The dancing continues at Dublin Dance Festival. Their feet must really be sore by this stage, but they have another week of it as it runs until the 28th. There’s also the […]
Dublin Event Guide (23-05-16 – 29-05-16)
Body&Soul Announces Second Nature
Body&Soul Announces Second Nature, a new arena in a festival full of surprises. June 17 – 19, 2016 | Summer Solstice Weekend – Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath Body & Soul have just […]
Dublin Event Guide (9-05-16 – 15-05-16)
And so, as the weeks continue to tumble past…we look out at the bright city of Dublin and say ‘what ya got for us?’ A couple of new plays, with Natural History […]
Irish Festival Guide 2016 – Interlude @ RHA
Another Festival to add to the list, and this one does not require wellies or a tent! The Interlude Festival takes place at the RHA between June 24th and 26th and has […]
Dublin Event Guide (18-04-16 – 24-04-16)
There’s some really good gigs this week with Explosions in the Sky, Kimya Dawson & Little Wings and Ought among many others. It’s rare to have so many to choose from! Cascando […]
Interview with Gareth Stack – The Wall in the Mind
Interview with Gareth Stack – by David Turpin Radio maker Gareth Stack discusses his latest project, The Wall in the Mind, a serialised drama airing on Newstalk 106-108fm, beginning on Saturday April […]
Dublin Event Guide (11-04-16 – 17-04-16)
The MusicTown Festival is in full swing and has lots of odd ball events to check out! Otherwise, there’s a good selection of gigs including Damien Jurado and Giant Sand in Whelans […]
Dublin Event Guide (4-04-16 – 10-04-16)
So, the revolution commemorations are over for another 100 years (kinda). It’s still a busy week in Dublin, so don’t worry. Bitter like a Lemon return with the third part of Lee […]
Dublin Event Guide (28-03-16 – 3-04-16)
The revolution is upon us! The 1916 celebrations are in full swing and getting very hard to ignore! There’s lots of talks, theatre and musical events around the city celebrating the failed […]
Dublin Event Guide (21-03-16 – 27-03-16)
Ok, so Patrick has departed for another year, so what are we left with? There’s a whole lot of revolution going on, with New plays in the form of McKenna’s Fort and […]
Drogheda Arts Festival 2016 – 25-04-16 to 2-05-16
Drogheda Arts Festival 2016 – 25th April – 2nd May 2016 Details of the new Drogheda Arts Festival have just been announced, and while David Holmes will probably get most of the […]
Dublin Event Guide (14-03-16 – 20-03-16)
This week is sponsored by the colour green. Yes, the madness that is St. Patty’s day is just about to engulf the city, so hold on tight! There’s actually a wide range […]
Revolution 1916 – Ambassador Theatre – Review
Revolution 1916 – Ambassador Theatre – Review by Fran Winston The Ambassador theatre, Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 Ongoing from February 27th. Opens 10am Daily. Adult tickets from €15. OAP from €12. […]
Dublin Event Guide (25-1-16 – 31-1-16)
The Tradfest kicks off and there’s lots of events around the city to celebrate! It runs from the 27th to the 31st, so a short run and lots packed into it. Lessness […]
Dublin Event Guide (18-1-16 – 24-1-16)
We’re starting to shake off the cob webs of Christmas, and there’s actually a few things worth seeing and doing in Dublin this week! There are some new events in the theatre […]
Dublin Event Guide (4-1-16 – 10-1-16)
The First Fortnight Festival is the main attraction, and thank God for it, as it would be pretty dull out there otherwise! There is quite a bit of new work at the […]
Dublin Event Guide (28-12-15 – 3-1-16)
The big event this week is definitely the New Year Festival which is a great idea, considering how little is on otherwise! It’s a three day festival from the 30th to the […]
NYF Dublin – Spoken Word Festival Details
Details have just dropped of the Spoken Word Festival at this year’s NYF, Dublin. There are a few treats in store, with Poets v Rappers and Soundings Holy Trinity (with Dylan Haskins, […]
Dublin Event Guide (14-12-15 – 20-12-15)
Wait, I feel a disturbance in the force, is there some, strange film out this week? Yes, this is the week some people have been looking forward to for about a year. […]
Dublin Event Guide (30-11-15 – 6-12-15)
Batten down the hatches, it’s December on Tuesday and there’s no point denying it any longer, it’s Christmas! There’s Christmas movies all around and lots of Irish bands playing their home coming […]
Dublin Event Guide (23-11-15 – 29-11-15)
They’ve finally found someplace big enough for Bono’s ego, so he’s spending most of the week in the 3 Arena! He should just about squeeze in there. Otherwise there’s the Lord of […]
Dublin Event Guide (16-11-15 – 22-11-15)
Some good gigs this week with Keith Jarrett, In Dreams – David Lynch Revisisted, Paul Weller, Ducktails, Mercury Rev and Titus Andronicus. There’s also the Strut festival at the Peacock. There’s also […]
Dublin Event Guide (9-11-15 – 15-11-15)
We survived Metropolis, but there are even more festivals this week, with the Dublin Book Festival kicking off. There’s also a mass of new plays with the Forgotten, Beowulf, The Unlucky Cabin […]
Story Machines – Theatre and Technology Symposium Nov 7th & 8th
This is a series of talks and readings all on the subject of technology and theatre, which tie in with the Festival of Curiosity. You can find full details here, or else […]
Dublin Event Guide (2-11-15 – 8-11-15)
A New Festival hits Dublin in the form of Metropolis, with Chic, Hot Chip and lots more. It really is quite exciting, looking forward to seeing what they come up with. There’s […]
Dublin Event Guide (26-10-15 – 1-11-15)
So, we enter the second week of Halloween, in its new extended form! Due to the bank holiday weekend being last weekend, Halloween has been stretched a bit further than normal. It’s […]
Dubliners Dilemma – International Bar – Theatre Review
Dubliners Dilemma – International Bar – Review by Frank L Written and performed by Declan Gorman Venue: International Bar, Wicklow St. Dublin 2 Dates & Time: Tuesday 20th – Saturday 24th October, […]
Dublin Event Guide (19-10-15 – 25-10-15)
This year, Halloween seems to have grown! There’s two weekends of spooky fun, with the Bram Stoker Festival and the Horrorthon taking place this weekend to go with the Bank Holiday Weekend. […]
Dublin Event Guide (12-10-15 – 18-10-15)
The Dublin Theatre Festival has finally left us, and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. The fear of missing out on the best thing in town is now gone and […]
No More Workhorse 