Culture + Entertainment
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Breaking down busking
By Isabel Colleran. Isabel Ní Challaráin explores what attracts musicians to busking on Grafton Street and Suffolk Street and asks, is it worth standing in the cold? A lot of famous names started their music career busking on Grafton Street including Bono, Keywest,…
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Pop in to the Pop Up Gaeltacht
By Isabel Ní Challaráin Tá an Pop Up Gaeltacht ag dul ó neart go neart, sé bhliana ónár thosaigh sé. Six years on from its first event in Bar Rua on Clarendon Street, the Pop Up Gaeltacht is still bringing people together to…
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“In Turkey, they treat surgery like a production line” – The rise of cosmetic tourism in Ireland.
Cosmetic tourism is appealing as it is often cheaper to receive these treatments abroad, even when patients take the cost of flights into account. Like all surgery, this does not come without risk, andthe aggressive post-surgery complications of cosmetic tourism have been seen…
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Irish hospitality reacts to new late licensing reform
By Sadhbh McDonnell On the 25th of October, the Irish Government announced later closing times for pubs and clubs around Ireland, as part of a major new overhaul of licensing laws in Ireland. The new reform has been brought forward by Justice Minister…
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The rise of Skateboarding Culture in Dublin
Skateboarding in Dublin is on the rise, we spoke with a young skater on his opinions on skating culture in Dublin, what got him into the sport and the community as a whole.
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Dublin City lights up for Christmas
With another Covid Christmas ahead, Leigha O’Reilly Hughes, Jane Byrne and Shay Galon capture the uplifting spirits in Dublin City.
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The Late Late Toy Show: The top moments that trended on social media
By Julia Brennan Every Christmas in Ireland, there is one show that many people cannot wait to see flash up on their screens once again and that is The Late Late Toy Show. The Late Late Toy Show has been a show of…
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HSE launches new ‘If You Go, Go Slow’ drug campaign
As the concerns for the escalating club drug use in Ireland increased, Shay Galon reports on the HSE’s new campaign urging people who choose to take drugs to do it safely.
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