The man in Data Centre Alley couldn’t conceal his shock: ‘You’re screwed’
In the US, data centres will be powered by small modular nuclear reactors to help cope with demands of AI. What is the plan for Ireland?
Political art on the doorstep: ‘You’re going to find my work in surprising locations’
Collaborations between writer and historian Conor McCabe and artist Augustine O’Donoghue include a series of door mats with political messages and a new event called Counter-Culture Nights
At rallies for Trump and Harris, it was hard to know who was less authentic
Trump promises money in your pocket. To supporters in worn-out shoes and old jackets, that mattered. Harris spoke about ‘joy’, but you cannot tell people how to feel
Unit 44: Key Dublin creative space looks for new home after collective told to quit premises
The former Stoneybatter hair salon has hosted about 275 public events and more than 500 rehearsals in its three years on Prussia Street
For Kamala Harris, wooing anti-Trump Republicans might work. But then what?
US Election: Often, those who crossover are celebrated more than those who were ever thus. There’s a huge degree of humility required
Dublin singer Shiv: ‘Rent is so high. It’s hard to find places here creatives can go, hang out, meet each other, share ideas’
What’s Next For?: Ireland’s up-and-coming musicians need more help, says Siobhan McClean, who has just released her album The Defiance of a Sadgirl
I can’t see voters buying Simon Harris’s message that everything is great
You can’t deny the lived experience of housing-crisis emigrants, homeless families, renters and adults in their childhood bedrooms
Efé: ‘I was scared to go full force with the rock sound, but this year I thought, just do it’
The Dublin singer changed musical direction this year. But she still wants every song she records to come with its own entire world
Hard not to greet the Dublin City Taskforce report with cynicism
Five months and a lot of fanfare later, we’re back to where we started
An Irishman in Berlin: ‘Gentrification was creeping in but since the pandemic it’s really pronounced’
What’s Next For?: Liam Cagney, a musicologist based in the German capital, is writing a book about Berghain, the city’s fabled nightclub
‘The script is Sinéad O’Connor – it’s the music’: Christeene on The Lion the Witch and The Cobra
The performance artist, musician and drag experimentalist is bringing her reimagining of the late Irish singer’s first album to Dublin
Four ideas to save Ireland’s pubs, restaurants and cafes
If we don’t do something, in Dublin especially, generic international chains and brands will fill the empty spaces
Dublin’s Liberties has everything. Except vision, planning, care and attention
It’s difficult to imagine any other European city allowing the development that has blighted the Liberties
‘I love that Base isn’t centred around alcohol. That’s a huge thing. You don’t have to spend money to be here’
What’s Next For?: Aisling Phelan and Viva Dean on their new Dublin arts space, which will focus on the creative use of technology
Irish fashion designer Richard Malone: ‘Enya is the absolute – do the best work you can do, quietly’
The Wexford artist has been feted by the fashion industry, but he’s much happier out of the spotlight, making the art that drives his creativity