Queen of the Ring: Becky Lynch Interview
“I never for a second even considered that I could be a wrestler. It was such an out-there dream.” Baldoyle’s Rebecca Quin is kicking ass and taking names across the…
Barfly – Open Gate Brewery
Against all odds, Guinness have hit on something genuinely exciting here, deftly balancing their enviable heritage and the demands of the present marketplace.
Book Review – Spindles: Stories from the Science of Sleep
What is sleep? As Spindles’ editors remind us, although we spend a third of our lives asleep, we know little to nothing about it – however, recent scientific breakthroughs promise…
Client Stories: Offset
“We rely on people’s good will to push it beyond the assigned budget because it’s Offset, and it will be in front of an audience of their peers. In the…
Restaurant Review: Richmond
Hopefully, owner and manager Russell Wilde and Head Chef David O’Byrne don’t get frustrated with the name checks to Gig’s Place because Richmond couldn’t be more different with the red…
There’s Something in the Air: Iceland / Ireland
Icelandic and Irish music are chiming together in the wilds of West Cork, cementing the connection between these two distant peripheral parts of Europe.
Garb: Bláithín Ennis
'Walking by the Christmas windows of Brown Thomas on Grafton Street last December and spotting my couture neckpiece in the window was the ultimate surprise!' Designer Bláithín Ennis talks to…
Artsdesk: Ruff Around the Edges – Hannah Fitz
Hannah Fitz's exhibition Doggie Eyed Stare ambitiously captures transient, wavering forms through a series of chalky plaster-coated sculptures.
Garb: Caoimhe Mac Neice – The Shape Of Things To Come
Caoimhe Mac Neice specialises in pristine, precise clothing that embodies a delicate sensuality. We catch up with the up-and-coming designer to find out more.
Get Yourself Connected – James Earley Meets Jameson
Keeping up a tradition that sees them collaborate with Irish artists to produce limited edition bottles of their delicious distillation, Jameson have teamed up with street artist James Earley, who…
Cinema Review: High-Rise
Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise, like the JG Ballard novel of which it is an adaptation, has all the superficial qualities of a political allegory, centred around a single, high-rise apartment building.
Paperback Writer: Kevin Barry Interview
Quite like his characters, Kevin Barry is an eloquent and energetic speaker, who loves to lash on the foul language. This became quite clear in a recent Irish Times interview,…
Album Review: Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo
All noise aside, and there’s a absolute shit-ton of it surrounding the release of this album, The Life Of Pablo is a magnetic, flawed, overlong album that is stuffed to…
Barfly – Wigwam
Wigwam feels more like a blank canvas than a hodgepodge… the beginning of another journey for the Bodytonic gang, rather than a definitive statement… And it’s all the more exciting…
Concrete Jungle: Ben Wheatley Interview
British director Ben Wheatley discusses his new adaption of JG Ballard’s classic dystopian novel High-Rise.
To Have And To Hold: Fountain Pens
Before Christmas I had the pleasure of helping my friend Luca open a pop-up. “Stationery,” he said, “is the new bicycle.” Parker, Future Shock and the new love of old…
Book Review: Good on Paper – Rachel Cantor
In Good on Paper authors are needy creatures, who tell messy, imperfect stories to seek connection, kinship and absolution from their readers.
Book Review: This Is The Ritual – Rob Doyle
This is the Ritual is shocking, but considering the common societal issues like drugs, mental health problems and harrowing sexual encounters omnipresent, we must ask ourselves: why are we so…