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Phibsboro Gets a New Gathering Space for Community Groups and Artists
“At least, there’s a bright spark here,” said artist Robert Ballagh at the launch last week, in a former retail unit in the Phibsboro Shopping Centre.
For the Culture: On Kojaque and Luka Palm
On “Deli Daydreams”, Kojaque told us what we needed to hear. On “Green Diesel”, Kojaque and Luka give us what we need.
Tairngreacht, Reviewed
A burnt-out journalist witnesses a murder near the graves of two exiled taoisigh in Rome in an impressive thriller marrying modern corruption with early Christianity.
Why Brazilian Graffiti Is Appearing on the City’s Vacant Buildings
“Pixo”, which finds its origins in protests against urban inequality in Brazilian cities, has found a familiar canvas on derelict and vacant buildings around the Liberties and the Coombe.
For Four Decades in Rialto, Tom McLoughlin Has Had a Camera at the Ready
Almost by accident, his focus became the people and places in Fatima Mansions, the housing complex where he grew up, he says.
A Liberties Art Project Aims to Channel Responses to the Changing Neighbourhood
The idea came from discussions with others in the community, said Austin Campbell, director of the Robert Emmet CDP. “How do we define ourselves when this is happening?”
A Bump Along the Way, Reviewed
Despite the potential for a bleak baby-crisis drama, this unexpected-pregnancy film is warm-hearted, often cosy, and very funny, writes our reviewer.
Its Old Home in the Liberties Demolished, District 8 Relocates to Swords
The new venue is bigger than the Tivoli Theatre was, so District 8 can now attract bigger crowds and bigger acts. But they still wouldn’t have chosen to leave the city centre, says Dave Parle.
Ethna MacCarthy: Poems, Reviewed
“In her poetry, Ethna MacCarthy appeared unafraid of challenging the hardships of the time, yet there are sparks of humour and a real sense of playfulness, too.”
On Synge Street, armoured fighters do chivalrous battle
Reenacting history goes way beyond dressing up, and deep into ideals of chivalry and honour. “It’s this idea of defending what needs to be defended.”
Dean: On The Murder Capital’s “When I Have Fears”
“The critical reverence around the band, their ascendancy to the top of the Irish cultural zeitgeist, is premature,” writes our reviewer.
Personal Journeys in an Unequal City, Reviewed
Those working in Dublin’s north inner-city reflect on its “golden age” of community development – and draw varied lessons that resonate today.