What Dublin Taught Me
A cross-section of people who have sought and succeeded in London, thanks to the foundations Dublin has forged.
Audio Review: Broken Social Scene – Hug of Thunder
Hug of Thunder marks a momentous moment in Broken Social Scene’s trajectory.
Roadmap: Cave In
More creative potholing interventions with “a psycho-acoustic sound event” within Smuggler’s Cave by visual artist Alan James Burns.
Barfly: Dicey’s Garden at The Russell Court Hotel
This is the beer-garden as envisaged by Hieronymus Bosch.
What If Dubliners… Could Wander into Leinster House?
Even the aristocratic Dukes of Leinster permitted the public to freely roam around the empty space that’s known today as Leinster Lawn.
Soundbite: Stephen Kavanagh: Marine Health Foods & Temple Bar Food Market
"I started as an artisan producer processing oysters and then we evolved into extracts and other activities."
Audio Review: The Jimmy Cake – Tough Love
The Jimmy Cake continue to offer much more than mere confection.
Magnus Modus – Joseph Walsh
Joseph Walsh was commissioned to create the graceful sculpture Magnus Modus which can now be viewed in the newly opened wing of the National Gallery.
Audio Review: Toro y Moi – Boo Boo
It would seem that more than one boo boo was made during the recording of this record.
Bitesize: Bamboo
The art of queue-skipping tends to be downright frowned upon. Undeterred, College pals Alan Haverty and Luke Mackey have come up with Bamboo.
Garb: The Graduates
Get ready for gender neutral clothing, sustainable fabrics and farmhouse curtains - school's out forever for this year’s NCAD Fashion Graduates.
Audio Review: HAIM – Something To Tell You
Your tolerance for this record will depend on your taste for the saccharine.
Outer Reaches – Emer Reynolds
Director Emer Reynolds on Voyager One and civilisations beside ourselves.
Book Review: McGlue – Ottessa Moshfegh
Moshfegh’s sharp, strangely textured prose makes McGlue shock in all the right ways.
Bitesize: August Festivals
The food itself takes centre-stage at festivals this month.
Frankie Cosmos
Frankie Cosmos breezes into town tonight. Danny Wilson talks labels, diaries, celebrity and muses with her.
Restaurant Review: FX Buckley Crow Street Temple Bar
This is a solid, dependable restaurant which, alongside The Chameleon offers the best argument to spend money dining in Temple Bar.