“It’s giving colonialism”: Ireland still owes rent to dukes and earls
Although, even though the OPW lists these rents as payable, some of the named beneficiaries say they haven't been getting them.
review
9 articles
Dean: The low hiss of Sorcha Richardson’s rustic sound
The musician says her new album, Draw the Outline, brought her “great solace and peace in writing it. I hope it can do the same for whoever needs it.”
Dean: In Search of Lecs Luther’s “Fish & Chips”
Before Luther repackaged himself as Rejjie Snow, he announced but never released the EP – but someone else pieced it together.
Luke: In new Irish-language film, a chance encounter leads woman down dark road of revenge
The dread and discomfort build gradually in “An Mháthair”, from its mundane starting point to its clever reveal.
Dean: HAVVK make anxiety sound beautiful
"How do you engage a part of the brain that people fear, in a way that engrosses and rather than repulses?"
Dean: Seamus Fogarty’s folktronica conjures the mood of the Atlantic coastline
The nine songs in his latest album, Ships, "feel organic, comforting and intimate".
Dean: John Blek’s aching folk music is comfortingly familiar
“I’ve found myself drawn to The Midnight Ache during the recent rainy days.”
Luke: Documentary “Beat the Lotto” is a nostalgia grab worth engaging with
“That there’s some acknowledgement of dark things on the edge of the frame, in the moments between the smiles, makes Ross Whitaker’s film” worth a watch.
Dean: Rapper Kendino leads a triumphant night of Asian-Irish ingenuity
The three artists on the ticket “are forward-thinking superfly radicals that indulge in what you might call a romantic urban sound”.
“Who’s Watching Brussels? Why the EU Deserves Better Watchdogs”, Reviewed
This book by journalist Lise Witteman is “informative, thought-provoking and accessible, even for people with little understanding of Europe, like myself”.