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Emigration to Australia is at its highest level for a decade. We need to ask why

Emigration to Australia is at its highest level for a decade. We need to ask why

Those being pummelled by the cost of rent are living through a form of austerity, their take-home wages and disposable incomes decimated

Mon Dec 23 2024 - 06:00
The Pogues at 3Arena: Applause rang out into the night, the crowd singing their way out on to the quays

The Pogues at 3Arena: Applause rang out into the night, the crowd singing their way out on to the quays

A stacked line-up including members of Fontaines DC, Lankum and The Mary Wallopers delivers a brilliantly infectious performance

Wed Dec 18 2024 - 10:00
Oscars 2025: Kneecap shortlisted for best international feature film and best original song

Oscars 2025: Kneecap shortlisted for best international feature film and best original song

Two Irish films, TJ O’Grady-Peyton’s Room Taken and Portia A Buckley’s Clodagh, land spots in the shortlist for best live-action short

Tue Dec 17 2024 - 19:29
Ireland still brims with creativity, from Kneecap to Haus of Wig. Here’s how to keep the artistry flowing

Ireland still brims with creativity, from Kneecap to Haus of Wig. Here’s how to keep the artistry flowing

The housing crisis is artists’ biggest obstacle. Clear that hurdle and it will help keep Irish culture being felt around the world

Tue Dec 17 2024 - 05:00
Do you cry for a dead health-insurance boss, or for the victims of his industry?

Do you cry for a dead health-insurance boss, or for the victims of his industry?

Social media commentary around the killing of Brian Thompson was almost universal in its lack of empathy

Mon Dec 16 2024 - 06:00
Five strategies to get more people voting in elections

Five strategies to get more people voting in elections

For people who care deeply about the democratic process, low voter turnout figures can be depressing

Mon Dec 09 2024 - 06:07
‘What I connect with in Ireland is the oppression from the church within our bodies’

‘What I connect with in Ireland is the oppression from the church within our bodies’

The Afro-Brazilian performer and teacher staged one of the hits of this year’s Dublin Fringe Festival. It’s part of a cultural journey

Mon Dec 09 2024 - 05:00
Fontaines DC at 3Arena: Masterly, compelling display as ‘the gall of Fine Gael and the fail of Fianna Fáil’ fills the air

Fontaines DC at 3Arena: Masterly, compelling display as ‘the gall of Fine Gael and the fail of Fianna Fáil’ fills the air

How good can Fontaines DC get? At first of two Dublin concerts they answer that question with aplomb

Sat Dec 07 2024 - 09:13
Other Voices 2024: Laura Marling enraptures, Kojaque surprises. It can only be Dingle’s essential festival

Other Voices 2024: Laura Marling enraptures, Kojaque surprises. It can only be Dingle’s essential festival

What audiences are told before gigs at St James’ Church says it all: turn off your phone and just be in the moment

Tue Dec 03 2024 - 16:52
Politics is an attention economy and Gerry Hutch garnered plenty of it

Politics is an attention economy and Gerry Hutch garnered plenty of it

Hutch’s candidacy candidacy was met with an almost giggling immaturity, as though it was not serious, but sort of “gas”

Mon Dec 02 2024 - 06:00
Brian Teeling: ‘Every time I see someone wearing one of my T-shirts, even one of the old ones, it makes me happy’

Brian Teeling: ‘Every time I see someone wearing one of my T-shirts, even one of the old ones, it makes me happy’

The multidisciplinary Dublin artist is part of the exhibition Skin/Deep: Perspectives on the Body, at Photo Museum Ireland and has designed three new T-shirts for Medical Aid for Palestinians

Mon Dec 02 2024 - 05:00
Kneecap win legal action over UK funding refusal: ‘This was never about £14,250. The motivation was equality’

Kneecap win legal action over UK funding refusal: ‘This was never about £14,250. The motivation was equality’

Irish rap group plans to donate award to two youth groups in Belfast after grant was blocked on grounds that Kneecap ‘oppose the United Kingdom itself’

Fri Nov 29 2024 - 10:01
‘Serial evasion’ and ‘brittle impatience’: Our writers give their verdict on the leaders’ debate

‘Serial evasion’ and ‘brittle impatience’: Our writers give their verdict on the leaders’ debate

General election: Three writers analyse debate between Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin

Wed Nov 27 2024 - 08:00
A new energy? A new lethargy might be more accurate

A new energy? A new lethargy might be more accurate

Election 2024: In the final week of the campaign, plenty of people still don’t know how they’re going to vote

Mon Nov 25 2024 - 06:00
‘Dreadful government, lack of nightlife, lack of cultural spaces’: Dublin writer Thommas Kane Byrne on his home city

‘Dreadful government, lack of nightlife, lack of cultural spaces’: Dublin writer Thommas Kane Byrne on his home city

What’s Next For?: TKB, whose new play, It’s Always Your Bleedin’ Own, completes his St Mary’s Mansions trilogy, on the evolution of Ireland’s capital

Mon Nov 25 2024 - 05:00
The man in Data Centre Alley couldn’t conceal his shock: ‘You’re screwed’

The man in Data Centre Alley couldn’t conceal his shock: ‘You’re screwed’

In the US, data centres will be powered by small modular nuclear reactors to help cope with demands of AI. What is the plan for Ireland?

Mon Nov 18 2024 - 06:00
Political art on the doorstep: ‘You’re going to find my work in surprising locations’

Political art on the doorstep: ‘You’re going to find my work in surprising locations’

Collaborations between writer and historian Conor McCabe and artist Augustine O’Donoghue include a series of door mats with political messages and a new event called Counter-Culture Nights

Mon Nov 18 2024 - 05:00
At rallies for Trump and Harris, it was hard to know who was less authentic

At rallies for Trump and Harris, it was hard to know who was less authentic

Trump promises money in your pocket. To supporters in worn-out shoes and old jackets, that mattered. Harris spoke about ‘joy’, but you cannot tell people how to feel

Mon Nov 11 2024 - 06:00
Unit 44: Key Dublin creative space looks for new home after collective told to quit premises

Unit 44: Key Dublin creative space looks for new home after collective told to quit premises

The former Stoneybatter hair salon has hosted about 275 public events and more than 500 rehearsals in its three years on Prussia Street

Mon Nov 11 2024 - 05:00
For Kamala Harris, wooing anti-Trump Republicans might work. But then what?

For Kamala Harris, wooing anti-Trump Republicans might work. But then what?

US Election: Often, those who crossover are celebrated more than those who were ever thus. There’s a huge degree of humility required

Mon Nov 04 2024 - 06:03
Dublin singer Shiv: ‘Rent is so high. It’s hard to find places here creatives can go, hang out, meet each other, share ideas’

Dublin singer Shiv: ‘Rent is so high. It’s hard to find places here creatives can go, hang out, meet each other, share ideas’

What’s Next For?: Ireland’s up-and-coming musicians need more help, says Siobhan McClean, who has just released her album The Defiance of a Sadgirl

Mon Nov 04 2024 - 05:00
I can’t see voters buying Simon Harris’s message that everything is great

I can’t see voters buying Simon Harris’s message that everything is great

You can’t deny the lived experience of housing-crisis emigrants, homeless families, renters and adults in their childhood bedrooms

Mon Oct 28 2024 - 06:05
Efé: ‘I was scared to go full force with the rock sound, but this year I thought, just do it’

Efé: ‘I was scared to go full force with the rock sound, but this year I thought, just do it’

The Dublin singer changed musical direction this year. But she still wants every song she records to come with its own entire world

Mon Oct 28 2024 - 05:15
Hard not to greet the Dublin City Taskforce report with cynicism

Hard not to greet the Dublin City Taskforce report with cynicism

Five months and a lot of fanfare later, we’re back to where we started

Tue Oct 22 2024 - 12:38
‘The script is Sinéad O’Connor – it’s the music’: Christeene on The Lion the Witch and The Cobra

‘The script is Sinéad O’Connor – it’s the music’: Christeene on The Lion the Witch and The Cobra

The performance artist, musician and drag experimentalist is bringing her reimagining of the late Irish singer’s first album to Dublin

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 05:00
An Irishman in Berlin: ‘Gentrification was creeping in but since the pandemic it’s really pronounced’

An Irishman in Berlin: ‘Gentrification was creeping in but since the pandemic it’s really pronounced’

What’s Next For?: Liam Cagney, a musicologist based in the German capital, is writing a book about Berghain, the city’s fabled nightclub

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 05:00
Four ideas to save Ireland’s pubs, restaurants and cafes

Four ideas to save Ireland’s pubs, restaurants and cafes

If we don’t do something, in Dublin especially, generic international chains and brands will fill the empty spaces

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 00:00
Dublin’s Liberties has everything. Except vision, planning, care and attention

Dublin’s Liberties has everything. Except vision, planning, care and attention

It’s difficult to imagine any other European city allowing the development that has blighted the Liberties

Mon Oct 14 2024 - 06:00
‘I love that Base isn’t centred around alcohol. That’s a huge thing. You don’t have to spend money to be here’

‘I love that Base isn’t centred around alcohol. That’s a huge thing. You don’t have to spend money to be here’

What’s Next For?: Aisling Phelan and Viva Dean on their new Dublin arts space, which will focus on the creative use of technology

Mon Oct 14 2024 - 05:00
Irish fashion designer Richard Malone: ‘Enya is the absolute – do the best work you can do, quietly’

Irish fashion designer Richard Malone: ‘Enya is the absolute – do the best work you can do, quietly’

The Wexford artist has been feted by the fashion industry, but he’s much happier out of the spotlight, making the art that drives his creativity

Tue Oct 08 2024 - 05:00
When you’re struggling to make ends meet, it’s hard to watch the Government throwing cash around

When you’re struggling to make ends meet, it’s hard to watch the Government throwing cash around

Because the floating vote has been floating for a decade, its direction can shift in an instant. This is why the general election campaign itself will matter so much

Mon Oct 07 2024 - 06:00
Varadkar and Harris are wrong. It’s not immigration causing homelessness, but Government policy

Varadkar and Harris are wrong. It’s not immigration causing homelessness, but Government policy

The main reason people are homeless in Dublin is not that they left direct provision or arrived from abroad

Mon Sept 30 2024 - 06:00
Irish rapper Celaviedmai: ‘I always saw women on TV who were very slim. I never thought it could be me’

Irish rapper Celaviedmai: ‘I always saw women on TV who were very slim. I never thought it could be me’

What’s Next For?: The Galway rapper could have been a biochemist but wanted to give music one more shot. The risk is paying off

Mon Sept 30 2024 - 05:00
Watching Dublin’s anti-immigrant and counter protests: The grimmest moment came near the end

Watching Dublin’s anti-immigrant and counter protests: The grimmest moment came near the end

‘What do we want?’ one man roared. There was no response, an almost comedic vacuum of clarity

Mon Sept 23 2024 - 06:00
The Ban: What did barring Sinn Féin voices from the airwaves do to political culture?

The Ban: What did barring Sinn Féin voices from the airwaves do to political culture?

Roisin Agnew on her new film, which is being screened as part of the IFI Documentary Festival 2024

Mon Sept 23 2024 - 05:00
Chappell Roan at 3Olympia: Five-star performance by a modern phenomenon

Chappell Roan at 3Olympia: Five-star performance by a modern phenomenon

Artist and her fantastic pink-and-black-clad band leave it all on stage with fun and soulful songs

Wed Sept 18 2024 - 10:18
‘You can’t have a GAA kit and not have GAA trading cards’: Ahmed, With Love and the rise of Irish artist merch

‘You can’t have a GAA kit and not have GAA trading cards’: Ahmed, With Love and the rise of Irish artist merch

Merchandise sales are not just a fun thing for independent artists but an important source of income

Mon Sept 16 2024 - 05:00
In 0800 Cupid, Emer Dineen has created a ‘camp catalyst for reconnection’ in a lonely world

In 0800 Cupid, Emer Dineen has created a ‘camp catalyst for reconnection’ in a lonely world

Dineen’s show with Thisispopbaby will premiere at Dublin Theatre Festival this month

Mon Sept 09 2024 - 05:00
The way I use my phone feels compulsive. 20 minutes can pass like nothing at all. It’s a profound waste of time

The way I use my phone feels compulsive. 20 minutes can pass like nothing at all. It’s a profound waste of time

It’s not just children and adolescents who are being damaged by digital addiction

Mon Sept 02 2024 - 06:00
Girls Night photographer Eimear Lynch: ‘There’s a part of me as a teenager in the images, especially the shy-looking ones’

Girls Night photographer Eimear Lynch: ‘There’s a part of me as a teenager in the images, especially the shy-looking ones’

What’s Next For?: Lynch on photographing teenage girls on nights out, Fontaines DC and Irish dancing

Mon Sept 02 2024 - 05:00
To find the real Nell McCafferty, look to her writing

To find the real Nell McCafferty, look to her writing

Her sentences, when she found the perfect one, possess both weight and lightness

Mon Aug 26 2024 - 06:00
Irish experimental film-making is booming. All it needs now is a home

Irish experimental film-making is booming. All it needs now is a home

What’s Next For?: Dissolutions moving-image festival will showcase work from across Ireland. A permanent base for its makers is long overdue

Mon Aug 26 2024 - 05:00
Lack of action to stop attacks on Gaza is a moral injury to us all

Lack of action to stop attacks on Gaza is a moral injury to us all

The only position of any ethical merit is to call for the slaughter to end and for justice and consequences for those who presided over this terror

Mon Aug 19 2024 - 05:45
Balcony Project leader Louis Haugh: ‘It’s quite emotional to see queer people come together with timber and saws’

Balcony Project leader Louis Haugh: ‘It’s quite emotional to see queer people come together with timber and saws’

The artist is heading a project that incorporates plants, fermentation and a small, queer community of growers

Mon Aug 19 2024 - 05:00
Kamala Harris is backing Donald Trump into a corner. Dangerous times

Kamala Harris is backing Donald Trump into a corner. Dangerous times

Trump’s extremism and messaging previously had a bristling energy, but a sense of jadedness is creeping in

Mon Aug 12 2024 - 07:00
Síofra Murdock of Throwing Shapes: ‘You need so much patience with ceramics. It draws in really sound people’

Síofra Murdock of Throwing Shapes: ‘You need so much patience with ceramics. It draws in really sound people’

What’s Next For?: Dublin’s new community pottery studio already has 70 members, according to the artist who founded it

Mon Aug 12 2024 - 05:00
Grian Chatten of Fontaines DC: ‘We were speeding off the edge of a cliff’

Grian Chatten of Fontaines DC: ‘We were speeding off the edge of a cliff’

The band ended a tour in Japan unsure what to do next. The resulting album was ‘f**king mad’ to make

Sat Aug 10 2024 - 05:15
Ireland is now so different from the begrudging country I grew up in

Ireland is now so different from the begrudging country I grew up in

The self-assuredness to be found among so many creative Irish people – and sport is a creative endeavour – demonstrates a novel openness to excellence

Mon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00
Skateboarder and artist Michael McMaster: ‘I’m not looking to blow up and be famous’

Skateboarder and artist Michael McMaster: ‘I’m not looking to blow up and be famous’

What’s Next For?: McMaster is one of many skateboarders in Ireland whose visual art is making an impact in a local, DIY, community-building scene

Mon Aug 05 2024 - 05:00
We can’t leave it to climate-conscious nuns to take a stand against data centres

We can’t leave it to climate-conscious nuns to take a stand against data centres

Data centres gobble 21 per cent of Ireland’s electricity, more than twice as much as all rural dwellings

Mon Jul 29 2024 - 06:15
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