Salad Days: Picnics at Airfield
Covid-19 may have robbed us of many of the simple pleasures of life, but it’s still possible to enjoy what’s left of this year’s salad days.
Magnified: Post-Work
Post-Work is a “collection of thoughts, images and ideas on life during a global pandemic”. Its creator Jonathan Blayney explains the genesis of the publication.
Fashioning A Future: The Educator – Anne Melinn, Limerick School of Art & Design
"We are well placed from a technology point of view. We are all up-skilling which is a bit mind-blowing but thrilling too."
Last Orders – a short film by Gar O’Rourke for Totally Dublin
Director Gar O’Rourke and photographer Liam Murphy visited some of the most popular public house haunts in the city to gauge the impact the current closure has had on their…
Picture That: Craig Atkinson – Café Royal Books
Craig Atkinson's Café Royal Books series is one of the great and most earnest documentations of 20th century photography on these isles.
New Wave: Writing Home
More than 50 poets from all over the world explore the many meanings and connotations of the word ‘home’.
Book Review: The Tainted – Cauvery Madhavan
The Tainted is essential reading for those with an interest in Anglo-Irish or Anglo-Indian history, and the far-reaching consequences of colonialism.
Album Review: Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
Intimate, warm, achingly confessional and wise beyond its years, Punisher is the sound of a distinct artistic evolution.
Salty Buoy Ahoy!
Nautical supremo Niall Sabongi has taken to the road with his latest venture, serving up al fresco dishes from a movable feast called The Salty Buoy.
Hot Sauce In My Bag, Swag: Jonathan O’Reilly – Crazy Bastard Sauce
“It’s food with special effects. It’s got drama... people get really excited about chilli sauce.” Jonathan O’Reilly, the founder of Crazy Bastard Sauce.
Roadmap: Until Then – Karl Magee
Photographer Karl Magee has compiled Until Then, a photo book of club culture from parties and festivals he’s been at including Electric Picnic, Life, etc.
Toby Simmonds – Toons Bridge Dairy and The Real Olive Company
"The solution was obvious to us all, to reopen the Georges Street store as a specialist food shop, bringing the best of all of the various businesses."
Album Review: Song Sung – This Ascension Is Ours
Twin sisters Georgina and Una McGeough immerse themselves in a soundscape of ethereal synths and heavenly textures..
Lockdown Life Savers – McCambridge’s Irish Soda Bread
File under ‘Guilty Pleasures’.
On The Cusp: Liam Jegou
Liam Jegou is a slalom canoeist who became the first Irish athlete formally selected for Tokyo Olympics, which have now been postponed to 2021.
Spud-Shack Pivot – Maria Flynn Ballymakenny Farm
“When you start thinking differently it clears the way for good things to happen.” Words to live by from producer Maria Flynn.
Fashioning A Future: The Makeup Artist – Sían Fitzgerald
“Lockdown unfortunately made me unemployed, like so many others.” - Sían Fitzgerald
Coming in August: Allta Box Live
After sixteen weeks of hard graft, the Allta crew have just announced plans to relaunch as alltaBOX LIVE following a well-earned holiday in August.