Max Heyraud, Author at Four/Four Magazine

Interview: The Sustainability of Irish Nightclubs and Covid with Sunil Sharpe

Max HeyraudAugust 27, 2021

As the weeks go on, the summer season is slipping out of the events industry's hands. The most profitable season for the entertainment sector has elapsed and frustration grows in droves. The dust begins to settle from the All Ireland final and th... Read More...

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Opinion: Tomorrow’s Election Race Tightens, But Nightlife Remains an Afterthought

Max HeyraudNovember 28, 2020

The final pre-election poll shows a tight race, but the future of Irish nightlife hangs in the balance. Fianna Fáil leads with just under 22%, followed by Fine Gael (21%), and Sinn Féin (20%). With Fianna Fáil leading but silent on nightlife refo... Read More...

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Opinion: Drowning in Content – How Short-Form Media is Influencing Music Habits

Max HeyraudNovember 20, 2020

The mounting pressure for artists to produce content over art is crippling our culture. Quality has been overwhelmed by the drive to generate quantity, and individuality has been replaced by functionality. Artists are recognised for delivering as mu... Read More...

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A Country Without Nightclubs or Third Spaces Is a Country in Cultural Retreat

Max HeyraudMay 7, 2020

Drury Street is now at the centre of Dublin’s growing discomfort with how and where young people gather, reflecting a wider cultural decline seen in the steady disappearance of nightclubs and informal third spaces across Ireland.Drury Street has bec... Read More...

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