More tickets I hear you scream? Yes indeedy. This time it’s for the first day of the Down with Jazz festival (Saturday 31-05-14). There are two tickets for one person to be […]
Competition – Down with Jazz – 31st May – Ticket Giveaway
Ray Davies – Dublin Writers Festival – 19-05-14 – Review
As Joseph O’Connor said himself, it is best for an interviewer to stay impartial, but that was never an option here! Joseph admitted to having a poster of the Kinks on his […]
John Kelly & Lia Mills – Dublin Writers Festival – Smock Alley – 17-05-14 – Review
John Kelly and Lia Mills. Smock Alley Theatre, Saturday 17th – Review by Helen O’Leary This reading brought together writers John Kelly and Lia Mills, whose new novels explore Dublin past and […]
Things to do in Dublin (19-05-14 – 25-05-14)
The Dublin Writers Festival is in full swing, with some great talks and gigs around the city. This week includes Ray Davies, Sebastian Barry, Johnny Vegas among many others. Two new festivals […]
Gruff Rhys – Whelans – Dublin Writers Festival Review
I’m sure the Writers Festival has had many historians over the years. Learned Professors who spent many years in dusty halls of records and libraries honing their skills to become known as […]
Festival of Writing & Ideas 2014 – Borris, Co. Carlow – Preview
Details of this year’s Festival of Writing and Ideas have been released, and once again it’s pretty impressive. The festival takes the form of a series of interviews/ discussions between formidable adversaries! […]
Things to do in Dublin (12-05-14 – 18-05-14)
So, this week it’s all about the Dublin Writers Festival for me at least! It’s quite an exciting line up, with Sebastian Barry, Johnny Vegas among many others. The Docklands Summer Festival […]
Longitude 2014 – New Additions – Conor Oberst, Afghan Whigs
Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs was born to play stadiums! He certainly has the ego for them, and now is his chance, as he will play Marlay Park in July of […]
Things to do in Dublin (05-04-14 – 11-05-14)
So, what’s new this week? The Bealtaine Festival is in full swing and runs throughout May. The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival runsfrom May 5th – 18th in many of the smaller […]
Bealtaine Festival – 1st to 31st May 2014
As April is just about to pass, it’s time for the Bealtaine Festival, a festival that aims to ‘Celebrate creativity as we age’! It’s a wide ranging festival with all sorts on […]
Things to do in Dublin (28-04-14 – 04-05-14)
Can it really be May already? That hardly makes sense, sure wasn’t it New Years the other day. This week sees the start of the Bealtaine Festival which runs throughout May and […]
Act of Killing – Darklight Festival – Review
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 […]
Things to do in Dublin (21-04-14 – 27-04-14)
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 Collisions – Preview
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 […]
Record Store Day Events Dublin – April 19th 2014
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 Festival Highlights Announced
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 […]
Gruf Rhys and Alasdair Roberts @ Dublin Writers Festival 2014
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 […]
Barn Dance VII – Stage Breakdowns
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
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 […]
Youbloom Festival – June 13th – 15th
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 […]
Things to do in Dublin (31-03-14 – 06-04-14)
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 […]
Darklight Festival: Reboot – Smithfield 24-27 April 2014
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 […]
Things to do in Dublin (24-02-14 – 30-03-14)
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 […]
Electric Picnic 2014 – Line Up Announced
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 Attractions and Events – March 2014
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 […]
Forbidden Fruit 2014 – Saturday Line Up Announced
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, […]
Alarmist represent Ireland at 12 Points Festival
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 […]
Trailblaze – We Need to talk about Ireland – March 17th
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 […]
Things to do in Dublin (10-02-14 – 16-03-14)
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 […]
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