“Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.” – Samuel Beckett Over 150,000 people are buried in Deans Grange … More
Author: Swench
The Oratory – Dún Laoghaire’s hidden gem
The Oratory is the ultimate hidden gem of Dún Laoghaire, seeing as most locals probablt don’t have the remotest clue … More
Hilma Af Klint – The Unknown Mother of Modern Art
The Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park is one of my favourite haunts in the world. There is something very soothing … More
Three men who shaped my world
On this day, May 12th, 1916, James Connolly was executed by a firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol for his part … More
The real da Vinci Code
Just sometimes, the best things in life really are free. On Wednesday, President Michael D. Higgins opened a Leonardo da … More
New Radiohead material – what we know so far
After apparently deleting their social media accounts, Radiohead posted a video of a new song entitled ‘Burn the Witch’ on … More
March of the Underdogs: the rise of Leicester & Atlético
Last night, the once lowly Leicester City clinched the most extraordinary league title win in football history. This time last … More
Stones make an exhibition of themselves
“First you shock them, then they put you in a museum…” – Mick Jagger says in a clip at the … More
One night in heaven
New Order & Roísín Murphy, Teenage Cancer Trust 2016, Royal Albert Hall, London Few venues on earth give you goosebumps, but … More