Dublin’s Jordan Rafferty AKA DART steps up for the Fresh Kicks series with an eclectic mix of dreamy techno, vocal-heavy cuts and progressive club sounds, and speaks with DJ Mag’s Amy Fielding about emotive breakdowns, early inspirations, and AVA Festival

Almost all Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted in the Republic of Ireland from 6 AM Saturday

Plan B proposals were ratified with 369 votes for and 126 against

Running for six weeks in September 2022, the project is a response to the "dissapearance of the Irish nightclub"

Clubs have only been open a matter of weeks following the end of the first lockdown

Dublin’s Sputnik One blends bubbling techno, buoyant bass and depth-charge dancehall in his exhilarating Fresh Kicks mix, and chats to Eoin Murray about balancing groove with emotion, his recent Wisdom Teeth EP, and the influence of Fela Kuti on his music

Just four weeks after fully reopening

A programme of high-profile events is now promised, alongside investment to improve and expand existing infrastructure

It marks the first time they've been able to fully open since March 2020

The Night Time Industries Association also revealed the value of the UK’s night-time cultural economy