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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An Artist Explores the Modern-Day Irish Otherworld of Data Centres, Fiscal Policy and Housing Projects
All I Believe Happened There Was Vision explores the concept of a modern-day Irish Otherworld, where data centres and financial institutions are sites of reverence.
In Rathmines, an Artist Makes Music from a Medley of Sexual Encounters
Artist Andrew Carson is using DNA from casual sexual encounters to make a music for a new exhibition.
Artists Prepare for Guerrilla Seed Planting Project to Encourage Greater Biodiversity
The aim, says Shanna May Breen, is to offer the audience an opportunity to take practical action to help improve biodiversity, by planting their own wildflower meadow.
A New Zine Explores Both the History and Theory behind the Met Éireann Building in Glasnevin
In his recently released zine Cosmoform, Cormac Murray examines the story of the iconic Met Éireann building as well as the underlying theory that may have influenced it.
Broken Law, Reviewed
“The scope of the action feels like Slattery is manipulating clockwork miniatures in a grey diorama of Dublin, winding up a situation and letting it go off.”
Dean: Adam Garrett Serves His Pop-Funk Slow and Low
“Garrett’s voice is an interesting instrument. For sure he’s a smooth performer, but his singing conveys an unusual and expressive tension.”
The Henna Wars, Reviewed
Everything about this book is truly stunning, from cover to cover. The Henna Wars is essential reading, writes our reviewer.
In Sheriff Street, a Musician Draws Inspiration from Her Surroundings
Up De Flats is the first full EP by Gemma Dunleavy and is a love letter to the tight-knit community of Sheriff Street in the north inner-city.
A Historic Queer Dublin Walking Tour Ends, for Now at Least
Last Wednesday a group of 20 people gathered to join the final Queer Dublin Walking Tour, hosted by Tonie Walsh before he flew to Turkey to write a memoir.
Here Are the Young Men, Reviewed
“Captivating and infuriating, a real love-it-or-hate-it movie,” writes our reviewer.
A Photographer Documents Dublin Nightlife Before Lockdown
Karl Magee has just released Until Then, a collection of 68 photos documenting Dublin’s nightlife over the last two years, from dance floors to festivals.
Artists Delve Into the Urban Design of Dublin 7 With the Postcode Project
Urban objects can range from street infrastructure, such as a bus stop to a bench, and even to the architectural blueprints of an area.