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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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Much focus, not all positive, has been placed on Ubisofts next-gen addition to the epic Assassin’s Creed series. But, the unique plotline behind Assassin’s Creed Rogue has many next-gen gamers wondering if there will be a port of the title to the new platforms. While Assassin’s Creed Unity is set in Paris on the eve…
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The proposed by-laws that would see buskers banned from the heart of the city centre and tourist hotspot Temple Bar, and only permit them to perform on Grafton Street under strict guidelines, have been overruled by Dublin City Council. According to Dublin City Council (DCC), busking provides a “public amenity that enhances the character of the…
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This week marks the 25th Anniversary of the fall of The Berlin wall, which has come to symbolise the end of The Cold War in 1989. The wall, which was built in 1961, acted as a barrier to prevent people escaping from the Soviet sector of the city into West Berlin. President of the European…
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Over a decade ago they were unheard of, unimaginable, and non-existing. Who would possibly consider an alternative method to smoking a traditional tobacco cigarette? Yet this unrealistic idea was the brainwave of Korean-war veteran Herbert A Gilbert in 1963, and in 2004 the electronic cigarette was introduced in China. Today, the electronic cigarette industry is…
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A photography company is being criticised by students for its inclusion of certain photo editing options on graduation photographs. Lafayette Photography, which is the official photographer for a number of colleges in Ireland, offers a selection of enhancement options to students when ordering their prints online. The options range from €10 for teeth whitening, to €30 for edits…
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It’s reasonable to assume one of the most popular Internet searches of 2012 may have been ‘games similar to Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.’ Moving on became a must when predicting the next load screen was more entertaining than slaying an Elder Dragon with little but a Cheese Wheel; but where to move on to? Of course,…
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