Arts and Culture
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From Thin Lizzy to Che Guevara: The Art of Jim Fitzpatrick
Designing album covers for rock stars, having your work displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and creating one of the most recognisable political posters of the 20th century is a dream career for any artist. For a kid from Glasnevin…
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The Man Who Sold The Moon: Artist Rhiannon Adam On dearMoon Mission
Upon descending the stairs of the International Centre for the Image, beneath Dublin’s Docklands, one can now experience the cosmos of “Rhi-Entry”, a new exhibition by Rhiannon Adam. Over 781 people have been to space. 28 have travelled to the moon. 12 men…
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Artworks Smuggled Out of Gaza to go on Display in Dublin
A selection of Palestinian artworks, including some that were smuggled out of Gaza during the ongoing genocide, will go on display in Dublin next week. The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) presents How to Work Together?, an exhibition from the Eltiqa collective, curated by…
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Light House Cinema Hoping for Two New Screens
The Light House Cinema has applied for planning permission to further extend their establishment. For some, the addition of two new screens would be a welcome addition to a place where with arts, culture, and tourism all coexist a short distance from each…
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The Unexplored Side of Peace in Technology Through an Artistic Lens
Throughout the course of history, violence has been prodominantly showned to divide people, this exhibits demonstrates through conflict, can birth peace and harmony among cultures into becoming a better society. “It’s an important exhibition for people to come because it speaks directly to…
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Drinks & Decadence in Dublin’s Downtown: A Conversation With One of Dublin’s Top Bartenders
A half-past-three Hemingway Daiquiri in Hawksmoor Dublin. Directly across the bar stands Darragh Boylan. To some, he is known for being a frequent competitor in all manner of cocktail competitions; to others, he is the intermediary marking the transition from the bar into…
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Wobblin Jude, Just a Bloke in the Big Smoke
The door of a double dwelling house opens up to Jude Forester on the other side, more commonly known as Mr Wobblin Jude, presenting a vibrancy, not just through his own sense of character, but through his self-presentation and mannerisms, indicating he’s suited…
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Barry McKinley’s ‘Elysium Nevada’ returns to Bewley’s Café Theatre
Bewley’s Café Theatre in Dublin City is currently staging a re-run of Barry McKinley’s “Elysium Nevada.” The Irish Times Best New Play Award nominee follows three residents of a sun-blasted retirement home as they dwell on fears of decline, memory and the approach…
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Celebrating Process Over Output: How Witty writer’s podcast inspires its audience
The Witty Writer’s anniversary workshop examines how music, art, and other visual forms fuel the craft of writing. By Samuel Adeleke The Witty Wicklow writers’ workshop, a workshop that aims to bring writers and readers together, celebrated its first anniversary on the 24th of March at the Arthaus Hotel in Dublin. The idea started with Victor Vicente, a writer, who started hosting a podcast and invited his friend Jeroen Vandommele as…
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Legends of the Irish stage come back to life in ‘The Quiet Men’
A play depicting the lives of Irish actors Barry Fitzgerald and Arthur Shields is currently running at Bewley’s Theatre Café on Grafton Street.
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