Desire Lines: Claddagh scarf, as Gaeilge prints, 20s-themed ball and more
Desire Lines: Top picks from the Weekend team
Irish designer and DJ Megan Nolan Walsh is the queen of Celtic revival. One of the most iconic pieces from her collection, MNW Design, is the Claddagh scarf and it’s recently had a beaded glow-up, €365. There are plenty of other gems to find on her website including tank tops, gem-studded t-shirts and lots of Irish references.
Irish language store As Gaeilge founded by graphic designer Rachel Brady combines colourful cartoons with common phrases that will help you incorporate a cúpla focail into your everyday life. Choose from common phrases like “Lig Do Scith”, “Tog Go Bog E” and “Cula Bula”. From €24.95.
Luke Littler seems to have ignited an interest in darts across the country, so there’s perhaps no better time for Ireland to finally get its first Flight Club. With locations across the UK, US, and Australia, the brand blends ‘social darts’ (this isn’t your traditional dart board, it’s high-tech with multiple different games to choose from), food and cocktails for an everything-in-one night out. Their first Irish venue will open this Friday, February 7, at 35/36 Dawson Street, in the former home of Sams Bar and Samsara, where the 8,000sq/ft venue has undergone an extensive €7 million renovation. Bookings open now.
For lots of us — Gen Z included — reducing or avoiding alcohol isn’t just for Dry January.
A report commissioned by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland last year found alcohol consumption has dropped by almost a third in the last 20 years, with many of us reevaluating our relationship to booze. For those looking to still enjoy a taste of beer without the hangover, Lucky Saint now have two no-alcohol brews on shelves at Dunnes stores nationwide.
The lager, made using just four natural ingredients with no flavourings or additives, is left completely unfiltered for maximum body and flavour, and perfect for those mindful of calories with only 53 calories per 330ml bottle.
Or, if you’re after a more hoppy beer, its recent addition to the shelves, Lucky Saint Hazy IPA, might be just up your street. Both retail at €2.50 each.
Ireland’s first LGBTQ+ barbershop and salon opened its doors in October in Dublin’s Temple Bar and has been providing a safe space for anyone to get their haircut. Queer Hawk are unapologetically themselves, is “straight-friendly” and is offering asylum seekers and homeless people free cuts. More of this please!
Emmet Kirwan’s renowned ‘ACCENTS’ will come to the city’s Everyman Theatre on February 18 and 19. The play takes the form of eight poems by Kirwan delivered against a soundtrack composed by the late, beloved Cork artist Talos (Eoin French).
Speaking about bringing the show back to the stage, Kirwan said: “The loss of Eoin has profoundly affected all of us and changed how we see the world and his work. We hope to bring Eoin French’s incredible score and body of work back to the stage so it can be heard by new audiences and make sure that it still pulsates and lives on in people’s memories.” Tickets from €11.
A Roaring 20s-themed empowerment ball is being held on March 5 to raise funds for Women’s Aid.
Take a step back in time at Old Fashioned Sam’s on Montague Street in Dublin for a night of dancing and great food in the name of a good cause. And don’t forget the glam rags.
Early-bird tickets went on sale in January but the remaining tickets go on sale this Wednesday, February 5, from €80. Live out all of your Gatsby dreams.
