Greater use of red-light cameras on Dublin roads inches closer
On Monday, the National Transport Authority published a tender looking for someone to help it plan and oversee the roll-out of red-light and speed cameras.
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How an Independent Curator and His Hats Charmed the Art World from the Outside
Tony Strickland has put together a new show at Gallery X on Hume Street.
Dean: Meryl Streek’s Avante-Punk Music Screams in Anger at the Tuam Scandal
Throughout his debut album, “796”, the musician returns time and again to the tragedy, ensuring his fury hits every deserving target.
Through “Artistic Surveillance”, a Painter Captures People’s Transient Moments on the City’s Streets
Carl Hickey lurks with a camera, recording images he’ll later commit to canvas: men with traffic cones on their heads, Spiderman brawling, a khaki-clad crowd.
All This Happened, More or Less, Reviewed
“Intelligent, beautiful writing. Every sentence carries weight, enlightens or cuts. This is the art form of essay writing at its very best.”
Vacant for Years, Time to Bring Council-Owned Restaurant Space in Temple Bar Back into Use, Councillor Says
Getting a tenant for the space that once housed the Eden Restaurant could help reduce anti-social behaviour on Meeting House Square, she says.
Dean: Forty Years Later, The Virgin Prunes’ Debut Album Is Still a Gothic Post-Punk Masterwork
“Now, to mark its 40th anniversary, a new reissue has been released, offering the perfect chance for rediscovery.”
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.