Our contributing editors are a discerning bunch, never short of an opinion or two. Their favourite Irish escapes? Here’s what they wrote… 1.YOUGHAL by Tim Magee My escape is putting away my suitcase, not taking it out. My escape is home and home is Youghal – close to Cork, Waterford, the Tannery, The Cliff House … Continue reading
Stretch out at the park, watch Cara Delevingne in her new career, have a look through Brendan Gleeson’s wardrobe and get life-inspired. Check out our pick of what to get up to in Dublin this weekend DO: Yoga class in Darmouth Square, Saturday at 11am For those of you not fortunate enough to be venturing to Killyon Manor … Continue reading
“I had very romantic notions about Ireland, transmitted to me, I suspect, via one too many episode of Ballykissangel”. We catch up with one of our July/August authors, Irish Book Award-winning Thomas Morris, who talks studying in Trinity, the key to a good short story and how he was once paid €150 to update someone’s … Continue reading
For the last few months, the arts office in DLR Lexicon have been busy putting the final touches to a very exciting exhibition at the Municipal Gallery, entitled Uncovering a Collection, which opens today The Municipal Gallery, which is just fresh from exhibiting French painter Matisse’s work, will today unveil Uncovering A Collection, a considerable collection of works from the … Continue reading
Have nothing planned for the inevitable post-bank holiday gloom? Here are four fabulous things to catch in Dublin this weekend, taking in fashion flicks, open air operas, musicals and modern art 1. Iris in the Lighthouse Cinema Iris is the result of a brilliant collaboration with 87-year-old documentarian Albert Maysles and the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old … Continue reading
Lip-smacking local food and stunning natural terrain… Tim Magee discovers an Aegean gem of tranqulity in the Greek island of Naxos There is a giant door to nowhere at the entrance to the tiny port capital of Naxos. The Portara, a great white marble doorway, is just shy of 30 feet high and older than … Continue reading
Looking for a book to delve deep into this summer? Take an ounce of inspiration from the A-List’s bookshelves to find your new favourite read 1. Alexa Chung-Just Kids by Patti Smith The classic London fashion icon posted this gorgeous black and white photo of herself reading the 2010 Patti Smith that documents her relationship … Continue reading
As part of Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival, the weekend after next will see a unique production of Benjamin Britten’s Phaedra, directed by Sophie Hunter and staged in an old equestrian centre on castle grounds Directed by Sophie Hunter, English theatre and opera director and other half of Benedict Cumberbatch, Phaedra promises to be … Continue reading
The latest works of these 12 talented 2015 Jewellery and Goldsmithing Skills Design Course graduates has us in hot pursuit of all things intricate… Just last Friday saw the opening of Emerge & Make, an exhibition of the work of 12 highly talented 2015 graduates of the Jewellery and Goldsmithing Skills Design Course, run by … Continue reading
Our resident ‘Man in a suitcase’ Tim Magee gives us his pick of smart hotels in five European cities bound to make a short break affordable for those strapped of time and cash this summer This column’s default setting is generally aspirational when it comes to hotels, mostly flogging the notion that a single night in one … Continue reading
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