Ten years is a long time. The world has changed inconceivably from that which we lived in in 2007. One of biggest and most ground-breaking events of 2007 was the announcement of the development of Apple’s very first iPhone. No one could have predicted the effect it would on all corners of the globe, as…
Over the past ten, fifteen, even twenty years traditional Irish music has been on a steady decline. There was once a time when Irish music dominated the radio, musicians could make a good living off it and were well known across the country, and people were interested in it. People were experimenting with traditional instruments…
Content creators on YouTube are a dime a dozen these days, with the internet being completely oversaturated with aspiring Let’s Players, and it is very rare to find someone who can break through the mould. I recently got the chance to speak to (and when I say speak to, I mean exchange emails with) one…
Ellen Murray is a 23 year old trans woman from Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is the founder and current chairperson of GenderJam NI, a trans youth charity, and she is the Youth Support Coordinator for SAIL, a trans family support organisation in the region. She specialises in healthcare and education advocacy, and is involved in…
As one of modern Ireland’s most successful actresses, comedians, writers and activists, Cork-born Tara Flynn has had an illustrious career that shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. We spoke to Tara about Morbegs, what it takes to make a living in the entertainment industry, and what we can do about the problems we…
Byline Fashion Editor Kenneth Nwaezeigwe may be better known to some by his online alias, Dapper Sapeur. Since getting his start on Instagram almost two years ago, Kenneth’s blog (@dapper_sapeur) has amassed over 16,000 followers, all eager to receive their daily dose of style inspiration. Kenneth’s unique fashion sense – a mix of traditional and…
Music has always had its place in Cork. There’s something about the place, about the air, that just suits music; it’s not just weird fish and shopping trolleys running through Leeside, it’s music. Always able to attract massive international acts in the heydays of Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork’s first massive stamp on the Irish scene…
YouTube is one of the most popular and most valuable websites in history. On average, 4 billion videos are viewed every day, featuring anything from car videos to parenting tips, pandas sneezing to football blunders, and almost every genre of music known to man. Since its creation in February of 2005 it has made celebrities…
Janet Ní Shuilleabháin is a prominent Irish human rights activist, sci-fi convention organiser and feminist, and was named one of the BBC’s 100 Women of 2016. This interview was originally conducted in November, following the publishing of the BBC’s list. Express: You received wide media coverage for your time on the @Ireland Twitter account, which…
If you’ve been a frequent visitor to Twitter recently you may have noticed the emergence of an unusual trend. For once, this has less to do with Donald Trump and everything to do with the odd bit of Victorian pornography that’s started wheedling its way into your feed somewhere between the political updates and the…