The Sugar Club on Dublin’s Leeson Street was aglow with the soundscape of Ireland’s women on the evening of March 8. Macalla, an Irish traditional supergroup of women, first collaborated at the Dublin Folk Festival on International Women’s Day in …
Arts & Culture
Commodification or celebration? The question of Irish culture
Katie McGinley considers the recent St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and whether Ireland’s cultural heritage is at risk of being lost in a sea of obnoxious tourists
On March 17, 1,563 years ago, Saint Patrick passed away. On 17 March 2024, people all around the world descended upon Ireland for a weekend of excessive drinking, causing traffic delays and more drinking. This is obviously what the saint …
Breaking the glass ceiling of the National Gallery
Ella Sloane sits down with Dr Caroline Campbell, the National Gallery of Ireland’s first ever female director
In November 2022, Dr Caroline Campbell made history when she was appointed as the National Gallery of Ireland’s first ever female director. Just over a year later, I joined Campbell in the gallery’s iconic courtyard to reflect on her personal …
Sleepless in Dublin: Lessons in Journalistic Integrity
Jayna Rohslau puts her neck on the line to investigate reporting failures of the early 2000s and situate the key takeaways
If there’s anything I hate, it’s overly sentimental columns in which elderly twenty-somethings reflect wistfully upon their college experience. Nevertheless, as I prepare to leave Trinity, the time has come for me to write an overly sentimental column in which …
The Bold and the Beautiful
Alejandra Monerri Revuelta reviews Ballet Ireland’s final Bold Moves programme
Ballet Ireland’s Bold Moves programme has impressed audiences since 2019, but the show has become historical this year. It might have begun with the purpose of bringing contemporary ballet to the Irish audience, but now it has flourished into an …
The band of the hour: Azure
Diana Stokes speaks to band members on recalling their origins and seeking escapism through music
Most students avoid campus on the weekends like the plague. Going into the Arts Block on my day off from college may seem odd, but I wasn’t going to pass up the chance to meet some of the lads from …
Artists unite: Ireland’s stance for justice in Palestine
Isabella Reyes platforms the Irish artists advocating for Palestinian resistance
Amidst the ongoing turmoil in Gaza, Irish artists are taking a stand and their voices are resonating loud and clear. In a powerful display of solidarity, over one hundred artists, including the likes of Irish artists Kneecap, Mick Flannery, Sprints, …
Don’t stop, make it pop
Laila Banerjee reviews theatrical production WAKE by THISISPOPBABY at the National Stadium
THISPOPBABY recently released WAKE, and trust me; there is a lot to unpack here! So wake up, because this isn’t what you’re probably expecting.
I sat in the National Stadium with a Guinness in one hand and my notebook in …
100 Years in Lyon
Evelyn Doyle composes an ode to the true ‘ville en rose’ city in France
Lyon is a city with two rivers and two hills – a recipe for natural disaster but also natural beauty.
The two often go hand in hand, so it’s no surprise that Lyon has been a dwelling place since pre-Christian …
Starry night: This year’s Trinity Ball headliners
Joline Steinhoff answers the prevailing question that’s on our minds about the T-Ball acts: who?
The long-awaited Trinity Ball 2024 lineup was announced only four days before tickets went on sale. With this year’s theme being Renaissance, I expected either European 15th century mediaeval or Beyoncé. To my surprise, neither is part of the lineup. …