The Dublin Book Festival starts in just two days time, and we thought we’d delve into the programme to give you some of our highlights. First up, we have old friend Donal […]
Dublin Book Festival Preview – 13th – 16th Nov
Whiplash – Movie Preview Screening – Dundrum
This is a chance to see what promises to be one of the best movies of next year in a little over a weeks time! The hype about Whiplash is already starting […]
Things To Do In Dublin (10-11-14 – 16-11-14)
Welcome back people. Another week dawns and so to does a variety of odd ball events around the city. Science Week 2014 – 9th – 16th November continues with events far and […]
Things To Do In Dublin (3-11-14 – 9-11-14)
Halloween is over, but there’s a couple of interesting sounding festivals in town this week, with the Dublin Burlesque Festival 2014 – Circus Macabre if you want something a bit spicy. If you’re […]
Halloween Costume Ideas – The Late David Turpin
The Late David Turpin’s We Belong Undead (Remixes) features contributions from Hunter-Gatherer, Cathy Davey, Carriages, Strands and Jon Dots, and is available from iTunes or from thelatedavditurpin.bandcamp.com Films can be a wellspring […]
Things To Do In Dublin (20-10-14 – 26-10-14)
Another week in Dublin and this week the main event is the Bram Stoker Festival which has events all over the city! There’s the Shapesifter’s ball in IMMA. There is also a […]
Competition – Win Tickets for Halloween – National Leprechaun Museum
We have two tickets to give away for Halloween at the National Leprechaun Museum to one lucky winner. All you have to do to win tickets is to mail us at nomoreworkhorse@gmail.com, […]
Competition – Win tickets to Frankenhooker – IFI Horrorthon
Is it that time of year already? Yes, the Horrorthon is just about to return to the IFI which an exciting line up of movies about things that go bump in the […]
Ciudad Furor Festival – Filmbase – 7th to 11th of November
This is a festival focusing on Urban spaces and taking the form of a series of talks, discussions and film screenings, all taking place in Filmbase from November 7th to 11th. It […]
ISLA Literary Festival – Oct 17th – 19th
Possibly the best free literary festival of the year, and it’s only two days away! With John Banville, Donal Ryan (above), Claire Keegan, Hugo Hamilton and John Kelly there is some great […]
Light Moves – Festival of Dance film – Limerick – 6-9th Nov
Details of the Light Moves festival taking place in Limerick between Nov 6th and 9th have just been revealed. It is a festival of Dance film, but sadly no Dirty Dancing! We […]
Our Few and Evil Days – Abbey Theatre – Review
Our Few and Evil Days | Abbey Theatre | Sept 26 – Oct 11 A young man arrives at a house and is met by an older couple. It becomes clear that […]
Things To Do In Dublin (13-10-14 – 19-10-14)
The Theatre festival has come to an end for another year, but don’t lose hope! There’s still plenty on around the city. The Stanley Kubrick Season is at the Lighthouse has a […]
Book Burning – Dublin Theatre Festival Review
Book Burning | Project Arts Centre (Space Upstairs) | Oct 8 – 11 At the centre of the stage stands a trunk. It is a large imposing object in the middle of […]
Jack Charles V The Crown – Dublin Theatre Festival Review
Jack Charles V The Crown | Samuel Beckett Theatre | Oct 8 – 12 – Review by Emily Elphinstone One of the most exciting things about the Dublin Theatre Festival is the […]
Paul Bright’s Confessions of a Justified Sinner – Dublin Theatre Festival Review
Paul Bright’s Confessions of a Justified Sinner | Abbey Theatre, on the Peacock Stage | Oct 7 – 11 In the 1980s, Paul Bright was something of an enfant terrible in Scottish […]
Unravel – Craft Bombing Cow’s Lane – Oct 25th and 26th
I particularly like the felt viruses! You can see Avian Flu at the bottom of the page. Unravel is a festival of all things woolen and felt, and takes place on Cow’s […]
Bram Stoker Festival – Line Up Revealed
The Bram Stoker festival continues to grow and grow, and this year there’s even more events aimed at all age groups, and gives you a chance to unleash your inner Goth! I’m […]
Perhaps all the Dragons – Dublin Theatre Festival Review
Perhaps all the dragons | Smock Alley Theatre | Oct 7 – 11 As you enter the banquet hall in Smock Alley, the strange contraption is revealed. It is a series of […]
No Idle Day Festival – Young Hearts Run Free – Oct 10th – 12th
There’s a quirky little music and arts festival taking place in Dublin next weekend, that you may not have heard about! It has an impressive list of performers, such as Katie Kim, […]
Things To Do In Dublin (6-10-14 – 12-10-14)
The Dublin Theatre Festival is in its last week, with lots to do around the city. The Stanley Kubrick Season is at the Lighthouse has a few classics this week.There’s also the […]
Hard Working Class Heroes – 04-10-14 – Review
The last night of the festival and after the rain of Friday night, there was more around for the Saturday gigs. I started my night with a trip to see Deaf Joe […]
The Way Back Home: Review
The Way Back Home – Branar and Teater Refleksion Dublin Theatre Festival Family Season at The Ark Irish theatre company Branar team up with Danish Teater Refleksion to bring this adaptation of […]
Hard Working Class Heroes – 02-10-14 – Review
I’m a danger to myself at ‘all your can eat’ Buffets. I take it as a challenge and set out to eat as much is as humanly possible! And so let it […]
Bailegangaire – Olympia Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival Review
Bailegangaire runs until Oct 5th. Review by Helen O’Leary Bailegangaire opens with Mommo centre stage, sitting on her throne which is also her wrought iron bed. The same old farmhouse kitchen that […]
The Mariner – Gate Theatre – Review
The Mariner – Review by Emily Elphinstone Set in rural Cork, The Mariner tells the story of Royal Navy sailor Peter Shanley (Sam O’Mahony), as he returns home following the WWI Battle […]
Brigit – Olympia Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival Review
Brigit – Dublin Theatre Festival – Until Oct 5th Seamus has had a turbulent relationship with the Catholic Church, in the past he feels he was swindled out of payment for his […]
Shapeshifter’s Ball – IMMA – Oct 25th
Any event that Body and Soul are involved with is worth checking out, but when you throw in the Young Fathers playing live, it is going to be quite exciting! Young Fathers […]
IMRAM Festival – Oct 9th – 18th – Dublin
IMRAM is an Irish Language Literature Festival with will take place at various venues around Dublin from Oct 9th to 18th. It will features an eclectic and heady brew of literature, music, […]
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