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Cian Nugent/ David Murphy / Matthew Nolan & Guests – The Fumbally – Gig Review by Killian Laher While the ‘big ticket’ show is becoming increasingly less accessible and affordable, there are […]
Dr Strangelove – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review Dates – 05 – 22 February 2025 The film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb was […]
Bring Them Down – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Christopher Andrews Starring: Christopher Abbott, Barry Keoghan, Nora-Jane Noone, Colm Meaney In cinemas on February 7 The posters for this almost […]
The Bad Daters – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L The Bad Daters – written and directed by Derek Murphy Dates – February 4th – 22nd, 2025 Through a dating […]
The Playboy of the Western World – Pavilion Theatre – Review by Frank L The Playboy of the Western World – written by John Millington Synge Produced by Livin’ Dred Theatre Company […]
Magpie – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by Andrew Cusack Starring Andrew Cusack, Johnjoe Irwin and Gavin Stewart The set is bleak and sparse. It is a cell in […]
Fledermaus – Irish National Opera – Review Johann Strauss – Fledermaus February 2025 – Nationwide Tour – Tour Dates below Photos by – Ros Kavanagh This, Operas Ireland’s first production of 2025, […]
September 5 – Film Review by Brian Merriman Director: Tim Fehlbaum Writers: Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leone Benesh ‘September 5’ refers to the […]
Hard Truths – Film Review by Brian Merriman Written and directed by Mike Leigh Starring: Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Pansy Deacon, Michele Austin as Chantelle, David Webber as Curtley Deacon, Tuwaine Barrett as […]
The Laughing Chimes – Whispers In The Speech Machine – Album Review by Killian Laher The Laughing Chimes are a band from Athens… not Athens, Greece, or even Athens, Georgia but Athens, […]
Adrian Crowley – Measure of Joy – Album Review by Killian Laher Adrian Crowley has carved out a niche for himself in a dark corner of the Irish music scene. This is […]
The Ferryman – Gaiety Theatre – Review Dates: 27th Jan. – 15th Mar. Photo Credit – Marcin Lewandowski The play deals with the extended Carney family, in County Armagh, Northern Ireland in […]
Saturday Night – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jason Reitman Starring: Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey, Willem […]
Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Sinéad O’Shea Writer – Sinéad O’Shea Stars – Jessie Buckley, Declan Conlon, Gabriel Byrne Edna O’Brien was born […]
Hard Truths – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Mike Leigh Writer – Mike Leigh Stars – Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), lives in a western suburb […]
Bren Berry – In Hope Our Stars Align – Album Review by Killian Laher Thirty years or so after the heyday of Dublin band Revelino, Bren Berry is releasing his debut solo […]
Lloyd Cole – 3Olympia – Live Review – 27/01/25 by Killian Laher 3Olympia Theatre Dublin on Monday 27th January 2025 Lloyd Cole returned to Ireland for the last show in his ‘mini-tour’ […]
The Brutalist – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Brady Corbet Writers – Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold Stars – Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce Corbet and his co-writer Mona Fastvold […]
The 3.30 at Cheltenham – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. The 3.30 at Cheltenham – Written by Kenneth Hudson Dates: Mon 20 Jan 2025 Sat 1 Feb 2025 “I’ll let […]
Mogwai – The Bad Fire – Album Review by Killian Laher The first non-soundtrack Mogwai album in four years. At this stage, the band are now 30 years in and very much […]
Accents – Ambassador Theatre – Review by Frank L. Accents written by Emmet Kirwan with music composed by Eoin French In its original iteration at the Dublin Fringe 2022, Kirwan performed with […]
Here – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly In cinemas on January 17 This is based on a graphic novel […]
Wolf Man – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Leigh Whannell Starring Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Sam Jaeger, Matilda Firth In cinemas on January 17th This film was first announced in […]
A Complete Unknown – Film Review by Frank L. Director – James Mangold Writers – James Mangold, Jay Cocks, Elijah Wald Stars – Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning Director James Mangold […]
Q&A with Olivia Byrne – The Ferryman – Gaiety Theatre DATES: 27th Jan. – 15th Mar. Was there any production that you saw during your childhood or adolescence that really sparked your […]
Declan’s Got Talent – Smock Alley – Review Dates 9 + 11 Jan | Main Space First Fortnight in partnership with Fight2Flight Theatre, Peter Gowen, Cork City Council and Waterford City Council […]
Maria – Film Review by Frank L Director – Pablo Larraín Writer – Steven Knight Stars – Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher With Maria, Pablo Larrain has now completed a trilogy […]
A Real Pain – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Jesse Eisenberg Writer – Jesse Eisenberg Stars – Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Olha Bosova Jesse Eisenberg is well-established as an actor, […]
Albums of 2025 – A Look Ahead by Killian Laher 2025 is shaping up to be an interesting year for new albums. First up will be the forthcoming Mogwai album, The Bad […]
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