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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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Video: Jennifer McDonald, Conor McMahon and Orla Stafford Boxing and beauty are not two words we usually link together, but European champion and female boxer Clare Grace sheds a new light on the contrast between femininity and the physical demands of the sport on the female body. Clare Grace is 20 year old student and…
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The Mart Gallery in Rathmines is currently hosting an exhibition by German based film-makers Nina Fischer and Maroan el Sani. The show features two short visual pieces, both set a million miles from Dublin in Japan, but in the words of the organisers, “The works that have grown from specific sites, events and communities can also…
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Workers rights are something that have been challenged over and over again. Throughout the last few decades it’s been inspiring to see people stand up everywhere and fight for their rights. There are a lot of different groups that can say they were treated unfairly for a particular reason. Women have usually always been at…
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One4All, the multi outlet gift card company, has launched its annual Design a Card Competition for the third year in a row. The competition is open to all budding artists and designers, in which they are required to design a cover for the new One4All card along with an accompanying carrier. The theme chosen for this year’s…
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The sheer scale of yesterday’s water protest march in Dublin yesterday appeared to take both the organisers and the Gardaí by surprise. The march was originally planned to start at Parnell Square at 2 pm and proceed down O’Connell Street, but by 1.30 pm the square was already full and newly arrived protesters were diverted…
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According to figures released by the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) this summer, a student living away from home can expect to spend at least €10,980 per year, while living at home is nearly €4,000 cheaper. The Higher Education Authority (HEA) has said around 18 per cent of students are in “serious financial difficulty” and…
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