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Joe Biden today becomes the fourth US president to address a special Dáil-Seanad joint session.

Known for formally agglutinative, strikingly hued, large-scale three-dimensional works composed of stained or dyed fabric and sometimes augmented by small objects and found photographs, Eric N. Mack prefers his art to be construed within the expanded field of painting. While this suggests an intriguing set of antecedents, from Robert Rauschenberg’s “Jammers” to the draped canvases of Sam Gilliam, viewers of this particular exhibition are required to negotiate it as they would an immersive ...

Critics and fellow poets pay tribute to a hugely influential, groundbreaking figure

Critics and fellow poets pay tribute to a hugely influential, groundbreaking figure

By Ciara Parsons, Horticultural Therapist, TELUS International Ireland Our team members are very proud of the organic garden and geodome at our TELUS International Cork campus and I’m very lucky to work there as gardener and horticultural therapist. Therapeutic horticulture is the process of using plants, gardens and outdoor spaces to improve and support physical and mental health. My job is to facilitate time spent in nature, and to highlight the benefits this can have, particularly when it ...

Workers’ Party splits again with Cork/Belfast faction vs Dublin The party’s sole elected representative has been told he is no longer a member and each group is claiming to be the ‘real’ Workers’ Party 25th April, 2021 Ted Tynan, a Cork City councillor, was recently told he was no longer a member of the Workers’ Party because he had not paid his registration fees on time. Picture: John Allen The Workers’ Party is at the centre of another divisive split, wit...

Want to read more? At the start of the pandemic in March we took the decision to make online access to our news free of charge by taking down our paywall. At a time where accurate information about Covid-19 was vital to our community, this was the right decision – even though it meant a drop in our income. In order to help safeguard the future of our journalism, the time has now come to reinstate our paywall, However,  rest assured that access to all Covid related news will still remain free...

SHARE ON: The Irish folk band, Goitse, performed live as part of UNR’s Performing Arts Series on Thursday, Feb. 25. Photo Emilie Rodriguez/Nevada Sagebrush The School of the Arts 60th Performing Arts Series is back with their spring performances from Goitse, Sweet Honey In The Rock and jazz composer Michael Mayo.  On Thursday, Feb. 25 Goitse opened up the start of the spring semester with a fun and energetic 75 minute set of original, remixed and classical tunes.  The witty Irish quintet h...