The Boy – Abbey Theatre – Review by Brian Merriman Part of the Dublin Theatre Festival The Boy – Written by Marina Carr Directed by Caitriona Mc Laughlin Runs until November 1st […]
The Boy – Abbey Theatre – Review
Him – Film Review
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Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight – Film Review
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Almost Home – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
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Ash – Ad Astra – Album Review
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Honestly – The Space – Review
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Macbeth – Gaiety Theatre – Review
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Jeff Tweedy – Twilight Override – Album Review
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The Sound Inside – Pavilion Theatre – Review
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Album of the Week – 26/09/25
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Hamlet – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
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Dead of Winter – Film Review
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Here and Now (The Steps Musical) – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review
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NewDad – Altar – Album Review
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Seven Ages of Mam – Viking Theatre – Review
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Nine Inch Nails – TRON:Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Album Review
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Cruel Sister – Whelans – 19/09/25 – Live Review
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The Swallow – Film Review
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – Film Review
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He Dies in the End – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
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Girls & Boys – Film Review
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Album of the Week – 19/09/25
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New Irish Music: Arrivalists – From A Piano In Bergen
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Shredder – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Shredder – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Shredder – David McGovern Performances – 16 Sept, 21:15 (preview), 17 – 20 Sept, 21:15, 20 Sept, 15:45 Shredder – written and performed by David […]
Jilly Morgan’s Birthday Party – Pavilion Theatre – Review
Jilly Morgan’s Birthday Party – Pavilion Theatre – Review This play takes us back through time, as we meet Jack (Patrick Ryan) over several decades of his life. We follow his transition […]
A Piano Meditation – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
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Adrian Crowley and Matthew Nolan – Pomes Penyeach – Album Review
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Girls and Boys – Film Review
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CHOP – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
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No More Workhorse 