Arts & Culture

How the light gets in

As Leonard Cohen’s documentary ‘Words of Love’ is remembered, his infamous work haunts years passed

On the night of the US presidential election, Leonard Cohen was trending on Twitter, with hundreds of thousands praying for the materialisation of Cohen’s famous lyrics: the coming of democracy to the US.

The song saliently captures the wry cynicism …

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Finding fabulous at Om Diva

Bronagh Conroy takes a look at one of Dublin’s most fabulous spots

Only a stone’s throw from Trinity and a perfect place to spend an hour between lectures after lockdown, Om Diva lives on Drury Street. If the pink shop front doesn’t immediately charm you, then the eclectic products and overwhelming good

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Team up for Team Hope

Jonathan Douglas speaks about this year’s Christmas shoe box appeal in boxes of hope, joy, and love

This season, many people across Ireland may not be feeling so festive. Some of us will wake to the usual cheer, run downstairs to presents, and eat a wholesome turkey roast. But for others, there will be empty spaces at

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Fighting to keep Dublin Zoo alive

Noelle Keogh discusses the significance of Dublin Zoo and its importance to the Irish climate

Dublin Zoo has been a treasured establishment since 1831. Unfortunately, the damage of Covid-19 does not discriminate, and last month we heard news of the financial strains threatening to bring an end to yet another beloved Irish institution. Upon hearing

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The moral code of fashion: a ‌guide‌ ‌to‌ ‌shopping‌ ‌ethically‌ ‌online‌

Shopping sustainably and ethically doesn’t have to mean forfeiting online shopping addictions

By‌ ‌being‌ ‌mindful‌ ‌of‌ ‌your‌ ‌current‌ ‌wardrobe‌ ‌contents ‌you‌ ‌decrease‌ ‌the‌ ‌opportunity‌ ‌of ‌buying‌ ‌slightly‌ ‌varied‌ ‌replicas‌ ‌of‌ ‌what‌ ‌you‌ ‌already‌ ‌own.‌ ‌Trends‌ ‌and‌ ‌styling‌ ‌fads‌ ‌change‌ ‌constantly and‌ ‌companies‌ ‌such‌ ‌as‌ ‌Pretty Little Thing ‌and‌ ‌Boohoo‌ ‌are‌ ‌aware‌ ‌of‌

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Remembering Kristallnacht Today

Trinity Long Room Hub in conversation with Lenny Abrahamson and Oliver Sears on the continued relevance of the Holocaust

Each year, November 9th and 10th marks the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the name given to the two nights in 1938 when a systematic hate-crime against Jewish people took place in Germany and Austria. It was the transgression into what was