Keep fences and gates around Liberties apartment complex for now, council tells owner
The owner of Grand Canal Harbour shouldn't have installed the barriers, the council had said. But it decided they could have them for three years.
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Not to Be Taken at Bedtime, Reviewed
“Fans of contemporary weird fiction and new Gothic will find it a worthwhile read, if a rare and expensive one,” writes Dave Lordan.
As Some Graffiti Walls are Lost, Council Considers More “Legal Walls”
Dublin City Council has connected some groups in the city seeking brighter walls with graffiti artists. It’s working on sorting more spots.
Brushing Up: The Hexagons on North Strand Road
The inspiration for “Hexagon” came from nature, says artist Steven Doody. It teaches us that the hexagon is the most efficient shape.
Priscilla Robinson Hopes You’ll Maybe Try and Persuade Her to Get Rid of a Few Things
She’s inviting people to her studio at the Mart Fire Station in Rathmines, which is crammed with things she hasn’t been able to part with. “It’s like a form of therapy.”
A Monthly Film Night Wants to Counter the Cult of Overwork
Chris Hansen and Thomas Mozdzeń set up Do Nothing Watch Films promising escape from the Dublin rat race with a regular series of shorts and features about lives of leisure.
Dean: On Nealo and Uly’s Urban Hang Suite
Nealo’s writing boasts an elegance, intellectual weight, and clever references to local living that elevate him out of the pack.
In the Liberties, Workshops Teach History and Practice of Weaving
“I’m a strong believer in the healing power of making, and the empowering of making, being creative,” says Marja Almqvist.
Float Like a Butterfly, Reviewed
“This is a spirited, important, knockout of a picture,” writes our reviewer. “Hazel Doupe is simply fantastic, she’s destined for great things.”
The Memoirs of Mrs Margaret Leeson, Reviewed
By “Dublin’s leading brothel keeper at the end of the 1700s”, this “is a hugely recommended book which will expand anyone’s sense of the Irish past and of our literary heritage”.
A Comic Novel Dips into Fictionalised Tales of Lives in the Inner-City
Sorcha Kelly’s work was inspired by a couple of Dubliners arguing outside her window about their ma.
The Dig, Reviewed
A murderer joins his victim’s father in the search for her body. It’s a film with powerful performances let down slightly by ropey plotting, writes our reviewer.
An Art Collective Exhibits on USB Sticks
“The USB key is a couple of different things,” says Michelle Doyle of the Repeater collective. It’s a portable exhibition and a piece of artwork in itself.