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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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Republic of Ireland international Stephanie Roche is aiming to take her place among football’s elite when the three-person shortlist for the chance to win the 2014 FIFA Puskás Award in announced on December 1, 2014. The 25 year-old from Shankill in Dublin would be the first woman to ever win the award should she ultimately…
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Ireland saw off Australia 26-23 in what was their sternest test of the Autumn Series. The victory ensured Ireland completed a clean sweep in the November Internationals and as the third ranked side in the world, they will go into next year’s World Cup as one of the favourites. After a dream start saw Joe Schmidt’s…
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Whatever the ongoing Irish Water debacle may yet throw up, it has so far provided some memorable quotes. Tánaiste Joan Burton was first off the mark when, at the beginning of October, she made her infamous statement in the Dáil condemning protesters who filmed Garda handling of demonstrations on their “expensive phones, tablets and video…
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These days you might think somebody is a little bit crazy when they tell you they’ve decided to run for election. However, that didn’t stop Fintan Warfield from putting himself forward. The 22 year old ran for a seat on South Dublin County Council, won the seat as a Sinn Féin Councillor and is now…
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Winter has finally arrived and with it gender-bending fashion is becoming a style staple for how we wrap up. It liberates gender stereotypes and sexuality. Combining a male and female style aesthetic, androgynous fashion is giving way to a unified gender whose ambiguity defies social and psychological roles within society. A third gender has arrived…
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The word vintage can cause a serious debate nowadays, all depending on your company. To some it’s the idea of couture and nothing less, whereas for others it’s a unique find while bargain hunting off the beaten track. However vintage branding to a lot of people is a fancy adjective to pawn off second hand…
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