Person: Albertine

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Patriarchy’s house of cards is tumbling down

At last, autonomy for women living in Ireland, autonomy taken from them for so very, very long writes Suzanne Harrington.

Mon, 04 Jun, 2018

She’s delighted she had six children, so we’ll fill the benches at her funeral

Home, 4.30pm. Having arrived home from our three-week holiday, my husband and I are sitting on the sofa, at something of a loose end.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2016

Forty years of punk and why it still rocks

It’s 40 years since angry young bands like The Sex Pistols outraged society, but their influence is everywhere, says Suzanne Harrington.

Sat, 09 Jul, 2016

Note to shelf: Books to bring on holiday

Looking for a holiday read? Eoghan O’Sullivan rounds up some of the best music-related books around at the moment.

Mon, 03 Aug, 2015

How Viv Albertine went from awkward teen to princess of punk rock

Viv Albertine was a guitarist with anarchic all-girl band the Slits in 1970s London. From hanging with a ‘shy’ Sid Vicious to fearing for her life as a female punk, Emer Sexton meets a woman who tore up the rulebook. 

Wed, 18 Feb, 2015