Pandemic as muse? Artists on their art in a year of lockdowns
Colm McGuirk asks three Dublin-based artists how their work has been shaped by events of the last year
Tag: Covid-19
Podcast: Covid-19 abroad – how Germany dealt with the pandemic
Johannes Thom speaks to James Molloy about Covid-19 in one of Europe’s mega-powers: Germany
Covid-19 abroad: Public health vs economy in Switzerland
Health or wealth: Nina Suter tells Izzy Rowley about the Swiss government’s handling of the pandemic
Label Lockdown: Running an independent record company during Covid-19
Parts of the music industry ground to a halt in spring of 2020, with live gigs no longer an option for artists. Johnny Welfare, a hip-hop producer and co-founder of Róg Records, spoke to David Doyle about the impact of Covid-19 on the business
Covid-19 abroad: Brazil setting the wrong kind of records amid deadly second wave
A year after its president Jair Bolsonaro wrote Covid-19 off as ‘just a little flu’, Brazil is logging record daily death figures while its healthcare system faces collapse. Maria Lombardini in Rio de Janeiro tells Colm McGuirk about the last year
Hedging our bets in lockdown
Online gambling is a hit in the pandemic. David Doyle investigates Ireland’s relationship with the bookies in lockdown