After a stressful week in work or college it can be hard to feel inspired for the weekend ahead. You planned on doing something fun but you can’t be arsed spending hours researching. Well, don’t you worry, we’ve done the hard work for you. Weekend plans are sorted, you’re welcome! Freedom Art Exhibition Fancy showing […]
8 years ago
Fancy showing your political colours and adding some actual colour to your walls at the same time? Course ya do. Hop down to the MART gallery in Rathmines this weekend then for a special Repeal art exhibition organised by Peachy Dublin. Freedom is an exhibition showcasing “artistic reactions to an Ireland post Repealing the 8th.” Peachy says […]
8 years ago
With the referendum on the Eighth Amendment just 24 days away, people all over the country are vocalising their opinions on both sides of the voting spectrum. One such person who has chosen to display her support for repealing the 8th is Molly Keane, a 19-year-old professional fashion and portrait photographer living in Dublin. Taking […]
8 years ago
LGBT+ for Choice posted a picture on their Twitter on Saturday which shows a man who was viciously attacked in Dublin on Friday night. All because he was wearing a ‘Repeal’ Jumper. The group – who give a voice to LGBTQI people and their allies in Ireland who are in support of Repealing the 8th – […]
8 years ago
It’s something that you’re going to be hearing a lot more about since it’s less than a month away. The referendum around the Eighth Amendment is going to be a talking point all over the country but one place where it won’t be talked on the big stage like it was supposed to is the […]
8 years ago
You can’t paint over the issue. This week, Maser’s iconic Repeal mural on the wall of the Project Arts Centre was painted over after it was deemed “political activity” by authorities – meaning the theatre could lose its charity status unless it was removed. But with just five weeks until the referendum to repeal the […]
8 years ago
On Friday, it was confirmed that the famous REPEAL mural which had returned after being painted over back in 2016, would be painted over once again. In a post, Project Arts said “The Charities Regulator has informed Project Arts Centre that the display of Maser’s ‘Repeal the 8th’ artwork is ‘political activity’ and that we are therefore […]
8 years ago
If you’ve been walking around the Temple Bar area recently, or paying attention online, you may have noticed that the famous REPEAL mural has returned after being painted over back in 2016. The work of street artist Maser, the painting has been removed after Dublin City Planning Department received over 50 complaints. In a post, Project […]
8 years ago
‘Vote No’ posters which were positioned on poles on Dorset Street were altered in a move that Save The Eighth campaigners are calling a ‘dirty trick’. The posters in question have a title which says: ‘A Licence To Kill’ and underneath where it originally said ‘Vote No’ was changed to ‘Vote 007’, the numbers that are associated […]
8 years ago
Dublin has some brand new street art with a punchy political message: the famed REPEAL mural by street artist Maser has been repainted in Temple Bar. The artwork, which was originally commissioned by women’s rights website The Hunreal Issues, was removed in 2016 after it was found to have breached Dublin City Council planning rules. It’s now been […]
8 years ago
On International Women’s Day on Thursday, the Cabinet approved a bill that will allow for the holding of a Referendum on the Eighth Amendment. Thousands took to the street on the same day to have their voices heard and exercise their right to give their opinions on why the eighth amendment should be repealed. People came out […]
8 years ago
Today, International Women’s Day, saw the Cabinet approve the bill that will allow for the holding of a Referendum on the Eighth Amendment. Health Minister Simon Harris announced the news outside Government Buildings and it’s quite appropriate that it also coincides with thousands of people marching to get their voices heard on repealing the eighth amendment […]
8 years ago