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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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St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland is one of celebration and fun, a time to spend together with friends and family and the one day you’re allowed to break lent. St. Patrick’s Day is a day filled with traditions and superstitions. St Patrick’s Day in Ireland is a day to celebrate our heritage and be proud…
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The letter takes you by complete surprise. You assume it is just another letter from God knows whom. But when your eyes spot the ‘Central Criminal Courts of Justice’ stamp on the back you begin to panic. What could I have done? Did I forget to pay for the Tv license or drive away from…
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By Sinead Fitzgerald Walking into the 3 Arena to see the Country to Country performances of Kip Moore, Brantley Gilbert, Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum, I felt mild disappointment at first. The arena was almost full to capacity. According to Google, that’s almost 23,000 people, so suddenly, my music taste no longer made me particularly…
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Domestic violence, particularly against women and children, kills more than war. A study carried out last year found that aggression against women costs the world economy more than $8 trillion per year. This study urged the United Nations (UN) to pay more attention to domestic abuse, which receives less attention than armed conflicts such as…
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The conflict between Israel and Palestine was brought to the forefront of public consciousness again last summer when Israel launched an offensive on the 8th of July. Increased rocket fire into Israeli territory by Hamas sparked the reaction, which in turn was due to a crackdown on Hamas by Israel, after the disappearances and deaths…
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Noel Gallagher continued his UK and Ireland arena tour Wednesday night with a 90 minute performance at Dublin’s 3Arena. Ireland’s largest indoor music venue saw the singer-songwriter and his High Flying Birds play a string of songs from his two solo albums as well as some Oasis classics. Arriving onstage at about 9pm, Gallagher…
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