My guest today is the absolutely fabulous Andrea Horan, she is as colourful and daring as the nails that walk out of her salon in Dublin Tropical Popical. She is presenter of podcast United Ireland with Una Mulally and in recent years she has become a spokesperson for Dublin city, speaking out against the explosion of hotels throughout and the eradication of culture spots. Andrea's major focus is on clubbing as culture and in this conversation we talk about the importance of fun and pleasure, the formative years of finding your tribe on the dancefloor and the importance of bringing people together for creativity and political discourse.
The changes in Dublin and other major cities in Ireland, where return on investment properties such as hotels, student accommodation and buy to let is shaping how we live. In town planning there is little emphasis on new green spaces, family friendly spaces and cultural hang outs in all its various forms. Students and professionals are finding themselves living in accommodation without light in their bedrooms and with no amenities around them and tourists are coming to cities where the nightlife is very limited.
There is a public consultation of our licencing laws under way asking for our thoughts on many issues including the closing time of venues and where alcohol can be sold like at one of events using other spaces such as art galleries and outdoor areas. SUBMISSION CLOSE THIS THURSDAY 21ST – I’ll leave a link for you to have your say in the show notes below - have your say!
The laws we currently operate under is the Dance Hall act from the 1930s so it is definitely time for change, have your say in how our city looks going forward.
I loved this chat with Andrea, she has such a way with words from feeling deflated by what she sees in Dublin ‘depresso martini’ to being inspired that we can demand change if we truly think about what we deem success to be. Is it accumulation and wealth or is it a celebration of all it means to be human including making space for fun and culture?
Here is where you can have your say https://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/open-consultation-sale-of-alcohol
Andrea’s documentary Clubbing is Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pECGnXz6PBc
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