The Repeal the 8th mural was removed from Project Arts Centre earlier this week, but the artwork lives on in these new t-shirts. Maser, the renowned street artist behind the mural, has designed these t-shirts to keep the conversation about Ireland’s abortion legislation alive.  And considering how vocal the public have gotten over the mural’s removal, it must […]

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Rugby player Cian Healy has come under fire for a tweet that seemed to make reference to the removal of the Repeal The 8th mural from the Project Arts Centre earlier this week. Here’s what he said. Ya ain’t alternative unless you’re in front of a blue wall these days. Supporters of the work of art by […]

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Aungier Danger are lending their support to the ‘Repeal the 8th’ campaign in their own special way today… Following the removal of the mural by Maser and The Hunreal Issues outside The Project Arts Centre, people have been getting involved through public demonstrations, Twibbons and voicing their anger on Twitter.  So it’s only natural that Aungier Danger would […]

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Unless you were hibernating in a post-weekend duvet cave yesterday, you probably heard that the ‘Repeal the 8th’ mural outside Project Arts Centre was taken down…  Despite Maser and The Hunreal Issues having full permission to paint on the walls, Dublin City Council ruled that the mural be removed immediately. And people weren’t too happy about it. […]

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The removal of Maser’s Repeal mural on the Project Arts Centre was, unsurprisingly, greeted with disgust both online and off. You can see the reaction here. And some went so far as to suggest that this would prompt a rise in ‘unofficial’ street art – and called upon supporters of the movement to use the […]

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Earlier on today, Maser’s Repeal mural on the Project Arts Centre was removed following a series of objections on planning grounds (ahem). You can see photos of the removal here. And the response, somewhat unsurprisingly, has been a mixture of digust, anger and defiance – and nowhere was this more apparent than on Twitter. ?Some focused on the […]

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The Repeal The 8th mural on the Project Arts Centre in Temple Bar is being removed right now. The centre’s staff were forced to take down the artwork by renowned street artist Maser after they were issued with a notice from the Dublin City Council Planning Department stating that the work was in violation of the Planning & Development Acts (2000-2015). Respecting the […]

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Construction is finally going to start on two new parks in Cherrywood later this month. The parks are part of larger plans for a new town complete with 3,800 homes and a retail town centre. The plans have been two years in the works, with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council granting permission for the parks most recently. Hines […]

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A few weeks ago we wrote about the giant mural Maser painted in Temple Bar, in conjunction with The HunReal Issues. Since then the mural has come under fire from opposing groups, calling for the mural to be removed immediately, on the grounds that the Project Arts Centre is partially state-funded and that they are promoting abortion with […]

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Street artist Maser created a piece of art for the Repeal the 8th campaign on the Project Arts Centre yesterday. The artist painted the mural in a collaboration with the Project Arts Centre and The Hunreal Issues. The purpose of the artwork is to raise awareness and start discussion about the Repeal the 8th campaign, the effort to […]

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A Dublin woman dared to wear a t-shirt in support of the Repeal the 8th campaign and found herself publicly confronted by someone who found her clothing offensive.  But the woman, named Vanessa O’Sullivan, quickly put the man in his place… Ever since Maser’s Repeal the 8th mural was removed from the Project Arts Centre in Temple Bar there has […]

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The White Moose Cafe is back at it again. And this time the folks behind it are actually being sound.  They put up a Facebook status yesterday offering free coffees to anyone who comes in wearing Maser’s Repeal the 8th t-shirt or a Project Repeal jumper.  A nice gesture. For once.  READ NEXT: Bursting For The Loo? The 9 Best Places To Go […]

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