Why fight against it, it’s Christmas! Yes, they’re now allowed to play Christmas songs on the TV and Radio without me having a hissy fit and complaining about it being ‘too early’. […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (2-12-13 – 8-12-13)
Things to do in Dublin this week (25-11-13 – 1-12-13)
Wow, that year went fast, as we’re entering December already! Hardly seems possible. So, what is new in the streets of Dublin this week. Well, a few of the Christmas shows arrive […]
Irish Crime Fiction Festival – 22nd – 23rd Nov – TCD
Yes, another chance to find out ‘who dunnit’ in Trinity college this weekend, with the best and brightest of Irish and International Crime writers, with many events free! Full details can be […]
Body of Soul – Early Bird Tickets Available
It really does seem very cold outside to be talking about the longest day of next year, but that’s where we are, as the Body & Soul weekend is taking place next […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (18-11-13 to 24-11-13)
Congratulations to all those involved in the Dublin Book Festival. I wasn’t sure what to expect from it, but the few events I attended were top notch. So, to look ahead to […]
Myth of the Perfect Woman – Dublin Book Festival – Review
Debunking the ideal of the perfect woman isn’t necessarily a subject that lends itself to a ninety-minute live audience discussion. For a start, there is the problem that talking about these issues […]
RTE Arena Live at Dublin Book Festival – Review
If CS Lewis was right, and the future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, then last night’s live recording of RTE’s Arena at the Dublin […]
Mogwai for Other Voices – Dingle
These guys keep pulling out the surprises, with the first of the artists announced for Dingle, December 6th – 8th. The three artists announced are David Gray, Lisa O’Neill and… Mogwai! I […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (11-11-13 to 17-11-13)
I think I’ve been trying to see Pere Ubu play live ever since I was about 16 (sadly neither today or yesterday), this Thursday is a chance to put that one right. […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (4-11-13 to 10-11-13)
So the ghosts and ghouls are back in their box for another year, and we’re left facing into the run up to… well, I won’t say it yet, but you know what […]
Halloween Movies – Witchcraft & Devilry
Our favourite in-house Horror movie specialist Mary McC is back, with this year’s Halloween special (just like the Simpsons!). This year the topic is Witchcraft and Devilry. It’s Hallowe’en so time for […]
Guest Post: The Late David Turpin – 5 Favourite Horror Movies
As a dead man walking, we thought it was quite fitting that the Late David Turpin would give us an insight into his favourite horror movies. You can see the results below, and […]
Top 5 Zombie Movies
An old post, but for the week that’s in it, quite fitting. It’s Mary from Candepop on her favorite zombie movies! If you wanted to pick five movies for a zombie marathon […]
Jägermeister Freezer Sessions – 4-12-2013 – Workman’s Club
Ok, the Dublin line up is a bit vague, but free is free! There’s a series of gigs happening around the country with some of the best up and coming Irish bands. […]
CoisCéim Connections – Preview
“JOINING THE DOTS OF EVERYTHING COISCÉIM DOES…. A weeklong celebration of dance by Ireland’s leading dance company” This is a series of events run by the wonderful CoisCeim Dance Theatre company, some […]
Bram Stoker Festival Preview
This should be lots of fun. There’s events all over the city from the 26th to the 29th of October, and most of the events are FREE! The Literature Section has a […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (21-10-13 to 27-10-13)
Yes, it’s that time of year when the border between this world and the next becomes slightly blurred, and the streets of Dublin are filled with ghosts, ghouls, zombies, even if they […]
ISLA Festival 2013 – Instituto Cervantes Dublín – Oct 18th-20th
This is probably the best literary festival you haven’t heard of, certainly it nearly passed me by without noticing it. It has some familiar faces such as Marina Carr, Paula Meehan, John […]
Neutral Hero – Porject Arts Centre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
As you enter the theatre, twelve empty chairs fill the back of the stage. They are in a line and several of them have instruments beside them. As the piece begins, the […]
IMMA Reopens – Oct 11th 2013 – Opening Weekend Events
The Royal hospital in Kilmainham is a lovely building, but the difficulties of housing important art in a building of that age were all too obvious. I was at a talk with […]
Red LIne Book Festival – Oct 16th – 20th – Preview
The Red LIne Book Festival takes place in the Civic Theatre, as well as a number of Fringe events at various venues around Dublin, with some of the highlights including: Tuesday 15th […]
The Hanging Gardens – Abbey Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
The eternal quest for meaning is at the heart of many a story. The whys and wherefores of human behaviour are a perennial source of inspiration, as culture at its best seeks […]
Desire Under the Elms – Smock Alley – Dublin Theatre Festival Review
Three brothers live under the same roof with their brute of a father; Ephraim. There is no love lost between the various members of the family, and it is not the easiest […]
62nd Wexford Festival Opera – 23 Oct – 3 Nov 2013
The Wexford Opera Festival is out for new blood! With the festival starting in just over two weeks time, they’re starting a campaign to make Opera ‘savage’, according to the video below. […]
Open House – Oct 4th – 6th
Open House is a three day feast of architecture running from October 4th to 6th, as many of the most interesting new and old buildings around the city throw their doors open […]
Dublin Theatre Festival – Free Events, Panel Discussions, In Development
There’s a lot more happening in the Dublin Theatre festival than the various plays, there’s also a world of free events, shows that are in development and other odd ball things for […]
South – 2013 Kilruddery Film Festival – Review
Southern Discomfort – South – 2013 Kilruddery Film Festival – Review “Presenting a wonderful and true story of British pluck, self-sacrifice and indomitable courage displayed by a small party of men” Ernest […]
The Threepenny Opera – Gate Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
The Threepenny opera is a musical by writer Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, and was adapted from John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera. It was first performed in 1928 in Berlin, and […]
Winners and Losers – Project Arts Centre – Dublin Theatre Festival Review
Do you have a ‘Frenemy’ or a friend with whom you have an intense rivalry and competitive friendship? Is there something about male companionship that encourages competition? Does envy, the need to […]
No More Workhorse 