Lock 6 is a very of the moment idea – a repurposed space (‘Construction Industry Federation’ reads the foreboding plaque outside), a cafe and bruncherie, a pop-up that’s gone and stayed-up. What Lock 6 transforms into on Friday and Saturday nights, the Canal Club, is an extension of lots of these ideas in utilising a space otherwise put to sleep for the day.

With an upbringing split between Galway and Hong Kong, Zoë Carol marries cultural and geographical influences with her sophisticated eye for design, creating distinctive yet collected clothing for the woman who takes-no-prisoners.

Eveleen Coyle’s Fab Food walking trails are journeys of culinary discovery, imparting insider knowledge of the best things happening food-wise in Ireland.

Curated by Gavin Wade, with Céline Condorelli and James Langdon, ‘Display Show’ is the first iteration of an exhibition project which seeks to examine the politics of exhibition and display.

Weekender: |wiːkˈɛndə|– noun – what to do in Dublin this weekend.

‘Because we change the menu every three to four weeks, and because there’s three or four other chefs in the kitchen there’s lots of ideas coming from every angle’.

July’s Bitesize features Fab Food Trails, Eat Street At Laya City Spectacular, Dublin Pop-Up at the Fumball Stables, IFWG inaugural Social Responsibility Award & a competition for Bloggers from Cono Sur

In accessible, anecdotal style, Davies sketches a comprehensive history of happiness promotion.

Brenda Aherne and Helen Delany are the innovative duo behind punchy knitwear label Electronic Sheep. Growing up next to one other in Dublin and cutting their teeth together at NCAD, their distinct fusion of fashion and graphic design has garnered praise from the likes of Vogue, I-D, and Elle, gained stockists worldwide, and features each season at London Fashion Week.

Games Digest: Open-world dark fantasy, first person games & anthropomorphic, J-pop-loving squid mercenaries. The Witcher 3, Sunset & DJ Octavio reviewed.

The markets area of Dublin is a hub of activity, smells, sounds and sights. It is where I work, and the inspiration for the first collection from Arran Street East, ‘The pots’. Trading began here in late 1892 and the Fruit and Vegetable Market building is decorated with representations of the goods being sold within.

She’s Funny That Way is a totally passable, all too familiar tale of starlet Isabella (Poots) landing her first acting role in the midst of love triangles, lies and humorous coincidences.

So what of the idea that Irish people just don’t eat that much fish? Fish Shop don’t take reservations; you’re encouraged to swing by and, if there isn’t a table free, head to Ryan’s next door or Dice Bar across the road until they call you for your seat. Both times I visited, there was a queue at the door of fish enthusiasts eager to join the waiting list.

Cartoon Saloon received international acclaim with their first big project The Secret of Kells’ and now, with the release of Song of the Sea and two Oscar nominations under their collective belt, it is clear that the animation company is making waves both at home and abroad. We talked to the animation director on Song of the Sea, Fabian Erlinghäuser, about the production behind the unique film, and the style and work of Cartoon Saloon.

Set around the Cape Clear Island off the South West coast of County Cork, Aonrú is a lyrically shot, 30 minute short film that explores the landscape and the voices of another island life that echoes many of themes explored in these pages.

The flavours at Taco Taco have Garner’s stamp all over them. They’re powerful without being gratuitous, with an unfussy attention to detail that sees ingredients reach their full potential. For me, Taco Taco is leading the way in the current line-up of new spots to eat in Dublin. Let’s hope it’s here to stay.

In her first novel, 1970’s The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison explores the maelstrom of societal forces that converge in a father’s rape of his own child. She returns to the subject of child abuse in God Help the Child, in which such cruelty seems to hide around every corner – in playgrounds, sunny afternoons, and even the alley behind one’s home.

Anxiety & ambiguity pervade the music of Paddy Hanna & also Paddy Hanna himself. Throughout the course of our chat, he studiously avoids eye contact & makes several references to feeling ill-at-ease, alienated & terrified in various situations. But at the same time, like his songs, his chatter is full of wry observations & humour & an awareness of the tropes of his artform.