Finding a well of goodwill
John Coyne is showing African communities how to build water
systems, and he's helping to reinvent Western ideas of philanthropy
in the process.
John Waters reports from Malawi p
Examining theatre, from page to stage
A cross-cultural play, which has had problems putting Arab actors on an Israeli stage, was up for discussion at the Irish Society for Theatre Research's first meeting, writes Sara Keating p
A life in search of wonder and beauty
Fergus Bourke's photography sidesteps the cliched images of Ireland to find the chaos and beauty at the heart of his subjects, writes Art O'Briain p
From chilli-chicken wraps to poor, castrated cats
Ever since the Famine, the Irish male has been like a tomcat without his claws, and the proof is in men's pyjamas, writes Michael Harding p




