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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Lucifer and the Child, Reviewed
Dublin-based publishers Swan River Press are bringing the novel, which was banned in 1940s Ireland, back into print for the first time in decades.
An Architect-Turned-Artist Embraces the Medium of Collage – and Pops Up All Across the City
“The fact that I can say, ‘I am now working as an artist’ is not something that I thought I would ever be able to say,” says Sorcha O’Higgins.
Dean: MuRli and Denise Chaila Make Music for the Black Lives Matter Movement
“Irish music has been at the forefront of communicating the black Irish experience.”
After almost 50 years, a renowned Irish font Is brought into the digital age
Graphic Designer Jarlath Hayes created the famous Irish modernist typeface Tuam Uncial in the 70s.
As Ireland Rebuilds Post-Lockdown, Artists With Disabilities Fear They May Be Left Behind
Members of DoubleTAKE Supported Art Studio are finding it difficult to continue their work, in light of Covid-19, without meeting physically.
In Glasnevin, a Fifth-Generation Craftsman is Repurposing Other People’s Trash Into Treasure
Stephen Hynes found a new purpose in craft work – and his mental health reaped the benefits.
In His Latest Work, Photographer Eamonn Farrell Turns Dublin Into a “Naked City”
The digital exhibition will see the artist superimpose his photographs digitally onto disused billboards and shopfronts across the city.
The Irish Buddhist: The Forgotten Monk Who Faced Down the British Empire, Reviewed
This biography “captures a time of significant change and enterprise, one which easily resonates with the world of today”, writes our reviewer.
In Phibsborough, a Punk Collective Keeps Their Community Alive During Lockdown
Deprived of a space to meet up and rehearse due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Karate Klub have kept their spirit alive with the compilation Age of Disease.
Dating Amber, Reviewed
“There’s an impulsiveness to director David Freyne’s filmmaking that throws emotion and action at the audience with a beating-heart intensity,” writes our reviewer.
For Dublin’s Artists, Life Under Lockdown Presents More Uncertainty
“The commitment to art and culture just isn’t there. They’re going to be left quoting Yeats for a long time if they don’t let us make art,” says actor Matthew Malone.
With the help of a van, an artist is bringing futurism to Fingal
Installation artist Aoife Dunne plans to bring her new exhibition, Transcending Time, to people’s doorsteps on 8 June.