https://willshakpenn.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Will Shak-PennenSat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UnV6GjTEUpIxY1zyPZcdm49FTz4bElF1/viewA Lesson in RhubarbSat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UnV6GjTEUpIxY1zyPZcdm49FTz4bElF1/viewhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/424400/images/379c54e0-92b3-47bc-82aa-fbd6ddd76ed3.jpegDIFW has always been built on the individual people who make up Ireland's independent fashion scene, but this year feels particularly special. Our fourth Fashion Week is also our first as a registered non-profit, and the first year of our new membership programme, bringing our community together not just for one week in September, but all year round. When we think back to where DIFW started....Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/424400/images/379c54e0-92b3-47bc-82aa-fbd6ddd76ed3.jpeghttps://www.filmireland.net/report-solax-film-club/It is a sweltering evening that ushers in the second instalment of Solax's We Came This Far. For the uninitiated, Solax is a film club that has showcased gl...Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.filmireland.net/report-solax-film-club/https://willpens.substack.com/p/hakkahan-reviewedTo 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...Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://willpens.substack.com/p/hakkahan-reviewedhttps://www.filmireland.net/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...Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.filmireland.net/short-film-review-something-in-the-air/https://urbanvolt.com/blog/2024/11/18/empowering-irish-smes/As CSRD becomes a greater driving force within the Irish market, more support is needed to enable mid-sized businesses to meet the challenge – our recent survey found that three in ten businesses are aware of the CSRD. Similarly, we found that cost is the biggest barrier to action in the market and that 71% of businesses are concerned about the initial capital investment required for implementing green initiatives. These findings are underscored by recent studies that compare Ireland with Europe...Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://urbanvolt.com/blog/2024/11/18/empowering-irish-smes/https://thegalwayreview.com/2024/11/04/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...Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://thegalwayreview.com/2024/11/04/william-penn-hyphens/https://urbanvolt.com/blog/2024/10/08/irelands-2025-budget/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...Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://urbanvolt.com/blog/2024/10/08/irelands-2025-budget/https://www.filmireland.net/article-kneecap-embodying-the-rebel-spirit-of-hip-hop/The blending of fact and fiction is a tricky walk along a precipitous ridge. Down one side is the distortion of fact for self-aggrandisement and illusion. This is what punks and skaters in their scenes call posers, a serious accusation of simply not being real. Down the other is a bla...Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.filmireland.net/article-kneecap-embodying-the-rebel-spirit-of-hip-hop/https://urbanvolt.com/blog/2024/09/27/guide-to-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...Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://urbanvolt.com/blog/2024/09/27/guide-to-csrd-for-businesses/https://filmireland.net/2024/08/09/review-a-destination-for-the-arts/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...Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://filmireland.net/2024/08/09/review-a-destination-for-the-arts/https://thegorkogazette.com/2023/05/13/the-american-cheese-special/Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://thegorkogazette.com/2023/05/13/the-american-cheese-special/https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UnV6GjTEUpIxY1zyPZcdm49FTz4bElF1/viewA Lesson in RhubarbSat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UnV6GjTEUpIxY1zyPZcdm49FTz4bElF1/view