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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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By Cormac O’Connor & Colin Higgins “People remember the chain and the car but they forget the Mayors,” says Lord Mayor Naoise O Muiri. Dublin’s first citizen tells us “the chain’s a gift to the city of Dublin from William of Orange in 1698” as we travel with him in the 12-D-1 car. TheCity.ie spent…
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We take you inside The Mansion House, the home of Dublin’s first citizen The Lord Mayor. The current Lord Mayor is Cllr. Naoise O’Muiri. Take a look around the sitting room, the Meeting room and The Oak Room.
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Eamonn Mooney, co-owner and manager at The Ferocious Mingle Marcade on 72 Thomas St. in Dublin city. The Ferocious Mingle Marcade is something which has to be seen to be believed. It’s a Bohemian style permanent indoor market which is located on Thomas Street, Dublin 8 and runs from 11.00 – 18.00 from Thursday to…
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It used to be an actual chocolate factory a long time ago. “The Chocolate Factory”, is now the name of this tall, solid building on Kings Inn Street. and the community of businesses inside that are rejuvenating it. There’s a dojo, several photographers, an upcycling furniture shop, a graffiti artist and a café that is…
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Lynne Swan Guinness is one of the first things non-natives associate with Ireland. Despite this, numerous Dubliners have yet to visit the famous storehouse (it’s Ireland’s number 1 visitor attraction!) and walk through it’s historic gates. The City team were amongst those who had yet to check it out, so, we took a trip to…
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Between here and the UK Christmas number one has become a huge betting tradition however the top spot in the irish charts has become a little predictable of late with the coveted award going to the X factor winner for the past six years. In the United Kingdom they’ve had a little more variety and…
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