Magazine

A 1400 Year-Old Religion and Its 21st-Century Representative

Conor Davage speaks with Dr Umar Al-Qadri about Islamophobia, media bias and meeting other minorities in the middle.
By Conor Davage

The Contradictions of a Crippled Country Verging on a Boom

John Bethell gets a crash course in Cuba's many contradictions, a country besieged by societal and political obstacles but possessed of a resilient charisma.
By John Bethell

An American Slam Poet in Paris, Then Dublin

Charlotte Ryan spends two days with Rhiannon McGavin, the Teen Poet Laureate of LA, and discusses the altruism and social justice at the heart of slam poetry.
By Charlotte Ryan

Can’t Cope Won’t Cope Review: Dublin-Based Comedy Fails to Land

Eoghan O'Morain looks at Ireland's newest TV show, and finds it a squandered golden opportunity for high quality television.
By Eoghan O’Morain

Ginger Spice: A Day at the Irish Redhead Convention

In Crosshaven, Co Cork Gillian Murtagh experiences a festival dedicated to red hair, the people who have it and the pride it can inspire in them.
By Gillian Murtagh

Spending Sixty Hours at the Edinburgh Fringe

Annie Keegan's first visit to the Edinburgh Fringe as a regular punter brings with it a new understanding of the demands of theatre, and questions about the festival's counter-cultural roots
By Annie Keegan

Thirty Years on, Hong Kong’s Johnnie To is Still Making Waves in Chinese Cinema

The director behind some of the best Chinese cinema in the past thirty years.
By Eoghan O Móráin

For Róisín Ingle, The Private Often Becomes Political

The Irish Times columnist, Róisín Ingle, explains why “coming out” about her abortion was the right thing to do.  
By Julianne Flynn

“I had a bright future ahead of me”: The German Town Supporting Refugees

The German town of Bühl is working to make the integration of refugees into German society as smooth as possible.
By Stefanie Fox

Access All Areas

Jack Kavanagh discusses the challenges of returning to Trinity as a wheelchair user.
By Jack Kavanagh