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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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Due to the vast controversy surrounding the nomination of Vladimir Putin for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize, the question of “who deserves a Nobel Peace Prize?” was put to the general public. The vast majority of people all had differing opinions on who would make a deserving winner. Only Malala Yousafzai received more than one public…
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After a vicious campaign denouncing and undermining Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi just last week shocked the world by opting for an official vote of confidence in his political rival. The move came as a surprise to many, considering Berlusconi’s previously very vocal criticisms of Letta and his party, the…
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Ryanair has finally accepted their website is AWFUL. Speaking on RTE’s Prime Time, Chief Executive Michael O’Leary accepted that the site is “the source of most complaints [from customers]”. O’Leary described the site as “clunky” and “very frustrating”, echoing the user experience of… everyone. But we’re in luck, O’Leary has promised a rollout of developments in the…
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A joint Oireachtas Committee, chaired by Mr. Jerry Buttimer, has called for a change in the way Irish citizens are asked to donate our organs, in the hope more organs will be donated. An opt-out system, instead of an opt-in system, would increase the number of organ donors, according to Mr. Buttimer. In this way,…
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Electric Ireland and Airtricity, two of the leading electricity suppliers in the country, have both released statements declaring price hikes for residential customers. Electric Ireland sets to increase prices by 1.7% starting January 1 2014. This, on top of the recently approved public service mandate (PSO) amounts to an extra €35 a year for an…
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For those of us that live in the city, taxis are a vital mode of transportation. But, when you know nothing about the driver, it can sometimes be an unsettling experience. Just last week, Gardaí seized a Dublin taxi for forensic examination after a woman claimed that she was raped by the driver. The woman,…
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