Louise Gaffney: Come On Live Long
Come On Live Long have just released their sophomore album In The Still. We had the chats with band member Louise Gaffney.
Under One Tent (Open Iftar)
The purpose of the project is to open the door for different groups to come and join together. Anyone can walk in, sit down and have a chat. What better…
Carnivore’s Delight: Meatopia is coming to the Open Gate Brewery
“Meatopia is a call to arms for all you judicious lovers of meat, a clarion toot to the perfectionists amongst you who demand the best in taste and provenance. So,
Audio Review: Harry Styles: Harry Styles
He is Styles and he does styles. Just go about your business. This is beneath your interest.
O-T-T! Over The Top Wrestling
The world of Over The Top Wrestling comes replete with a cast of characters and mantras.
Roadmap: Fleshing Out The Characters
Dissecting the emotional smarts of writers, McCann dispenses post-it notes of wisdom.
The Pages That Bind: Ulysses Rare Books
As human a little story as paper could well carry: Sharing cultural memories at Ulysses Rare Books.
Illustration Chronicles: 175 Years. 175 Stories.
“It’s a cliché, but it is true that a picture tells a thousand words." Philip Kennedy talks about Illustration Chronicles, a labour of love documenting 175 years.
Roadmap: Esso S
It’s been bumped up to the Tivoli with good reason so now is probably the right time to flag getting your ticket for Sylvan Esso.
Roadmap: Gabber Eleganza
The city is long overdue some 180bpm and Alberto Guerrini will be providing it
Pow Bao at Eatyard
Pow Bao, a food truck specialising in steamed buns from Taiwan stuffed with creative, savoury fillings.
Roadmap: District Great
District Magazine is a welcome voice on the Irish publishing and music scene. Fresh-faced, it’s earned its stripes through consistency and quality.
Soundbite: Nadia Cassidy Fusion Sundays – World Culture Market
Nadia Cassidy on how her dream of setting up an Egyptian food stall led to the creation of a unique monthly celebration of ethnic diversity in Dublin 8.
Barfly: The Horseshoe Bar At The Shelbourne Hotel
The Sam Stephenson designed bar protrudes into the cavity of the red-limned space like a lascivious brassy tongue and I realise that I want a cocktail.
Book Review: This Young Monster – Charlie Fox
Fox eschews the detachment and disgust usually associated with these productions. Instead his monsters beckon, riotously, for us to join them.
Roadmap: School of Girl Rock
Form a band, write a song, learn how to play, perform on stage, throw a telly out a window, split up and reform all over the course of five days.
A Conversation with Sally Rooney
In conversation with Donal Scannell, Sally Rooney discusses the privileges of private education and why she considers herself a socialist, Marxist and communist.
Book Review: The Doll’s Alphabet – Camilla Grudova
To open this collection is to enter an eerie, ugly-beautiful world of beige and doilies and tinned sardines and sewing machine