Why has some of the greenery in city planters been left to wither?
The council hasn’t been able to find a contractor willing to take on the job of looking after these plants, a council official says.
Culture Desk
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It’s Time the City of Dublin Had Its Own Museum, Councillors Argue
Dublin used to have a civic museum on South William Street, but it closed for renovations 15 years ago and has never reopened.
Black ’47, Reviewed
“I can say wholeheartedly, and with some embarrassment, that I wasted my time fretting over whether Black ’47 is all it was made out to be. It’s a special kind of picture for many reasons.”
Brushing Up: The Art Deco Library on Emmet Road in Inchicore
The library, built in 1935, is unusual on the outside. It’s one of a trio sharing the same style in the city.
Some find comfort in the magazine aisles
There is something of a ritual most mornings in the magazine section of Eason on O’Connell Street.
I, Dolours, Reviewed
This portrait of the noted Provisional IRA member combines fascinating interviews with occasionally hokey dramatisation.
A New Theatre Company Looks at Sexuality in the Wake of #MeToo
Chaos Factory’s show Kiss Kiss Slap Slap is scheduled to run at Smock Alley Theatre from 11 to 15 September as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival.
Bumpfizzle the Best on Planet Earth, Reviewed
“The book was funny. It was very funny. There weren’t jokes, but it just made me laugh,” writes our 11-year-old reviewer.
Before you ask: Salvatore Fullam is from Lucan
The painter’s work depicts his family life: playing FIFA on Xbox, falling asleep in front of the TV, and tying his shoes without help from the father he’s never met, who is the reason people often ask him where he’s from.
An Artist Explores Her Uncertain Identity on a Ballymun Canvas
Michelle Boyle’s show “Outside the Urban” is on at Axis Ballymun until 24 August.
An Exhibition of “Sole Survivors” at Marsh’s Library
Included are books, pamphlets and posters of all kinds – some funny, some serious. Each is the only known surviving copy of that particular text left in the world.
Lost & Found, Reviewed
Set in the lost-and-found office at a train station in a small Irish town, Liam O Mochain’s latest film “charms us with its winsome worldview”, writes Luke Maxwell.
Flowers and Portraits: An Art Exhibition Shares Many Sides of Traveller Culture
“I think it’s really important that Hugh Lane got in touch. Travellers aren’t included in Irish history,” says Nancy Collins.