For Kamala Harris, wooing anti-Trump Republicans might work. But then what?
US Election: Often, those who crossover are celebrated more than those who were ever thus. There’s a huge degree of humility required
Dublin singer Shiv: ‘Rent is so high. It’s hard to find places here creatives can go, hang out, meet each other, share ideas’
What’s Next For?: Ireland’s up-and-coming musicians need more help, says Siobhan McClean, who has just released her album The Defiance of a Sadgirl
I can’t see voters buying Simon Harris’s message that everything is great
You can’t deny the lived experience of housing-crisis emigrants, homeless families, renters and adults in their childhood bedrooms
Efé: ‘I was scared to go full force with the rock sound, but this year I thought, just do it’
The Dublin singer changed musical direction this year. But she still wants every song she records to come with its own entire world
Hard not to greet the Dublin City Taskforce report with cynicism
Five months and a lot of fanfare later, we’re back to where we started
An Irishman in Berlin: ‘Gentrification was creeping in but since the pandemic it’s really pronounced’
What’s Next For?: Liam Cagney, a musicologist based in the German capital, is writing a book about Berghain, the city’s fabled nightclub
‘The script is Sinéad O’Connor – it’s the music’: Christeene on The Lion the Witch and The Cobra
The performance artist, musician and drag experimentalist is bringing her reimagining of the late Irish singer’s first album to Dublin
Four ideas to save Ireland’s pubs, restaurants and cafes
If we don’t do something, in Dublin especially, generic international chains and brands will fill the empty spaces
Dublin’s Liberties has everything. Except vision, planning, care and attention
It’s difficult to imagine any other European city allowing the development that has blighted the Liberties
‘I love that Base isn’t centred around alcohol. That’s a huge thing. You don’t have to spend money to be here’
What’s Next For?: Aisling Phelan and Viva Dean on their new Dublin arts space, which will focus on the creative use of technology
Irish fashion designer Richard Malone: ‘Enya is the absolute – do the best work you can do, quietly’
The Wexford artist has been feted by the fashion industry, but he’s much happier out of the spotlight, making the art that drives his creativity
When you’re struggling to make ends meet, it’s hard to watch the Government throwing cash around
Because the floating vote has been floating for a decade, its direction can shift in an instant. This is why the general election campaign itself will matter so much
Varadkar and Harris are wrong. It’s not immigration causing homelessness, but Government policy
The main reason people are homeless in Dublin is not that they left direct provision or arrived from abroad
Irish rapper Celaviedmai: ‘I always saw women on TV who were very slim. I never thought it could be me’
What’s Next For?: The Galway rapper could have been a biochemist but wanted to give music one more shot. The risk is paying off
Watching Dublin’s anti-immigrant and counter protests: The grimmest moment came near the end
‘What do we want?’ one man roared. There was no response, an almost comedic vacuum of clarity