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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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In 2021, cocaine was the second most common main problem drug. In 2021, for the first time, the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) recorded more cocaine than heroin cases among those treated for drugs as a main problem. Cannabis was the third most common reported drug problem.
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By Emily Byrne The latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) daily trolley watch reveal that 560 patients are without beds, 22 of which are under 16 (November 7th). Figures from mid-November last year show similarly high numbers, with 409 admitted patients without a bed on November 16th, 2021. Pre-pandemic figures show…
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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 Helen McEntee in hopes to modernise Ireland’s laws around nightlife, which can…
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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 speak their ‘cúpla focail’. On the last Thursday of every month, the…
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By Megan Frances Bell. PhD candidates in Ireland are receiving lower stipends than most other European countries, creating inequalities in the current cost of living crisis. The average PhD stipend in Ireland is €18,500. According to the PhD’s Collective Action Union (PCAU), which was set up on July 8th of this year, this figure is…
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By Chloe Seymour The HSE Safe Nightlife programme 2022 launched a pilot initiative in September of this year that provided a ‘back door’ drug testing service at the annual Electric Picnic festival in Stradbally, County Laois. Pictures courtesy of the HSE. This service allowed festival goers to anonymously leave drug samples in at the HSE…
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