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Animals, Reviewed
The film is “a tribute to experience, those things in our past and present that made us and shape our future selves”, writes our reviewer.
In Harold’s Cross, Singer-Songwriter Finds Inspiration in Antique Shop
“I thought, what a cool place to do a song. It was cluttered with all little nice antiques and paintings,” says Pearse McGloughlin.
Dean: Reggie and Chuks Are at the Spearhead of Ireland’s Drill Music Surge
The two young artists collaborate in an uncompromising strand of Irish hip-hop mostly being popularised by teenagers drawn to its short, punchy bars and murky beats.
“For Those I Love” Is a Record of Friendship, Love and Loss
In his first solo album, David Balfe uses hip-hop to explore the impacts of poverty, and lament the death of his friend, the spoken-word artist and musician Paul Curran.
An Exhibition Maps the Mind of an Unconventional Architect
Architect Marion Mahony Griffin “thought very deeply about things” – from the human relationship with nature, to community planning.
Suzy Suzy, Reviewed
This novel is “an inventive and wickedly funny take on surviving the teenage years”. “It is a hard-hitting read … well worth your time”, writes our reviewer.
Old Maquettes Offer a Rare Window onto Dublin’s 1940s Alternative Theatre
Helen Hooker O’Malley mocked up mini set designs called “maquettes” for the Players Theatre. Some have found their way back to the city.
Metal Heart, Reviewed
Director Hugh O’Conor’s debut feature film, Metal Heart, is not based on a comic series or graphic novel, but it feels like it could be, writes our reviewer.
Dean: What Makes Music Sound Irish?
Do Fontaines D.C.’s storming post-punk rhythms sound more Dublin than, say, Brazilian-born emcee Luthorist’s hushed rapping? asks Dean Van Nguyen.
A Dublin Artist Carries on a Centuries-Old Tradition
“Adrienne is our chosen iconographer at the cathedral,” says the Very Revd Dermot Dunne, the dean of Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral.
Love Notes from a German Building Site, Reviewed
This novel about an Irishman living in Berlin is “inventive and explorative”, writes our reviewer. “At its heart, the story deals with immigration and alienation.”
Dublin Piano Group Brings a Social Note to What Can Be a Lonely Instrument
Every two months, newbies and old-hands meet in the nave of the Methodist Centenary Church in Ranelagh to perform for each other.