Arts and Culture
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Albums from the Alley: Keith Burke and The Little Black Book – These Boys
RATING: 3.5/5 Keith Burke’s sophomore album came together with the help of his band, The Little Black Book featuring a group of veteran Irish musicians including the talented songwriter and fiddle player Sinead Madden from the Moya Brennan Band. With Gavin Glass on…
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Acting on gender equality
You’d think that in 2016 – a time when marriage equality and equal pay legislation are cropping up in the western world – that the pay gay between men and women would be non-existent. Gender gaps not only dominate the corporate world, but…
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Music from the Alley – Tabloid TV
In our second episode of Music from the Alley we met Dublin-based indie band Tabloid TV. Mark, Ultan, Senan, Moninne and Ian joined us in the alley for a quick interview (with a few awkward laughs) and live performance of their song Runaways. …
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The WIN – The women’s war continues
Part of Smock Alley Theatre’s Scene + Heard festival, The WIN is a newly devised piece from rookie theatre company BANBHA. Directed by Cara Brophy-Browne and Tara Louise Morrison, The WIN is a concise and thoughtfully put together narrative focusing around stories from…
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Music from the Alley – Kolumbus
In the first episode of our new feature – Music from the Alley – we caught up with Kolumbus. Hailing from Co. Wicklow, he performed his first solo show in Whelans last week to great success. Watch the interview below to hear how…
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#Grammys2016 – What you missed
Last night the 58th Annual Grammy Awards rewarded the many talents of the music industry at the Staple Centre in Los Angeles. The Grammy show was full of energy and surprises with an over-the-top David Bowie tribute by Lady Gaga, and Kendrick Lamar’s…
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Is Ireland’s creative class being destroyed by third-level education? Introducing: The Dublin Yuccie.
We live in an age where investing in yourself means going to college. It’s about grabbing a piece of paper, posing for a picture with an awful blue background, posting that treasured picture on Facebook with a sappy ‘I did it!’ caption and…
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UCD200’s ‘lad culture’ incites questions about society and technology
Last week, UCD’s newspaper, The College Tribune, reported about the UCD200, which has sparked a national conversation among the public on what we refer to as ‘lad culture’. This issue is ongoing and ever present in our society, and most certainly not confined…
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& Other Stories announces Dublin opening
Scandi-style brand & Other Stories has just announced plans to open its first Irish store on Dublin’s Grafton Street this autumn. Part of the H&M Group, the women’s fashion label will open a three-level shop as part of the Swedish company’s continuing…
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