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Creeping Towards Us Again, the Dublin Ghost Story Festival
The guest of honour this time will be the American writer Joyce Carol Oates, winner of the National Book Award and the Bram Stoker Award.
A New Crop of Music Grows from Indian Roots, in Dublin’s Landscape
One is the song of a broken-hearted bachelor. Another speaks to the trials of being an international student.
An Artist Captures the Travels of Alexander von Humboldt
Oscar López’s paintings draw on the 18th-century journeys of “the forgotten father of environmentalism”. His exhibition at Pallas Studios in the Liberties opens 21 February.
The Balbriggan gospel choir puts out an open invitation
“Any nationality, no matter where you’re from, and we want to specify that: no matter where you’re from, we really want everybody to come together,” says Jayne Robinson.
A History of Working-Class Writing, Reviewed
When writers produce material that incorporates or is influenced by their own working-class background, it seems they still face an uphill battle to be recognised, writes Daniel Seery.
Councillors Say It’s Time for a Clear Policy to Regulate Street Art
There is a case for the City Art’s Office to take a lead role in the debate, says Labour Councillor Rebecca Moynihan.
A Drama Group Spreads Theatre in Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard
“It was awesome,” said Alex Traynor, aged nine. He couldn’t rate the performance, he said because “there is not a number big enough”.
In the Inner City, the Fire Station Studios Turn Twenty-Five
The arts space plans to run several pilots this year to reach out to the surrounding local community in new ways, says Director Helen Carey.
Brushing Up: The Boundary Kings
If you seek them out in a different corner of the city, you can still see the colourful sculptures that used to stand on Thomas Street.
A New Play Examines the Drama and Legacy of the Gregory Deal
Colin Murphy brings the high-stakes hustle to the stage of the Abbey Theatre.
“When ‘The Limit Of’ Works, It Really Works”
A reluctant banker goes rogue in this Dublin-set thriller. The debut picture is “a little sloppy in its plotting, but never dull and always visually pleasing”, writes Luke Maxwell.
At Poetry Brothel, Artists Ply Their Trade One-to-One
“We want to kind of shake you by the shoulders and go, ‘Poems!’” says organiser Andrej Kapor.