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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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.
A New Irish Video Game Explores Themes of Queerness and Identity
Llaura McGee sees her work as crossing the boundaries between different art forms, like cinema and literature.
An Exhibition Explores the Sitzfleisch of Artists — and More
In a new exhibition, launched virtually last Monday, Susanne Wawra explores the stamina needed to be an artist, and the influence of her early years in the German Democratic Republic.
Town of Strangers, Reviewed
“The film that these people are auditioning for is not the film that we are watching. What we are seeing is closer to O’Brien’s backstage ‘making of’ feature,” writes Luke Maxwell.
Online, Collectors of Rave Memorabilia Reminisce of Bygone Days
As ravers from the ’90s share their keepsakes online, it continues to inspire a new generation.