Why has some of the greenery in city planters been left to wither?
The council hasn’t been able to find a contractor willing to take on the job of looking after these plants, a council official says.
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A New Magazine Looks to Challenge the Frames of Mainstream Media
“Tongues” will feature essays, poems, and illustrations by Black and queer artists, say the team behind it.
This Year’s Five Lamps Arts Festival Rejigs for Online
“We have music, dance and poetry, a little play,” says Marcela Parducci, project manager with the festival. “We have even a drag queen.”
In a New Exhibition, an Artist Focuses in On “Covid Eyes”
During the early days of the pandemic, artist Eoin Mac Lochlainn began to meditate on the growing relevance of expression through the eyes, as mask-wearing spread.
During the Pandemic, an Emptier Dublin Has Become a Parkour Playground
For those who practice parkour in the city, lockdown has meant more freedom and space to refine their craft.
Sitting Pretty, Reviewed
“Get this book. Engage with Rebekah Taussig’s ideas. Let yourself see the view from her ordinary resilient disabled body.”
A New Book Looks at Old Paintings and Sketches of a Diverse Dublin
In Kathryn Milligan’s “Painting Dublin”, the artists are from different backgrounds, religions, and social classes. “What connects them is that they are painting the same city.”
Two Poets Come Together to Tell Stories and Explore Their Shona Identity
“The Language I Cannot Speak” is a performance of stories and poems that draws on Zimbabwean folklore and family tales to explore identity and culture.
Street Leagues, Reviewed
Director Daniel F. Holmes follows Irish footballers at the Homeless World Cup, showing how sport can give a sense of purpose to those who’ve suffered hardship and misfortune.
Dean: Pillow Queens Won’t Wait for the Spin to Die
“In Waiting” is “a classic Irish guitar music debut, a proud affirmation of queerness, the power and the peril of organised religion, and a love letter to Dublin”.
What We Don’t Talk About, Reviewed
“What We Don’t Talk About is an essential read. It tackles nuanced racial moments that give context to the wider topics we’re all trying to take head on.”
From His Studio an Artist Weaves Graffiti into Paintings
“Graffiti is a free-flowing creative output that can exist outside of cultural institutions like art galleries,” says Neil Dunne.
A New Podcast Captures Wildlife Along the Banks of the Royal Canal
The Lifeline podcast hopes to bring attention to the breadth of biodiversity along the historic Royal Canal.