The Last Foundling – A little boy left behind, The mother who wanted him back – Tom H. Mackenzie – Review by Frances Winston Published by Pan and MacMillan This book could […]
The Last Foundling – Tom H. Mackenzie – Book Review
Gig Announcements – tUnE-yArDs & Sharon Van Etten
A couple of gigs for early next year that have just been announced. Tune Yards is quickly approaching legendary status around these parts, and if you haven’t seen her live, she comes […]
Movies That Scared Me – Halloween Special
Movies That Scared Me – Halloween Special – by Mary Donnelly As Hallowe’en is coming around again I thought it was timely to write a post on the films that scared me. […]
The Guarantee – Movie Review
The Guarantee – Review by Frank L. Director: Ian Power Writers: Colin Murphy Stars: Peter Coonan, David Murray, Orla Fitzgerald Fishamble Theatre Company last year was responsible for bringing Colin Murphy’s play […]
Joe Prop – Smock Alley – Review
Joe Prop – Review by Frances Winston Smock Alley Theatre, Exchange Street Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 – Runs 27th October – 1st November – Tickets €15/12/10 Having started as a short […]
Competition – Win Tickets for The Girls of Dublin Town – The Sugar Club
We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for The Girls of Dublin at the Sugar Club on Sunday November 2nd. To be in with a chance of winning, […]
One Million Dubliners – Movie Review
One Million Dubliners – Review by Frank L. Director: Aoife Kelleher Writer: James Mitchell This is the story of Glasnevin cemetery and the more than a million bodies which have been buried […]
Halloween 2014 – National Leprechaun Museum – Review
Halloween 2014 at the National Leprechaun Museum. Entering the National Leprechaun Museum, I really had no idea what to expect. We were ushered into a small waiting room filled with paraphernalia about […]
Mr. Turner – Movie Review
Mr. Turner – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Mike Leigh Starring: Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson Mike Leigh’s twelfth feature film is, perhaps surprisingly, a period biography, dealing […]
Things To Do In Dublin (27-10-14 – 2-11-14)
This week is actually Halloween, but it seems to have been around for a while now! I guess it’s getting longer than just a day. The Bram Stoker Festival continues until Monday […]
Competition – Win Tickets for My Brightest Diamond – Workman’s Club – Oct 31st
We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for My Brightest Diamond at the Workman’s Club on Friday October 31st. To be in with a chance of winning, just […]
Competition – Win Tickets for Simone Felice – Workman’s Club – Oct 29th
We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for Simone Felice at the Workman’s Club on Wednesday October 29th. To be in with a chance of winning, just email […]
Nightcrawler – Movie Review
Nightcrawler – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Director: Dan Gilroy Writer: Dan Gilroy Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed In Nightcrawler, Jake Gyllenhaal plays Louis Bloom, a young man looking to become […]
New Music – Shia LaBeouf Live – Rob Cantor
There are no words. I mean, I could write words before this video, but I’m really not sure what they would be or of what relevance. Shia was really quite good in […]
Othello – Mill Theatre – Review
Shakespeare’s Othello is currently being staged at the Mill Theatre, Dundrum, in an in-house production directed by Geoffrey O’Keeffe. Shakepeare’s Othello is a proud man, renowned in the field of battle. The […]
Barr Brothers – Whelans – 24-10-14
A tasty little gig tomorrow night I thought was worth a mention, if you’re feeling free and easy on the streets of Dublin. The Barr Brothers are a Canadian folk quartet founded […]
The Way He Looks – Movie Review
The Way He Looks – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Daniel Ribeiro Writer: Daniel Ribeiro (script) Stars: Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi, Tess Amorim | In this perceptively realised debut feature film […]
New Music – Phox – Sugar Club – 9-11-14
By many accounts, Phox were one of the best acts at this year’s Electric Picnic. Now there’s a chance to catch them at the Sugar Club in just over a months time. […]
Join Me In The Pines – Inherit – Album Review
Dave Geraghty has a couple of solo albums already, as well as his work with Bell X1. This new album and new name is an attempt to do something different. A clean […]
According To His Need – New Theatre – Review
According To His Need – New Theatre – until Nov 1st. Nick is a young man that has struggled to get the attention of the opposite sex. After a few attempts to […]
Jimi: All Is by My Side – Movie Review
Jimi: All Is by My Side – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: John Ridley Writer: John Ridley (screenplay) Stars: André Benjamin, Hayley Atwell, Imogen Poots John Ridley fresh from writing “Twelve […]
Competition – Win Tickets to Bear’s Den – Workman’s Club
We have a pair of tickets to give away to Bear’s Den who play in the Workman’s Club next February. To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to […]
Sleater – Kinney – No Cities to Love – Vicar St – 26 March 2015
The return of an old friend, with Sleater – Kinney’s first new release in ten years! Carrie Brownstein has come back to music after her involvement in Portlandia, and there’s also a […]
Peter Broderick – Workman’s Club – Review
Peter Broderick took to the stage in Dublin a little after nine and we were lucky to have him. Peter was due to play Cork the day before (19th Oct) but the […]
This is Where I Leave You – Movie Review
This is Where I Leave You – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Shawn Levy Starring: Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, […]
The Axeman’s Jazz – Ray Celestin – Book Review
The Axeman’s Jazz by Ray Celestin – Review by Frances Winston Published by Panmacmillan The Axeman was a real serial killer who murdered six people in New Orleans between 1918 and 1919 […]
Fury – Movie Review
Director: David Ayer Writer: David Ayer Stars: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman It is April 1945. The place is Germany. The Third Reich is on the verge of collapse but it […]
Things To Do In Dublin (20-10-14 – 26-10-14)
Another week in Dublin and this week the main event is the Bram Stoker Festival which has events all over the city! There’s the Shapesifter’s ball in IMMA. There is also a […]
No Smoke without Fire – Viking Theatre – Review
No Smoke without Fire – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Running: October 5th -26th Starring: Mary Murray The smoking ban was put in place in Ireland in 2004. Smokers who once puffed away […]
No More Workhorse 