Lodestars: An Irish Anthology
This is an “independent magazine-meets-journal for curious travellers who long to be inspired, see the world and meet interesting characters along the road.”
Street Strife
“There’s a style in it all, even if you don’t understand that.” With legal wranglings, political uproar and a Public Art Mural Bill wending its way through the Dáil, we…
Audio Review: A.S. Fanning – Mushroom Cloud
"This, the third album from self-confessed miserablist A.S. Fanning finds the Dublin-born singer-songwriter (relocated to Berlin since 2011) picking over the bones of a failed relationship in an uncertain post-Covid…
Book Review: Slant – Katherine O’Donnell
"A powerful story, laced with passion, soul, infatuation, and love." - Aisling Arundel
A Podcast for Food Start Ups
Start-up Academy Food Works recently marked its first decade supporting fledgling Irish entrepreneurs with the launch of a special podcast series features interviews with founders of leading Irish food and…
Book Review: Close to Home – Michael Magee
"Close to Home is a pure and dignified novel about negotiating that ‘where the fuck are we’ feeling – from leaving that couch at that after’s, to telling someone you…
Audio Review: All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go – Famille Rose
"All Dressed Up and Nowhere To Go, his latest release and debut under this moniker, is a genial, gentle delight. The breezy, four-track EP is laid-back indie coated with a…
Audio Review: All I Wanted – Sorcha Durham
"There’s a lot to enjoy throughout Sorcha Durham’s debut EP, especially the dynamic textures which are particularly engaging on closer All I Wanted." - Zara Hedderman
Sound: Greater Than Or Equal To The Bonk – Phillip Christie
"Comprised of a coterie of Christie’s like-minded longtime friends and collaborators, The Bonk are a live outfit to rival all comers.” - Danny Wilson
Roadmap: Duality
Tetyana Maryshko is an Irish Ukrainian photographer and visual artist. Her motivation lies in capturing the magic of vulnerability in the most ordinary of moments, merging both personal and relational…
Brand New Retro: Mary Quant in Cabra
"Intrigued, and excited to hear of this Quant Cabra connection, I had to find out more. This is what I discovered…" - Brian McMahon
Cinema Review: Full Time
"The film Full Time is tautly wound around Julie’s plight and mostly works because we are invested in her, rooting for that lucky break. Prepare for a pedal to the…
Artsdesk: Dampity Damp – Avril Corroon
Her last exhibition had her creating cheese from mould found in apartments, now Avril Corroon is investigating damp and, yet again, entwining her work with the on-going housing crisis.
Cinema Review: 406 Days
"The key success of 406 Days is that it never strays from its crucial pandemic context. The passion and conviction of each first-person perspective tethers the audience to the heart…
Bitesize: Blasta Nigella
2023 is proving to be quite the year for Dublin-based restauranteurs and authors Anna Cabrera and Vanessa Murphy.
Rumbullion Returns To Wigwam This June Bank Holiday Weekend!
Rum is having a moment, and to celebrate there's a rumbunctious weekend of rum and fun to look forward to in Dublin city centre this coming June Bank Holiday weekend.
Book Review: We The Parasites – A.V. Marraccini
"In We The Parasites, A.V. Marraccini offers us the critic-as-parasite, a metaphor which becomes the generative starting point for an essay that encounters (among others) Homer, John Updike, Cy Twombly…"…
Roadmap: Soundwalk
Ellen Reid’s Soundwalk is a GPS-enabled work of public art that uses music to illuminate the natural environment. It changes strings and arrangements as you change course.