#Repealthe8th

How they must hate us. (Rowena) It is fitting to review Blacklight's production of Sarah Daniels Masterpieces which ran at Smock Alley from the 2nd to the 7th of March. The play is without doubt one of the most disturbing and thought…

‘I changed the world, just so you know.’ Compostela at The New Theatre is a one woman show, written and performed by Miriam Needham and directed by Donal O’Kelly. Sitting down we were greeted by a bare stage which was largely…

No don’t thank me you should have already had this. It is joyful but then there is all this other stuff. Of course, it was a victory but it should never have even come to a vote. Compostela a play written Mirriam Needham will be one of the…

Since releasing Branches Untangle back in 2006, Wallis Bird has established herself as a vital voice in Irish music. On top of this, she's a raucous live act. Now, with five albums and a big pile of awards behind her, she feels it's time to…

Over the past few decades, Ireland has managed to shed its reputation as Catholicism’s last great bastion; we’ve gone from a country set in decades old logic to becoming an increasingly liberal and progressive society. The past few…

When the exit polls were released for the referendum on the Eighth Amendment, I was speechless. Never in my wildest dreams, had I considered such a strong Yes vote. On May 25th I would say I was cautiously optimistic, but even that hesitant…

A brave new world! Glenn and Steph bask in the aftermath of the referendum on the 8th Amendment and ponder what’s next for a society absolutely gagging for an overhaul?  On The Suss this week: There’s loads to digest as notions of ‘Middle…

“It always seems impossible until it is done.”- Nelson Mandela The final episode of The Eighth is a fly on the wall audio journey with Ciara from her hearing the exit poll results through to the final result in Dublin Castle. Featuring a…

1. May is my favourite month. The days stretch out improbably and the skies clear and you can just believe that perhaps the sun might shine for the whole summer long. It’s all promise and opportunity, and if it rains you can still call…

Together for Yes at the Intercontinental Hotel On this episode of Sparking Change, Dil is at the Together for Yes event in the Intercontinental Hotel in Ballsbridge, for the announcement of the referendum results. Dil interviews some of…