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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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By James Cox A new Irish “Passport Card” will be available from mid 2015. The new card will be €35 and available to everyone over 18 who already possesses a passport. Speaking at the launch for the new card, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charlie Flanagan said, “The new card will be particularly useful for…
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By: Daniel Pim Transfer deadline day can be one of football’s most exciting days. Big money/name deals have fans watering at the mouth, and invariably teams always leave it to the last minute to make a purchase or secure a season-changing loan deal. But that only adds to the excitement, with deals being pushed through…
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Photo by Carlos Yo (Wikipedia) By: James Cox James Cox takes a look at the shocks of this seasons FA Cup and the complex issue of replays. The latest round of FA Cup replays starts this Tuesday with three fourth-round replays followed by one more fixture tomorrow. The FA Cup is the oldest cup competition…
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Winter Frost by markoehrhardt (Pixabay) By Rachael Hussey With temperatures plummeting to minus 7 degrees Celsius this morning in Dublin, what can we do to stay warm? As February begins and signs of daffodils approach, many did not expect the drop in temperature this week. According to Met Éireann, ‘‘Today will be very cold but mainly…
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(Image by Mark Shierbecker/Wikimedia) By Donal Lucey The first major of the season, the Masters, is just nine weeks away but world number 1 Rory Mcilroy must first face a tough battle in the High Court. The multi-million euro case involving the golfer and the Horizon management firm was set to begin this…
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Tuesday, 3rd February. Sunburn. Photo by Phil Kates (flickr) Man I’m cooking! Lobsters of the world, I feel your pain. The lobster, as a crustacean, wears its bones on the outside: this is why when cooked the flesh inside is steamed to perfection. As a human my flesh is on the outside and after a…
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