A Year in Music – 2021 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists) How are you? How have you been? I’m doing good, keeping a low profile, getting out walking, minding myself. Opening a new notebook […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists)
Clifford the Big Red Dog – Film Review
Clifford the Big Red Dog – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Walt Becker Starring: Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory, David Alan Grier, Russell Wong, John Cleese Anyone […]
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Barn – Album Review
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Barn – Album Review by Killian Laher No slowing down in output for Neil Young. His 41st album is titled Barn and was recorded with Crazy […]
Albums of the Year – Cathy Brown
Albums of the Year – Cathy Brown We asked some of our regular music writers to tell us about their favourite albums of the year. First up is Cathy Brown with ten […]
West Side Story – Film Review
West Side Story – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Steven Speilberg Screenplay by Tony Kushner Produced by Steven Speilberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Kevin McCollum Duration: 156 minutes When the […]
Faith Healer – Abbey Theatre – Review
Faith Healer – Abbey Theatre – Review An Abbey Theatre production: Faith Healer by Brian Friel Dates: 3 December 2021 – 22 January on the Abbey stage Photos by Ros Kavanagh Francis […]
Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – Blind Date Party – Album Review
Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – Blind Date Party – Album Review by Killian Laher Twenty years ago, if you were to consider the prospects for Bill Callahan and Will Oldham […]
Album of the Week – 03/12/21
Album of the Week – 03/12/21 So, it’s early December and the ‘Best of the Year’ lists are coming thick and fast! Anyone that releases a new album this week really must […]
The Hand of God – Film Review
The Hand of God – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Paolo Sorrentino Writer – Paolo Sorrentino Stars – Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo A Netflix Film Set in Naples […]
C’mon C’mon – Film Review
C’mon, C’mon – Film Review by Frank L Director – Mike Mills Writer – Mike Mills Stars – Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Woody Norman Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) is a radio journalist. He […]
Bell X1 – Vicar St – Live Review
Bell X1 – Vicar St – Live Review by Killian Laher An ambitious move from Bell X1, playing three shows in one weekend, a full band show, one with strings, and finally […]
Album of the Week – 26/11/21
Album of the Week – 26/11/21 It’s the end of the year, Adele has released her latest effort and really, from here on out you can expect it to be a bit […]
All The Angels: Handel And The First Messiah – Smock Alley – Review
All The Angels: Handel And The First Messiah – Smock Alley – Review 20 Nov – 22 Dec – 7:30pm | 2:30pm on Sat – Main Space A Rough Magic Production This […]
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass – Film Review
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass – Film Review Review by Frank L. Director – Oliver Stone Writer – James DiEugenio (based on the book) Stars – Donald Sutherland (voice), Whoopi Goldberg […]
The Charlatans – Olympia Theatre – Live Review
The Charlatans – Olympia Theatre – Live Review by Killian Laher Strange to be going to a gig again, but that’s what No More Workhorse did on a cold Tuesday night in […]
In Front of Your Face – Film Review
In Front of Your Face – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Sang-soo Hong Writer – Sang-soo Hong(screenwriter) Stars – Yunhee Cho, Lee Hye-yeong, Hae-hyo Kwon Part of the London Korean […]
Album of the Week – 19/11/21
Album of the Week – 19/11/21 It’s a quiet week, no bones about it! After the last few weeks where there was a multitude to pick from, it’s all gone a little […]
Tick Tick Boom – Film Review
Tick Tick Boom – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Lin-Manuel Miranda Starring: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Joshua Henry, Vanessa Hudgens Available on Netflix November 19th This film […]
Breaking Out – Film Review
Breaking Out – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Michael McCormack Star – Fergus O’Farrell I went to this Irish documentary with no expectations. I did not know the back story, […]
The Rescue – Film Review
The Rescue – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ‘Generosity is the beginning of everything’ says the widow of the brave Thai Navy Seal, Saman Gunan who […]
Interview with Jody O’Neill – What I (Don’t) Know About Autism
Interview with Jody O’Neill – What I (Don’t) Know About Autism What I (Don’t) Know About Autism is a sometimes comic, sometimes heart-breaking journey into the world of autism, performed by autistic […]
Elsewhere – Abbey Theatre – Review
Elsewhere – Abbey Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern Straymaker and the Abbey Theatre in association with Miroirs Étendus and Once Off Productions – Elsewhere 15 – 20 November 2021 Photos by […]
Album of the Week – 12/11/21
Album of the Week – 12/11/21 There are some great new releases this week including Courtney Barnett (Things Take Time, Take Time), Damon Albarn (The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream […]
Cry Macho – Film Review
Cry Macho – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Clint Eastwood Starring: Clint Eastwood, Dwight Yoakam, Eduardo Minett, Natalia Traven, Fernanda Urrejola, Horacio Garcia Rojas In cinemas 12th November I never […]
Straight to Video – Project Arts Centre – Review
Straight to Video – Project Arts Centre – Review Straight to Video by Emmet Kirwan This play is based around a video shop in Tallaght in the mid-90s. We meet Barry (Emmet […]
IDLES – Crawler – Album Review
IDLES – Crawler – Album Review by Killian Laher IDLES release their new album Crawler, just 12 months after their last. You can’t knock them for being… eh…. idle(!), this will definitely […]
Album of the Week – 05/11/21
Album of the Week – 05/11/21 This week, we have a new album by Abba? I guess the pandemic has done strange things to people. They have said it’s their last but […]
The Misunderstanding of Myrrha – O’Reilly Theatre – Review
The Misunderstanding of Myrrha – O’Reilly Theatre – Review The Misunderstanding of Myrrha by Junk Ensemble For those unfamiliar with the original tale, it is based on the Greek myth of Myrrha, […]
Radiohead – Kid A Mnesia – Album Review
Radiohead – Kid A Mnesia – Album Review by Killian Laher A very interesting reissue of Radiohead’s break from indie guitar rock into more electronic fare. To fully understand the significance of […]
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