The Darklight festival continues until April 27th. “The Act of Killing – A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic […]
Easter is a distant memory (kinda) and with far too much chocolate in our systems, it’s time to get out onto the streets of Dublin! The Darklight Festival (April 24th to 27th) […]
Live Collision is one of those festivals with more odd ball events in four days that you’d get in the rest of the year combined! It has an emphasis on performance art […]
Is it really that time of year again? Yes, the fabulous Record Store Day returns to the streets of Dublin, and there’s some quite fab events on around the city. You can […]
Kilkenny Arts Festival 2014 runs from the 8th to the 14th of August. They’ve just announced some of the highlights of this years festival and they’ve once more managed to get the […]
The Programme of the 2014 Dublin Writers Festival has just been announced. We’ll do a full review of the programme later, but there’s a couple of events that jumped off the page […]
Stage breakdowns have just been released for the only place to be on Good Friday. This is actually the 7th Barn Dance and it continues to go from strength to strength. And […]
Dublin Dance Festival – Preview by Frances Winston The phrase “something for everyone” gets bandied about a lot but this years Dublin Dance Festival really does have an incredibly broad appeal. While […]
Details of this years Youbloom Festival have just arrived and there’s plenty for everyone, as you would expect. The music seminar that will run in the Royal College of Surgeons is one […]
The clocks have done their springing forward and it’s starting to feel an awful lot like Summer! Yes, we’re hoping for a good one, and it should draw people out of hibernation […]
Details of the Darklight Festival have landed this morning, and they’ve a few exciting events that are worth a mention. We are big fans of ‘The Act of Killing’ which landed at […]
Dublin has recovered from the general madness of St. Patrick’s day and the world continues as before. There’s lots of new stuff to see and do around the city, so without further […]
Hot off the press, and yes, a lot of the rumours turned out to be pretty accurate! There’s Outkast, Beck, Portishead and Foals. Lots to look forward to. Check out the full […]
London Life by Patricia Levy Mutilated skeletons, Jane Austen improvisation on the stage, photomonage and worn-out tools. Some of the wackier shows to experience in London. Remember in school when the teacher […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This week a legend of our times arrives in Dublin, with John Grant playing the Olympia on March 3rd. There are other great gigs such as Damien Jurado, Dylan Tighe, Sean Millar […]
Body and Soul are at it again! They seem to sneak into my room and pick out the bands I listen to the most, and then add them to the list. It’s […]
So, the Film Festival disappears for another year, and what are we left with on the streets of Dublin? Don’t worry, we’ve got lots to keep you happy. What about the Collaboration […]
It’s a big week for Film in Dublin, with JDIFF in full flow. There’s also a lot of new things at the theatre, with Sive in the Abbey and Vortex at the […]
If you don’t know the work of William Klein, I can’t think of a better place to start, and you can get to meet the man himself, at the IFI. Check out […]
Bill Callahan is in Dublin, yes, that Bill Callahan, of Smog fame, and even (Smog) fame, if you want to get precious about it. It’s hard to compete with that for your […]
Tickets went on sale for the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival this morning, and already a few of the bigger events have sold out! Still, there’s lots of work shops, free events, […]
It’s a quiet time of year when footsteps echo on many an empty street but not so on the cobbles of Temple Bar next week. That’s because Temple Bar TradFest 2014 kicks […]
‘What’s another year’ a wise man once said, and here at the workhorse we share Johnny’s emotion as it’s out with the old and in with the new! 2013 was always an […]
I almost missed this one altogether, but thanks to Dan for the tip off. This is an interesting day of talks in Dalkey, with Paul Howard, Pat McCabe, Eamon Dunphy, Conor Brady, […]
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