Waking the Feminists on International Women’s Day

Back in November there was little doubt, with the almost instantaneous reaction it received, the frustration with gender inequality in the Irish arts sector, expressed in a number of tweets by Lian Bell, was at boiling point, and the tweets were the spark that was needed to ignite a long overdue discussion. Waking the Feminists […]

Web Summit: Live Stream

Web Summit 2015: Day One

While the very public spat between Web Summit organisers and the various departments in the Irish government rumbles on (with the help of some of the Irish media outlets including this non-story), the vast majority of those attending the opening day of this years event cared little for the political and PR dance. It was […]

Spraoi Fund for those in Direct Provision

In recent weeks a report on direct provision centres in Ireland has shed light on the conditions that many of the 4,360 asylum seekers in Ireland face, almost 15 years after their establishment. While no policy decision has been made on how to change the situation, a number of voluntary groups and individuals have been […]

A “Happy” Birthday today

Today is my mother’s birthday. A day where I would send a ton of text messages about getting old, getting over the hill, and about organising a nursing home etc. But this year these messages won’t be exchanged. There won’t be a present bought. There won’t be a card. There won’t be cake, or candles, […]

It was bound to happen

It was bound to happen..

Preview on KFM for Riverbank Arts Centre

On Wednesday 14th January I joined Brenda Drumm to discuss the upcoming season at Riverbank Arts Centre. Broadcast on KFM on 14 January 2015. Podcast link: http://artyfacts.podomatic.com/entry/2015-01-15T02_30_05-08_00

That Christmas Feeling

The single piece of information I retain to this day from my physics class is Newton’s third law: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Why exactly is this relevant? I’ll hopefully get round to that. As we hurtle towards the climax of the festive season, I’ve spent more times thinking about […]

Supporting 126 Artist Led Gallery

126 Artist Led Gallery has become one of the central organisations in the expansion of the visual arts scene in Galway city. MSc students of Information System Management at NUI Galway recently build a website for 126 as part of their course. They’ve done a fantastic job on the website, with tons of information for […]