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Hakkahan Reviewed

To the untrained eye, the menus of Dublin’s Chinese restaurants offer impressive and sweeping arrays of food. They boast flavours from all areas of Chinese cooking, including, but of course, not limited to Cantonese barbecue, Sichuan spice, or even further afield, into a broader pan-Asian repertoire, with many restaurants also offering sushi, Korean bulgogi, or Japanese katsu curry.But look closer, and there’s often a second menu. Sometimes laminated separately, sometimes just a different set of...
Film Ireland - Get into Film •

Short Film Review: Something In The Air

As Pride month is upon us, for his latest review, Will Penn chases Niamh Barry's powerful documentary celebrating trans storm chaser Raychel Tanner.

What does it mean to chase a storm? Niamh Barry's short film Something in the Air, recent winner of the Best Short Film Award at the Manchester Film Festival, is heavy with that question. It, of course, is a literal profession for many in rural America; the story follows Raychel Tanner, a trans storm chaser and environmental advocate, across rural Ok...
The Galway Review •

William Penn-Hyphens

William Penn grew up in Luxembourg. Since moving to Dublin in 2018, his poems and essays have been featured in the Summer Hill Magazine, and the Gorko Gazette. He writes film reviews for Film Ireland. His work grapples with the natural world, memory, and food.
By William Penn



I hadn’t smelled the stench of a smoked joint in the rain in 4 years. With a kaleidoscopic intensity, it brings me back to having just moved to Dublin from Luxembourg. It was a time of excitement, when weed didn’t f...
Urbanvolt •

Ireland's 2025 Budget: Fueling a Greener Future? - Urbanvolt

On Tuesday 1st of October, Finance Minister Jack Chambers announced the budget for 2025. It contains key changes that will protect Ireland as a corporate location for multinationals, allowances for SMEs in R&D, and positive developments in employment taxes. While other European countries are announcing budgetary cuts, the Irish budget comprises €8.3 billion in the core budget package – made up of €6.9 billion in spending and €1.4 billion in taxation measures and a cost of living package of €2.2...
Urbanvolt •

A Comprehensive Guide to the CSRD for Businesses

For businesses in the private sector, sustainability is moving from a “nice to have” into a “got to have”. The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) introduces new requirements for many organisations, with evolving standards and practices. Our explainer outlines the key points and how they will apply to your businesses.The CSRD sets the standard by which nearly 50,000 EU companies will have to report their climate and environmental impact. It introduces a detailed outline of report...

Review: A Destination For The Arts – Film Ireland Magazine

Nowadays, positive urban development and creativity are rarely spoken of in the same breath. So much artistry has been driven into virtual spheres, packaged tidily into content for engagement. As a result, galleries, studios, and community workshops have disappeared from our communities. Think of the attempt to turn the Cobblestone, a hallowed ground for trad musicians, into a hotel, or the closure of Temple Bar’s Icon Factory after 13 years. 
This makes the premiere of A Destination For The Art...