Serbian political activist and photographer Vukašin Nedeljković sought asylum in Ireland and found himself in direct provision. Photographs he took of reception centres he lived in at the time, or has visited since, have led to a book, a website and now a touring exhibition
From art, to history, to social history and architecture: now that the recession is over, Ireland is seeing a boom in the planning and opening of museums of all kinds. But they’re more than just repositories of old things, as Sarah Taaffe-Maguire discovers
Forget dry January: one out of four Irish adults does not drink alcohol - at all. A growing cultural desire to go out but leave bleariness and hangovers behind has given rise to a new wave of alcohol-free festivals, dance clubs and outings of all kinds
As research tells us that more and more employees are dining ‘al desko’, Sarah Taaffe-Maguire investigates some of the ways in which workplace rules are changing
They’ve been around since the dawn of print, and their popularity hasn’t waned a bit: they’re agony aunts, and despite our modern world where Google has instant answers for any question you have, we still seem to crave advice from a wise stranger
Geraldine Quigley’s debut novel, Music Love Drugs War, was bashed out between ten-hour shifts at a call centre
Is our habit of using more than one screen at a time doing our brains damage or helping us to become better multitaskers? Sarah Taaffe-Maguire investigates
While not everyone will be marking Christmas on December 25, many people from different traditions will be holding their own celebrations, writes Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
