The Prodigy in Dublin review: Five stars for an epic show with feral energy
You’d call it an old-school night were it not for all the young people in the 3Arena crowd and for the slick production
“...tá meas agam ar chuile ealaíontóir a sheasann suas ar son na fírinne agus an cheartais agus nach bhfuil faitíos orthu guth a thabhairt dóibh siúd atá faoi chois.”
Is aisteoir, áilteoir, agus scríbhneoir é Raymond Keane, a bhunaigh an compántas drámaíochta Barrabas.
Leo Varadkar is seeking and gaining attention. But why?
While Leo Varadkar may have made the transition from public figure to private citizen himself, the public hasn’t
Kneecap: ‘These topics have been out of bounds for many years’
The controversial group have had a year of a kind that few artists will ever experience. They’re determined to stand their ground as they release their album Fenian
Kneecap ar pholaitíocht, brú agus sícideileacha: “Ar ndóigh, teastaíonn teiripe uainn ... ar feadh na mblianta fada”
Agallamh le Kneecap: Anuraidh, bhí an ceol, an chonspóid agus an chraic fite fuaite i saol an ghrúpa agus i mbliana tá albam nua uathu ar na bacáin
What’s driving the cultural obsession with the 1990s?
Who wouldn’t want to live in a place where you can hang around cafes without computers, afford to rent in lively cities and where no one is surveilling you?
We need clear thinkers to find a way out of the ‘soul rot’ of our modern world
A friend reminded me of a four-word letter to The Irish Times Gabriel Rosenstock wrote in 2007, when US troops were pouring into Iraq: ‘Cúrsaí ola, cúrsaí fola’
“Ní féidir teacht ar do ghuth ar an gcéad dul síos mura dtuigeann tú an comhthéacs ina scríobhann tú. Go háirithe má tá tú ag scríobh as Gaeilge. Tá muid uilig sáite go hiomlán i ndioscúrsa an Bhéarla – ní mór duit éalú uaidh.”
Is scríbhneoir, file, ceoltóir agus láithreoir teilifíse agus raidió é Cúán de Búrca.
‘Why can’t my flat white fly?’ is a question no one asked ever
We’re evolutionarily wired to pay attention to the buzzing of drones – which may be one of the reasons they’re so annoying
“Bain triail as rudaí nua freisin. Ná bí ag déanamh an ruda chéanna i gcónaí”
Is rapálaí, amhránaí agus léiritheoir ó Bhaile Átha Cliath é James Shannon, atá mar bhall den ghrúpa IMLÉ.
How the American fast-food franchise took Ireland by storm
Ireland is comfort eating its way through a cost of living crisis
“Trí mhoilliú síos agus machnamh a dhéanamh, éiríonn liom ...”
Is gníomhaí cultúrtha agus fiontraí cruthaitheach í Kathy Scott, atá i gceannas ar The Trailblazery, eagraíocht a chuireann ar siúl imeachtaí beo, tionscadail foghlama agus níos mó.
Betting on elections and matches is one thing. Gambling on war is something else entirely
If you’re feeling cheery, there are online platforms where you can bet on the prospect of a looming nuclear test by Russia
An almost vacant shopping mall in Nairobi could be a template for Dublin
Generally, I find malls uninspiring places. And yet I just spent an inspiring week in one
“Smaoiním ar leithéidí Iarla Uí Lionáird, Skara Brae agus go leor eile a thug sampla iontach do dhaoine óga conas an tseanfhilíocht agus ceol na nGael a chóiriú i slí nuálach.”
Ceoltóir agus amhránaí traidisiúnta as an Rinn, Port Láirge, is ea Macdara Ó Faoláin.