Legendary film director John Boorman is in conversation with Declan Power and Sean Rocks this Friday. The event will take place in Smock Alley and is part of the Dublin book Festival […]
Ghost Stories by E. F. Benson – Audio Book Review by Pat V. Read by Mark Gatiss There’s nothing sinister about a London bus. Nothing supernatural could occur on a busy train […]
Holding – Graham Norton – Audio Book Review by Pat V. Set in a small town in West Cork like the one its author grew up in, Graham Norton’s début novel is […]
Deception – A Collection of Stories by Roald Dahl – Review by Pat V. A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men. – Roald Dahl To celebrate the […]
YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE present NO IDLE DAY The wonderful folk at Young Hearts Run Free have a festival next weekend which really has something for everyone. From GAA stars to Writers […]
Conclave – Robert Harris – Audible Book Review by Pat V. The Catholic Church portrays the election of a new pope as a spiritual, almost mystical, experience where cardinals from all over […]
Nutshell – Ian McEwan – Audible Book Review by Pat V. “I am not yet born; O hear me. Let not the bloodsucking bat or the rat or the stoat or the […]
In Their Own Words – The National Archives – Review by Pat V. Written communication has changed completely in the last thirty years. With Facebook, emails, texts, and tweets, how many of […]
The Ministry of Strange, Unusual and Impossible Things By Paul Gamble – Book Review by Emily Elphinstone It is one thing to suspect that some of the conspiracy theories you hear might […]
So, was that the best Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival ever? Some great stuff in it anyway, next year will have a lot to live up to! There is a new kid in […]
Blackout – Ragnar Jonasson – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Iceland seems to be flavour of the month with the extraordinary success of its football team in the Euros, the hugely […]
The Empathy Problem – Gavin Extence – Audible Book Review In an impressive article for The Guardian newspaper of 4th March 2015 (available here), Gavin Extence spoke of the diagnosis a few […]
Death and the Seaside – Alison Moore – Audible Book Review by Pat V. From its title, Death and the Seaside, you would be forgiven for thinking that Alison Moore’s latest novel […]
I See You – Clare Mackintosh – Audible Book Review by Pat V. In recent years there has been a renaissance of intriguing psychological crime novels by women authors, the most notable, […]
Dublin Comic Con 2016 – Review by Fran Winston Convention Centre Dublin 6&7 August You could be forgiven for thinking that some great evil had been unleashed on Dublin, given the amount […]
So Say The Fallen – Stuart Neville – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Post-Troubles Northern Ireland has given birth to a number of hugely talented crime writers, the most notable being […]
It Can’t Happen Here – Sinclair Lewis – Audible Book Review by Pat V. A brash demagogue, promising economic and social reform while promoting a return to patriotism and a curb on […]
This is another big week with Longitude in Marlay park. The Sunday line-up is quite divine, with the National headlining the day. There’s also Palfest – “Arts festival demonstrating solidarity with the […]
Black Water Lilies – Michel Bussi – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Michel Bussi may not be a household name in the English-speaking world yet but ever since the publication of […]
The Best Medicine by Christine Hamill – Book Review by Emily Elphinstone It’s often said that ‘laughter is the best medicine’, but few feel so much pressure to prove this theory as […]
Paradise Lodge – Nina Stibbe – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Unlike many audiobooks, once you have listened to ten minutes of “Paradise Lodge”, Nina Stibbe’s latest novel, it is hard […]
The Gustav Sonata – Rose Tremain – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Rose Tremain’s latest novel, starting in the 1940s in Switzerland and covering almost 60 years, follows the life of […]
The Pier Falls – Mark Haddon – Audible Book Review The opening lines of The Pier Falls, the title piece in this début collection of short stories by Mark Haddon, describing a […]
Dalkey Book Festival Review – by Conor MacNamara In its seventh year the Dalkey Book Festival ran from the 16th to the 19th of June, with this year’s theme being “migration, […]
At It Again – Romping Through Dubliners With today being Bloomsday, we thought it was as good a day as any to mention another lovely pocket book from the good people at […]
Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas 2016 – Review June 10th to 12th 2016. Another year and another trip to Borris House. This year it started with a bang, with Simon Callow […]
COYBIG! If Euro fever hasn’t taken over, here’s a list of things to do around Dublin. There is a huge amount of new theatre this week, with Boyz of Harcourt Street and […]
We had the chance to interview Ger Gaughran, one of the organisers of the Hay Festival Kells. We quizzed her on the festival itself and some of the highlights. You can see […]
A Country Road, A Tree – Jo Baker – Audible Book Review by Pat V. The title of Jo Baker’s novel recalls the opening stage directions of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot […]
