Interviews and Profiles
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Awaiting Deployment – Private Manus O’Reilly’s Story
“Lig Amach!” This command to the recruits, now fully trained and tested, in the square of Sarsfield Barracks, officially marked the ending of the 6-month training course. Tears, cheers and proud embraces followed as the 120th platoon trained under the 12th Infantry…
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The Man Who Sold The Moon: Artist Rhiannon Adam On dearMoon Mission
Upon descending the stairs of the International Centre for the Image, beneath Dublin’s Docklands, one can now experience the cosmos of “Rhi-Entry”, a new exhibition by Rhiannon Adam. Over 781 people have been to space. 28 have travelled to the moon. 12 men…
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Understanding Public Spending in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
PublicPurse.ie is a brand-new independent transparency project that collects and organises information about government spending. Built by William Kennedy, the project aims to answer the question: “Where is Ireland’s public money actually going?” The site aggregates spending data already published by public bodies,…
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TikTok Fame to the Pro Game: Carmichael Uchenna
From ring lights to football floodlights, two different worlds have become part of the same journey. On Saturday evening, Carmichael Uchenna ran onto the pitch in the blue colours of Wealdstone. The 20-year-old had climbed from Step 4 to Step 1 of…
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The road home
“Life is an adventure and you need to be an amateur, not a professional” Alasdair Verschoyle is a South African migrant, Irish historian and bookseller whose life has taken him from Cape Town to Kildare, and into the pages of Ireland’s past. A…
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Drinks & Decadence in Dublin’s Downtown: A Conversation With One of Dublin’s Top Bartenders
A half-past-three Hemingway Daiquiri in Hawksmoor Dublin. Directly across the bar stands Darragh Boylan. To some, he is known for being a frequent competitor in all manner of cocktail competitions; to others, he is the intermediary marking the transition from the bar into…
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Wobblin Jude, Just a Bloke in the Big Smoke
The door of a double dwelling house opens up to Jude Forester on the other side, more commonly known as Mr Wobblin Jude, presenting a vibrancy, not just through his own sense of character, but through his self-presentation and mannerisms, indicating he’s suited…
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