MILK – Abbey Theatre – Review The Abbey Theatre presents a Khashabi Theatre / Palestine production MILK مِلْك Dates – 20 February – 1 March 2025 By Bashar Murkus and Khulood Basel […]
MILK – Abbey Theatre – Review
Album of the Week – 21/02/25
Album of the Week – 21/02/25 If you’re looking for new sounds, you’ve come to the right place! Some great new albums this week with the likes of Abdomen (Yes, I Don’t […]
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September Says – Film Review by Brian Merriman Written and directed by Ariane Labed Based on the novel Sisters by Daisy Johnson Starring Mia Tharia as July, Rakhee Thakrar as Sheela, and introduces Pascale Kann as September. Think of the childhood game […]
Did I Ever Tell Ya – Viking Theatre – Review
Did I Ever Tell Ya – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Did I Ever Tell Ya – written by David Gilna Monday 17 February – Saturday 1 March 2025 20:00 […]
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Album of the Week – 14/02/25
Album of the Week – 14/02/25 There’s a new album from The Delines, a band that includes the talents of Willy Vlautin who has been focusing more on novels in recent times. […]
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Adrian Crowley – Measure of Joy – Album Review
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The Ferryman – Gaiety Theatre – Review
The Ferryman – Gaiety Theatre – Review Dates: 27th Jan. – 15th Mar. Photo Credit – Marcin Lewandowski The play deals with the extended Carney family, in County Armagh, Northern Ireland in […]
Lloyd Cole – 3Olympia – Live Review
Lloyd Cole – 3Olympia – Live Review – 27/01/25 by Killian Laher 3Olympia Theatre Dublin on Monday 27th January 2025 Lloyd Cole returned to Ireland for the last show in his ‘mini-tour’ […]
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Accents – Ambassador Theatre – Review
Accents – Ambassador Theatre – Review by Frank L. Accents written by Emmet Kirwan with music composed by Eoin French In its original iteration at the Dublin Fringe 2022, Kirwan performed with […]
A Complete Unknown – Film Review
A Complete Unknown – Film Review by Frank L. Director – James Mangold Writers – James Mangold, Jay Cocks, Elijah Wald Stars – Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning Director James Mangold […]
Albums of 2025 – A Look Ahead
Albums of 2025 – A Look Ahead by Killian Laher 2025 is shaping up to be an interesting year for new albums. First up will be the forthcoming Mogwai album, The Bad […]
A Year in Music – 2024 -Oisin Leech
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We Live In Time – Film Review
We Live In Time – Film Review Directed by John Crowley Written by Nick Payne Executive Producer Benedict Cumberbatch for SunnyMarch Films Starring Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield, Douglas Hodge, Niamh Cusack and […]
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Top Ten Albums of 2024 – Cathy Brown
Top Ten Albums of 2024 – Cathy Brown Our regular Music/ Theatre writer Cathy Brown takes us through her favourite albums of the year. 10. Lemons, Limes and Orchids – Joan As […]
Mufasa: The Lion King
Mufasa: The Lion King – Film Review by Katie McCabe Director – Barry Jenkins Writers – Jeff Nathanson, Linda Woolverton, Irene Mecchi Stars – Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone The […]
A Year in Music – 2024 – Zoe Howe (Author)
A Year in Music – 2024 – Zoe Howe (Author) by Killian Laher Photo Credit – Ian Treherne How are you, what sort of year have you had? Overall I’ve had a […]
A Year in Music – 2024 – Brian Brannigan (A Lazarus Soul)
A Year in Music – 2024 – Brian Brannigan (A Lazarus Soul) by Killian Laher Brian Solo Image – Photographer Credit – Anthony Mulcahy Group Photo – Photographer Credit – Kieran Frost […]
The Declining Winter – Last April – Album Review
The Declining Winter – Last April – Album Review by Killian Laher The Declining Winter is a band from West Yorkshire led by Richard Adams, formerly of the post-rock band Hood. It’s […]
Cosima – Viking Theatre – Review
Cosima – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Cosima – Written by Sheena Lambert Viking Theatre – Dates: 2nd – 14th of December Francesca Gaetana Cosima Wagner (née Liszt) or simply […]
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Top 10 Albums 2024 – Killian Laher
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No More Workhorse 