Churning out a list is a time-honoured get of jail card whenever an editor or journalist runs out of ideas,…
Gilbert & George – Art for All
I first encountered Gilbert & George at the age of 9. They exhibited a work entitled ‘Drunk With God’ (pictured…
Perfect Day: Hamburg
“Hamburg totally wrecked us. I remember getting home to England and my dad thought I was half-dead. I looked like…
How to stop worrying and love winter
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy.” …
How storms transformed Dún Laoghaire
“You’re on Earth. There’s no cure for that.” ― Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot In March, 2018, Storm Emma and the…
Perfect Day: Milan
“Rome is like a prostitute; she will do whatever you want to do on the first night. Milan is the…
Dún Laoghaire and the Radio Revolution
We a lot for granted when everything is just a click away. Information, pictures, video and audio clips can be…
Rothko on loan to the National Gallery of Ireland
“We favour the simple expression of the complex thought.” — Mark Rothko with Adolph Gottlieb, New York Times, June 1943…
Perfect Day: How Soon is Bilbao
20 YEARS ago this month, the Museo de Guggenheim Bilbao opened on the banks of the Nervión river. The jaw-dropping Frank…
October 10, 1917 – A Dark Day in Our History
On October 10, 1917, the single greatest loss of life occurred in Irish waters when a German u-boat torpedoed the…
