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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.
In a New Exhibition an Artist Finds Ways to Respond Positively to Lockdown
The theme of the exhibition is that no matter what is going on, if you have enough agency, or personal conviction, you still have control over your situation, she says.
Be Good Or Be Gone, Reviewed
“For me, the double act managed to win me over, I believed in the cousins and rooted for them because they believed in one another,” writes Luke Maxwell.
A New Film Series Celebrates “Mad, Bad and Dangerous” Irish Women
“They have brought us to where we are today, especially for younger feminists and younger activists,” says director Emma O’Grady.
The Children of the Nation, Reviewed
This anthology of poetry by working-class people from contemporary Ireland has many good points, but is unfortunately short of the voices of migrants, our reviewer writes.
Why the Moon Travels, Reviewed
The collection is made of poetry and romance. It’s one of those special books that awakens the imagination and rekindles the flame of stories once heard as a child.
A New Book of Traveller Folklore Is Rooted in the Oral Tradition
Traveller stories and histories have been recorded before but it’s mainly been done by people outside of this community, Oein DeBhairduin says.
How To Be an Antiracist, Reviewed
Part memoir, part dictionary, part antiracist treatise, this book takes readers through Kendi’s personal antiracist journey, arriving at his current understanding.
In Rialto, a romance writer pens her 50th book
Romance writer Daisy Cummins works from her home office in Rialto, where she’s just completed her 50th book for the Mills & Boon publishing franchise.
An Experimental Music Festival Set in Nature Logs On
Biosphere also aims to start a conversation on the climate crisis, and make the music industry more conscious about its own impact on the environment.
At Leinster House, a Historically Significant Monument Lies Overlooked
The Cenotaph receives little public or media attention – but behind the towering icon lies a wealth of Irish history.
Dean: God Knows and the Art of Crew Rap
“Perhaps the most interesting thing about the ‘Who’s Asking’ remixes is that they assert the idea of sub-scenes within the Irish rap lexicon.”