Note – This has been postponed due to the weather forecast! A nice monster movie on a Saturday night in the Park. The Happenings people have brought for what they are claiming […]
Jurassic Park – Fitzwilliam Square – 09-08-14 – Postponed!
New Movie Releases – 08-08-14
This week is the first of the posthumous movies from Philip Seymour Hoffman. Strangely there are three more to come, but with two of them being the Hunger Games, this may be […]
New Music – Adult Jazz – Spook
This is an song that meanders, it hangs around street corners so long that people phone the police. At just under ten minutes, this is a bit of an epic but quite […]
Movies at Marlay Park 2014 – August 9th & 10th
A great weekend of movies ahead in Marlay Park for all to enjoy! I haven’t seen Ghostbusters in years, so I might head along myself. Full details below of this free event. […]
Happenings – Grease – Merrion Square – 07-08-14
More cheese from the Happenings people, with the 1978 slicked back classic. John Travolta before he went a bit loopers, or maybe always was! It all kicks off at 8 with the […]
RM Hubbert – Workman’s Club – 18-09-14
We’re always a fan of guitar music here at the Workhorse, so having RM Hubbert in town is a bit of a treat. He’s also fallen in with some bad company over […]
Marketa Irglova – Unitarian Church – 15-11-14
What is it about gigs in Churches that always gets me excited? I guess it’s the novelty value, as I don’t spend much time there otherwise! Marketa Irglova is the non Glen […]
Welcome to New York – Movie Review
Welcome to New York – Movie Review Director: Abel Ferrara Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Gérard Depardieu, Drena De Niro In this film Gérard Depardieu plays George Devereaux, the head of a bank and […]
The Child – Sebastian Fitzek – Audible Review
The Child: An Audible Drama – Review by Paul McD Author: Sebastian Fitzek Narrator(s): Rupert Penry-Jones, Jack Boulter, Emilia Fox, Stephen Marcus, Robert Glenister, Andy Serkis A ten year old child thinks […]
Angels in the Park – Merrion Square and Ranelagh Gardens – August/ Spetember
This sounds a fun event that would be well worth checking out, and it’s also free! The first performance is Sunday the 24th in Merrion square with subsequent performances in Ranelagh Gardens […]
Wakolda – Movie Review
Wakolda– Review by Frank L. Written and Directed by Lucia Puenzo Stars: ÀlexBrendemühl, Diego Peretti, Guillermo Pfening The contest to identify who was the most evil individual amongst the panoply of grotesques […]
Zoo Story – Smock Alley – Review
The Zoo story is Edward Albee’s first play and was written in 1958 when Albee was just 30 years old. It tells the tale of two men, Peter and Jerry, meeting in […]
James Yorkston & Guests – The Workman’s Club – 20th Sep 2014
James Yorkston & Guests – The Workman’s Club Dublin Sat 20 Sep 2014 James Yorkston is one of those singers I’ve seen live more times than I care to remember. He visits […]
Lilting – Movie Review
Lilting – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Hong Khaou Starring: Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei-pei, Andrew Leung, Morven Christie, Naomi Christie, Peter Bowles In cinemas August 8th This debut from Cambodian born […]
Things to do in Dublin (4-08-14 – 10-08-14)
Another month starts and the weather seems to have broken. Is the summer over? It might be back, fingers crossed. The big event this week is Ballyturk coming to Dublin. We loved […]
World War 1 – The War of Words – Dublin Castle – Review
What do you do during your average day off? Watch some TV or get the washing done? If you’re Mouth on Fire, you put on a play! Mouth on Fire are currently […]
The Nut Job – Movie Review – V2.0
The Nut Job – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Peter Lepeniotis Starring the voices of: Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Gabriel Iglesias, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl In cinemas August 1st The clue […]
New Movie Releases – 01-08-14
Are we living in a golden age for the Blockbuster? Week after week, the biggest movies of the summer get good reviews, and it’s really surprising. I guess Marvel have upped the […]
Hide Your Smiling Faces – Movie Review
Hide Your Smiling Faces – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Daniel Patrick Carbone Starring: Ryan Jones, Nathan Varnson, Colm O’Leary, Thomas Cruz, Christina Starbuck, Chris Kies, Andrew M. Chamberlain In cinemas […]
Waiting for Godot – Smock Alley – Review
Waiting for Godot – Review by Frances Winston Smock Alley Theatre 1662, Exchange Street Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8. Runs from July 29th– August 23rd at 7.30pm nightly Tickets €16/14 (includes a […]
New track: Dope Body – Hired Gun
From the forthcoming album Lifer from Dope Body. Good shouty garage, slightly experimental rock with a lovely slow wig-out from 2m:25s mark (which is oddly reminiscent of a Pavement jam). – JR
Old Flames – New Theatre – Review
Old Flames – Review by Frances Winston The New Theatre, 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 Runs 28th July – 9th August at 7.30pm nightly Tickets: €15/12 This new work […]
Guardians of the Galaxy – Movie Review
Guardians of the Galaxy – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, […]
Tiger Dublin Fringe – Preview
Tiger Dublin Fringe 4th to 20th September The Dublin Fringe, as it turns twenty, has become the Tiger Dublin Fringe thanks to Tiger Beer a most welcome new title sponsor. It also […]
Katie Kim and Conor Walsh – Fitzwilliam Square – 30th July 2014
Happenings don’t just do movies! Today they’ve a gig in Fitzwilliam square, with some of Ireland’s finest on display. They’ve Katie Kim and Conor Walksh, with music from 7.30pm. Tickets are a […]
Sex, Drugs & Tinned Ravioli – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Sex, Drugs & Tinned Ravioli – by Andy Gallagher – Theatre Upstairs – until August 9th Rick and Chloe have just broken up. Rick was Chloe’s first boyfriend and she really didn’t […]
A Night at the Cinema in 1914 – Movie Review
BFI present A Night at the Cinema in 1914 A collection of short silent films from 100 years ago with a new score by composer Stephen Horne. “With feature films still rare, […]
No More Workhorse – Blog Awards Ireland – Nominations
Here at workhorse towers, we’re all working out what to wear! A Blog award has always been an aspiration, it’s a bit like an Oscar, except much more important. ‘I’d just like […]
Paul’s Boutique Reworked by Solid Steel
Paul’s Boutique as you’ve never heard it! This is Solid Steel’s attempt to make a version of the Beastie classic using the original samples. It’s available for download also, so pretty cool […]
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