-
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…
Search our archive
-
As tributes pour in following the passing of the legendary Gay Byrne at the age of 85, it is easy to see the profound effect that one man’s voice had on a nation. Having worked with RTÉ for 41 years, Gay Byrne’s work pushed boundaries in a time when viewing options were significantly less than…
-
Just over two weeks ago, the restaurant Circa in Terenure won a Michelin Bib Gourmand award recognising a high quality dining experience at an affordable price. The restaurant only opened its doors in March but while its rise has been rapid, the journey to get there has been far from straightforward.
-
The geriatric mother. It’s a title that most women would take offence to, but it’s one that’s being applied to more and more Irish mothers as we see an increase in the number of Irish women having babies in their 40s. A baby boom of a very different kind.
-
In the last few years, diets such as vegetarianism and veganism have become much more popular. Bord Bia recently estimated that 8% of the Irish population are now vegetarian, while 4% are vegan. However, an increasing number of Irish people are turning to a flexitarian diet which means that they limit the amount of meat…
-
The tourism sector of the Irish economy is set to receive a major boost with the building of a new runway at Dublin Airport. In 2018, over 31 million people passed through Dublin Airport, travelling to over 180 destinations across the world. An Bord Pleanála passed the application for another runway at Dublin Airport in…
-
Doctor Aoife Brady is a curator of Italian and Spanish Art at the National Gallery in Dublin and holds a Ph.D in History of Art from Trinity College Dublin. Dr Brady is also the co-curator of Sorolla: Spanish Master of Light, an exhibition on Valencian painter Joaquín Sorolla.
You must be logged in to post a comment.