There’s no place like home

Unique, well-loved Munich café Kaffee Espresso & Barista is shutting down – another casualty of gentrification My “office” is changing hands, and I’m as gutted as the premises will be when they close it down. Strictly speaking, it’s not actually a workplace, but a...

A woman of much importance

An extensive exhibition of 20th-century artist Gabriele Münter’s work shines a spotlight on a masterful painter deserving greater recognition Her self-portrait in 1909 reveals much. Cover her face, and you see the beginnings of expressionism, already veering...

Brexit: ‘What can you live with?’

Award-winning journalist Fintan O’Toole speaks about the impossibility of Brexit and why nationalism is naive When the UK voted yes to Brexit, they forgot a minor detail. This minor detail – Ireland – will, as journalist and intellectual Fintan O’Toole...

Witches’ brew

A big pot of broth is a potion in more ways than one It’s that time of year when just looking outside, never mind stretching a tentative finger out from under the duvet, makes you feel shivery and chilled through. Even multiple cups of fresh, hot tea aren’t...

Send in the clowns

Clowns Without Borders Ireland continues their mission with a tour to refugee camps in Lebanon to ensure there is ‘no child without a smile’ PLAY AND LAUGHTER are normal occupations of young children. It’s how they learn about the world and how to engage...