A second Le Cool Dublin cover by Dublin-based graphic designer, illustrator and digital designer, Simeon O’Neill.

Simeon sez:

My second cover is a romanticised view of Dublin’s future from the perspective of a pub landlord. With Dublin being a “hub of technology”, Dublin you would imagine would look a lot different, yet some things never change. With the football world cup fast approaching, this publican decides to use his MSc in Robotics and Engineering to construct a robot that will serve customers during the match. Easy.

This week’s Le Cool Dublin issue

By graphic designer, illustrator and digital designer Simeon O’Neill.

Simeon sez:

“My first Le Cool Dublin cover of the shadowy figures on bicycles is a reference to Dublin during 1916. Michael Collins would move around the city undetected by disguising himself as businessman heading to work. My great grandfather was part of a crew of several people who would do the same. Wearing a large overcoat and hat, the police decided they couldn’t stop everyone. This is a romanticised view of that moment in history, with bicycles moving through that blue morning light as the streetlights have yet to be switched off.”

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A chat with Simeon

Gullblin.

A second Le Cool Dublin cover from Japan-based Dublin-born illustrator Robin Hoshino.

Robin sez:

“I can’t think about Dublin without thinking about seagulls. They’re everywhere. They own the place. Nothing is more Dublin than a mean looking gang of seagulls tearing a bin bag to bits to get at some take away leftovers on Sycamore St, or leering down at you from one of the buildings that face the river near the Millenium Walkway Ahh home..”

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Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin west pier.

A first Le Cool Dublin cover by Kyoto-based Irish illustrator and foodie Robin Hoshino.

Robin sez:

“Since moving abroad I’ve thought about home from time to time. Dun Laoghaire pier is an important place for me. I used to to take daily walks there when I was in college to clear my head. Especially at dusk and dawn there’s a special atmosphere there. I can almost feel the layers of memories in the air, like traces of all the people who’ve walked it over decades. Sometimes I feel like if I met a past version of myself on the pier I wouldn’t be surprised. It just seems possible…”

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A chat with Robin

Thanks Kate Le Cool

By Dublin-based photographer Malcolm McGettigan, whose pugilistic exhibition, Form, opens tonight at InSpire Galerie, Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin as part of PhotoIreland festival.

Malcolm sez,

“The cover was shot at a Muay Thai event here in Dublin. The work in this series is all shot ringside. I use two cameras with two different focal lengths. Because of the fixed lighting around the ring the subjects are dramatically lit no matter where they are. That said, when you’re shooting digital, you tend to shoot an awful lot at events like these, so it can be a case of less than 1% making the cut..”

This week’s Le Cool Dublin issue

A chat with Malcolm

Under Clerys Clock.

The first Le Cool Dublin cover by Belfast-based illustrator Jacky Sheridan,

Jacky sez,

“I wanted to do something involving the closure of Clerys because it’s just such an institution in Dublin. So I based my cover on a song called ‘Under Clerys Clock’ by an old Dublin punk band The Radiators From Space. The song’s about two gay lovers who meet under the Clerys clock to try and be discreet as back when it was written homosexuality was still illegal in Ireland.”

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A chat with Jacky

Kenilworth Bowling Club, Grosvenor Square, Rathmines, Dublin 6

By Aoife Herrity, a Dublin-based photographer.

Aoife sez:

“This is from a current project that I’m working on. It’s in the early stages but basically I’m exploring the link between public spaces and agoraphobia…I’m big into research so I like to collect anything that I feel will inform the subject matter; songs, articles, films, poetry – anything that helps to add depth and story to the image…”

This week’s Le Cool Dublin issue

A chat with Aoife

‘To The Lighthouse’

The first Le Cool Dublin cover by Dublin-based photographer and video editor Edel Quinn.

Edel sez,

“This cover features one of my favourite places in Dublin, the South Wall walk, a place where I go to contemplate life decisions sometimes alone, often with my pal Rowena.There’s something about arriving through the shipyard landscape, the act of walking out to the expanse of sea, the city scape to your back, the scale of the ferries moving on your side that makes problems fade and decisions clearer.
The lights of the lighthouse lighting up the sky represent the colour of possibility, the sense of becoming unstuck when you’re feeling like you’ve gone off on a tangent that doesn’t feel right….”

This week’s Le Cool Dublin issue

A chat with Edel

‘Bank Holiday Monday’

The first Le Cool Dublin cover by Dublin-based photographer and video editor Killian Broderick.

Killian sez

“I went for a drive with my sister on a sunny bank holiday Monday and found Bull Island encased in dense fog. The park was full of people wandering through the haze trying and failing to enjoy the sunshine (including a few young men sitting beside a barbecue which had failed to light fully) which was failing to pierce the mist. It created for me a real sense of transience.”

This week’s Le Cool Dublin issue:

A chat with Killian 

Thanks Kate and Michael Le Cool

For the week that’s in it.

By graphic designer/illustrator Karl ‘Charlie’ Watson.

Charlie sez:

I wanted to do something with Jedward but a very wise man made me realize that wasn’t the best idea. I thought it was important to do something quiet and gentle. The dog represents hope…

Save Poolbeg.

This week’s Le Cool Dublin issue

A chat with Charlie