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Hudson Taylor: Dropkick-off hits its mark

Hudson Taylor: Dropkick-off hits its mark

Former busking brothers display sophistication in folky set-up

Sat Aug 31 2013 - 10:03
Summer stories: sliotars, sounds, forecasts and fodder . . . and 99s

Summer stories: sliotars, sounds, forecasts and fodder . . . and 99s

Lucinda Creighton, weather man Gerald Fleming, Dublin hurler Peter Kelly, MCD promoter Brian Spollen and others look back on the big events of the summer

Thu Aug 29 2013 - 01:00
A digital world could yet prove the undoing of us all

A digital world could yet prove the undoing of us all

Could it be that big data, and all the things we build to facilitate it, will in fact paralyse us?

Mon Aug 26 2013 - 01:00
Explicit publication possible due to culture lacking empathy

Explicit publication possible due to culture lacking empathy

Opinion: Solitary nature of our web engagement abets the erosion of the human dimension

Wed Aug 21 2013 - 00:01
We need to stand up for all LGBT people, especially those in countries where  horrors are still endured

We need to stand up for all LGBT people, especially those in countries where horrors are still endured

While LGBT lives are finally being acknowledged by the media, harsher struggles are being ignored

Mon Aug 19 2013 - 12:00
School’s out forever. So what’s next?

School’s out forever. So what’s next?

You’re 18. You got your Leaving Cert results on Wednesday. Welcome to the rest of your potentially 120-year-long life

Fri Aug 16 2013 - 13:00
Look into your crystal ball: How today’s 18-year-olds see their futures

Look into your crystal ball: How today’s 18-year-olds see their futures

Fri Aug 16 2013 - 13:00
Anniversary of 1913 a key part of Dublin Fringe

Anniversary of 1913 a key part of Dublin Fringe

Dublin Fringe Festival director Róise Goan to hand over role to Canadian at event’s end

Tue Aug 13 2013 - 18:21
Starting a creative project? First task: pick these brains

Starting a creative project? First task: pick these brains

We asked some of our creative catalysts for advice on how they do what they do

Tue Aug 13 2013 - 01:00
No space to turn: trying to harness Dublin’s disused buildings

No space to turn: trying to harness Dublin’s disused buildings

Dublin City Council says it wants to help bring new life to dead space, but a labyrinthine regulatory process and disconnected departments make that difficult, and some of the city’s most creative spaces are now facing closure

Mon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
Everyone’s a superhero at inaugural Dublin Comic Con

Everyone’s a superhero at inaugural Dublin Comic Con

Zombies, Jokers and tattoo fans turn out to enjoy their interests

Mon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
Shane Filan: a man with nothing and everything

Shane Filan: a man with nothing and everything

The success of Westlife was fast and vast and band member Shane Filan sought to bank for the future by investing in property. He lost everything spectacularly, including his reputation. Here, he puts the record straight

Sat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Creative catalysts: 100 people making things  happen in Ireland right now

Creative catalysts: 100 people making things happen in Ireland right now

In the first part of our Catalysts series, we take a look at the people driving creativity in Ireland today

Sat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
They came, they saw, they danced at Oxegen

They came, they saw, they danced at Oxegen

Reduced-capacity music festival in Punchestown deemed a success by dancing punters

Mon Aug 05 2013 - 13:40
Olaf the Viking:  a one-man mint

Olaf the Viking: a one-man mint

Chris Stevenson, aka Olaf, works as a coin maker at Dublinia’s medieval and Viking experience centre

Mon Aug 05 2013 - 11:41
Crowds flock to Co Kildare for final day of Oxegen festival

Crowds flock to Co Kildare for final day of Oxegen festival

Numbers in Punchestown increase dramatically as David Guetta headlines main stage

Sun Aug 04 2013 - 12:45
Rain fails to dampen spirits at Punchestown

Rain fails to dampen spirits at Punchestown

Sun teases and crowds gather for a very different Oxegen festival

Sat Aug 03 2013 - 12:51
Radio review: The clocks might have stopped in RTÉ, but Spin persists with piercing humour

Radio review: The clocks might have stopped in RTÉ, but Spin persists with piercing humour

Sat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
It’s all about the dancing this year as a slimmed-down Oxegen takes  new direction

It’s all about the dancing this year as a slimmed-down Oxegen takes new direction

Music festival downsized to 2½ days

Sat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Radio review: From selfies to ‘Streetcar’ through steamy days and streaming rain

Radio review: From selfies to ‘Streetcar’ through steamy days and streaming rain

Louise McSharry’s exploration of light topics makes her an engaging stand-in for Ryan Tubridy on 2fm

Sat Jul 27 2013 - 06:00
Bonkers bunker project is a concrete reminder of Hoxha’s rule

Bonkers bunker project is a concrete reminder of Hoxha’s rule

The Albanian leader was responsible for building 750,000 bunkers in a land one third the size of Ireland

Sat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
Big fun and a big five from the Big House

Big fun and a big five from the Big House

There is a fantastic sense of exploration in the programme for the Big House Festival in Celbridge in August

Fri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Flying form: the operatic world of Julie Feeney

Flying form: the operatic world of Julie Feeney

In between making indie music and taking flying lessons, the renaissance woman has turned her hand to opera. Her working life is as hard to keep up with as her conversation

Tue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
Longitude day three: Hot Chip, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kraftwerk

Longitude day three: Hot Chip, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kraftwerk

The big guns came out to play on the last day of the festival, but there were a few gems to be discovered away from the headline slots

Mon Jul 22 2013 - 15:09
Longitude day two: Local Natives, Villagers, Vampire Weekend

Longitude day two: Local Natives, Villagers, Vampire Weekend

Local Natives delivered a superb set, after an instrumental dig out from Villagers who also gave them a run for their money in the show stakes, while Vampire Weekend had the double-edged sword of the headline spot

Sun Jul 21 2013 - 15:13
Longitude day one: Phoenix, Foals, Jessie Ware

Longitude day one: Phoenix, Foals, Jessie Ware

Ireland’s newest festival got off to a scorcher

Sat Jul 20 2013 - 14:14
Anonymous unmasked

Anonymous unmasked

Anonymous continues to surprise anthropologist Gabriella Coleman, who has been studying the group since it stopped trolling the Church of Scientology and started to protest

Sat Jul 20 2013 - 01:00
Longitude: get your bearings for Marlay Park

Longitude: get your bearings for Marlay Park

Must-see acts at this weekend’s festival in Rathfarnham

Fri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
Singer proves a hit with Dublin street show

Singer proves a hit with Dublin street show

After handing out the fruits of her tour rider (juice, peanut butter and honey) to fans at the Academy on Middle Abbey Street in Dublin, the singer Amanda Palmer led a crowd to Liffey Street, outside the Grand Social venue yesterday afternoon, for an impromptu concert announced on Twitter just hours previously.

Fri Jul 19 2013 - 00:00
Peace breaks out at the Phoenix Park as  smiling Killers get rapturous welcome

Peace breaks out at the Phoenix Park as smiling Killers get rapturous welcome

Heavy Garda presence ensured no repeat of last year’s violence

Mon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Sunny weekend: an hour-by-hour guide to making the most of it

Sunny weekend: an hour-by-hour guide to making the most of it

High pressure isn’t just a weather front. There’s also that intense social pressure to fully exploit the current heatwave. Here’s our guide to taking full advantage of that glowing orb in the sky

Fri Jul 12 2013 - 18:00
Rory O'Neill/Panti: The drag doyenne who’s the queen of the scene

Rory O'Neill/Panti: The drag doyenne who’s the queen of the scene

She can hold an audience in the palm of her hand, or round up a crowd with a click of her well-manicured fingers – so how did Rory O’Neill go from being a small-town boy in Co Mayo to becoming Panti, the grande dame of Dublin’s gay scene

Fri Jul 12 2013 - 12:43
Poet who vowed never to be poor

Poet who vowed never to be poor

Middle class was not enough for publisher Felix Dennis – he realised he needed to be rich if he wanted to live life his way

Thu Jul 11 2013 - 00:00
Weather you like it or not, the sun has changed you

Weather you like it or not, the sun has changed you

How has the heatwave affected our behaviour, mood and spending habits over the past week?

Wed Jul 10 2013 - 19:40
Does Amanda Palmer have all the answers?

Does Amanda Palmer have all the answers?

Amanda Palmer, fresh from her run-in with the Daily Mail, plays Dublin's Academy tonight. The feminist musician has become an oracle for a frantic music business treasure-hunting for answers. The street performer turned-Dresden Doll-turned-solo act-turned-Kickstarter million dollar fundraiser-turned TED talk sensation talks about her DIY philosophy with Una Mullally

Fri Jul 05 2013 - 00:00
HIV rise: being man enough to stay safe

HIV rise: being man enough to stay safe

Once considered a death sentence, HIV is now a chronic, treatable illness. But does this mean young gay men are becoming complacent about the disease, as a rise in HIV diagnoses suggests?

Tue Jun 25 2013 - 01:00
Three decades of Pride

Three decades of Pride

Dublin’s first gay-pride march took place in 1983. Today it’s a big festival torn between soul-searching and sponsor-hunting

Sat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Racist B&B: Rattling the cage of bigotry

Racist B&B: Rattling the cage of bigotry

When Carl Austin was racially abused in Kinsale recently, his wife, the comedian Tara Flynn, decided to send up Irish bigotry in a sketch that has clocked up almost 100,000 views in its first few days on YouTube

Sat Jun 15 2013 - 01:00
Primal Scream top Sunday’s bill but all the talk is about Chic

Primal Scream top Sunday’s bill but all the talk is about Chic

Crowds arrive for second day of Forbidden Fruit music festival

Sat Jun 01 2013 - 19:05
Forbidden Fruit  gets the party started by bringing  vibe into the city

Forbidden Fruit gets the party started by bringing vibe into the city

Sat Jun 01 2013 - 00:00
The intern net

The intern net

Two weeks ago we asked you to share your internship experiences – good and bad, paid and unpaid, exploitative and rewarding. This selection of your stories is a snapshot of what the graduates of 2013 face when they enter the world of work

Sat May 25 2013 - 01:00
How to ace a boyband audition: be nice and don’t sing Adele

How to ace a boyband audition: be nice and don’t sing Adele

Louis Walsh is holding auditions in Dublin this weekend. How can hopefuls impress the man who led Westlife, Boyzone and Girls Aloud to fame?

Sat May 18 2013 - 01:00
Run, Robert, run: Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’

Run, Robert, run: Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’

‘The Da Vinci Code’ author’s breathless new book is out now. But is it any good?

Wed May 15 2013 - 02:00
Bow down to the Queen of pop

Bow down to the Queen of pop

Beyonce raises roof with stellar gig at Dublin’s O2

Sun May 12 2013 - 10:20
What can Ireland learn from US intern culture?

What can Ireland learn from US intern culture?

In the home of interning, unpaid placements are embedded in workplace culture. Is that Ireland’s future too?

Sat May 11 2013 - 01:00
The Met Ball: from chaos to cringe by way of couture

The Met Ball: from chaos to cringe by way of couture

The Met Ball was another example of the mainstream trying to co-opt punk, and coming up with pap

Fri May 10 2013 - 10:55
Irish Lives: Peter O’Brien, Dubin outdoor events organiser

Irish Lives: Peter O’Brien, Dubin outdoor events organiser

How to have a lark in the park that’s not a washout

Sat May 04 2013 - 01:00
In freewheeling Dublin collective Seomra Spraoi, the personable is political

In freewheeling Dublin collective Seomra Spraoi, the personable is political

Group offers ‘a space where you don’t feel like you need to buy a cup of overpriced coffee just to sit and relax for a while’

Sat Apr 27 2013 - 06:00
Summer festivals: for latitude seek Longitude, for attitude draw Oxegen

Summer festivals: for latitude seek Longitude, for attitude draw Oxegen

As this summer’s festival line-ups are announced, it’s clear the promoters are tailoring to their audiences

Sat Apr 27 2013 - 06:00
Beyonce: Queen B

Beyonce: Queen B

The ultimate independent woman is on her way to Dublin

Sat Apr 27 2013 - 05:00
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