Russia-Ukraine: Everything to Lose
A hundred years on from the blood-stained birth of a partitioned island of Ireland, another European country faces the prospect…
The Fight for Water in a Thirsty World
La Soif Du Monde (‘A Thirsty World’) and ‘The Fight for Water: A Farm Worker Struggle’ were two 2012 documentaries…
Olga Tokarczuk’s The Books of Jacob
In a quiet room, two men smoke hashish and discuss the inevitability of the Apocalypse. All the signs are apparent:…
Featured Artist: Ella de Burca
My work begins with a consideration of how one begins to look – an exercise of empathy with you, dear…
Musician of the Month: Hugo Vasco Reis
The process of discovering sounds has always been an aspect of music I’ve been connected to, even when I wasn’t…
The Perpetual Villa
“Il y a longtemps,” I repeated. “A long time ago.” My French felt clumsier every minute. Renard Busquet, leading me…
Lessons from the Great Depression (II)
Ger-mania… Extraordinarily, Germany appears on the brink of following the lead of Austria in mandating a vaccination against COVID-19, as…
Rugby: the Four Irish Provinces take to the Field
I yearn for Six Nations matches at this time of year. Despite my worthier self, I cannot take my eyes…
Socio-Economic Rights Must Be Vindicated
The noted American historian, and Putin critic,Timothy Snyder’s recent text Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty and Solidarity (2020) is a…
