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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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Irish mothers are more likely to be depressed if their children have emigrated according to a new report by Trinity College’s Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). The new report shows that the mental health of Irish mothers is suffering as a consequence of their children emigrating during the recession. It also shows that these…
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So often the bridesmaid but never the bride, the Freedom of Information Act finally got its day in the Irish media limelight in early November of 2014 following the publication of the infamous letter sent in 2010 by the European Central Bank to the then Irish Finance Minister, the late Brian Lenihan. As members of…
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European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker has accepted the political responsibility for Luxembourg’s tax practices but the country’s former finance minister, with a 27 year tenure, also added that he was not the “architect” of the problem. What is the problem exactly or how was money moved around Europe by multinationals in order to avoid…
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Joe Schmidt’s charges are off to a flyer in the Autumn Internationals after humbling the Springboks. Knowing they couldn’t take on the South Africans in an arm-wrestle, Ireland played a very containing game in the first half dominating possession. This dominance was not entirely reflected on the scoreboard but thanks to a couple of Johnny…
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With trends changing more often than the Irish weather it’s difficult to tell how long each new fad will last. However, Ultimate Frisbee is one sport trend that really does seem to have gained a strong fellowship, and with Ireland coming second in the mixed division of the sport in 2012, could Ultimate Frisbee eventually…
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“People shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.” So said the 2005 film V for Vendetta. Right now Enda Kenny should be very afraid of his people. When the Fine Gail/Labour coalition came to power they faced an onerous task. The banks were bust, the economy was in ribbons…
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