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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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St. Brigid of Kildare, Ireland’s only patroness saint, has become an icon of feminism and an important spiritual figure in contemporary Irish society. In 1969, St. Brigid was one of 93 saints removed from the universal Roman Catholic calendar by Pope Paul VI, because it was felt that there was insufficient documentary evidence relating to…
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Last week, the German Christian-democratic party crossed a line that hasn’t been crossed on a federal level since 1949 – they voted with the far right. Consequently, parallels to Germany’s extremist past are once again being brought into the open. In a parliamentary meeting on January 29, the conservative CDU presented a plan to drastically…
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Recent AI models have been trained to mimic human responses, even when it comes to solving problems. But how human can it really become? Photo: Stock Image
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A new season and it remains to be seen if the game will be reignited for players and spectators. The Gaelic Football National League is underway and two counties, Sligo and Longford, disagree with the universal adoption of the new rules series and see the sheer volume of changes as problematic. There are further concerns…
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Dublin’s small shops are facing significant challenges, including escalating rents, rising energy costs, and persistent inflation. These factors are reshaping the city’s retail landscape, often at the expense of independent businesses. Prime retail locations in Dublin, such as Grafton Street, command some of the highest rents in Europe. According to the press, of the time.…
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By Paul Lee AI is advancing faster than most people know and is affecting different areas of our lives. In this story, we focus on a case of AI threatening the mental health of one David Santos who discovered AI pretending to be a phycologist when looking for a therapist online. David was on Character…
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