Kilkenny Arts Festival 2014 08-17 August Pentalum Architects of Air have created a new inflatable structure which they have called a Pentalum which is their latest luminarium. It is a “hymn to […]
Pentalum at Kilkenny Arts Festival – Review
Secret Garden Music – Kilkenny Arts Festival – Review
Kilkenny Arts Festival 2014 – 8th to 17th August Secret Garden Music The festival has been in full swing since last Thursday with Shakespeare Globe UK playing Much Ado about Nothing in […]
IFI Stranger Than Fiction Documentary Film Festival – Schedule Revealed
The details of the ‘Stranger than Fiction’ film festival in the IFI has just been revealed, and it’s great to see all the Q&A sessions that they have attached, with some fascinating […]
Things to do in Dublin (11-08-14 – 17-08-14)
Ballyturk is in full swing and a must see. We loved it and our review from Galway is here. The Kilkenny Arts Festival is in full swing with lots of music and […]
Things to do in Dublin (4-08-14 – 10-08-14)
Another month starts and the weather seems to have broken. Is the summer over? It might be back, fingers crossed. The big event this week is Ballyturk coming to Dublin. We loved […]
Tiger Dublin Fringe – Preview
Tiger Dublin Fringe 4th to 20th September The Dublin Fringe, as it turns twenty, has become the Tiger Dublin Fringe thanks to Tiger Beer a most welcome new title sponsor. It also […]
Things to do in Dublin (28-07-14 – 3-08-14)
Shouldn’t you be outside? It’s a sin to be in on a day like today! Ok, it’s too sunny to do most things, but if you get bored sitting in the sun, […]
An Urban Fleadh – 2nd-3rd August – Wolfe Tone Square
An Urban Fleadh – 2nd and 3rd of August – Wolfe Tone Square. A fun festival that takes place next weekend is ‘An Urban Fleadh’ in Wolfe Tone Square in Dublin. The […]
Things to do in Dublin (21-07-14 – 27-07-14)
The Workhorse would just like to confirm that we’re gutted about Garth! The legend that is Mr. Brooks was due to dominate Croke park next Friday, but instead we’ll have to make […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Things to do in Dublin (30-06-14 – 6-07-14)
The group stages of the World Cup are over, so may people no have gaps in their evening schedules, and are returning into the light! There’s a mass of gigs and events […]
Tread Softly – Sligo Festival – 27th July to 8th August
Why not visit Yeats Country! Tread Softly is a celebration of the full of the Yeats Family and takes place between the 27th of July and the 8th of August. There’s an […]
Sea Sessions 2014 – Timetable Released
Another week, another festival. This time it’s Sea Sessions in Bundoran, Co. Donegal. They’ve just released their time table and the full details are below. Sea Sessions 2014 – This Weekend! 27, […]
Things to do in Dublin (23-06-14 – 29-06-14)
There really is no escaping the World Cup, despite our near neighbours awful efforts! For those of you who are studiously trying to ignore it, there’s another good week in store. There’s […]
Kilkenny Arts Festival 2014 – Preview
Kilkenny Arts Festival 2014 – Preview In the glorious sunshine of the contemporary 18th century garden of no.63 Merrion Square, Eugene Downes, the new festival director launched the programme for this year’s […]
Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas 2014 – Sunday Review – 15-06-14
It was an early start to Sunday with Soundings’ Holy Trinity in the Chapel. This event was a collection of individuals telling stories under various topics and performing. Giles Duley, Lisa Dwan, […]
Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas 2014 – Saturday 14-06-14 – Review
The return to Borris, and while the sun was not splitting the stones like last year, it was warm enough that the lawn was filled with people sitting around and relaxing. As […]
Things to do in Dublin (16-06-14 – 22-06-14)
The World Cup continues apace but if that’s not your scene, Dublin has plenty to offer. There’s the Dublin Pride Festival which runs until June 29th. Bloomsday Festival finishes on June 16th. […]
Bloomsday Festival 2014 Events
Can you remember when Bloomsday was only a day? Seems a long time ago now, right? At this stage it’s bordering on a week full of events, celebrating the man with the […]
Wellington Weekender – Workman’s Club – June 27 – 29, 2014
The Workman’s club have certainly pulled out all the stops for this mini festival, and the unusual thing is that it’s all free! I’m sure it’ll be jam packed, so get there […]
Things to do in Dublin (9-06-14 – 15-06-14)
The World Cup kicks off this week, and there will be two camps, those who will be trying to catch every second, and those who will learn to hate their television. I […]
Forbidden Fruit Festival – Review
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit Festival – Review by Frances Winston The Royal Hospital Kilmainham, June Bank Holiday Weekend You know summer is here when the festival season starts in earnest and thankfully the […]
Youbloom Announce Hosts/ Conference Details
Youbloom have just announced a new twist on this years events. As well as a crop of young bands from around the world, each venue hosted by a particular band such as […]
Things to do in Dublin (2-06-14 – 8-06-14)
In terms of festivals around Dublin, it’s a relatively quiet week, but there is the John Ford Symposium with screenings and talks around the city about the great man. A little further […]
Ken Loach Retrospective – Part 2 – IFI
If you thought there was a few holes in the IFI’s first Ken Loach Season, you were right! They’ve saved a few gems back for this month, and have another retrospective of […]
Down with Jazz – Saturday – Review
“Music borrowed from the savages of Africa by the anti-God society, with the object of destroying morals and religion” – (Father Peter Conefrey, 1934) The ‘Down with Jazz’ festival is an event […]
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