Peter Hujar’s Day – Film Review
Peter Hujar’s Day – Film Review Director – Ira Sachs Writers – Ira Sachs, Linda Rosenkranz Stars – Rebecca Hall, Ben Whishaw At the start of the film, we are told of […]
Evan Dando – Rumours of My Demise – Book Review
Evan Dando – Rumours of My Demise – Book Review by Killian Laher After reading this book, you’ll find it hard to believe that The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando can do anything, especially […]
Bowie – The Final Act – Film Review
Bowie – The Final Act – Film Review by Killian Laher Director – Jonathan Stiasny Stars – David Bowie, Gary Kemp, Goldie This film, billed as The Final Act of David Bowie’s […]
Saipan – Film Review
Saipan – Film Review by Frank L. Directors – Lisa Barros D’Sa & Glenn Leyburn Writer – Paul Fraser Stars – Éanna Hardwicke, Steve Coogan, Peter McDonald In 2002, Ireland managed to […]
RM Hubbert (musician) – A Year in Music – 2025
RM Hubbert (musician) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? Quiet! Mostly just making instruments for the next record, and some writing. I’m definitely […]
Paul Page (The Sentimental Tourists) – A Year in Music – 2025
Paul Page (The Sentimental Tourists) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? It’s been a pretty exciting year for me, to be back writing […]
Tim Blanchard (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025
Tim Blanchard (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025 How has your year been? A year of change with our oldest son going off to uni. Dropping him off at his halls […]
John Hunter (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025
John Hunter (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? For the most part, very good. What albums have you enjoyed most this year? Of […]
Rob Janicke (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025
Rob Janicke (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? Wild! Since my book, SLACKER – 1991: Teen Spirit Angst and the Generation It Created, […]
Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur) – A Year in Music – 2025
Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? It’s been a significant year; I’m feeling a lot of gratitude. What […]
A Year in Music – 2025 – Adrian Crowley
A Year in Music – 2025 – Adrian Crowley by Killian Laher You’ve had a really productive year, with the Measure of Joy album and the Pomes Penyeach album. Were you happy […]
A Year in Music – 2025 – Zoe Howe (Author)
A Year in Music – 2025 – Zoe Howe (Author) by Killian Laher How has your year been? Pretty good, thank you. It’s been quite busy – an updated/revised version of my […]
Pat Barrett (Arrivalists) – A Year in Music – 2025
Pat Barrett (Arrivalists) – A Year in Music – 2025 How has your year been? The year has brought so many different challenges for many. I think we face huge issues as […]
Dead Monks – Smock Alley – Review
Dead Monks – Smock Alley – Review Age Suitability: 16+ Warnings: Sexual references / Partial nudity We meet three young monks, Kevin (Maria Cunningham), Dungal (Fiachra Corkery) and Offo (Jackson Ryan), who […]
A Year in Music – 2025 – Andrew Perer (Author)
A Year in Music – 2025 – Andrew Perer (Author) by Killian Laher You’ve had a good year with the release of Turn My Head Into Sound. Are you happy with how […]
Sentimental Value – Film Review
Sentimental Value – Film Review Director – Joachim Trier Writers – Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier Stars – Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas Gustav Borg (Stellan Skarsgård) has a difficult relationship […]
Lila Tristram – A Year in Music – 2025
Lila Tristram – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? 2025 has been a really phenomenal year for me. Full of blossoming and transition. I’ve […]
Avatar: Fire and Ash – Film Review
Avatar: Fire and Ash – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by James Cameron Screenplay by James Cameron · Rick Jaffa · Amanda Silver Story by James Cameron · Rick Jaffa · Amanda Silver · Josh Friedman · Shane Salerno Produced by James Cameron · Jon […]
Karl Whitney (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025
Karl Whitney (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? Busy enough – plenty of travel and a house move, which included a memorable […]
Tale of Silyan – Film Review
Tale of Silyan – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Tamara Kotevska Writers – Suz Curtis, Tamara Kotevska Stars – Aleksandar Conev, Nikola Conev, Aleksandra Coneva Documentary – A farmer’s bond […]
Boa Morte – A Year in Music – 2025
Boa Morte – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? Great thanks. We finished last year with shows in Prims, Kinsale and Coughlans in Cork […]
Paul McDermott (To Here Knows When podcast) – A Year in Music – 2025
Paul McDermott (To Here Knows When podcast) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? A great year. I produced nine episodes of the podcast […]
Scott Morgan (loscil) – A Year in Music – 2025
Scott Morgan (loscil) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher You’ve had a good year with the release of Lake Fire. Are you happy with how it’s been received? Honestly, […]
Drink the Sea – The Button Factory – Live Review – 14/12/25
Drink the Sea – The Button Factory – Live Review – 14/12/25 by Killian Laher Drink the Sea is a new band made up of Duke Garwood, Alain Johannes, Barrett Martin and […]
Ash – The Academy – 11/12/25 – Live Review
Ash – The Academy – 11/12/25 – Live Review by Killian Laher A real treat to see Ash in one of the smallest venues they’ve played in Dublin for years. Unsurprisingly, the […]
Ella McCay – Film Review
Ella McCay – Film Review by Brian Merriman Written and Directed by James L Brooks Starring: Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Lowden, Woody Harrelson, Rebecca Hall, Kumail Nanjiani, Spike Fearn,,Ayo Edebiri, […]
Eleanor the Great – Film Review
Eleanor the Great – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Scarlett Johansson Writer – Tory Kamen Stars – June Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Chiwetel Ejiofor The well-known quotation “Oh, what a tangled […]
Silent Night, Deadly Night – Film Review
Silent Night, Deadly Night – Film Review by Craig Doyle Director: Mike P. Nelson Writer: Mike P. Nelson Starring: Rohan Campbell, Ruby Modine, David Lawrence Brown Following in the footsteps of recent […]
Top 10 Albums of 2025 (Cathy Brown)
Top 10 Albums of 2025 (Cathy Brown) We’ve asked some of our journalists to tell us about their musical highlights of the year. This time out, it’s Cathy Brown. 10. Begging for […]
No More Workhorse 