Maria Somerville – Luster – Album Review by Killian Laher Maria Somerville is a musician from Galway, and for her second album, she has signed to 4AD and conjured up an album […]
Maria Somerville – Luster – Album Review
Loscil – Lake Fire – Album Review
Loscil – Lake Fire – Album Review by Killian Laher As well as being quite prolific, Scott Morgan, who records as loscil, is releasing music that is consistently at the finer end […]
Album of the Week – 24/04/25
Album of the Week – 24/04/25 We’re almost at the end of April, and the tunes keep coming! This week, we’ve a new album from Jeff Goldblum (Still Blooming)! Yes, you read […]
Q&A with Jazmin Chiodi – Artistic Director of the Dublin Dance Festival
Q&A with Jazmin Chiodi – Artistic Director of the Dublin Dance Festival Artistic Director Jazmin Chiodi tells us about the 21st edition of Dublin Dance Festival, taking place 13th-24th May this year. […]
A Lazarus Soul – Vicar Street – Live Review – 18/04/25
A Lazarus Soul – Vicar Street – Live Review – 18/04/25 by Killian Laher A Lazarus Soul – Vicar Street, Dublin on April 18th 2025 A return visit to Vicar Street, about […]
Two Minutes – Civic Theatre – Review
Two Minutes – Civic Theatre – Review Billy (Wayne Leitch) and Trisha (Breda McCann) are a married couple. The two are devoted to each other, but one thing is missing in their […]
Verdigris – Film Review
Verdigris – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Patricia Kelly Writer – Patricia Kelly Stars – Geraldine McAlinden, Maya O’Shea, Michael James Ford Marian (Geraldine McAlinden) is a recently retired legal […]
Baby – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Baby – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. Baby – Written by Lianne O’Hara The set is part of a kitchen, replete with a large table and two smaller ones. […]
Death of a Salesman – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Death of a Salesman – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Frank L Written by Arthur Miller DATES: 15th Apr. – 19th Apr. Spirit Aid – A Charity founded by David Hayman in […]
New Music – Anika – Whelans – 3/05/25
New Music – Anika – Whelans – 3/05/25 An album that was released a few weeks ago, that slipped through our net, is Abyss (released April 4th) by Anika. Anika is the […]
The Cruellest Month – National Concert Hall – 13/04/25 – Live Review
The Cruellest Month – National Concert Hall – 13/04/25 – Live Review by Killian Laher The Cruellest Month – Night 2 – The National Concert Hall, Dublin A second night for the […]
Holy Cow – Film Review
Holy Cow – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Louise Courvoisier Writers – Louise Courvoisier, Théo Abadie, Marcia Romano Stars – Clément Faveau, Maïwene Barthelemy, Luna Garret Director Louise Courvoisier comes […]
Adrian Crowley – Project Arts Centre – Live Review – 11/04/25
Adrian Crowley – Project Arts Centre – Live Review – 11/04/25 by Killian Laher Adrian Crowley – Foggy Notions presents – 11th April 2025 The Project Arts Centre was the venue for […]
Our New Girl – Lyric Theatre – Review
Our New Girl – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Our New Girl, by Nancy Harris A Lyric Theatre, Belfast Production Dates: Tue 8 Apr—Sun 4 May 2025 Our New Girl […]
Album of the Week – 11/04/25
Album of the Week – 11/04/25 It’s very hard to complain in a sun-soaked Dublin! And we’ve also got lots of sun-soaked sounds for you to enjoy, including The Album Leaf (Rotations), […]
New Irish Music – Arrivalists – Triúir EP
New Irish Music – Arrivalists – Triúir EP Pat Barrett has been releasing some of the finer Irish music around in the last 15 years, lately under the name Arrivalists. He has […]
Dockers – Ambassador Theatre – Review
Dockers – Ambassador Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Ambassador Theatre, Parnell Square South, Upper O’Connell Street, Rotunda, Dublin 1. Runs until April 12th, 7.30pm nightly. Tickets from €23.65 This musical, which […]
Drop – Film Review
Drop – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Christopher Landon Starring: Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Jeffery Self With a mere 95-minute run time, this film was already ticking boxes […]
The Last Man in Ireland – Smock Alley – Review
The Last Man in Ireland – Smock Alley – Review 8 – 19 Apr 2025 – 7:30pm 19 Apr @ 2pm – Main Space Age suitability: 16+ Warnings: Strong language / Violent […]
The Sailor’s Dream – The New Theatre – Review
The Sailor’s Dream – The New Theatre – Review by Frank L. The Sailor’s Dream written by Jack Harte – (Inspired by Kevin Cronin’s book) Event Dates: 08/04/2025 – 12/04/2025 In 1845, […]
One to One: John and Yoko – Film Review
One to One: John and Yoko – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Kevin MacDonald and Sam Rice Edwards It is 1972, and America is divided over the Vietnam War. On […]
Youth’s the Season -? – Abbey Theatre – Review
Youth’s the Season -? – Abbey Theatre – Review 2 April – 3 May 2025 Written by Mary Manning Directed by Sarah Jane Scaife Photography: Ros Kavanagh This play lets us into […]
The Amateur – Film Review
The Amateur – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by James Hawes Written by Ken Nolan, Gary Spinelli, based on the novel by Robert Littell Starring: Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Caitriona Balfe, […]
Perspectives: The Cruellest Month – National Concert Hall
Perspectives: The Cruellest Month – National Concert Hall The Waste Land – By T. S. Eliot “April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing…” If you’re looking […]
Interview with Breda McCann – Two Minutes – Civic Theatre
Interview with Breda McCann – Two Minutes – Civic Theatre Interview with Breda McCann, writer of Two Minutes, running at the Civic Studio, Tallaght, April 16th to 19th. Starring: Wayne Leitch and […]
Album of the Week – 04/04/25
Album of the Week – 04/04/25 The band that sounds nothing like the original Black Country, New Road, have released a new album called Forever Howlong. It’s recorder heavy, as you would […]
New Irish Music: David Murphy & Ether Ensemble
New Irish Music: David Murphy & Ether Ensemble by Killian Laher David Murphy is taking a relatively old-fashioned instrument, the steel guitar, and bringing it in a new direction. He is releasing […]
Jeff Wayne’s War Of The Worlds – The Spirit of Man Tour – Review
Jeff Wayne’s War Of The Worlds – The Spirit of Man Tour – Review by Fran Winston March 30th, 3 Arena Starring: Max George, Maisie Smith, Rou Reynolds, Charlie Simpson, Nathan James, […]
The Book of Mormon – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
The Book of Mormon – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review 01 April – 03 May 2025 THE BOOK OF MORMON The Mormons are back, or so the ads tell us! In […]
No More Workhorse 