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.
Lamport’s life story covers prime milieus for a swashbuckling adventurer who would go on to inspire some of the most recognisable superheroes in modern-day comics.
Most of the sculptures by Eilis O’Connell were inspired by the works of designer Eileen Gray. Once shown in France, now sat in Cork, they’re visitable – virtually – in Dublin.
Curran says his life changed drastically after he and his family moved out of Dolphin House. “I always missed the flats, the sense of community,” he says.
In this book, “elements of the old-fashioned traditional ghost story blend with a modern setting … It has no shortage of imagination and is certainly a work which has plenty of heart,” writes our reviewer.
Endless Sunshine on a Cloudy Day “cleverly uses the grammar of internet vlogs to move us through the narrative … it is a poignant picture but it’s not a morbid one”, writes our reviewer.
A group of DJs has begun streaming the club experience – or something akin to it at least – each Friday night into the homes of whoever looks in.
Not everyone has a park nearby, but Caimin Gilmore says he’d encourage anyone who can play an instrument to consider performing a socially distant concert for their neighbours.
Vivarium is “a monstrous-child kind of horror film … that doesn’t overstretch its high-concept”, writes our reviewer.
Over the course of two months last year, members of various local community groups began writing about the place they were born or now live. Now they are preparing to launch their book.
As with many events and exhibitions across the city, the IRL version of the Science Gallery’s show Invisible has been shut – but an online version is coming.
In the last few weeks, James Kirwan has painted the shutters on two premises on Meath Street. Robyn Carey, Sophie Vigne and others have been adding colour to shutters there too.
Elsewhere, the relationship between producer and rapper is as celebrated as the link between a cinema auteur and their acting muse. It’s coming to the fore in Ireland, too.