Smock! – 14th – 20th July @ 7:30pm in Main Space Smock! is a celebration of Smock Alley, which was written by Martin Maguire, who has worked extensively for TV on such programmes […]
Smock! – Free Performances of a New Play at Smock Alley!
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Things to do in Dublin (14-07-14 – 20-07-14)
The World Cup has finally departed, and congratulations to Germany! To fill the massive gaping hole in your life, you could take up making models of ships in bottles, pick up a […]
TV: True Blood, How I Met Your Mother, Silicon Valley
So, it’s time to say goodbye to two very different series this week. With True Blood, (Fox, Monday 9pm) it is merely the beginning of the end. This final season is […]
Hear me sing your song/ with raised Arms – Project Arts Centre – Review
Hear Me Sing Your Song/with Raised Arms – Review by Frances Winston Project Arts Centre, 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. July 9th – 12th @ 8pm nightly Tickets: €12/10 […]
Hard Working Class Heroes 2014 – Deadline Approaches!
October may seem a long time away, but for the bands, they’ve only five days to go before the deadline for applications! For the rest of us, there’s some early bird tickets […]
Begin Again – Movie Review – v2.0
Begin Again– Review by Frank L. Directed by John Carney Writer: John Carney Stars: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine Greta (Keira Knightley) and Dave (Adam Lane), lovers and songwriters/singers, arrive in […]
New Movie Reviews – 11-07-14
A slow week mid summer? How did that happen? Who knows, but this is a blockbuster free week, so you’ll just have to live with it. They’ll be back next week, don’t […]
Kevin Nolan – Fredrick & the Golden Dawn – Album Review
“These are wonder-tales, this album sort of fills the mold of an extreme sensibility, it’s in a way a bad reaction to something I ate, I mean emotionally. It’s a refusal to […]
The Grand Seduction – Movie Review
The Grand Seduction – Review by Frank L. Directed by Don McKellar Writers: Michael Dowse, Ken Scott Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Brendan Gleeson, Liane Balaban In Cinemas – August 29th. The citizens of […]
Happenings – Fantastic Mr. Fox – Fitzwilliam Square Friday 11th July
It’s a kids film but not really, it’s mostly for grown ups who want to be kids! The Fantastic Mr. Fox is one of Wes Anderson’s best films, and has the vocal […]
The Assassination of Brian Boru – New Theatre – Review
The Assassination of Brian Boru – Review by Helen O’Leary Runs at the New Theatre until July 12th. This plays tells a very personal tale about a brotherly bond but it also […]
Boyz of Harcourt Street – Smock Alley – Review
Boyz of Harcourt Street – Review by Frances Winston The Black Box, Smock Alley Theatre, Exchange Street, Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 Runs from July 7th – 12th, 8.30pm nightly – Tickets: […]
The Rover – Movie Review
The Rover – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: David Michod Starring: Guy Pearce, Robert Pattison, Scoot McNairy In cinemas August 15th A lone stranger enters a bar and helps himself to […]
All the Pieces: A Night for Mental Health – Hendrons Collider – July 15th 2014
Looks like quite a special night brewing next Tuesday night in Hendrons Collider, and all in aid of a good cause. It’s a night of spoken work and music from some of […]
The Dublin Comedy Improv! – Workman’s Club – Thursday, 10 July
The Dublin Comedy Improv is back in the Workman’s Club tomorrow night. This features a wide range of comedy talent, with familiar faces from the Republic of Telly, the Savage Eye, Father […]
Live Guide in Dublin – 08-07-14
Yes, the only gig guide in Dublin that ignores the crap ones is back! We’ve filtered the rubbish so you don’t have to. Some good ones announced in the last few weeks, […]
Summer Rising – IMMA Festival – July 18th to 26th
IMMA are letting their hair down for the night! Yes, the Museum of Modern Art are having a week of events, talks, banquets, theatre, movie sceenings, gigs and much more. It all […]
Begin Again – Movie Review
Begin Again – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: John Carney Starring: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld, Adam Levine, James Corden, CeeLo Green, Catherine Keener In cinemas July 11th This film […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Dublin Castle – July 23rd – August 3rd
Mouth on Fire are back with a fun looking production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, running for ten nights only in the grounds of Dublin Castle (weather permitting). The production has taken […]
The Interview – Patricia O’Reilly
“The Interview” by Patricia O’Reilly. – Article by Helen O’Leary Patricia O’Reilly has a longstanding interest in Eileen Gray and this is her second book about the Irish designer and architect. The […]
Eno & Hyde – High Life – Album Review
Eno and Hyde continue their collaboration with this new album, their second in little over three months. Their excuse for the second album in such a length is as good as any. […]
Emily Portman Trio – 15th July 2014 – Odessa Club,
Emily Portman is a new name to most, but has been making waves and won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for best original song recently. There’s a chance to see her […]
Things to do in Dublin (7-07-14 – 13-07-14)
It’s the last week of the World Cup. Honest, it’s nearly over. Yes, with only three matches left (if you don’t include the third and fourth place play off!), people will again […]
Deeds of Deceit – Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle – Review
Deeds of Deceit – Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle – Review The Irish Crown Jewels were stolen in 1907 in what was assumed to be an insider job. The safe in which the […]
Transformers: Age of Extinction – Movie Review
Transformers: Age of Extinction – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Michael Bay Starring: Mark Whalberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Sophia Myles, Li Bingbing, Titus Welliver, T. J. […]
Tammy – Movie Review
Tammy – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Ben Falcone Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Allison Janney, Toni Collette, Sandra Oh, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates In cinemas July 4th The last time […]
The Hundred-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared – Movie Review
The Hundred-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared – Review by Frances Winston. Directed by: Felix Herngren Starring: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg, Mia Skäringer, Jens Hultén, Bianca […]
Tiger Dublin Fringe – First Events Announced!
Is it that time of the year? Where do the months go. Yes, the Fringe Festival is back and we’ll have to get used to calling it the Tiger Dublin Fringe from […]
Kanye West – Marlay Park – Review
As the bass started to rumble, an obelisk rose out of the stage, glowing bright red. This was the start of the Kayne West set, as he took to the stage in […]
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