Reviews

Art:Eyes wide open

An accurate reproduction of a photograph raises questions for contemporary art but Billy Leahy discovers a new way of 'seeing' at Paul Winstanley's exhibition

Idle banter the American way

  • 18 March 2005
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On his way across the US Vitali Vitaliev found that long journeys are made even longer by idle discourse and fleeting observations

Dundrum is heaven

  • 18 March 2005
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The Eiffel Tower, The Taj Mahal, The Great Wall of China, Dundrum Town Centre. Ireland has finally produced a monument worthy of representing herself on the world stage.

 

Tower of song

  • 18 March 2005
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Eoin Butler browses the CD stores for cut-price bargains and discovers that great legends like Hank Williams will continue to sell records

Golden oldies

  • 18 March 2005
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People just can't get enough nostalgia as Billy Leahy discovers at the original vintage poster gallery in Dublin

Patrick, Patrice or Pavlik

  • 11 March 2005
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In reflecting the changing face of Ireland the Cork 2005 St Patrick's Day Festival is centred around the theme of 'Identity'. Brian O'Connell reports from the European Capital of Culture

Identity crisis

  • 11 March 2005
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Sara Keating is as much impressed with her American past than her Irish heritage, as disclosed by one of many websites aimed at tracing your ancestors. But is it worth the fee?

Girls' night out

  • 11 March 2005
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I rarely have a night out on the tiles these days. Well, I have lots of nights on the tiles but they're kitchen tiles and my dancing partner is my two-month-old colicky baby. It's much the same type of night really. It starts about 8.00 pm, finishes about 2.00 am and there's a lot of screaming and singing and using muscles you never knew you had.

 

Choice cuts

  • 11 March 2005
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An examination of the "human experience" in a body of work at the Gallery of Photography concentrates more on life's anxieties than assurances writes Billy Leahy

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