Sole appeal against Crosbie hotel invalidated on technical grounds
Appellant enclosed incorrect procedural letter
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Kneecap at Vicar Street: A thrilling gig testament to their talents as rappers, ravers and conjurors of chaos
The vibe is one of community and solidarity, framed by love of the Irish language and irreverent humour
Harry Crosbie wins permission for Vicar Street hotel
Developer has been attempting to build hotel on site since 2008
Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve at Vicar St review: an intimate trip through the past in the hands a vital storyteller
Review: Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve at Vicar Street: The 20-song show spans a career of over 50 years, 25 records, and a myriad of collaborations
Patti Smith at Vicar Street review: Set is as sweet as it is snarling, with desperate yet unhurried joy
Sharing affecting stories with the audience, Smith conveys the beauty of the everyday without artifice
Crosbie told to provide details of all hotels within 1km of planned Vicar St development
Dublin City Council seeks details amid slew of objections to proposed hotel
Crosbie 182-bedroom hotel plan meets opposition in Dublin’s Liberties
Vicar Street Hotel Ltd lodges plans for eight-storey building in Dublin 8, near Crosbie’s entertainment venue
The Dry review: This Irish sitcom sparkles once you get past the alcoholism cliches
Television: Series two is a huge improvement on the first iteration of this Dublin-set show starring Ciarán Hinds
Harry Crosbie’s Vicar Street hotel planning application invalidated
Dublin City Council move follows absence of site notice
Frank Skinner in Vicar Street: ‘You don’t get these jokes from the young comics. This is a craftsman at work’
The subject matter may be light, but Skinner blows many younger, more innovative comics out of the water
What makes the Happy Pear unhappy? Building a 5G mast beside their organic farm
Plus: Jack Crowley’s financial conversion, architect Tom de Paor’s Wicklow woes, Siún Ní Raghallaigh’s Galway house sale, and Dublin jarveys say neigh to Harry Crosbie
Øxn at Vicar Street review: A spellbinding, bold and brilliant show
Magic swirls in the band’s connection as they balance ancient sounds with fizzing excitement of innovation
Rhiannon Giddens review: Joyous performance from artist who straddles genres with ease
This Vicar Street show features the Limerick-based singer and composer as a roots rock star, but folk isn’t forgotten
Neil Delamere live review: rapid-fire jokes and quirky observations deliver a night of belly laughs
Judging by the loudness of the laughs throughout, Offaly comic Delamere has still very much got it
Margo Price in Dublin review: Gut-quaking mayhem strewn through a rollicking evening
Returning after a costume change she’s back behind the drums, bringing Sunday-night fever to grey, sleepy Dublin
Chris Kent in Vicar Street: The Cork comedian’s relaxed style handles darker material with ease
Kent weaves a range of subjects together seamlessly from the housing crisis to feeling uneasy at luxury hotels
Blindboy in Vicar Street: There is a plenty of charm but the show needs elevating
When guest and host riff well and bounce off each other, it’s an enlivening conversation
Comedian Shane Daniel Byrne: ‘You get good at changing the topic of conversation when you’re young and secretly gay’
One of Irish comedy’s recent breakout stars built his following on Instagram during the pandemic, and is about to embark on a nationwide tour with his show, But He’s Gay
Patti Smith to play two shows at Dublin’s Vicar Street
The Patti Smith Quartet will be playing the intimate venue on June 27th and 28th next year
An Audience with Dolly Alderton: Agony aunt has zippy line in posh swearing – but it’s not her who gets biggest laughs
Review: The almost entirely female audience at Vicar Street is treated to a blend of salty wisdom and cocktail-bar irreverence
Kojaque in Vicar Street: Flawless performance as the Dubliner shows his talent and ambition
The Cabra rapper’s dresses himself up as deli-worker, devil, or dodgy Dáil-adjacent wheeler-dealer and shows his work full of complexities
Hania Rani at Vicar Street: An extraordinary show sweeps the audience to a twilight realm
Review: The Polish pianist and composer remains under the radar in the English-speaking world. But around Europe she’s a star in the making
Haircut 100 live in Dublin: ‘There’s love here, isn’t there? Let’s do it!’
Irish debut for 1980s pop band filled with upbeat energy and their fan base are thrilled to have them
Plans for Dublin to get new 2,000-seater music and arts venue
Harry Crosbie has unveiled plans to build new concert venue twice as big as Vicar Street in Dublin’s Thomas Street
Profits treble at Christy Moore music business
Singer’s shows are booked out to January of next year, according to his website
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they end
The best movies, music, art and more coming your way between September 9th and 15th, 2023
Lankum at Vicar Street in pictures
Dublin band Lankum played three sold-out concerts in the last week of May 2023
‘A lot of history is a very, very dark comedy in which people behave quite badly’
The cult podcasters behind The Rest is History visited Dublin recently to record episodes about Ireland’s past with their trademark self-deprecating humour and lightly worn erudition
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they end
The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Harry Crosbie proposes large new music venue and festival space in €25m docks site development
Proposal includes building an music venue that would be twice the size of his Vicar Street property
Weyes Blood review: Five stars for Natalie Mering’s gorgeously spectral Dublin concert
Singer’s dazzling voice – not to mention banter – helps overcome technical glitches to give outstanding performance at Vicar Street
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they end
The best movies, music, art this week, including London band Dry Cleaning, a film about the music scene in Limerick, and a Blood Brothers revival
Weyes Blood: ‘The standard is so low in terms of what young people are used to hearing, it all gets a pass’
After her wisely acclaimed 2022 album, Natalie Mering thinks orchestral pop is more radical than ‘boring’ experimental noise
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