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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.

  • Any Other Dublin Credits

    Episode 1 – ‘Bernie in the Community’ Cast   Writer / Director / Producer – Gareth Stack Sound Engineer – Colm Coyne Executive Producer – Heather MacLeod Gordon Rochford – Bernie, TV Presenter Gareth Stack – Narrator, Stephen Alicja Ayres – Wiola Dylan Mc Donough – Frank, Ted Saul Bowman – Arnold Leah Egan –… Read more

  • At the Edges of Reason. Book Review: Understanding the Borderline Mother

    The Books Objective Lawson’s book takes a psychodynamic look at Borderline Personality Disorder, particularly in relation to mothering. Lawson outlines the effects on the children of “borderline women”, of the borderline’s intense separation anxiety and hostility in relation to abandonment and criticism. She creates a taxonomy of borderline subtypes, and examines the behaviours typical of… Read more

  • Emerald Arts Cast

    Lenny T has long been judged one of Ireland’s four most important bodhránists. A veteran of the Irish Arts scene, he is a founder of an Caishcau and a week of nights of Columsanus.   Hawthorn White is a doyen of the academy. His sonorous whispers have welcomed many an Irish prole into the arms… Read more

  • Emerald Arts Credits

    Crew Gary Lynch John Hoysted Harry Walsh Foreman Andrew Booth Gareth Stack Niamh Hanley Sarah Byrne Saul Bowman Kit Fryatt Shane Conneely Mic Farrelly Written by Gareth Stack, Andrew Booth and John Hoysted. Sound Engineering by Andrew Booth, Jin Lim, John Hoysted and Gareth Stack. Music written for the show by Dermot Byrne, Dermot Hagen… Read more

  • Virtual Insanity – Trying Out The Oculus Rift

    Virtual Insanity – Trying Out The Oculus Rift

    Ever since John Carmack, space entrepreneur and creator of classic games like Doom, Quake and Commander Keen, demonstrated an early prototype of the Oculus Rift at E3 last year, I’ve been keenly following the development of the technology. Palmer Luckey, a twenty year old kid working at USC Institute of Creative Technology, made a momentous… Read more

  • The Object Is Connection. Book Review: ‘John Bowlby & Attachment Theory’

    John Holmes’ book serves as a guide to John Bowlby’s research in attachment theory, contextualising it in the history of psychodynamic psychotherapy, and tracing its influences on child development and adult outcome research. Bowlby’s influence extends far beyond psychoanalysis and this volume serves as a concise overview of its importance within psychology, social work and… Read more