Features
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Black Friday
As Black Friday hit America by storm for another year, Ireland jumped on the bandwagon. It crashed onto our isle on waves of insanity as shoppers took to the streets in droves to avail of the discounts on offer. Black Friday began as…
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Dublin Tocaor
John Walsh is one of the leading flamenco guitarists in Ireland. He has played at many prestigious venues in Spain and also composed music for, and performed with the National Ballet of Ireland. John has studied guitar in Dublin and in Algeciras, Spain where his…
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The most fun you can have in a wetsuit?
So it’s the middle of the Irish winter and I’m a little bit bored. So how better to get the adrenaline flowing than to don a wetsuit and jump into the Grand Canal. Wakeboarding is one of the most popular water sports over…
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Bressie Launches Mental Health Website in Addition to Talks
Bressie has launched a new website which focuses on mental and emotional health, while he continues his series of talks on mental health in Dublin and around the country. The Dublin-based singer, best known for being the front-man for the Irish band The…
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What’s it like being Ireland’s youngest Mayor?
These days you might think somebody is a little bit crazy when they tell you they’ve decided to run for election. However, that didn’t stop Fintan Warfield from putting himself forward. The 22 year old ran for a seat on South Dublin County…
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The “it” Generation
Winter has finally arrived and with it gender-bending fashion is becoming a style staple for how we wrap up. It liberates gender stereotypes and sexuality. Combining a male and female style aesthetic, androgynous fashion is giving way to a unified gender whose ambiguity…
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Vintage- Another hipster buzz word?
The word vintage can cause a serious debate nowadays, all depending on your company. To some it’s the idea of couture and nothing less, whereas for others it’s a unique find while bargain hunting off the beaten track. However vintage branding to a…
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Leaving Ireland for a better life Down Under
We all know somebody who has left Ireland for a better life in Australia, but what really attracts people to the land down under? Despite a drop in emigration, 40,700 Irish people packed their bags and left in the 12 months up to…
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Espresso yourself: Coffee Stereotypes
Coffee is an institution, fuelled by busy lives, early morning and Starbucks. For some it’s their ‘elixir of life’, the only thing that gets them through the day. For others it is the only socially acceptable way to drink pints of cream, and…
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Whatever happened to the Green Party?
It’s four years since Ireland entered the bailout. Those dark November days will live in infamy and have been etched into the Irish psyche. Those events were the beginning of the end for the Cowen Government, and the Green Party announced it was leaving…
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