Some more details of the Metropolis festival have been released, with an opening party on Thursday night featuring DJ Shadow. We also have a day by day breakdown of gig. Grace is […]
Metropolis – Day by Day Breakdown
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Blinky Bill – Film Review
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Writer/ Director Ricky Gervais – David Brent – Life on the Road
Writer/ Director Ricky Gervais The Office became an iconic sit-com, possibly due to its short run. If the programme had run on for five or six series, it might have grown stale […]
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A View From Kilkenny Arts Festival 2016
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Good Gig Guide – Metropolis Festival
Is this the best festival line up of the year? It’s damn tasty anyway, with Grace Jones and DJ Shadow really catching the eye. Hopefully there will be a few more good […]
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Pete’s Dragon – Film Review
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How is everyone doing? All well, I hope? So, what’s in store for this week then… A few new plays with the big one being Observe the Sons… in the Abbey. There’s […]
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