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Luke: In a new Irish-language film, “secrets can’t stay buried forever, even at the bottom of a lake”
Báite (The Drowned) is “measured and tight in the fashion of the most watchable mysteries”.
New film documents Dubliners’ resistance to subordination of social life to profit
“The market is a monster,” says filmmaker James Redmond. “It turns living spaces into dead space.”
Sixty years on, a Star Trek writer is still creating strange new worlds
Diane Duane’s early days writing fan fiction have led to a remarkable career as a novelist, comic writer and screen writer.
Dean: Burglar put their own spin on Generation X mimicry
“Their songs are a veritable Lollapalooza of unflashy guitar play, stark aesthetics, gentle melodies, interlocking guy-girl vocal harmonies, and the spirit of Fugazi.”
Luke: In "All that Glitters", Shakespeare's ghost coaches an apathetic schoolboy in life and love
"If it sounds silly, it is. But it’s also charming, heartfelt, moving and much else."
In Dublin’s dereliction, an artist dreams up images of a post-apocalyptic near future where nature is reclaiming the city
The battle between decaying infrastructure and thriving nature fascinates Maya Brezing, she says.
On the walls of a Kilbarrack health centre, an artist pays tribute to the beautiful ordinary
Paul MacCormaic says he hopes the works inspire an interest and pride in nearby sights, passed by everyday.
Conor Clarke McGrath plays all nine characters in his upcoming show
“I'm having to be the guy telling the audience about it,” he said referring to a sex scene, “While acting it out. While playing the man and the woman.”
At a clown rave in Glasnevin, performers strut their stuff
The event was part of a growing clown culture in Dublin, said performer Francis Breen.
Dublin-based social club is For the Girlies
The inspiration? "I was like, Oh my God, what's happening with my life?” says founder Sarah Ó Tuama. “Like, is this what being an adult is? It's so boring.”
The Shit Show Film Show is exactly what it sounds like, says the founder
It showcases films made on a short timeline with zero budget. "It's definitely a shit show, the no-budget, DIY spirit of it," says Morgan Savidan.
In the Liberties, a sculptor strives to build a better rat trap
At the Cast Foundry, Antoine Daure is working on his series Trap, aiming to create 10 to 15 variants for a future exhibition.