Traditionally, the 6th of January, Nollaig na mBan, was the day when the woman of the house would finally put her feet up after all the turkey basting and sprout peeling of the Christmas period and her husband would take …
Arts & Culture
Dublin Digital Radio: Tuning in at the right time
Sophia McDonald chats with DDR about the future of radio broadcasting in Dublin’s increasingly gentrified city
An independent station with a flair for creative freedom, Dublin Digital Radio has thrived in an industry seeing increasing cuts and closures. With digital stations RTÉ Pulse and RTÉ 2XM sent to the gallows after RTÉ announced massive cuts, DDR, …
Careers in the arts: National Gallery of Ireland curator Sarah McAuliffe
Libby Phillips speaks with the curator about collaboration, diversity, and reaching modern audiences
To the untrained eye wandering through the halls of a gallery, one may be unlikely to consider why a painting is hung where it is. In fact, there is a myriad of questions posed when considering exhibition design. This is …
Creatives in Trinity: Dublin’s “most alternative” comedy club, B-Side Comedy
Trinity student Matthew Tallon and his colleague James Moran discuss gig disasters, absurdism, and Dublin’s creative community
What do you get when you cross three ambitious comedians with a set of deafening power tools and one drunken venue manager too many? The answer, I learned upon talking to Trinity student Matthew Tallon and his colleague James Moran, …
Are essays and short stories the future of Irish literature?
Grace Farrell speaks to Professor Philip Coleman and author Wendy Erskine about short form prose, literary trends, and commercialisation versus innovation
The literary landscape has seen an influx of internationally acclaimed essay and short story collections by Irish writers. Although these forms have always been popular for their succinct, quickly digestible nature, short form literature has moved to the forefront of …
Fashion isn’t beyond politics, it’s bound to it
Madalyn Williams examines the fashion industry’s inextricable link to politics, and what that means for the clothes we wear
When you google “What is fashion for?”, results may claim it to be anything from the purest expression of the self, to a tool best used to ward off a fear of death. But what’s clear is that fashion is …
Murder, American history and Blindboy at Dublin Podcast Festival
An eclectic range of shows are in store at this weekend’s festival
A clear explanation of Brexit, an analysis of a beloved teen fiction series, and two comedians discussing horrific murders are just a few of the things which will be explored by the Dublin Podcast Festival lineup. The podcast buzz is …
Trinity students’ tattoos and what they mean to them
Jack Kennedy speaks to an array of Trinity students about tattoos, the stories behind them, and what they say about the students who got them
I got my first (and so far only) tattoo about two years ago. It is an abstract line drawing of the solar system, on the inside of my right forearm. Often people are surprised when they first see me with …
View of Ireland: Collecting Photography at the National Gallery
Amie Hogan reviews the National Gallery of Ireland’s first-ever photography exhibition
“Today photographic images are ubiquitous; we take and share pictures on our smartphones constantly. Yet, a photograph taken by a skilled artist still has the power to stop us in our tracks, make us look closely and can ignite our …
Careers in the arts: Smashing Times are using the arts to rewrite history
Mary Moynihan of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality describes their artistic mission, forgotten Irish heroines and learning from the past, writes Grace Farrell
The Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, which also incorporates a Theatre and Film Company and a Youth Arts Ensemble, is an organisation which uses the arts to promote human rights, climate justice and gender equality. Their …