At 10:00am the streets of Dublin are quiet and peaceful with the standard hustle and bustle of a Tuesday morning gone. The citizens of Dublin have left the city or holed up in their homes to prepare for today’s events. By 11:30 the people start flooding in from around the world crowing the streets between […]
The Ownership of Suffering
We’ve been fortunate enough to have been sheltered in the Republic of Ireland for the majority of these past months, where the worst exchanges are still legal protests and healthy political debate. We have not seen rubber bullets or armor piercing rounds fall on the few who can’t run fast enough. We have not seen […]
Theatre Adventures in Mullagh
Last month, we went to Mullagh in county Cavan for a theatre workshop. Most of us had no experience with theatre and I was incredibly nervous for the weekend. However, Liam, Catherine and Alice, who were leading the workshop, were immediately welcoming and excited to have us. After making introductions, we played some warm up […]
Five Lamps Arts Festival, Dublin
Let the festivities begin! (Of the Five Lamps Arts Festival that is, an inner-city Dublin organization that I have been lucky enough to work with for the past 8 weeks) After months of preparation, thousands of emails, dozens of interactions with artists, countless cups of tea, and the dedication of one unwavering woman at the […]
It’s a Small World After All, Isn’t It?
I’ve been in Ireland for 61 days, 6 hours, 45 minutes, and 36 seconds. In that time I’ve become familiar with the streets of Dublin, hiked the cliffs of Howth, taken a ferry ride to Inis Mór, walked the rocky beaches of Galway, explored the strange and fascinating landscape of The Burren, and climbed […]