Arts & Music
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Mic Christopher remembered
On the 29th November 2001, Ireland lost one of its most eclectic and talented troubadours. Singer-songwriter Mic Christopher – aged just thirty two – died tragically after an accidental fall on steps in the Netherlands, the same night he opened for his musical…
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Fingal outspend neighbouring county councils in public art
Fingal County Council has spent more on commissioned works of art under the Per Cent for Art scheme than any other suburban county council in Dublin in the past five years. From 2012 to 2017, Fingal County Council spent exactly €327,474 on funding…
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Dude-Fest – Where have all the women gone?
We, as Irish people, love a good festival. Every year we wait patiently for the likes of Electric Picnic or Body & Soul to throw out their ever-expanding lists of who’ll be rocking the fields that summer, before spending the equivalent of a…
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Access to music education on the rise
In 2016, then Taoiseach Enda Kenny pledged to have music education accessible to every young person in Ireland within the next five years. That might have seemed over ambitious to some; or to others, simply another case of the government making more false promises.…
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Fingal Graduate Award Winner 2017
Visual Artist Róisín McGannon has been awarded the Fingal County Council Arts with Block T Graduate Studio Award 2017. Róisín McGannon is a visual artist based in Dublin who will be graduating with a First Class Honours Degree in Fine Art from NCAD…
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RHA Gallery to host Dublin Doc Fest
Dublin Doc Fest will take place on the 11th of November in the Royal Hibernian Academy Gallery, Dublin 2. The short documentary festival, founded by filmmaker Tess Motherway in 2013 uses alternative screening spaces like the National Library of Ireland to showcase the…
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Ten things to do in Dublin for Halloween
In order to get into the spooky spirit, here’s a list of fun and frightening things to do in Dublin this eerily festive season. 1) Samhain Tours & Tales at the GAA Museum https://crokepark.ie/news-and-events/samhain-tours-tales-at-the-gaa-museum This family friendly event consists of a scavenger hunt…
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Last chance to fit ‘93% Stardust’ into your ‘Weekend Plans’
With the working week ending, and the light at the end of the tunnel that is the weekend now becoming a reality instead of just a Monday afternoon dream, you’re probably trying to find a decent way to spend the precious weekend. Binge-watching…
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Interview of Interest: Orchid Collective
The City met up with upcoming four piece, Orchid Collective, to chat about all things music.
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The Problem with Paying for Ireland’s Music
The City’s Rachel D’Arcy takes a look at the changing music industry – for both bands, and fans.
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