Arts and Culture
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Tying Up Loose Ends: New Competition Amongst Dublin’s Student Nights
By Rían Cahill Blinding lights flashed, and the floor pumped with heavy kicks as I moved through the sea of awkward elbows to the bar at the back of the crowd. €3 for a shot or add a dash for €3.50. I was in it now; the defining factors of a Dublin student night…
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Fringe Frenzy: The Importance of Festivities For Everyone
The Dublin Fringe Festival 2025 has come to an end, with thousands of people attending different events of creative and performing arts. The 31st annual edition of the festival showcased its usual sites of creative and performing arts, with some events being ticketed…
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Marina Carr brings ancient Greece to the Irish Stage
The Boy: A Two-Play Theatrical Event, is finally opening in Dublin after a five year delay. Carr’s brilliant retelling of old Greek myths finally gets to be shown on Ireland’s national stage. The official opening night is Wednesday, October 1st and it is…
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The Cearta protest – thousands march to save the Gaeltacht
Over the last 15 years, the number of daily Irish speakers has fallen by 13%, from 83,000 to 72,000. With the government investing only 0.1% of state expenditure into the Department of the Gaeltacht, it’s not difficult to see why numbers are dropping so drastically. On Saturday, September 20,…
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Hugh Lane Gallery closes for 3-year refurbishment
By Aidan O’Boyle Hugh Lane Gallery closed its doors last Sunday at 5pm and won’t reopen to the public for another three years. At the end of July, Dublin City Council announced that the beloved art museum would be closing to facilitate the…
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Emporium gives Dublin a taste of the big apple
By Rían Cahill Dublin-based streetwear brand Emporium announced a brand-new collaboration last week with their New York-based counterparts Brigade, along with a special homecoming show with Wiki in the Sugar Club. Emporium, who have rapidly grown from a small local brand to a…
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OSCAR WILDE AT MOLI – A LOVE LETTER TO BOSIE
De Profundis – a story of love, loss, anger and acceptance What an opportunity to feel the depth and sorrow of the love of one man for another. To celebrate 125 years since Oscar Wilde’s death, the Museum of Literature Ireland (MOLI), has…
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Irish Pride is Never Far in New York City
Irish pride is never too far away in New York City… and neither is a drink. By Katie Shadlow Talking about the accomplishment and reward in owning an Irish pub in the city that never sleeps with Blaggards Pub owner Liam Lynch is…
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Meet Dublin’s Newest Art Collective Celebrating Black Alternative Culture
By Dearbhla Kiarie The AV Club is a new art collective seeking to promote Black alternative culture in Ireland, by curating events that celebrate Black individuals in subcultures, such as punk, goth, rock, metal. Founders Tina Wekare and Jasmine Odabi described their creation…
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A Way to Celebrate Black History Month in Ireland
By Mene Agbofodoh The Red Line Book Festival held a book conference for influential Black Women in Ireland to celebrate Black History Month. The Red Line Book Festival is a cultural event that happens once every year. It is held to appreciate and…
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