Have you answered a phonecall today? Perhaps you had a package delivered to your home or made an appointment where you were asked for your name. We may be cut off from much of the world for now, but we are still interacting with people we do not know, people who need to know what to call us.
Many people may not really think about their name; how it sounds, what it means, what others hear when we say it. But for others, it can be a frequent preoccupation, because of how it is mispronounced or how it is not given the same regard as other, more common names. Why is there sometimes a reluctance to get peopleâs names exactly right in terms of pronunciation and spelling? Why are certain names given more attention than others, and how important are our names and their meanings?
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Ireland s entertainment sector at unmatched competitive disadvantage
The pandemic could be an opportunity to reset the blunt, one-size-fits-all laws that have put Ireland’s creative sector at a massive competitive disadvantage, writes Simon Price
The Irish creative and entertainment sector has laboured under a competitive disadvantage that would not be tolerated by any other industry.
Thu, 11 Mar, 2021 - 06:30
Simon Price
Long-running anxiety about the depletion of performance, arts and cultural venues was given a different spin in 2020 – all it took was everything closing down.
The shift from live concerts to online streaming brought about by the pandemic has given audiences and artists an opportunity to enjoy high-quality original Irish music presented from national parks, stately homes, art galleries, iconic landmarks and other venues not ordinarily open to public performance.
The World According To Denise Chaila If someone is going to give me a quest and send me on a journey, I want it to be me.
âIâm bemused!â Zambian-born, Irish poet, rapper and spoken word artist
Denise Chaila laughs, looking back on the last 24 hours. The previous day, Chaila had been announced the winner of the RTE Choice Music Prize for Irish album of the year for her mixtape âGo, Bravelyâ. The mixtape marked only the second hip-hop album awarded the choice prize, the Irish equivalent of the Mercury award. The first hip-hop album to be awarded the prize was âLet The Dead Bury The Deadâ by fellow Limerick men