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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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“Free, free Palestine!” students chanted through the halls of TUD Grangegorman. Teachers and students rallied together sporting signs and banners to make a stand on campus and make their voices heard. One of the organisers of the protest was Jim Roche, a leading figurehead and spokesperson for Palestinian human rights and the Irish movement against…
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By Amy Murphy The National Transport Authority (NTA) has approved a nine per cent increase in the National Maximum Taxi fare. This increase is due to take effect from the 1st of December. This adjustment is to ensure that taxi fares reflect the rise in inflation and costs of operating a taxi service in Ireland. …
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By Paul Lee A recent study from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) in Ireland shows that about one-third of adults over 50 in the Republic of Ireland have experienced emotional loneliness at some point, with 7% feeling lonely often. The research found that loneliness tends to decrease between the ages of 50 and…
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By Jason Quigley The wait is finally over for locals in the town of Nenagh, Co Tipperary, many of whom have watched and waited for the mural of the late Shane MacGowan to be completed. The official launch ceremony took place at the gable end of a building at Emmet Place just off Mitchell Street. …
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By Adam Stynes A recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General found that the Department of Social Protection paid a staggering €92.6 million to cover the costs of free travel. The report found that there was over one million people recorded as having been entitled to free travel at the end of the last…
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The Government announced during Budget 2025 that e-cigarettes will increase in purchasing due to new taxes being introduced. The tax will apply to all e-liquids at a rate of 50c per ml of e-liquid. A typical disposable vape contains 2ml of e-liquid and costs in the region of €8. This new tax will bring the…
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