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Lila Tristram – America – Album Review
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Good With Faces – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
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Pea Dinneen: Raising Her Voice – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
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Octopus Children – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
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Synapses – Civic Theatre – Review
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DIIV – Button Factory – Live Review – 1/09/25
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Suede – Antidepressants – Album Review
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Christy – Film Review
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The Roses – Film Review
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No More Workhorse 