Greetings Hero – Stories by Aiden O’Reilly – Review by Helen O’Leary This is a first collection of short stories by Aiden O’Reilly, who is a new addition to our strong tradition […]
Greetings Hero – Stories by Aiden O’Reilly – Book Review
Fortune’s Wheel – Movie Review
Fortune’s Wheel – Review by Emily Elphinstone The idea of Lions living in Dublin’s Fairview may be a strange one, but Joe Lee’s documentary Fortune’s Wheel describes just that. In November 1951, […]
One Night in Istanbul – Gaiety Theatre – Review
One Night in Istanbul – Gaiety Theatre – Review 2 June 2015 – 6 June 2015 Where were you on the 25th of May 2005? For a certain group of people that […]
New Music – Beirut – No No No
Zach is back, and this time he’s on 4AD, so if Future Islands are anything to go by, he’ll be Indie royalty by about Christmas. We love him here, so all good. […]
Spy – Movie Review
Spy – Movie Review by C.K. MacNamara Director/Writer: Paul Feig Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Jessica Chaffin Satirical spin offs of popular movies are one of the many unfortunate by-products […]
Man Up – Movie Review V2.0
Man Up – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Ben Palmer Starring: Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Olivia Williams, Rory Kinnear, Stephen Campbell Moore, Sharon Horgan, Harriet Walters, Ken Stott, Dean Charles […]
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit 2015 – Sunday Review
As soon as I left my house on the way to Kilmainham, I was confronted by a shower of biblical proportions as the heavens opened to expose God’s wrath against concert goers! […]
Things To Do In Dublin (1-06-15 – 7-06-15)
After the madness of last week, it’s a bit quieter this week. There’s still more than enough to keep the average punter happy though. There’s Patti Smith at IMMA on Monday 1st […]
The Dead Lands – Movie Review
The Dead Lands – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Toa Fraser Set in what is now known as New Zealand in some prehistoric, atavistic past a tribe has been wiped […]
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit 2015
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit 2015 – Review by Frances Winston Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8. Friday May 29th The opening night of weekend festivals can be a bit hit and miss. As the […]
San Andreas – Movie Review
San Andreas – Movie Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Brad Peyton Starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Paul Giamatti, Kylie Minogue In cinemas May 28th It wouldn’t be […]
Man Up – Movie Review
Man Up – Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Ben Palmer Writer: Tess Morris Stars: Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Ophelia Lovibond It’s been a while since British rom-coms have hit the heights of […]
Eight Women – Smock Alley – Review
Eight women have one man in common. They all have different relationships with him. He is their father, their husband, their brother, their employer and their lover. He is Marcel, a multi-millionaire […]
The Beatyard – Dun Laoghaire Harbour – August 1st & 2nd
Details of a seriously tasty festival just dropped into my inbox, and I felt in the mood to share. With Four Tet, Neneh Cherry and Sister Sledge, it’s an impressive line up […]
60 Minutes In Dublin Vol. II – New Theatre – Review
60 minutes in Dublin Vol. ll at The New Theatre Temple Bar Maylin Productions is an interesting and enterprising young theatre company and this, its second “60 minutes in Dublin” show, is […]
New Music – Baio – Brainwash Yyrr Face
Baio is the bass player with Vampire Weekend, and this is his first single off his debut album after having released a series of EPs. You can see the results below, they’re […]
Peruvian Voodoo – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Peruvian Voodoo – Written and Directed by Lee Coffey Following the slick, swift text of Leper & Chip written by Lee Coffey, he continues with a text of machine-gun rapidity in Peruvian […]
Timbuktu – Movie Review
Timbuktu – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako Writers: Abderrahmane Sissako (screenplay), Kessen Tall (screenplay) Stars: Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, Toulou Kiki Timbuktu, Mali has been taken over by […]
San Andreas – Movie Review
San Andreas – Movie Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Brad Peyton Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Colton Haynes The hulking wall of eldritch muscle known to us mortals as Dwayne […]
The Gigli Concert – Gate Theatre – Review
The Gigli Concert by Tom Murphy – Gate Theatre Directed by David Grindley Starring – Dawn Bradfield, Declan Conlon and Denis Conway J P W King (Conlon) is a Dynamatologist, a quack […]
Down With Jazz 2015 Timetable
Another festival this weekend is the wonderful ‘Down with Jazz’ which takes place in Meeting House Square. The festival is in its 4th year, and is a chilled out affair that will […]
Forbidden Fruit 2015 Timetable
So, it’s finally here. After many months of discussion Forbidden Fruit kicks off festival season proper. The runners and riders are all below, so you can check out where you want to […]
The Connection – Movie Review
The Connection – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Cedric Jimenez Writers: Audrey Diwan (screenplay), Cédric Jimenez (screenplay) Stars: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette Inspired by the French Connection, the […]
Valet – Nature – Album Review
Valet – Nature – Album Review by Killian Laher Valet’s latest album Nature sure as hell conjures up lazy summer days, from the languid chords and Honey Owen’s blissed out vocal on […]
Danny Collins – Movie Review
Danny Collins – Movie Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Dan Fogelman Writer: Dan Fogelman (screenplay) Stars: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner The concept of an ageing rockstar seeking redemption is not […]
Things To Do In Dublin (25-05-15 – 31-05-15)
I guess it’s officially summer? This week is packed with festivals and events. This week there’s the Foo Fighters at Slaine and Forbidden Fruit, along with the Life Festival in Belvedere House. […]
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – Loin Des Hommes OST – Album Review
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – Loin Des Hommes OST – Album Review by Killian Laher Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have dipped into instrumental soundtrack work with increasing regularity in the […]
Tomorrowland: A World Beyond – Movie Review
Tomorrowland: A World Beyond – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Brad Bird Starring: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key In cinemas May 22nd […]
Jockey – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review
Jockey – The Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin 2 – Review by Francis Winston Runs until Friday 22nd May at 8pm nightly. Tickets €22/18 From the WillFredd Theatre Company and dancer […]
No More Workhorse 