Kilkenny Arts Festival – Programme Details The details of the Kilkenny Arts Festival have just been released! As ever, there’s a heavy emphasis on classical music, but there really is something for […]
Kilkenny Arts Festival – Programme Details
Escaped Alone – Project Arts Centre – Review
Escaped Alone – Project Arts Centre – Review Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill Hatch Theatre Company and Everyman Theatre in association with Once Off Productions Dates: 19 – 28 June Running Time: […]
Album of the Week – 20/06/25
Album of the Week – 20/06/25 There’s a new compilation from The B-52’s released this week simply called “The Warner and Reprise Years”. If you want to relive their glory days, we […]
SIX – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review
SIX – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review Dates: 17 – 28 June 2025 Concepts behind Musicals can often be quite bizarre, but this one has to be right up there. The […]
Rattling Ark – O’Regans – Live Review – 18/06/25
Rattling Ark – O’Regans, Dublin – Live Review – 18/06/25 by Killian Laher The last of a three-date residency saw Kevin Murphy, Thomas Haugh and Lizzie Murtough perform as Rattling Ark in […]
Q&A with Lauren Farrell – Dancing At Lughnasa – 3Olympia
Q&A with Lauren Farrell – Dancing At Lughnasa – 3Olympia Gate Theatre in association with 3Olympia Presents Dancing At Lughnasa Date: Fri 27th Jun 2025 – Sat 26th Jul 2025 Lauren Farrell […]
Kim Deal – Vicar Street – Live Review – 16/06/25
Kim Deal – Vicar Street – Live Review – 16/06/25 by Killian Laher Vicar Street was pretty packed for the visit of Kim Deal and band. Not a bad turnout for a […]
Nine Inch Nails – 3Arena – Live Review – 15/06/25
Nine Inch Nails – 3Arena, Dublin – Live Review by Killian Laher The Dublin venue was packed out for the first visit of Trent Reznor and co to Dublin in 18 years, […]
The Cave – Abbey Theatre – Review
The Cave – Abbey Theatre – Review Dates: 6 June – 18 July 2025 Photos by Ros Kavanagh The Cave tells the story of two brothers. We meet Bopper (Aaron Monaghan) and […]
Album of the Week – 13/06/25
Album of the Week – 13/06/25 There are new albums this week from the likes of Neil Young and Chrome Hearts (Talkin to the Trees), Patrick Wolf (Crying the Neck) and Steve […]
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life – Film Review
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life – Film Review (Jane Austen a gâché ma vie) Director – Laura Piani Writer – Laura Piani Stars – Camille Rutherford, Pablo Pauly, Charlie Anson Agathe Robinson […]
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts – Talkin to the Trees – Album Review
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts – Talkin to the Trees – Album Review by Killian Laher Neil Young’s 97th album, now playing with the Chrome Hearts. Okay, I exaggerate, but the […]
Joseph Chester – Au Revoir Tristesse – Album Review
Joseph Chester – Au Revoir Tristesse – Album Review Album Launch – Date: Friday, 13 Jun 2025 – Time: 8:00PM – Venue: Kevin Barry Recital Room, NCH. Joe Chester is one of […]
The Black Wolfe Tone – Project Arts Centre – Review
The Black Wolfe Tone – Project Arts Centre – Review The Black Wolf Tone by Fishamble: The New Play Company and Irish Repertory Theatre Written and Performed by Kwaku Fortune Dates: 4 […]
In The Meadows – 07/06/25 – Festival Review
In The Meadows – 07/06/25 – Festival Review In the Meadows – 07/06/25 at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham After the resounding success of last year’s inaugural In […]
Album of the Week – 06/06/25
Album of the Week – 06/06/25 Pulp have a new album this week! Hard to believe that one really. It’s their first 24 years, and it’s lots of fun! You can hear […]
Love and Other Promises – New Theatre – Review
Love and Other Promises – New Theatre – Review We meet Rachel (Emma Dargan-Reid) and Fiona (Kathy McGarry) after a birthday party for one of their 3 children. The two have lived […]
Dangerous Animals – Film Review
Dangerous Animals – Film Review Director – Sean Byrne Writer – Nick Lepard Stars – Hassie Harrison, Jai Courtney, Josh Heuston In case you’re wondering, the Dangerous Animals of the title of […]
New Music – BC Camplight – A Sober Conversation
New Music – BC Camplight – A Sober Conversation With a new album now only 3 weeks away, BC has decided to gift us with a music video for the title song, […]
In The Meadows 2025 – Stage Times
In The Meadows 2025 – Stage Times With the Festival only 5 days away, we thought it was time to look at the various stages. Get there early as Dr John Cooper […]
Album of the Week – 30/05/25
Album of the Week – 30/05/25 Do you want to feel old? They’ve just released a 10th Anniversary Edition of Carrie & Lowell (Sufjan Stevens)! Do you want to feel really old? […]
Karate Kid: Legends – Film Review
Karate Kid: Legends – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jonathan Entwistle Starring: Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio, Ben Wang, Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, Ming-Na Wen Hot on the heels of the […]
Strong Wind – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Strong Wind – Smock Alley Theatre – Review Dates: 6 – 31 May 2025 @ 8pm, 31 May @ 3pm – Boys’ School Jon Olav Fosse is a Norwegian author, translator, and […]
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review by Brian Merriman Presented in association with Tina Turner Dates: 27 May – 14 June 2025 Just two years ago […]
Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles – Album Review
Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles – Album Review by Killian Laher After the, for want of a better word, shitshow that was White Roses, My God, Alan Sparhawk has teamed up […]
The Divine Comedy – Album and Gig News
The Divine Comedy – Album and Gig News For the Divine Comedy fans amongst us, this is certainly good news! There’s a new album on the horizon – Rainy Sunday Afternoon – out 19 […]
Scorched Earth – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Scorched Earth – Dublin Dance Festival – Review On the Abbey Stage – Dates: 23 – 24 May 2025 Written, Directed and Choreographed by Luke Murphy Scorched Earth runs at the Galway […]
Robert Forster – Strawberries – Album Review
Robert Forster – Strawberries – Album Review by Killian Laher The former Go-Betweens man follows up 2023’s The Candle and the Flame relatively quickly with an album recorded with a band in […]
Album of the Week — 23/05/25
Album of the Week — 23/05/25 This week sees new releases from the likes of Sparks (MAD!) and Pan Amsterdam (Confines). There’s even an impossible new album from Stereolab (Instant Holograms On […]
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