Today is Blue Monday, according to the radio, and yes, it’s not the most exciting out there on the streets of Dublin, but there’s a few things worth a mention. Art – […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 21st – 26th Jan 2013
How I found God – Life of Pi
This was originally posted in June 2010, but I thought it was fitting with the release of the new movie! Enjoy… I was at a party in a flat above Hogans a […]
Wonder by R.J. Palacio (2012)
I read this interview a while ago with the author R.J. Palacio about her book, Wonder, and something about it sparked my interest. Off I went to the public library where a […]
Ulysses – Project Arts Centre – Review
It was quite a task to create a new stage adaptation of James Joyce’s Ulysses, and that is what Dermot Bolger set out to do. To tame the wild beast, a sprawling […]
Book Review: The Death of Jim Loney by James Welch (1979)
Set in a small town in Montana, this is an excellent portrayal of Jim Loney’s self-destruction. Now I’m not one for the “troubled macho man who has to be alone” stuff. This […]
New contributor! Yay!
We’re delighted to announce a new contributor to No More Workhorse, Ailish Larkin. Ailish will be sharing her thoughts on what she’s reading and generally pointing us in the right direction on […]
Things to do in Dublin – June 4th – 10th
First off, what of last weeks lot. Well, Promethus has a disappointment, it looked nice but the story was a bit of a mess. The RHA nd IMMA in Earlsfort terrace come […]
Link Culturefest – Smithfield – May 25th -27th
What the hell is Link Culturefest, I hear you scream from the top of your lungs? Well, according to the web site, it’s… “A weekend festival in Dublin that aims to showcase […]
Word on the Street – Literature Night, Dublin- 16-05-12
What are you doing on Wednesday night? Spacing? Watching the box? No, you’re not, you’ll be out on the streets of Dublin hearing the great and the good reading! Well, maybe some […]
Dublin Writers Festival – 2012
The Dublin writers festival is up and running again, with their full programme announced, and tickets on sale for most events. It’s a decent line up, but possibly lacks a few big […]
Josh Ritter in conversation!
I’ve a soft spot for finding out what singers do during their long holidays/ break from the lime light. This is the ones that don’t spend most of their times pushing things […]
Dunlaoghaire Pavilion Theatre Events
The same venue that also gives you ‘An evening of nostalgia with Johnny McEvoy’ also has some events that are aimed at a younger audience! In their Spring Catalogue, there’s a few […]
Mountains to Sea
Is ‘Mountains to Sea’ grammatically correct? I’m not one to dwell on such issues, but seeing as it’s a literary festival, they should probably check that. It sounds like there’s something missing to […]
BBC Radio 4 – Book Club
Just found this page and had to share! This is a programme with writers talking about their work, you can find a full list here. Some of my favorites are: Paul Auster […]
Kilkenny Arts Festival
The Kilkenny Arts festival web site is the stuff of legends. There used to be an urban myth that the Ryan Air web site was made by a junior cert student on […]
Edmund De Waal – Dublin
Edmund de Waal wrote the surprise hit ‘The Hare with Amber Eyes’ last year, and it is still in the top ten non fiction books in England. It tells the tale of his […]
Mindfield
Mindfield is a ‘festival of ideas’ which runs from this weekend in Merrion Square, dealing with four main areas of Culture, Technology, Politics and Inspiration. The list of international names involved is […]
Dublin Writers Festival
Dublin Writers Festival runs from the 23rd to the 29th of May, and as usual brings together some well known Irish and International writers, for talks and signings. Some of the better […]
Dublin Book Festival
The Dublin Book Fesitval starts tomorrow, the 2nd of March and runs on until Sunday the 6th. It is a mix of readings and discussion on various topics around the city. From […]
Kristin Hersh – Paradoxical Undressing Book Tour
Kristin Hersh is playing in Waterstone’s on Friday night! How annoying is it that I don’t have tickets for it. It is part of a book tour for Paradoxical Undressing, where she […]
Ben Folds
Ben Folds has just announced a gig in Vicar street for the 18th of Feb with tickets on sale on Friday for a mere 33.60, which isn’t too bad. He’ll be playing […]
Rat Girl
Ok, a few of you possibly knew about it for a long time, but no one told me! Kristin Hersh has written a biography, somehow finding the time between touring, being a […]
Ranelagh Arts Festival
The Ranelagh arts festival is something worth keeping an eye on. Over the last few years I’ve seen Martin Parr give a talk on his work and Neil Hannon play in a […]
Mountains to the Sea Festival
The Mountains to the Sea festival returns to Dun Laoghaire on the 7th to the 12th of Sept. While it lacks the star attractions of last year where Paul Auster and his […]
Imperial Bedrooms
Verisimilitude, with the meaning ˝of being true or real˝ is a likeness or resemblance of the truth, reality or a fact’s probability. It comes from Latin verum meaning truth and similismeaning similar Bret Easton […]
How I found God.
I was at a party in a flat above Hogans a few years ago, discussing with one of my friends what he was reading in the last few months. He recommended the […]
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