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Below Busáras, an old theatre worth revisiting
An exhibition later this month examines the Eblana theatre’s importance and the much-contested but visionary scheme of Busáras itself.
Hidden away at Trinity, a replica of an Austro-Hungarian speakeasy
The American Bar in Vienna was completed in 1908. Its twin in Dublin was finished in 1985.
Preserving Dockers’ nicknames, from Rubber Legs to Long Balls and Bendego
“If you got a nickname that was sort of funny or self-demeaning it stuck in the foreman’s head,” says John Walsh, who worked down the docks between 1962 and 2009.
The rise and fall of nightclub meals
For most of the last century, nightclubs were supposed to stop the music, turn on the lights, and give clubbers a late-night dinner. That really confused Fatboy Slim.
Exploring Chinatown’s hidden menus
While many associate Chinese food with sweet, sticky sauces, there is another, more authentic set of dishes available to those who ask.
There’s a reason the Luas trams won’t switch between lines
When the new Luas map was published last week, showing the Cross City line, some wondered why trams won’t carry passengers from one line to another.
An Art Nouveau collection in an old Dublin home
More than two decades ago, a Dublin lawyer stumbled by chance on an image by the artist Alphonse Mucha. It led to a life in search of his works.
At the Botanic Gardens, one man watches for the first buds of spring
One of curator Paul Maher’s jobs has been to track the timing of the bud-bursts and autumn colours each year, feeding his data into a European network.
Brushing up: a battered Greek sculpture at NCAD
In the last 50 years, “Laocoön and his Sons” has gone from a centrepiece of art education to a piece of furniture in the student union. What’s the story?
The enduring appeal of chipper vinegar
Have you ever noticed how chipper vinegar tastes a bit different? There’s a reason for that.
At St James’s Gate, changing the date is a family affair
At midnight on New Year’s Eve each year, family and friends gather to watch the date change on the arch at St James’s Gate.