Journals reimagined: Ireland’s alternative media

From the firmly established satirical website Waterford Whispers News to the new literary journal Banshee, Ireland’s new generation of alternative publications are making an impact by offering something different


Meet the son of two behind Waterford Whispers News

The satirical website has become a national phenomenon, and is now a full-time job for founder Colm Williamson. Its rise seems unstoppable: after all, if it can send a North Korean astronaut to the sun . . .





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