Movies This Week – 03-01-19 I was a little disappointed by the Favourite. Am I allowed to say that out loud? It was well made and acted, but lacked the madness I […]
Movies This Week – 03-01-19
A Year in Music – 2018 – Chris Hooson (Dakota Suite) – Part 1
A Year in Music – 2018 – Chris Hooson (Dakota Suite) – Part 1 by Killian Laher What are your favourite albums of 2018? Aaron Parks – Little Big I have loved […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 02-01-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 02-01-19 The main event in town is definitely the First Fortnight Festival, which has a multitude of happenings around the theme of mental health. There’s lots […]
RBG – Film Review
RBG – Film Review by Frank L. Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West Stars: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bill Clinton, Sharron Frontiero Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born in 1933 in Brooklyn to a first […]
Angelo de Augustine – Tomb – Album Review
Angelo de Augustine – Tomb – Album Review by Killian Laher American singer-songwriter Angelo de Augustine returns with his third album, the awkwardly-titled Tomb. The title track which opens the album sees […]
A Look Ahead to 2019 in Music
A Look Ahead to 2019 in Music – by Killian Laher It already looks like a good year in 2019 with lots of new albums on the way. First up will be […]
A Year in Music – 2018 – Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur)
A Year in Music – 2018 – Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur) by Killian Laher It’s been a while since we’ve been in touch. What have you been up to? This year […]
Top 10 Albums of the Year – 2018 – Editor’s Choice
Top 10 Albums of the Year – 2018 – by Morgan Quinn Another good year for music, and isn’t it always! I get very frustrated when people say it was a bad […]
A Year in Music – 2018 – Cathal Cully (Girls Names)
A Year in Music – 2018 – Cathal Cully (Girls Names) by Killian Laher What are your favourite albums of 2018? Pendant – Make Me Know You Sweet Lesilie Winer + Jay […]
A Year in Music – 2018 – Patrick M Barrett (Hedge Schools)
A Year in Music 2018 – Patrick M Barrett (Hedge Schools) – by Killian Laher What are your favourite albums of 2018? Kathryn Joseph – From When I Wake The Want Is. […]
A Year in Music – 2018 – Paul Page (ex-Whipping Boy)
A Year in Music – 2018 – Paul Page (ex-Whipping Boy) – by Killian Laher What are your favourite albums of 2018? Kathryn Joseph’s ‘From When I Wake the Want Is’ was […]
A Year In Music – Niall McCann (Film Director)
A Year In Music – Niall McCann (Film Director) by Killian Laher Records of the year 2018 As usual I didn’t get to listen to as many records as I’d have wished […]
A Year in Music – 2018 – RM Hubbert
A Year in Music – 2018 – RM Hubbert – by Killian Laher What are your favourite albums of 2018? In no particular order : Bananas – Malcolm Middleton Daphne & Celeste […]
Thirst (and other bits of Flann) – Abbey (Peacock) – Review
Thirst (and other bits of Flann) – Abbey (Peacock) – Review Abbey Theatre presents Agro Grimace – Thirst (and other bits of Flann) 18 December – 5 January – On the Peacock […]
A Year in Music – 2018 – Mark Eitzel
A Year in Music – 2018 – Mark Eitzel by Killian Laher It’s been a while since we’ve been in touch. What have you been up to? Ah – I’ve been co-writing […]
Best Film of 2018 – #10-01
Best Film of 2018 – #10-01 Here at the Workhorse, we love film. We love the quirky ones, the odd ball ones and the ones that are a bit messed up. Here […]
A Year In Music – 2018 – Nadine O’Regan (Journalist)
A Year In Music – 2018 – Nadine O’Regan (Journalist) – Interview by Killian Laher What are your favourite albums of 2018? Tough question, but the albums I’ve returned to again and […]
Best Film of 2018 – #20-11
Best Film of 2018 – #20-11 Here are some of the films we loved this year. 20. Glory – “It is a film that will frustrate you, make you feel deeply connected […]
Mary Poppins Returns – Film Review
Mary Poppins Returns – Film Review by Katie McCann Director: Rob Marshall Writers: David Magee (screenplay by), David Magee (screen story by) etc. Stars: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw With any […]
How to Catch a Star – The Ark – Review
How to Catch a Star – The Ark – Review by Lesley-Ann Whelan, Dublin 5th December-30th December Branar Teatar do Phaisti return to the Ark with their adaptation of Irish author Oliver […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 18-12-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 18-12-18 Well, it’s pretty much the same as last week, to be honest! We do have one new production to get excited about with Thirst (and […]
Bolstoff – Smock Alley – Review
Bolstoff – Smock Alley – Review BOLSTOFF: A Modern Actor’s Introduction to Advanced Contemporary Performance 14 + 15 Dec Wicker Socks Facebook Page Who was the mysterious Bolstoff and what can we […]
Live Music in Dublin – 17-12-18
Live Music in Dublin – 17-12-18 Don’t expect much from this week. Sorry! We do have lots of home grown acts performing around the city though. Also, there are lots of other […]
Love Letter to Okkervil River
Love Letter to Okkervil River – by Thomas Slattery Written shortly after Okkervil River’s two recent dates in Ireland (12/10/18- Roisin Dubh, Galway & 13/10/18 – Grand Social, Dublin). One of the gigs […]
Bumblebee – Film Review
Bumblebee – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Travis Knight Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Ortiz, Jason Drucker, Pamela Adlon In cinemas December 24th Previews December 14th […]
Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals – Book Review
Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals – Book Review Author: Rob Maguire Illustrator: Aga Grandowicz This is a book aimed at the smarter child in your life. As the name […]
Come From Away – Abbey Theatre – Review
Come From Away – Abbey Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern The Abbey Theatre in a Co-Production with Junkyard Dog Productions and Smith & Brant Theatricals – Until 19th January Production will […]
Hammock – Universalis – Album Review
Hammock – Universalis – Album Review by Killian Laher After the choral explorations of last year’s Mysterium, Hammock return with a fully instrumental album. This one is unremiittingly lovely. Early on in […]
Aquaman – Film Review
Aquaman – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: James Wan Starring: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Kidman In cinemas December 12th Although […]
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