We had the chance to interview Jarlath Tivnan, the writer and one of the stars of Pleasure Ground, which returns to Smock Alley before continuing around Ireland. It was one of our […]
Interview with Jarlath Tivnan – Pleasure Ground – Smock Alley
Aidan Moffat – Where You’re Meant To Be – Album Review
Aidan Moffat – Where You’re Meant To Be – Album Review by Killian Laher In 2014, Aidan Moffat made a film documenting traditional Scottish music, rewriting and touring these songs. He has […]
Sons of Kemet – Sugar Club – Review
Sons of Kemet – Sugar Club – 07-04-16 – Review – Promoted by ChoiceCuts and IMC Sons of Kemet are a four piece from Britain that have been making waves over the […]
Dheepan – Film Review
Dheepan – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Jacques Audiard Writers: Jacques Audiard (dialogue), Jacques Audiard (screenplay) Stars: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby A refugee camp in Sri Lanka, at the […]
My Name is Emily – Film Review
My Name is Emily – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Simon Fitzmaurice Starring: Evanna Lynch, Michael Smiley, George Webster, Sarah Minto, Deirdre Mullins, Declan Conlon, Ali White, Stella McCusker, Martin McCann, Cathy Belton In cinemas February 8th The […]
New Music – Trashcan Sinatras – Wild Pendulum
Trashcan Sinatras Announce New Album Wild Pendulum, produced by Mike Mogis, for May 13th. Without exaggeration, the Trashcan Sinatras are in my top five live bands of all time! They really capture […]
Win Tickets for Ultima Thule – Project Arts Centre
We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for Ultima Thule at the Project Arts Centre on the 14-04-16. To be in with a chance of winning answer the […]
The Huntsman: Winter’s War – Film Review
The Huntsman: Winter’s War – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Writers: Evan Spiliotopoulos, Craig Mazin Stars: Sam Claflin, Chris Hemsworth, Emily Blunt The idea of a Snow White sequel […]
Slice The Thief – Smock Alley – Review
Slice The Thief – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. Mon 4th – Sat 9th April @ 8pm | Boys School Slice the Thief – written by Lee Coffey The title […]
Sunder – Moore Street – Preview
Sunder tickets go on sale this morning and are not to be missed. I was lucky enough to be at an early preview of the production which took place as part of […]
No Heroes by Anna Seidl – Book Review
No Heroes by Anna Seidl, translated by Siobhan Parkinson. Book Review by Emily Elphinstone It’s not often that openly weeping by chapter three can be classed as an entirely good thing; but […]
Midnight Special – Film Review
Midnight Special – Film Review Director: Jeff Nichols Writer: Jeff Nichols Stars: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst Michael Shannon plays Roy, a man trying to do his best for his son […]
Mogwai – Atomic OST – Album Review
Mogwai – Atomic OST – Album Review by Killian Laher Mogwai’s eleventh album, and third full soundtrack is their most electronic to date. A soundtrack to the Mark Cousins movie Atomic about […]
Win Tickets to Pleasure Ground – Smock Alley
We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for Pleasure Ground at Smock Alley on April 10th. To be in with a chance of winning – Email nomoreworkhorse@gmail.com, mark […]
The Man Who Knew Infinity – Film Review
The Man Who Knew Infinity – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Matt Brown Writers: Matt Brown (screenplay), Matt Brown Stars: Jeremy Irons, Dev Patel, Toby Jones The Man who Knew Infinity […]
Solar Bears – Advancement – Album Review
Solar Bears – Advancement – Album Review by Killian Laher Irish electronica duo Solar Bears return with their third album; Advancement. For the uninitiated, their recorded output tends to lean more towards […]
Quicksand – Henning Mankell – Audible Book Review
Quicksand – Henning Mankell – Audible Book Review by Pat V. In 2011 Henning Mankell’s last novel featuring Inspector Kurt Wallander “The Troubled Man” was published in English. It is much darker […]
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 […]
Win Midnight Special Merchandise Pack
WIN MIDNIGHT SPECIAL MERCHANDISE To celebrate the release of Midnight Special (cert 12a) we’re giving you the chance to win a mysterious Midnight Special merchandise pack including; a black t shirt with […]
39 Steps – Lyric Theatre – Review
The 39 Steps – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Dates & Times 29 Mar – 16 Apr – Tues – Sat: 7:45pm – Sat & Sun matinee: 2:30pm Patrick Barlow’s […]
Irish Festival Guide 2016 – Borris Festival Announce Michael Chabon, Martin Hayes and More…
The Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas continues to punch above its weight, with a new list of artists announced which includes Michael Chabon, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures […]
Despite The Falling Snow by Shamim Sarif – Book Review
Despite the Falling Snow – Shamim Sarif – Book Review by Patrick V. John Blake Publishing has issued a new edition of Shamim Sarif’s 2004 novel, Despite the Falling Snow, prior to […]
Victoria – Film Review
Victoria – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Sebastian Schipper Writers: Sebastian Schipper (story), Olivia Neergaard-Holm (story) Stars: Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski Victoria (Laia Costa) is a young Spanish […]
Farewell to TXFM
Farewell to TXFM, we hardly knew ye! Yesterday we were greeted with the news that TXFM would cease to trade with the loss of 6 full time jobs. It’s a little over […]
Julius Caesar- Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Julius Caesar – Smock Alley Theatre – Review by Frank L. by William Shakespeare produced by Tartarus Theatre Company According to the director Robbie O’Raw’s notes, this is Tartarus Theatre Company’s first […]
Irish Festival Guide 2016 – Body&Soul Festival Announces Second Round of Acts
One of the strangest head liners in a while have just been announced in the Gloaming, but when you think about it, it makes perfect sense. Anyone that can sell out the […]
Interview with ‘Mammal’ Writer & Director Rebecca Daly
Interview with ‘Mammal’ Writer & Director Rebecca Daly In Rebecca Daly’s new film, ‘Mammal’, the writer-director explores how unconventional circumstances can lead us into a place of understanding. Following Margaret (Rachel Griffiths), […]
The 39 Steps – Gaiety Theatre – Review
The 39 Steps – Gaiety Theatre – 29 March 2016 – 2 April 2016 Richard Hannay is a young, frivolous man who visits a theatre to watch Mr. Memory; a stage show […]
New Irish Music – Dylan Tighe – Wabi-Sabi Soul
Dylan Tighe is back with a new album ‘Wabi-Sabi Soul’ which will be released next month. He also has a couple of interesting gigs/ events including a 3D Listening party at the […]
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