Arts & Culture

The Man, the Myth, the Movie Neil Jordan’s Michael Collins at 25

B.J. Quinn Much like crisp sandwiches, a game of slaps or defacing school property with a pointy “S”, for a lot of my generation, Michael Collins (1996) was a childhood staple. An absent school teacher? Not to worry, here comes […]

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Electric Picnic Debacle Redolent of a Deeper Malaise in the Government’s Handling of the Arts Sector During Covid

David Prendeville One of the few constants in this government’s ramshackle reign has been the disregard and contempt which it has shown the arts sector. This came to a head recently with the decision to not allow Electric Picnic to […]

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The Endurance of Love openhearted: Eighty Years of Love, Loss, Laughter and Letting Go. Ann Ingle

The Endurance of Love openhearted: Eighty Years of Love, Loss, Laughter and Letting Go.    Ann Ingle

Eoin Meegan Ann Ingle is a wonderful writer, warm, witty, and clearly with a story to tell. Growing up in London in a working class family she was in every way the typical English girl. That was until she met […]

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Album Review Fever Dreams A Balm for the Soul

B.J. Quinn On reflection, this past summer wasn’t too shabby: we learned to dine al fresco, enjoyed blue skies and, if you happened to be fully vaxed with a cert to prove it, flew across those skies to even sunnier […]

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Review: What Day Is It? Who Gives A F*ck.

Review: What Day Is It? Who Gives A F*ck.

What can we do to relieve some of the internal stress? Write it all down and let it all out, just as Jan Brierton has done.

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Scream While You Stream Our top 6 film picks for the Halloween season

B.J. Quin Netflix Candyman 1992 Intrigued by local legends, Helen investigates the myths and superstitions surrounding the one-armed Candyman. However, she confronts her worst nightmare when a series of murders start taking place.  In recent months you may have heard […]

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Play Preview: ‘Stronger’ by Geoff Power

David Prendeville A much-anticipated new play is running until October 9th at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin. Multi-award-winning theatre company Gúna Nua are overseeing the world premiere run of Stronger, a new drama inspired by true events. The play […]

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Pride Unprejudiced

B.J. Quinn Queer Mind, Body and Soul at The National Gallery of Ireland July 30th saw the opening of Queer Mind, Body and Soul, a free exhibition taking place at Dublin’s National Gallery until October 17.  Created by Gaisce – […]

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Back In Their Element

Brian Quinn The Dublin-based production company behind such hits as Normal People and the 2018 Oscar-magnet The Favourite are back in full swing. With film and TV production slowly getting back up to speed, Element Pictures gear up for what […]

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The 2 Johnnies are back and wackier than ever!

The 2 Johnnies are back with an exciting new show heading for RTE next week. On September 27th at 9:30pm, the comedy duo will be appearing on our TV screens as part of a four part series diving deep into the worlds of Tik Tok, Urban Art, Online Gaming and Niche Sports. Seems like a strange collection of subjects, but lets hear the boys out!

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