Magazine

The Cultural Death of the Guitar

As Gibson declares bankruptcy, is there a future for the iconic instrument?
By Andrew Connolly

Come Fly With Me

On the outskirts of Dublin, one company offers a cure to anyone cursed with a fear of flying.
By Blaithin Wilson

Is This Just Real Life?

Alanna MacNamee looks at how reality TV often doesn’t live up to the fantasy and examines life before and after the small screen.
By Alanna MacNamee

No Laughing Matter

Why the struggles facing women in comedy are very real, very important and not funny at all.
By Alanna MacNamee

Left Behind?

Ireland is nearly unique in European politics for its lack of a strong left. But is that finally changing?
By Jack Synnott

A Drama Project and Direct Provision

On the stage of the Abbey, a group of young asylum seekers got a chance to tell their story.
By Shauna Donnelly

Eoghan Murphy’s Law

Eoghan Murphy is the man behind Varadkar's rise. But is there substance behind the style?
By Jack Synnott

Mara Wilson on Going from Matilda to Acclaimed Playwright

Edmund Heaphy talks to Mara Wilson, the star of Matilda and Mrs. Doubtfire, about her journey from Hollywood to drama major and everything in between.
By Edmund Heaphy

Stranded in Strandhill for Reading Week

A jaunt around Ireland didn't go as planned, as Storm Emma trapped Ciannait Khan in Sligo.
By Ciannait Khan

The Irish Crafts Hanging by a Thread

We talk to the taxidermists, basket-makers and puppeteers plying trades that belong to a different century.
By Blaithin Wilson