Another month passes, and the real struggle is to remember to write 2013 after all those dates! That will take a while to get used to. There’s a few nice additions to […]
Gig Guide – 14-11-2012
Music Documentary Festival @ The Lighthouse Cinema – 19th – 21st Oct
Judging on the rain that continues to fall, this could be a weekend for the Cinema, and the Lighthouse Cinema has a mini festival of music documentaries filled with delights! There’s a […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 15th – 21st Oct
A moment silence for the Theatre festival, sigh, so we’ve another year to wait for the madness to begin again, but what is there to occupy us for the next seven days. […]
Things to do in Dublin – 24th – 30th Sept
Ok, the Fringe is over, and we’re sad to see it go. I enjoyed all the madness that it contains! Still, this week sees Arthur’s Day and the start of the Theatre […]
Tall Ships – Bulmers Live Music – George’s Dock
I mentioned this in passing in the ‘Things to do…’ section, but I think it’s more than worthy of a blog in it’s own right (high praise indeed!). It features some of […]
Gig Guide – 25-07-2012
It’s been ages since put out a gig guide, so here you are! New additions include Django, Django (which I haven’t heard anyone else talk about, but could be good!), Tim Brugess […]
Things to do in Dublin – 23rd to 29th July
Yeah, Batman didn’t really happen for me, I’m afraid to say. Maybe there was just too much hype, but let us never mention it again. So what’s new in Dublin this week […]
Things to do in Dublin – 2nd July – 8th July
As was pretty obvious for the last few weeks, there was lots of things to do, but basically I just watched football! Sadly, this is no longer an option, as those over […]
Animal Collective – Vicar St
Animal Collective were possibly the coolest band on the planet according to Pitchfork for about two years, but I think the torch has been passed on (possibly to Beach house?). They’re back […]
Things to do in Dublin – June 11th – 17th
Ok, a lot of events are still running from our previous weeks posts here and here. Things that are well worth seeing include Trinity College Shakespeare Festival, NCAD Graduate & Postgraduate Exhibitions […]
Eigse – 2012
Eigse is the Carlow Art Festival, and is generally worth a visit. It is particularly strong in the visual arts, but also has theatre and music. There is art work by Alice […]
Trinity College Shakespeare Festival – 6 -16th June
Trinity college is going all Shakey this summer, with a festival of his work that will include up to 500 performers and take place in 50 venues around the city. A lot […]
Link Culturefest – Smithfield – May 25th -27th
What the hell is Link Culturefest, I hear you scream from the top of your lungs? Well, according to the web site, it’s… “A weekend festival in Dublin that aims to showcase […]
IMMA – Photography from the Bank of America Collection
I went to this exhibition months ago, and always meant to mention it as it blew me away, but for whatever reason I never got around to it. Now I see that […]
Record Store Day
Record store day is back, and with the declining number of stores around the city, they should be cherished like a new born! Well, maybe not, but it’s probably a nice way […]
Eileen MacDonagh – Visual, Carlow
Eileen MacDonagh has quietly been establishing herself as one of the greats of Irish art over the last few years. It’s not through the strength of her ego or her manipulation of […]
Musicians that make Comics
The Dandy Warhols are back in Dublin, on April 18th, and you can win tickets on state here, if you’re so inclined. Their front man Courtney Taylor-Taylor has been working on another […]
Is this the best Irish Festival?
Body and Soul have just announced their line up, and it looks a little bit tasty! There’s more bands to come also, by all accounts, but it’s certainly a very good start. […]
No More Workhorse 