Leo Burdock untold: Chips, war and hungry celebrities
Nestled on the fringe of the Liberties, opposite Christchurch Cathedral, is an unparalleled success story, the rise of which seems to defy logic, and boggle the mind. From humble beginnings,…
DIFF 2023 is reimagined with ‘community’ at the heart of the festival
Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) returned on Thursday with a reimagined look as festival director Gráinne Humphreys focuses on the importance of community at this year’s festival. “DIFF has been…
The Santanas and V-Sensei mosh up the Workman’s Club
Co-headliners the Santanas, brothers from Balbriggan, and Victor Makinde, stage name V-Sensei, climaxed a big night of music at the Workman’s in late Feburary. They topped a bill that included…
Temple Lane Rehearsal Studios: A hidden gem under your feet in Temple Bar
I nearly have to pinch myself when I’m talking to some people, to stop my mind drifting off, just because of who they are, and here they are, standing right…
Paper towns: A mural of Dublin 7
In an alley near TU Dublin Grangegorman campus various murals decorate the walls. The exhibition is called “Here We Are” and was created by 2nd year students from the BA Visual…
‘Seanchoíche’ — behind the scenes of a storytelling night in D8
Seanchoíche is a story-telling night in Dublin 8.Founded by Ciaran Gaffney, a 27-year-old from Limerick, ‘Seanchoíche’ is essentially a made-up word and a bit of a pun that most Irish…
‘Women always seem to bare the shame and I think that’s wrong’ — Joyce Greenaway, Whisk(E)y Wars
Northern Irish actress Joyce Greenaway brings her favoured Edinburgh Fringe one-woman show for the first time to The Dublin Liberties Distillery – to tell the tale of a dysfunctional family-run…
‘It’s okay to be urban’ – keeping weaving alive in the city
The Liberties Weavers engage in events and workshops throughout the Liberties area that give the skill, mostly now associated with tourist regions in the west of Ireland, a breath of…
Dublin City Council announce new artistic workspaces on Merchant’s Quay
Space in two buildings on the quays in the Liberties will be available for artists to rent as workspaces, the Arts Office of Dublin City Council (DCC) has announced. There…
Dublin’s biggest chatterboxes are Talking Bollox
From starting the conversation at a kitchen table in 2020 to becoming the voices of a community in the heart of Dublin’s inner city, lads Calvin O’Brien and Terence Power…
Digital Hub continues to operate
Last year the Government announced that the Digital Hub Development Authority is being wound down and its ‘campus’ redeveloped – but while those plans are being worked out, it’s still…
Remembering the tenements
Tenement Dublin is an element of recent Irish history that is often forgotten or overlooked. Many of the houses that were previously tenement buildings – if they are not demolished…
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