Miss Panti – Queen of Ireland – DVD Release – by Frank L At a suitably glittering occasion in the Panti Bar, Miss Panti at the unlikely hour of 10.30 a.m. (nota […]
The Queen of Ireland – DVD Release and Queen’s Speech!
Moving On – Documentary Review
Moving On – Review by Frank L. Created on behalf of the Peter McVerry Trust and St.Gobain plc This is a short documentary which tells how the Peter McVerry Trust, which is […]
Ryley Walker – Primrose Green – Album Review
Ryley Walker – Primrose Green – Album Review by Killian Laher American guitarist Ryley Walker takes the listener on a trip back to the halcyon days of the late 60s/early 70s singer-songwriter […]
Lloyd Cole – A Year in Music
We asked Lloyd Cole for his thoughts on a year in music. You can see the results below… Tell me about some of the music you enjoyed most in 2015, can […]
Sublime and Ridiculous – Art Exhibitions in London – Review
Francisco de Goya – The Family of the Infante Don Luis de Borbón – 1783-4 – Oil on canvas – 248 x 328 cm – Fondazione Magnani Rocca, Parma, Italy – 197 […]
The Forbidden Room – Film Review
The Forbidden Room – Film Review by Shane Larkin Directors: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson Writers: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson Stars: Roy Dupuis, Clara Furey, Louis Negin If watching a movie can generally […]
The Hedge Schools – At The End Of A Winding Day – Album Review
The Hedge Schools – At The End Of A Winding Day – Album Review by Killian Laher One of the finer albums released this year was At The End Of A Winding […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Film Review
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: JJ Abrams Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, […]
Jameson Done In 60 Seconds – Competition
Any budding film makers in our midst? If so, you need to know about the Jameson Gone in 60 Seconds competition! And what can you win, I hear you ask? A trip […]
Sisters – Film Review
Sisters – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Jason Moore Writer: Paula Pell (screenplay) Stars: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph The heady concoction of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in the […]
You Never Can Tell – Abbey Theatre – Review
You Never Can Tell – Abby Theatre – Review Dates: 2 December – 6 February 2016 You Never Can Tell is a play by George Bernard Shaw, first performed in 1897, which […]
Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie – Film Review
Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Steve Martino Writers: Bryan Schulz, Craig Schulz Stars: Noah Schnapp, Bill Melendez, Hadley Belle Miller It’s been a […]
EL VY – Vicar Street – 13-12-15 – Live Review
EL VY – Vicar Street – 13-12-15 – Gig Review EL VY’s existence as a band was announced in August of this year, comprising of Matt Berninger, vocalist and lyricist of The […]
Dublin Event Guide (14-12-15 – 20-12-15)
Wait, I feel a disturbance in the force, is there some, strange film out this week? Yes, this is the week some people have been looking forward to for about a year. […]
Grandma – Film Review V2.0
Grandma – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Paul Weitz Starring: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, Laverne Cox, Sam Elliott, Nat Wolff, John Cho In cinemas December […]
Fleabag – Smock Alley – Review
Fleabag – Smock Alley – Review Fri 11th – Sun 13th December at 8pm in The Boys’ School Saturday matinee 2pm We get to meet the protagonist of the piece as she […]
Passenger 23 – Audible Book Review
Passenger 23 – Audible Review by Patrick V. Passenger 23 by Sebastian Fitzek Narrated by Max Beesley, Rebecca Hall, Anthony Head, Robert Glenister, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Sian Phillips Warning: If you’re planning on […]
Paul Page (Whipping Boy) – A Year in Music
Paul Page (Between The Bars blog, ex-Whipping Boy) Tell me about some of the music you enjoyed most in 2015, can be new or old. So many great new records in 2015, […]
A Christmas Carol – Smock Alley – Review
A Christmas Carol – Smock Alley – Review by Fran Winston Until December 22nd in the Main Space 7.30pm nightly with matinees Saturdays and Sundays at 2.30pm. Tickets €15/12 or €50 for […]
By the Sea – Film Review
By the Sea – Film Review by Frank L. Written and Directed by Angelina Jolie Pitt Stars: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Mélanie Laurent Vanessa (Angelina Jolie) and her husband Roland (Brad Pitt) […]
The Dead – Project Arts Centre – Review
The Dead – Project Arts Centre – Review by Frank L. An Opera based on the story by James Joyce Composer Ellen Cranitch Dates: 9 – 12 December Matinee: 12 December 3.00pm […]
Ane Brun – Vicar Street – Live Review
Ane Brun – Vicar Street – Live Review by Andrew Darley There was an upbeat mood in Dublin’s Vicar Street as Ane Brun marked the final night of her Directions tour. Backed […]
Glen Austin and the RTE Contempo Quartet – Concert Review
Glen Austin and the RTE Contempo Quartet – Concert Review by Fran Winston The Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoighre, Co Dublin Saturday 5th December 2015 They say you can tell a good song […]
Way Beyond the Blue – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Way Beyond the Blue – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frank L. Written and Performed by Nessa Mathews Strictly this play is a monologue but the Woman speaks on various occasions with […]
Interview Hannah O’Reilly – Fleabag – Smock Alley
We had the chance to interview Hannah O’Reilly, ahead of her performance in Fleabag in Smock Alley. We talked about performing solo and the Waking the Feminists movement among other things! You […]
Grandma – Film Review
Grandma – Film Review by Frank L. Written and Directed by Paul Weitz Stars: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden Elle Reid (Lily Tomlin) is Grandma and Tomlin clearly relishes the […]
Top 10 Albums of 2015 – Andrew Darley
Andrew Darley – 10 Albums of 2015 10. Steve Hauschildt – Where All Is Fled On Steve Hauschildt’s newest album, he carves out graceful and melancholic soundscapes. With moods and textures which […]
Pleasure Ground – Smock Alley – Review
Pleasure Ground -Smock Alley – Review Mon 7th – Thu 10th December in The Boys’ School at 8pm David was a young man with the world at his feet. He was bright, […]
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict – Film Review
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland Born into the newly-mega-rich Guggenheim clan in New York at the end of the nineteenth century, Peggy […]
No More Workhorse 