Fuerza Bruta – Limerick City of Culture As you enter the old Dell Factory, renamed the Culture Factory for the purpose of the City of Culture events, you are led through a […]
Fuerza Bruta – Limerick City of Culture – Review
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TV Review: Veronica Mars Special
A long time ago…I used to watch a TV program about a teen sleuth. I can’t remember what channel it used to be on (I’m thinking something like Nickelodeon) and I didn’t […]
Koen Holtkamp – Motion – Album Review
A single note greets you at the start of ‘Endless’ the centre piece of Koen Holtkamp’s new album ‘Motion’. This sound is pure and simple, until it unfolds, swirls within itself and […]
New Movie Releases – 14-03-14
So, it’s a mixed bag this week then! Same as ever I guess, you wake up on a Friday morning, and see what’s arrived, like a kid on Christmas morning. A few […]
The Rocket – Movie Review
Film Review – The Rocket – By Niall Curran – 24 Feb 2014 A simple, charming and heart-warming tale, set in the idyllic countryside of Laos, of a young boy, Ahlo, and […]
The Good Thief – Bewleys Cafe Theatre – Preview and Interview
Preview by MQ: The Good Thief by Conor McPherson – Presented by Greenlight Productions Bewley’s Café Theatre, – Tues 18th to Fri 21st @8pm Mill Theatre Dundrum, (Maureen O’Hara Studio) – Sat […]
Stones in his Pockets – Gaiety Theatre – Review
‘Stones in His Pockets’ Review by Dan O’Neill ‘Stones in His Pockets’ is one of the great crowd-pleasing plays of the last twenty years. The deft, moving, funny and excellently crafted two-hander […]
John Scofield & Vince Mendoza – National Concert Hall – March 12th – Review
It would be fair to call the crowd at the Concert Hall last night a mixed bag! There were all shapes and sizes, hipsters with their carefully cultivated beards, and concert hall […]
Need for Speed – Movie Review
Need for Speed- Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Scott Waugh Starring: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Michael Keaton, Dakota Johnson In cinemas March 12th Anything Aaron Paul did post Breaking […]
Forbidden Fruit 2014 – Saturday Line Up Announced
What is the new Flaming Lips tour meant to be like, does anyone know? I think I read somewhere that they’d dropped the animal suits and confetti cannons, but hopefully I’m wrong, […]
Alarmist represent Ireland at 12 Points Festival
The 12 points is a jazz festival that focuses on the bright young things in the European Jazz Scene. It is based in Ireland but alternates location and this year will be […]
Terminus – Chancery Lane – Review
Terminus – Chancery Lane – Review By Joseph Kearney Terminus is a splendid and unmissable show. Go and see it before it’s too late. The venue, the cast, the theatre craft and […]
Quietly – Abbey on Tour – Civic Theatre – Review
It’s the night of the Northern Ireland versus Poland match in the qualifiers for the 2010 world cup. There has already been some trouble in the centre of Belfast. A pub in […]
True Detective – Season One – Review
Spoiler Free Zone – This is a pretty typical cop buddy TV show, the main difference is the quality of the acting and the production in general. This does not look like […]
New Music: Sabina – Viva L’amour
One of the saddest things about the impending demise of Phantom FM, is that the wonderfully free-wheeling Richie & Richie show will be gone as part of our week nights! Hopefully some […]
A Night of New Writing – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre
A Night of New Writing: Paudie, Horsepower, Three Holes (I Love You) – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre Review by Frances Winston It can be difficult for new writing to find an outlet so […]
Trailblaze – We Need to talk about Ireland – March 17th
Looking for a good option for St. Patrick’s day that will avoid the madness on the streets of Dublin? This looks pretty good to me, as those wonderful Trailblazery people will be […]
Things to do in Dublin (10-02-14 – 16-03-14)
It’s almost Paddy’s day, but the big day itself isn’t until next week! We still have a chunk of the festival itself on for you to explore. You can find out full […]
TV Review- Milk, Cloverfield, True Detective, Shetland
The TV is back and much rejoicing has been going on since Thursday. The catch-up facility is nowhere to be seen however, but for good measure I got the movies for a […]
Fishes – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Preview
Fishes will run at the Bewley’s Cafe Theatre at Lunchtime form the 10th of March until the 5th of April. To give you a taste of what to expect, here is our […]
Happenings – Floating Cinema – Waking Ned Devine – Grand Canal Dock – 16-03-14
This is just one of the events in the St. Patrick’s Day festival line up. It also includes Jape at the RHA, which sadly is already booked out! There’s more than a […]
New Movie Releases – 7-03-14
So what do we have to look forward to this week? Well, it’s a pretty impressive bunch to be honest, more than you could ask for. We’ve got the wonderful Wes Anderson, […]
Christina Vantzou – No. 2 – Album Review
Vantzou is a woman of wide ranging talent, and is know as a film maker as well as a composer. Christina is also one half of The Dead Texan, with the other […]
Dreamland – Project Arts Centre – Review
Dreamland Review Johnny Kinnane is a man with a dream. A 60 foot whale has washed up on the local beach and he has taken on the task of salvaging the creature […]
Wake in Fright – Movie Review
Film Review – Wake in Fright -By Niall Curran Released in 1971 to critical acclaim, Wake In Fright is one of Australia’s most controversial films. Think Mad Max if it was set […]
Ballyturk – Galway Arts Festival – Enda Walsh and Cillian Murphy Reunite!
Our review of Ballyturk is here! Road trip anyone? Yes, this morning we are greeted by the exciting news that Landmark Productions and the Galway Arts Festival have managed to reunite their […]
In Dog Years I’m Dead – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
In Dog Years I’m Dead – Review By Joseph Kearney Two 29ish nearly 30 somethings meet against their will at a birthday party of a mutual friend that is about to arrive […]
Retreat – New Theatre – Review
Retreat- Review by Helen O’Leary Having spent all her adult life at home as a carer, Aunt Maura, now in her late fifties is left feeling alone and adrift following the death […]
Longitude 2014 – Line Up Announced
Yes, the official line up for this year’s Longitude has been announced. They’ve filled out the festival pretty well, although it does seem to be a different vibe from what we had […]
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