LAST year was a year to remember for women’s rights. ‘Me Too’ was a phrase heard around the globe as artists in many spheres made sexual harassment, abuse and discrimination visible. It was a lesson that went way beyond the arts. The referendum on the 8th Amendment to the Irish constitution made the experience of […]
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Having a blast at Béile Blasta
LOCATED in the heart of West Belfast’s Gaeltacht Quarter, Béile Blasta sits opposite the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children on the Falls Road. Béile Blasta translates from Irish as ‘tasty meal’ so we had high hopes on arrival. The introduction of the 12-hour bus lanes on the busy Falls Road to accommodate the Glider […]
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New centre a fitting tribute to a child victim of injustice
FOR anyone who has visited the west of Ireland, particularly around its remaining Gaeltacht areas, the sight of the so-called ‘famine cottages’ – empty shells that were once home to a generation of poor wretches who abandoned them or died of starvation during An Drochshaol or An Górta Mór (1845-1851) – are all too familiar. […]
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Pic of the day, Thursday, January 24
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Fly Me To The Moon: Hilarity and reality in equal measure
THE opening night of Marie Jones’ dark comedy Fly Me To The Moon at the Grand Opera House was one full of raucous laughter. The Belfast playwright’s scripts have a reputation for their intense humour, but at the heart of this play are the stark realities of working class life, isolation, and the emotional labour […]
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Pic of the day, Wednesday, January 23
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