Welcome to college in Ireland, with its long commutes, couch-surfing and four bunks to a room
Students have passed their exams, but Government has failed to act on housing them
10 things to make Dublin better, from public baths to scrapping gated communities
Open schoolyards at weekends, softer lighting and more places to sit down would help
“Tá ceol ag gach aon duine ach é a aimsiú”
Is ealaíontóir ildisciplíneach é Blue Niall. Trasnaíonn a chuid oibre an ceol rap, cultúr na méimeanna, craoladh raidió agus léirithe beo.
British commentators telling off Irish artists such as Sally Rooney or Kneecap is galling
It would be a bit much to suggest there is a coordinated anti-Irish conspiracy at play, especially when many British people also support these artists’ stance
Lisa Canny on Biird: ‘Irish people are looking for something more authentic’
Canny, who put the 11-strong ‘girlband’ together, on the soaring popularity of Irish trad, hitting it off with Ed Sheeran, and how her lilting side project became a hit with neurodivergent people
In Trump’s America, daily life goes on amid a sense of creeping foreboding
People say ‘who knows what will happen?’ while knowing exactly what is going to happen
A week with Kneecap: ‘Liam Óg doesn’t like much attention. This is quite a lot of heat for him’
Mo Chara has been back in court over a terror-related charge that Kneecap dismiss as political policing. It’s a pivotal week in the run-up to Electric Picnic
Ireland’s electricity infrastructure policy rewiring should be a matter of public debate
This nation is known as the data centre capital of the world - unfortunately, we are not the energy infrastructure capital too
Co Clare village’s bid to reopen a local pub spells hope for Irish trad music sessions
Kilfenora Corner: A group wishes to purchase and reopen Linnane’s Pub as a community space with a focus on safeguarding musical tradition
Ireland will be remembered as a beacon in dark times if we pass the Occupied Territories Bill
Whatever can be done to end Israel’s daily massacres and strategic starvation of Palestinians has to happen
FeliSpeaks: Life as a ‘black, Irish, queer culchie’
Felicia Olusanya, aka FeliSpeaks, has created a show with thisispopbaby for the Dublin Fringe, exploring what it is like to grow up as a ‘queer black Irish midlands culchie’
Why did CMAT have to sell out the 3Arena before she could get exposure on Irish radio?
We need to amplify Irish artists on Irish radio – not from a position of territorialism or nationalism, but from one of support and pride
Keir Starmer was quick to condemn Kneecap, but strangely silent on Moygashel
There is something rotten about leveraging an expression of long-standing culture and tradition to deliver a contemporary declaration of racist hate
Tourists ‘can’t get their heads around’ Dublin nightclubs closing at 2.30am, night mayor says
Recent report says nightclub sector is ‘downsizing’ but industry members are hopeful about ‘vibrant’ pockets
‘Amazing’ plans for Dublin’s Sheriff Street include offices and a hotel. Amazing for whom?
Underserved and under-resourced parts of the capital are not development opportunities – they’re living, vibrant communities