Emily Ashmore has had her fair share of medical procedures, and it seems that laughter is still the best medicine. The 22-year-old Dubliner has just launched her most recent show Ashes to Ashmore as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival …
An emotional performance that mirrors the fears of our generation
Emma Lueders reviews Eruption Collection’s new production Everything is Grand and I’m Completely Okay
Through a powerful portrayal of grief and growing up, Everything is Grand and I’m Completely Okay beautifully captures a snapshot of contemporary life as a young Irish adult. Reeling from the loss of his brother and the recent passing of …
A look into Yayoi Kusama’s world of mirrors
Emma Lueders travels to London to view the Yayoi Kusama 2020 exhibition: Infinity Mirror Rooms at the Tate Modern
The name Yayoi Kusama should be familiar to anyone who has an interest in art, feminism or polka dots. The Japanese artist has been infusing the art world with conceptualism, focusing on sexual and autobiographical themes. After my initial introduction …
Surviving Dublin: how to navigate your way financially in the Big Smoke
Emma Lueders shares some essential advice for budgeting as a college student
During my first year in Dublin, coming from a small village where the only shop for 20km doubled as the post office, I haemorrhaged money the second I walked out of Heuston. Being financially independent in a college that has …
A lifeline at NiteLine
NiteLine’s Lara Summers tells Trinity News about the service that helps students, no matter the problem
Prolonged bathroom breaks hiding from essays and revision notes are familiar to any student who has spent an exam season in Trinity. Whether they entail crying, exasperated sighing or dissociating with your head against the stall door, we’ve all been …
Poor working conditions are to blame for young people not returning to work, not the Pandemic Unemployment Payment
It is not the Pandemic Unemployment Payment keeping young people from working, but rather unacceptable working conditions and low wages offered by employers.
With the reopening of restaurants, pubs and retail, the usual disparaging comments about the work ethic of the young can be heard again. Now the argument is that staff shortages nationwide can be attributed to lazy students who are refusing …
Celebrating and promoting Literacy in the age of distance learning
Emma Lueders discusses what to expect from the 55th UNESCO International Literacy Day
UNESCO International Literacy Day — not to be confused with World Book Day, which entailed book tokens and cheap Roald Dahl paperbacks in primary school — is tomorrow, September 8. The theme for this year is “Literacy for a human-centred …
“I never painted dreams, I painted my own reality”: Turning trauma into art
Emma Lueders looks at the life of Frida Kahlo, one of the most inspiring female artists we have today
Frida Kahlo has become a global icon since the boom of Fridamania in the 1980s. A simple google search will display the artist’s past and present popularity, with the distribution of her image for widespread commercial use. Although the Frida …
Careers in the Arts: The Gerard Byrne Studio
Emma Lueders talks to modern impressionist, contemporary figurative artist, and gallery owner Gerard Byrne
Navigating the Art industry can be a daunting task for young artists and potential gallery owners alike. I sat down with Gerard Byrne, both a renowned artist and director of Gerard Byrne studio, to see what insight he had about …