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An Artist’s Perspective on Dublin’s Changing Landscape in Before I Go: Vanishing Dublin
A new exhibition by artist Gerard Byrne highlights the impact of modernization on Dublin’s architectural character and cultural identity. By Peace Okolo An exhibition portraying Dublin’s evolving cityscape has opened at the Gerard Byrne Gallery on Trinity Street, with artist Gerard Byrne presenting a series of paintings that reflect the city’s architectural and cultural change. Before I Go. Vanishing Dublin focuses on Georgian and Victorian buildings…
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Last year saw a significant decrease in the number of stray or abandoned dogs in Dublin being euthanised when compared to 2015. Figures obtained from each of the council offices show how out of 1,423 dogs claimed by the four Dublin councils, 109 were put down; a 21 percent reduction from 2015’s figures which saw…
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The number of third-level students that have received financial grants over the past five years has risen by 18,778 in Ireland. According to figures provided by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), the number of students that have received financial grants rose from 60,022 in the academic year 2013-2014 to 78,778 in the academic year 2016-2017.…
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This film is certainly not for everyone, so if you’re not interested in psychological thrillers and dystopian films, choose Bad Moms 2 instead. The opening scene of Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, greets us with open-heart surgery. The bare image of the heart beating is creepy, dark, yet at the…
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Women and disabled people are twice as likely as men and those without a disability to experience discrimination at work, a new study has revealed. The study, published by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI), revealed almost one in eight people feel they have been discriminated…
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Taylor Swift has sent the internet into a frenzy today following the release of her fifth studio album Reputation. Swift took to Instagram this morning to announce the release of the album, with the caption reading: “#Reputation is out. Let the games begin.” Excitement for the album has been growing since late August when Swift…
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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 work of filmmakers against iconic Dublin backdrops. According to Dublin Doc Fest,…
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