Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Simon Curtis Screenplay by Julian Fellowes Based on Downton Abbey · by Julian Fellowes Starring Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Paul […]
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale – Film Review
Good With Faces – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Good With Faces – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Good With Faces – Oisín Kearney Venue – Project Arts Centre – Cube Performances – 6 Sept, 18:30 (preview), 7 – 9 Sept, […]
Pea Dinneen: Raising Her Voice – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Pea Dinneen: Raising Her Voice – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Presented by Pea Dinneen & Once Off Productions Performances – 6 Sept, 18:15 (preview), 7 Sept, 18:15, 11 […]
Octopus Children – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Octopus Children – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review FELISPEAKS – Presented by THISISPOPBABY Performances 5 Sept, 21:00 (preview), 6 – 7 Sept , 21:00, 11 – 14 Sept, 18:15, 12 & 14 […]
Synapses – Civic Theatre – Review
Synapses – Civic Theatre – Review We meet Mike (Liam Wilson Smyth) when he is dropping his son back to his ex-wife, Emily (Molly Downey). They are a young couple that were […]
Album of the Week – 05/09/25
Album of the Week – 05/09/25 Another album from Big Thief (Double Infinity)? It’s actually their first since 2022, but that hasn’t stopped the band’s members from releasing several solo projects in […]
New Irish Music: Nerves – Iarmhaireacht EP
New Irish Music: Nerves – Iarmhaireacht EP by Killian Laher Nerves are a four-piece noise band from Foxford, Co. Mayo, and they have just released their second EP. It opens with a […]
On Swift Horses – Film Review
On Swift Horses – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Daniel Minihan Screenplay by Bryce Kass Based on On Swift horses by Shannon Pufahl Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones as Muriel Edwards Walker, Jacob […]
Sanatorium – Film Review
Sanatorium – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Gar O’Rourke Gar O’Rourke visited Ukraine in 2018, and through a Ukrainian friend, he became aware of the Kuylanik sanatorium in Odessa. It […]
DIIV – Button Factory – Live Review – 1/09/25
DIIV – Button Factory – Live Review – 1/09/25 by Killian Laher A swift return to Ireland by US band DIIV, who packed out the Button Factory on a Monday night. First […]
Suede – Antidepressants – Album Review
Suede – Antidepressants – Album Review by Killian Laher Suede’s return just over 10 years ago has to be one of the most successful comebacks in music. Unlike some of their peers, […]
Album of the Week – 28/08/25
Album of the Week – 28/08/25 It’s fascinating to watch CMAT slowly taking over the planet, and deservedly so. It’s her planet, after all; the rest of us just live there. Her […]
Christy – Film Review
Christy – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Brendan Canty Writer – Alan O’Gorman Stars – Danny Power, Diarmuid Noyes, Emma Willis Christy is Brendan Canty’s first full-length film. It is […]
The Roses – Film Review
The Roses – Film Review Director – Jay Roach Writers – Warren Adler, Tony McNamara Stars – Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kate McKinnon The film begins with Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo […]
Modern Nature – The Heat Warps – Album Review
Modern Nature – The Heat Warps – Album Review by Killian Laher Jack Cooper and co had been heading into increasingly obtuse territory with their previous albums, Island of Noise and No […]
The Girl on the Train – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
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Caught Stealing – Film Review
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Q&A with Bee Sparks – Dublin Fringe Festival Director
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Christy – Film Review
Christy – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Brendan Canty Writer – Alan O’Gorman Stars – Danny Power, Diarmuid Noyes, Emma Willis Reggie of the Blackrock Road and his fellow Captains […]
The Lemonheads – The Academy – 24/08/25 – Live Review
The Lemonheads – The Academy – 24/08/25 – Live Review by Killian Laher After an unforgettable (for all the wrong reasons) Evan Dando solo show last year, he returned with his band […]
Sorry Baby – Film Review
Sorry Baby – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Eva Victor Writer – Eva Victor Stars – Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Louis Cancelmi According to Rape Crisis England/ Wales, some 71,227 […]
Album of the Week – 22/08/25
Album of the Week – 22/08/25 It’s a good week with new albums from Mac DeMarco (Guitar), Adrian Sherwood (The Collapse Of Everything) and Earl Sweatshirt (Live Laugh Love). You should definitely have […]
Mortal Sin – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Mortal Sin – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L Mortal Sin written by Benjamin Reilly – August 18th – September 6th, 2025 It is 1963. Colm (Ben Reilly) and Peggy […]
Queens of the Stone Age – Royal Hospital Kilmainham – 20/08/25 – Live Review
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Slacker – Rob Janicke – Book Review
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The Life of Chuck – Film Review
The Life of Chuck – Film Review Director – Mike Flanagan Writers – Mike Flanagan, Stephen King Stars – Tom Hiddleston, Jacob Tremblay, Benjamin Pajak The story starts with Marty Anderson (Chiwetel […]
Sorry, Baby – Film Review
Sorry, Baby – Film Review by Brian Merriman Written and directed by Eva Victor Starring Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges, John Carroll Lynch, Louis Cancelmi, and Kelly McCormack. Distributed by A24 Sorry, Baby premiered at the Sundance […]
Oasis – Croke Park – 16/08/25 – Live review
Oasis – Croke Park, Dublin – Sat 16th August – Live review by Killian Laher There was no need for me to say I was sorry with a late offer of tickets […]
Album of the Week – 15/08/25
Album of the Week – 15/08/25 There’s a change in direction from Steve Gunn, with his new album Music for Writers, which we reviewed here. Chance the Rapper has just released Star […]
No More Workhorse 