The Son by Jo Nesbo – Review by Helen O’Leary Translated by Charlotte Barslund. Read by Sean Barrett. Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø is known best for his popular crime novels about Inspector […]
The Son – Jo Nesbø – Audible Review
Forbidden Fruit 2014 Timetable and After Show Party Details
It really isn’t long to wait now, and we’re all pretty damn excited to be honest. Saturday looks particularly amazing with Flaming Lips, Thundercat and Flying Lotus, to name but a few! […]
Taylor McFerrin – Early Riser – Ninja Tunes – Album Review
The first couple of tracks on Early Riser just slip past, but I think that’s what they’re meant to do. It’s an introduction to the sound, it gives you a sense of […]
Ticket Competition – Electric Eel Shock – 28th May @ Workman’s Club
There are two tickets for one person to be won for Electric Eel Shock tomorrow (Wednesday 28-05-14) at the Workman’s club, Dublin. To be in with a chance of winning, just email […]
Walking Dead – All Out War – Volumes 20 – 21 – Review
Contains vague Spoilers, go read it first! – All Out War # Issues 115-126 This is a series of issues in which Rick unites a number of small communities who all suffer […]
Johnny Vegas in Conversation – Dublin Writers Festival – Review
The title of this talk was ‘Johnny Vegas in Conversation’ but in truth, Johnny wasn’t in the building. Michael Pennington is Johnny Vegas, but not the way he sees it. He has […]
New Irish Music – Red Queen Contest – One and the Same
Red Queen Contest are an Irish band causing a bit of a stir at the moment, with a nice blend of guitars and vocals. ‘One and the Same’ is a subtle track […]
Claire Keegan & Bernard MacLaverty – Dublin Writers Festival – Review
Claire Keegan & Bernard MacLaverty – Dublin Writers Festival – Review by Helen O’Leary Sun May 25 / 2pm. Venue: Smock Alley This event brought together two accomplished short story writers to […]
Things to do in Dublin (26-05-14 – 1-06-14)
The Dublin Dance Festival (May 20th – 31st) is the main event of the week, but we also hit the band holiday weekend, and there’s some fun looking events including Down with […]
Sebastian Barry, Anne Enright & Hugo Hamilton – Dublin Writers Festival – Review
Sebastian Barry, Anne Enright & Hugo Hamilton – Translating Ireland – Review by Helen O’Leary Held in The Printworks, Dublin Castle. Chairperson: Doireann Ní Bhriain This event brought together three interesting and […]
Theatre? I harldy KNOW her – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
This play was theatre with a difference, a game of sorts, carried out by the eight member ensemble cast. As the audience entered the theatre the cast members slowly drifted onto the […]
Jon Gomm – Button Factory – Review – 23-05-14
You can see the scars of use or misuse on Jon Gomm’s guitar. It is bruised and battered like a victim of domestic violence. As he turns the body of his guitar, […]
Competition – Down with Jazz – 1st June 2014 – Ticket Giveaway
Tickets for the second day in the ‘Down with Jazz’ festival. I bet you didn’t see that coming! The two days of the festival are very different, so we split them up. […]
Tundra – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Tundra – Review by Sarah Gilmartin The Tundra explored by Emma Martin Dance is a dark and foreboding landscape, a world that blurs the lines between nightmare and reality, offering a disorienting […]
New Irish Music – The Late David Turpin – Hotel
The latest release from the Late David Turpin’s album ‘We Belong Dead’. Check out the “supernatural/pastoral dream/nightmare” inspired video below. The Late David Turpin – New Video: “The Hotel” “The Hotel” is […]
Fading Gigolo – Movie Review
Fading Gigolo- Review by Frank L. Director: John Turturro Writer: John Turturro Stars: John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sharon Stone Woody Allen is in his element as Murray, a New Yorker through and […]
Free Events at DWF – Pat McCabe (23-05-14) & Adrian Crowley (24-05-14)
There are a huge amount of events in the Dublin Writers Festival, and many of them are free! Yep, that’s for nada, zilch, diddly squat. Check through the web site to find […]
New Movie Releases – 23-05-14
Lots of new releases, and lots of bases covered. We’ve got mutants and folk singers, Gigolos and Skate boarders and everything in-between. So, without further ado… here comes the noise! Fading Gigolo […]
The Punk Singer – Movie Review
The Punk Singer – Review by Frank L. Director: Sini Anderson Stars: Kathleen Hanna, Carrie Brownstein, Kim Gordon… Kathleen Hanna was born in 1968, and is a feminist and a punk singer! […]
Competition – Down with Jazz – 31st May – Ticket Giveaway
More tickets I hear you scream? Yes indeedy. This time it’s for the first day of the Down with Jazz festival (Saturday 31-05-14). There are two tickets for one person to be […]
Variance – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Variance by Stewart Roche – Review by Frank L. Irish/American actor, Ranae von Meding, is the sole performer in this one woman show. The action starts in Jennifer’s home in the suburbs […]
Creepy Jimmy – Interview with Aaron and Sarah Lennon Ross
Creepy Jimmy – Interview with Aaron and Sarah Lennon Ross by Emily Elphinstone After a successful outing during the Collaborations Festival in early March; Creepy Jimmy, the first play by Tiny Little […]
Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London – New Theatre – Review
Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London – Review by Emily Elphinstone Though the title proudly declares ‘Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London’; the current production in the New Theatre provides much more than this […]
The Sports Gene – Talent, Practice and the Truth about Success – David Epstein – Book Review
‘The Sports Gene – Talent, Practice and the Truth about Success’ David Epstein – Review by Dan O’Neill Born to Run What makes an elite athlete ‘elite’? In the Nature versus Nurture […]
New Music – Catacombe – Quidam
Something nice and loud to wake you up this morning! It follows the long established rules of post rock, but is very good at what it does, so well worth checking out. […]
Weighing In – Civic Theatre – Review
Pam arrives in a new town and joins the local Easi Slim class. From the outside Pam seems to have everything, a successful husband and two ideal children along with the perfect […]
Ray Davies – Dublin Writers Festival – 19-05-14 – Review
As Joseph O’Connor said himself, it is best for an interviewer to stay impartial, but that was never an option here! Joseph admitted to having a poster of the Kinks on his […]
8Radio Returns to FM!
Choice is always a good thing, and the return of 8radio to our airwaves will certainly give us that! It is the brainchild of Simon Maher who was responsible for the original […]
X-Men: Days of Future Past – Movie Review
X-Men: Days of Future Past – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Bryan Singer Starring: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellen, Patrick […]
No More Workhorse 