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Upcoming events from the Italian Institute of Culture
The Italian Institutes of Culture are located in various countries around the globe. Part of their remit is to organise and promote events that showcase and highlight contemporary Italian art and culture. The IIC in Dublin is holding an exhibition by the artist Deda Barattini, whose glasswork and paintings use light to impressive effect. Italian...
Kilkenny: A Former Irish Capital
Kilkenny City: The Former Capital of Ireland A little background… During the period of peace talks between the Irish and British governments that would ultimately lead to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern met Tony Blair in London. Walking into Blair’s office, Ahern saw a portrait of English Republican Oliver...
Kilkenny: An Artistic City and Centre of Learning
Kilkenny has been called the creative heart of Ireland. It has a tradition in the cultural history of Ireland – and today, its festivals and events mark it out as an attraction for those interested in various aspects of the arts. Performance Art Kilkenny has the Set Theatre and the Watergate Theatre – two...
Royal Irish Academy publishes chronology of Ireland in 100 objects
The Royal Irish Academy has this year published a book that features 100 objects from Irish pre-history and history. The artifacts and items – from ancient jewellery and heritage sites to household appliances and modern weaponry – act as a rich and detailed chronology of Ireland from the arrival of the first settlers to today....
La Fiesta at Dtwo on 21st April
On 21 April, Real Events will present the Hispanic themed La Fiesta at the Dtwo venue on Harcourt Street. The event will showcase the best of the Hispanic culture worldwide incorporating lots of different types of music, dance, sport, and fun! There’ll be plenty of food and drink available, such as Argentinian barbecue – known...
Falamansa Gig at the Academy, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin, 27 January.
Falamansa Gig at the Academy, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin, 27 January. After Carlinhos and Carlos had both played to an already happy crowd, you would be wrong to assume – as I could have done, given my limited Portuguese – that the next act onstage would be MEGA CARLOS! (I apologise. I couldn’t resist.) ...
Chat with Victor Amaral
The green and yellow colouring of the Brazilian flag could just as easily represent Victor Amaral’s links to Ireland, or his various successes in showcasing Brazilian culture and music here. Victor is an events organiser and, by extension, an unofficial cultural ambassador for Latin America. Tell us a little about your background. I’m 32...
Avaaz petition highlights abuses against Brazilian tribespeople
The BBC News website has featured a gallery of photographs by Rosa Gauditano documenting the daily lifestyle of the Guarani-Kaiowa ethnic people for three years. Around thirty camps have been established by the tribe as they have been gradually forced from their traditional homelands. The evictions are nothing new when it comes to Brazil’s...
Irish awareness! Oil showdown in the Amazon
The army was getting ready to force the tiny Sani Isla community to let oil drilling damage precious Amazon forest where they’d always lived. It seemed a one-sided fight, but now the community has new hope – us. Since the Kichwa tribe signed a pledge never to sell their land, Ecuador’s government and state-backed oil company have...
Chat with! Joe Costello TD & Minister of State
Interview with Joe Costello TD and Minister at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with responsibility for Trade and Development By Chris O’Connell Yeah! Magazine (YM): During the relatively short term of this government it has been involved in signing a high number of international agreements with the so-called “emerging economies” (Russia, China, India,...
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Brazil’s school flaws highlighted by citizen activism
Brazil’s school flaws highlighted by citizen activism By Richard Gibney There was a time when – if you felt slighted about a long stint in detention, or you were being picked on in class – you could Rate your Teacher in an online rant. Earlier still, for centuries, there was very little you could do...
West African Bordes / Accra, Gana
West African Borders/Accra, Ghana When choosing which USAC Study Abroad program to go on, I knew that I wanted to go somewhere that would be challenging. When I looked at the programs in developing countries, Ghana in West Africa really appealed to me. I distinctively remember being told in the Study Abroad office...
What Student recommend!
Anna Przybylo Age: 26 From Poland I am a photography student at Griffith College Dublin. I really enjoy working on photo stories in the Dublin area. Recently I worked on a photo story about capoeira a Brazilian martial art – which was an amazing experience! Everything is within walking distance is Dublin. People...
Fees from International students bolster Irish universities
Fees from International students bolster Irish universities With funding for virtually everything in Ireland drying up right now, many of our third level institutions are growing more dependent on the college fees being paid by international students. Most of these students are attending Ireland’s universities and, if reports are to be believed, they paid up...
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