OHD 2018: Faces & Places – Oisín Jacob Heroes in Hiding
Architect and musician Oisín Jacob of alt-rock band Heroes in Hiding, shares his five selected highlights from the Open House Dublin 2018 programme.
Bitesize: Bread 41
Home to both a café and a bakery specializing in fermented, organic produce, the premises at 41 Pearse Street has been packing them in since first opening last month.
Under The Clock: Clerys on O’Connell Street
So many stories of love and life started ‘Under the Clock’ at Clerys on O’Connell Street. A new documentary discovers some of these tales.
In The Frame: Bootscrapers of Dublin
Bootscrapers were designed to remove ‘the street’ from your feet, and invented at a time when a taste for civic strolling in parks and boulevards became fashionable.
Bitesize: The Gluten Free Living Show
The growing fascination with all things dietary is reflected in The Gluten Free Living Show, a day-long food fair aimed at those interested in learning more about living a gluten-free…
Book Review: The Becker Wives and Other Stories – Mary Lavin
Though Lavin’s work evaded censorship, it doesn’t shy from topics that have only recently begun to shed their taboo.
Roadmap: Money Must Be Made
Lorenzo Vitturi’s photobook documents the Balogun Market in Lagos exploring themes such as globalization, urbanization, colonialism and capitalism.
OHD 2018: Faces & Places – Emma Clarke Dublin Ghost Signs
Ahead of this year's Open House Dublin weekend some of Dublin's creative souls select their top 5 buildings or events. First up: Emma Clarke of Dublin Ghost Signs.
Hemlines: The Future of Dublin Fashion [Week]
After a plethora of started-and-scrapped formats, does the optimal “fashion week” model lie in spotlighting creativity over commerciality?
Roadmap: Granuaile
An original bad ass, Granuaile rebelled against British forces and spent her life at sea bucking conventional expectations.
Audio: Death Cab For Cutie – Thank You For Today
Fans hoping for a return to better form or, at least, a fresh take on previous offerings will find little of value on their ninth album.
Magnified: The Modernist
We spoke to editors Eddy Rhead and Jack Hale, two of the founders of this Manchester-based quarterly, as they work their way through the alphabet.
Roadmap: The Great Irish Weather Book
Fuchsia MacAree has teamed up with meterologist Joanna Donnelly to bring to life our national obsession.
Dublin Design on Tour
Come 26th September, a coterie of Dublin design talents will descend upon Longford’s Main Street for several days of sartorial celebration.
On The Corner – Dublin’s Corner Shops
We visit some of the corner shops still holding their own against the franchises with their unique offerings and personalities.
Book Review: Ghost Wall – Sarah Moss
A characteristically intelligent account of an impossibly complicated relationship.
FRINGE REVIEW: SHAME
Boyd draws in her audience by evoking memories of failure and self-doubt that are buried deep within our psyches.
Roadmap: Banshee
Banshee is a literary journal of contemporary new writing from Ireland & around the world.