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Culture does not operate in silos. Music, literature, film, television and policy move together, influencing each other in visible and invisible ways. We analyse the art, but we also scrutinise the mechanisms that sustain it, from funding bodies and broadcasters to legislation and industry gatekeepers. Our coverage connects creative expression to the structures that enable it, restrict it or reshape it over time.

  • Dermot Kennedy – The Weight of the Woods

    Dermot Kennedy – The Weight of the Woods

  • Loah – “Intimacy”

    Loah – “Intimacy”

  • Mighty Koba & Bellamy Aman – “Body”

    Mighty Koba & Bellamy Aman – “Body”

  • Harizo – “I Like Her”

    Harizo – “I Like Her”

  • Katy Erin – “Battle Chatter”

    Katy Erin – “Battle Chatter”

  • John Arter – “Homegirl”

    John Arter – “Homegirl”

  • Counting the silence: How years of data crunching led to female artists making up majority of Brit Award nominees

    Counting the silence: How years of data crunching led to female artists making up majority of Brit Award nominees

  • Instagram Is Redefining “Friendship” Through Its New “Friends” Model

    Instagram Is Redefining “Friendship” Through Its New “Friends” Model

  • From 3 Visits to 2: What Happened to Ireland’s Cinema Audience?

    From 3 Visits to 2: What Happened to Ireland’s Cinema Audience?