‘Let’s make a modern Ulysses’
The Liberty hears from Max Zanaga of the Irish-based band Tebi Rex about Musictown 2021, in collaboration with The Word Up Collective, putting on a very Dublin online show. The Dublin Music and Arts Festival, Musictown 2021, was held at the end of April. The festival which takes place live in the city centre annually was forced…
Kevin Street Library keeps the community together
It seems like no sooner had the library reopened after years of renovation than Covid-19 closed it down again. The Liberty hears from branch manager Charlotte Fabian about a beloved local institution. Like most indoor spaces in Ireland, Kevin Street Library closed its doors in March 2020 when lockdown…
‘My art began to suit the atmosphere of the country’
From drawing as a child in a small town in County Galway to learning in the Liberties and then having his artwork tour the world, illustrator David Rooney discusses his creative process – and a success rooted in the darkness of Ireland in the 1980s. “As long as I can remember I’ve been drawing. School…
