What would become of the Civic Offices on Wood Quay if the council relocates?
After The Currency reported the idea of the council moving its HQ, councillors were talking about and thinking through the pros and cons and implications.
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Out of Time, Reviewed
“Like dogtooth dresses, white-stripe boating blazers or block-heeled shoes, this book is sure to appeal to those who have lived, loved and revived the Dublin mod scene.”
An Artist Explores Complex Emotions Through Simple Portraits
In her city-centre studio, Kelly Ratchford is putting together works for new exhibitions, with some sadness and some humour.
Artists’ Ideas for City Hall Sculpture Fall Foul of Red Tape
Almost half of recent proposals from artists for one council commission – what to put on the plinth outside City Hall – were junked right away.
St Patrick’s Tower in the Liberties May Become an Exhibition Space
The Digital Hub has applied for planning permission to convert the old brick windmill into a gallery and conference room.
Dean: A92’s Debut Mixtape “92 Degrees” is Red-Hot Irish Drill
“I like a certain amount of tradition, such as the long-form music project, and ‘92 Degrees’ is, for me, the most complete drill release this island has produced yet. If this isn’t the best Irish album in a while, it’s for sure the hardest.”
The Stranger Times, Reviewed
The cover of the book asks: “What if the weird news is the real news?” A reasonable question to pose in 2021.
A Photo Exhibition Captures the Lonely Way Signs on a Frozen Russian Lake
Artist Daragh Muldowney found that rapid climate change is transforming Lake Baikal and the traditions of communities who live on its shores.
A Treasure Hunt Seeks to Tempt Ranelaghans Down Neighbourhood Lanes
“People don’t know how unusual our laneways are, to have them still and how different they are from the public areas,” says Emer O’Siochru.
A Dublin Improv Group Encourages Writing, and Joking, Together
Comedy writers tend to write alone in Ireland, says Erin McGathy. She’s hoping to change that.
Dean: Róisín Murphy’s Time is Now
“In a way, Róisín Machine finally brings her around to the kind of record that might have launched her star in the mid-2000s,” writes Dean Van Nguyen on the Irish disco musician.
Harrow The Boys, Reviewed
In this futuristic imagining of an afflicted and dystopian Ireland, rising sea levels have taken vast swathes of the midlands and brought on a new way of life.
Dublin’s Horse-Drawn Carriages, in Photos
For Paddy Harris, a carriage driver, and his horse Christine, ferrying people around the city has become a tougher and tougher gig.