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It’s always interesting to hear what’s going on i
n people’s lives, their hopes, aspirations, fears and how they will face into the new year. With this in mind we took to the streets of Dublin to hear what people who work in the arts and retail had to say. I’m not that hopeful of anything fucking changing in the new year, to be honest with you. You know, you can see it’s just getting worse. It’s, you know, we’re all just fucking bent over and take it because they fucking had another election, another piss poor, torn out, same old gang cronies in again. Fucking we’re doomed, folks, we’re fucking doomed. Is there something specific you would change? God, stop the gravy train. The Coathanger Solution (punk band) I think what we’re trying to do mainly is we’re trying to kind of promote community events. So we’ve been doing an open mic every month, and that’s been going really well. And we’ve kind of been advertising a bit more that we’re available for events and stuff, so we’ve had some poetry readings and some book launches. So I’d say to kind of just keep going with that in the New Year would be big for our agenda. And to try and increase our second stock a bit so there’s a more affordable option as well in the shop. Beth - The Winding Stair Bookshop Basically, I want to start my education, and I’m in uni so I need to complete my graduation. And then something that I want to implement in Dublin, probably something related to finance [which is] what I’m studying. [I want to] create an app where you can have all your transactions and everything done properly. Puneeth - The Quays Bar My New Year’s Resolution is basically just going to be taking up more like little hobbies to occupy myself, more like sewing or trying to learn a language. Probably get back into Irish because I have my sister who’s going into teaching and has to learn Irish so I’m going to try and do it with her. Shane - Big Smoke Vintage I would love to see my business growing, to have more Irish people liking my products and have the opportunity to have bigger platforms to showcase my work as well as the artisans of my country. I would love for Ireland - because it’s my home now, where I live - to see improvements in the social resources for Irish people. Because I love this country, my family is here now, my husband’s family is my family as well, and I can see how difficult it is for Irish people to afford a house, the health service… the childcare, seeing my nieces and nephews and sisters-in-law complaining that there’s no support. So I would love to see in the New Year that more Irish families can afford to have better life, better government. Andrea - Alli Tuta, allituta.com HIGH H 24