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 […]
Dead Monks – Smock Alley – Review
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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 […]
Uncle Vanya – Smock Alley – Review
Uncle Vanya – Smock Alley – Review By Frank L. Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov adapted by Brian Friel The stage of the main auditorium of Smock Alley Theatre is entirely covered […]
Top 10 Albums of 2025 (Killian Laher)
Top 10 Albums of 2025 by Killian Laher It’s list season on the Workhorse, and this is the first of many! We’ve asked some of our journalists to tell us about their […]
Album of the Week – 05/12/25
Album of the Week – 05/12/25 This week sees new releases from Isobel Waller-Bridge (Objects), who is the sister of Phoebe! You can hear what her music sounds like below. There are […]
Juliana Hatfield – Lightning Might Strike – Album Review
Juliana Hatfield – Lightning Might Strike – Album Review by Killian Laher You have to admire Juliana Hatfield’s musical career. For the most part, she has avoided tapping into nineties nostalgia and […]
It Was Just An Accident- Film Review
It Was Just An Accident – Film Review by Frank L Director – Jafar Panahi Writer – Jafar Panahi Stars – Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi Jafar Panahi continues to defy […]
Horseshoe – Film Review
Horseshoe – Film Review by Brian Merriman Written and co-directed by Adam O’Keeffe Co-directed by Edwin Mullane Starring: Carolyn Bracken, Lalor Roddy, Jed Murray, Neil Fleming, Eric O’Brien, Mary Murray, Caroline Harvey, […]
Christy – Film Review
Christy – Film Review by Frank L. Director – David Michôd Writers – Mirrah Foulkes, Katherine Fugate, David Michôd Stars – Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever Christy Martin (Sydney Sweeney) lives […]
The Sentimental Tourists – Lost Treasures – New Irish Music
The Sentimental Tourists – Lost Treasures – New Irish Music Of all the artists who might release a Christmas-themed EP, former members of Into Paradise and Whipping Boy are not top of […]
Dublin Gothic – Abbey Theatre – Review
Dublin Gothic – Abbey Theatre – Review By Frank L Dates: 22 November 2025 – 31 January 2026, On the Abbey Stage Photos by Ros Kavanagh Times: Mon – Sat 7pm – […]
Album of the Week – 28/11/25
Album of the Week – 28/11/25 And just like that… it’s silly season! We do have some interesting releases for Black Friday, which is turning into a second Record Store Day. There […]
Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review
Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review Dates – 20 November – 11 January 2026 Welcome to the Moulin Rouge! A nightclub where all of your fantasies come […]
Wake Up Dead Man – Film Review
Wake Up Dead Man – Film Review Director – Rian Johnson Writer – Rian Johnson Stars – Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery “Benoit […]
Blue Moon – Film Review
Blue Moon – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Richard Linklater Written by Robert Kaplow, inspired by the letters of Lorenz Hart and Elizabeth Weiland. Starring: Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott and Simon Delaney. Music […]
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