Person: Viv Albertine

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

opinion

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.

general

This much I know: Viv Albertine, writer and musician, former guitarist with The Slits

general

Forty years of punk and why it still rocks

travel

A culture vulture’s day out in London

general

Realising the spirit of the dance

general

Note to shelf: Books to bring on holiday

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

Why women stay in abusive relationships

We shouldn’t be so quick to judge women who stay in abusive relationships, as the cycle of violence can leave them powerless, says Suzanne Harrington

Tue, 07 Oct, 2014

Capital fare is poetry in motion at Dublin Writers Fest

Dublin Writers Festival hit the right note with an engaging programme, says Orlagh Ní Arrachtain.

Tue, 27 May, 2014