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A Chronicle of the History of Sports Betting in Ireland

Going by available records, the first official betting activities in the Land of Saints and Scholars can get traced back to the beginning of the early 17th century, which was a time when watching horse racing was a super popular hobby for all.

Setting The Scene: The Next Four Years

If performance designers could offer new possibilities for Irish theatre after the pandemic, what shapes and sounds, spaces and acoustics, materials and formats, structures and hierarchies might they propose? What new creative and collaborative practices might emerge? What new social and artistic functions for theatre might present themselves?

Comparing Irish, Swedish, and Australian Online Gambling Laws: An In-Depth Analysis

The world of online gambling is diverse and subject to varying regulatory landscapes across different countries. In the case of Irish, Swedish, and Australian online gambling laws, there are notable differences in legal frameworks that govern this industry. A closer examination of these jurisdictions allows for better understanding and comparison of how they approach this […]

Magnified: White Fungus

White Fungus is a Taiwan-based independent arts magazine set up by Kiwis Ron Hanson and his brother Mark. Its editor Ron steers us through the political and cultural scene there at the moment.

Roadmap: Ribbonfarm

‘Premium mediocre*’ and ‘domestic cozy**’ are concepts which you may not be familiar with but they are some of those coined by Vankatesh Rao, an LA based writer and consultant, on Ribbonfarm his low-fi blog which we were entranced about in a recent article in the 50th anniversary issue of Courier magazine.

Singles Game

We meet up with a number of acts who independently contacted us about music they are releasing to find out what is state of the DIY route right now?

Biggie Smalls at Juno

Northside hostelry Juno marked its first year in business during a busy summer that saw it feeding hordes of Blue Army supporters as the Dubs wrapped up another successful All Ireland campaign at Croker.

Passing Through: Ira Sachs

Director Ira Sachs is in Dublin for the first time in support of his latest film Passages. We sit down in the IFI on the morning of its premiere.

The Outsiders – Pat Ingoldsby In Conversation With Tom Mathews

Ahead of the broadcast of The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby on RTE One at 9:35pm this evening, we revisit the time our editor eavesdropped on a conversation between two of our finest humourists, when we brought Tom Mathews out to chat with Pat Ingoldsby at his home in Clontarf last Autumn.

Marathon Band – Sprints

Post-punk band Sprints discuss the tribulations of keeping the show on the road and what beckons for their future.

Digested Digest: The Menu – Cissy Difford

“There’s actually a lot of psychology at play when writing a menu.” Pastry chef Cissy Difford takes us on a quick jaunt down memory lane to 4000 years ago, when the first menu was carved into a stone as a gift to the ancient gods.

Top Reasons Why Dublin is The Best City For Students

Going to a foreign country to get a university degree is a grand adventure. Whereas studying abroad in Dublin is an experience one never forgets. No matter where you come from, the Irish capital leaves no one indifferent. Aside from the rich culture and great nightlife, it is home to some of the finest colleges […]

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