In Trump’s America, daily life goes on amid a sense of creeping foreboding
People say ‘who knows what will happen?’ while knowing exactly what is going to happen
A week with Kneecap: ‘Liam Óg doesn’t like much attention. This is quite a lot of heat for him’
Mo Chara has been back in court over a terror-related charge that Kneecap dismiss as political policing. It’s a pivotal week in the run-up to Electric Picnic
Ireland’s electricity infrastructure policy rewiring should be a matter of public debate
This nation is known as the data centre capital of the world - unfortunately, we are not the energy infrastructure capital too
Co Clare village’s bid to reopen a local pub spells hope for Irish trad music sessions
Kilfenora Corner: A group wishes to purchase and reopen Linnane’s Pub as a community space with a focus on safeguarding musical tradition
Ireland will be remembered as a beacon in dark times if we pass the Occupied Territories Bill
Whatever can be done to end Israel’s daily massacres and strategic starvation of Palestinians has to happen
FeliSpeaks: Life as a ‘black, Irish, queer culchie’
Felicia Olusanya, aka FeliSpeaks, has created a show with thisispopbaby for the Dublin Fringe, exploring what it is like to grow up as a ‘queer black Irish midlands culchie’
Why did CMAT have to sell out the 3Arena before she could get exposure on Irish radio?
We need to amplify Irish artists on Irish radio – not from a position of territorialism or nationalism, but from one of support and pride
Keir Starmer was quick to condemn Kneecap, but strangely silent on Moygashel
There is something rotten about leveraging an expression of long-standing culture and tradition to deliver a contemporary declaration of racist hate
Tourists ‘can’t get their heads around’ Dublin nightclubs closing at 2.30am, night mayor says
Recent report says nightclub sector is ‘downsizing’ but industry members are hopeful about ‘vibrant’ pockets
‘Amazing’ plans for Dublin’s Sheriff Street include offices and a hotel. Amazing for whom?
Underserved and under-resourced parts of the capital are not development opportunities – they’re living, vibrant communities
Discrimination against sexual and gender minorities in Ireland has increased, UCD study finds
Research demonstrates broad support for LGBTIQ+ people, women’s rights and abortion
These five factors are how Zohran Mamdani took New York by storm
He managed to motivate tens of thousands of canvassers to knock on more than a million doors
Ireland is becoming a country of moderate drinkers and voracious cocaine users
Ireland is the joint-fourth highest consumer of cocaine globally, and it’s primarily a youth problem
Who really owns the music festival you’re heading to this summer?
Artists and fans are protesting against events being gobbled up by private equity firms
Why are Kneecap facing consequences when Israel is not?
When protesting is policed, but the legitimate reasons for protest are not, then people lose trust