pawnbroker’s Reward, Reviewed
“Full of heart and heartbreak”, this book by singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke “resurrects the time of the famine with care and honesty”.
Holy Island, Reviewed
This second feature film by Robert Manson is “a fascinating, willfully obtuse story of two travellers on a layover between life and The Great Beyond”.
For Immigrant Arts Graduates, Chasing the Right to Stay in Ireland Can Mean Abandoning Dreams
Many arts-sector jobs are freelance gigs, and immigrants can’t get work permits and permission to stay in the country based on them.
Council Proposes to Replace Artist Studios on Chatham Row with New Civic Museum
PressUp’s Dean Arts Studios have use of the former DIT School of Music for only 12 months. After that, what will become of the building? Undecided.
Long Hidden, Don Wood’s Photos of Dublin’s Queer Community in the Early 1980s Emerge
Few of the photos have seen the light of day since they were originally taken, in 1980–83. Now they’re due to be presented to the Irish Queer Archive.