Not everybody is in a position to resume normality, artist Aine O’Hara says, and with “Sick Cards”, she hopes those overlooked have a chance to be seen.
Author Archives: Michael Lanigan
Michael Lanigan is a freelance journalist who covers arts and culture for Dublin Inquirer. His work also appears in Vice, Totally Dublin, TheJournal.ie and the Business Post. You can reach him at michael@dublininquirer.com.
Posted inCulture Desk
Ahead of a Neighbourhood Poetry Day, a Push to Find the New Bards of Ballymun
“This is a very visual place, and the poetry just illuminates that further.”
Posted inCulture Desk
An Artist Explores the Dual Realities of Our Online/Offline Selves Today
“Can I really translate the essence of my humanity and my being into a digital version of myself?” Aisling Phelan asks.
Posted inCity Desk
One Man Works to Mark the Graves of Great Shamrock Rovers Players Long Passed
But for Robert Goggins to put up a gravestone for defender James Syms, he first needs to find a living relative.
Posted inCity Desk
A Docklands Group Co-write Songs for the Area
They are old and young, choir singers, musical theatre aficionados, and former dock workers.
Posted inCulture Desk
In the Heart of the City, a Drummer Plays the Streets
Jason McNamara says he loves it because there’s no distance from the crowd. “Kids, families, older people, homeless people. You get to play for everyone.”
Posted inCulture Desk
When the National Gallery Hired Aramark to Run Its Cafe, a Group of Art Students Changed Course to React
The new version of their project, now called “Tender”, involves distributing postcards that people can send to the gallery to share their views on the situation.
Posted inCulture Desk
In Tallaght, an Artist Conjures a World of Psychedelic Medieval Feminism
Jesse Jones’ film and sculpture installation “The Tower” is due to run this summer at Rua Red, as part of its Magdalene Series.
Posted inCulture Desk
With Synthesisers in His Bike Basket, He Plans to Perform a Techno Set on Every Major Cycle Route in the City
Gary Byrne began his techno cycle adventures in early March. But his interest in dance music has its roots in the mid-1990s, he says.
Posted inCulture Desk
Looming Closure of Artists’ Studios in Fairview Would Deepen Citywide Shortage
Twenty artists are facing eviction from the Richmond Road Studios, but it’s unclear where they could go. Other studios are full – and have long waiting lists.