Minding Frankie – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Fran Winston June 6th – June 17th 7.30pm nightly. Matinee Saturday June 10th 2.30pm – Tickets €25-€37 Adapted for the stage by Shay Linehan, […]
Minding Frankie – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Dubliners Women – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review
Dubliners Women (from Joyce’s Dubliners) – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review by P. McGovern Until June 17th Bloomsday Festival – until June 17th There is a feeling about this production that all […]
Q&A with Paul Kiernan from Booka Brass Band
Q&A with Paul Kiernan from Booka Brass Band Booka Brass play Saturday night of Down With Jazz festival this weekend (10-11th June). See them and a full programme of other great Irish […]
New Music – Mogwai – Coolverine
New Music – Mogwai – Coolverine The first single from the new album Every Country’s Sun and there are guitars! It bodes well for the new release. Enjoy it below. The video […]
Berlin Syndrome – Film Review
Berlin Syndrome – Film Review by Frank L Director: Cate Shortland Writers: Shaun Grant (screenplay), Melanie Joosten (novel) Stars: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Lucie Aron Clare (Teresa Palmer) is an Australian backpacker […]
Tindersticks – Minute Bodies – Album Review
Tindersticks – Minute Bodies – Album Review by Killian Laher As well as releasing albums of exquisite dark soul, Tindersticks have also released numerous soundtracks over more than 20 years. This is […]
Forbidden Fruit – Bon Iver – Kilmainham – Live Review – 05-06-17
Fruit Forbidden – Kilmainham – Live Review – 05-06-17 A full day of music hand picked by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver in the beautiful surroundings of Kilmainham, what could possibly […]
Forbidden Fruit – Photos – 5-06-17 – Danny Brown, Flying Lotus and More
Forbidden Fruit – Photos – 05-06-17 – Lisa Hannigan, The Staves & More The tents became all important at this festival, with some becoming full to capacity on this wet day. Luckily […]
Forbidden Fruit – Photos – 05-06-17 – Lisa Hannigan, The Staves & More
Forbidden Fruit – Photos – 05-06-17 – Lisa Hannigan, The Staves & More Monday of Forbidden Fruit was curated by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and the main ‘Original Stage’ had a […]
Forbidden Fruit – Bon Iver – Kilmainham – Photos – 05-06-17
Forbidden Fruit Monday – Kilmainham – Photos – 05-06-17 Bon Iver visited Dublin for the first time in 5 years and the first time since the release of their 22, A Million […]
Dublin Event Guide (5-6-17 – 11-6-17)
Another summer week filled with festivals and other exciting odds and ends! Outside of Dublin, there’s the Carlow Arts Festival 2017 (7 – 13th June) which includes the Festival of Writing and […]
The Ghost Who Bled – Gregory Norminton – Book Review
The Ghost Who Bled – Gregory Norminton – Book Review by P. Viale. Gregory Norminton’s second collection of short stories takes the reader on a journey from Malaysia to East Anglia, Cambodia […]
Big Thief – Capacity – Album Review
Big Thief – Capacity – Album Review Released 9th June 2017 on Saddle Creek The follow up to last year’s Masterpiece, this album was recorded in the depths of winter in Upstate […]
Desertshore – Arc of an Arrow Blind – Album Review
Desertshore – Arc of an Arrow Blind – Album Review by Killian Laher American instrumental band Desertshore are a band loosely associated with Mark Kozelek, in fact guitar player Phil Carney is […]
My Life As A Courgette – Film Review
My Life As A Courgette – Film Review by Bridget Deevy Director: Claude Barras Writers: Gilles Paris (novel), Céline Sciamma (screenplay) Stars: Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud This new Oscar nominated, […]
Stones in his Pockets – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Stones in his Pockets – Smock Alley Theatre – Review by P. McGovern Until – 10 Jun | 7:30pm Celebrating its 21st birthday this year, Marie Jones’s Stones in his Pockets has […]
Wonder Woman – Film Review
Wonder Woman – Film Review Director: Patty Jenkins Writers: Allan Heinberg (screenplay), Zack Snyder (story by) Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright Diana has lived on her island for her whole […]
After the Storm – Film Review
After the Storm – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Hirokazu Koreeda Writers: Hirokazu Koreeda (original story), Hirokazu Koreeda (screenplay) Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Yôko Maki, Satomi Kobayashi In Cinemas Now. Ryota (Hiroshi […]
Win Tickets to Down With Jazz – Grand Social – 10-06-17
We have a pair of tickets to give away to Down With Jazz on Saturday (June 10th) in the Grand Social, Dublin. To be in with a chance of winning, answer the […]
Imagining Liam – The Teachers Club – Review
Imagining Liam – The Teachers Club – Review May 29 – June 10 Monday to Saturday nights. The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1. Photography by Roger Kenny. Imagining Liam […]
The Shepherd (El Pastor) – Film Review
The Shepherd (El Pastor) – Film Review Director: Jonathan Cenzual Burley Writer: Jonathan Cenzual Burley Stars: Maribel Iglesias, Miguel Martín, Alfonso Mendiguchía Anselmo is a simple man in his mid 50s living […]
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit 2017 – Stage Times
So, you’ve been counting the days, minutes and hours, and it’s finally arrived! Check out the full runners and riders below.
Ulrika Spacek – Modern English Decoration – Album Review
Ulrika Spacek – Modern English Decoration – Album Review by Killian Laher Very much an album for guitar fans, Ulrika Spacek’s second album opens with some SST-era Sonic Youth licks on Mimi […]
Extraterrestrial Events – Beckett Theatre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Extraterrestrial Events – Beckett Theatre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review World Premiere – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Sat 27 & Sun 28 May 2017 This piece was inspired by the writings […]
Charlie’s a Clepto – Axis Ballymun – Review
Charlie’s a Clepto – Axis Ballymun – Review by Bridget Deevy Irish Tour Details below. In this new one-woman play, written and performed by Claire Monnelly, directed by Aaron Monaghan, and produced […]
Baywatch – Film Review
Baywatch – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Seth Gordon Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Jon Bass, and Ilfenesh Hadera. For people of a certain age, Baywatch was an […]
TV Picks of the Week – 29-05-17
TV PICKS OF THE WEEK By Lisa Jewell Make a date or set your DVR for our top telly choices this week Film – Heat – Monday 29 May, 11.10pm, Film4 A […]
Dublin Event Guide (29-5-17 – 4-6-17)
All hail Forbidden Fruit 2017 (3 Jun – 5 Jun) as the big event in town this week. There’s Orbital, Aphex Twin and Bon Iver over the three day festival, and a […]
Deep Dish – Abbey Theatre – Review – Dublin Dance Festival
Deep Dish – Abbey Theatre – Review – Dublin Dance Festival Austria | Irish Premiere. Presented in association with the Abbey Theatre Deep Dish – (Chris Haring / Liquid Loft) Dates – […]
No More Workhorse 