Joan As Police Woman live at Dolan’s in Limerick. Photos by Ian Davies
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Photo by Eilis Walsh Talismanic Limerick rapper Post Punk Podge has a knack for cutting through to Ireland’s most uncomfortable truths, and one day ahead of the next Irish general election, the Direct Provision system – swept under the carpet by most leading politicians – is in his scope. ‘Stuck In The System’ is a collaboration with DJ Limewire – aka Cathal of Bleeding Heart Pigeons – whose beats accompany Podge with apt clautrophobia and dissonance. As many of you know, Direct Provision is essentially this generation’s Magdalene Laundries. A system in place for over two decades, asylum seekers become institutionalised, having been given just…
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A whole host of emerging Irish acts including Windings, The Hot Sprockets and Sumo Cyco played the Friday night of this year’s Indie Week at Dolan’s, Limerick on April 26. Our photographer Tara Thomas popped along to shoot the showcase.