BY David Prendeville The summer is over. We’re facing into those long, cold nights again. One source of refuge from the misery is the cinema. Traditionally, winter was a time for more serious and awards-friendly films to emerge, after the […]
Read more →David Prendeville Windmill Lane Recording Studios are an iconic piece of local and national heritage. A vast array of major artists have recorded there over the years – U2, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Kate Bush – to name just […]
Read more →By Dermot Carmody The Hot 8 Brass Band brought the second line parades of their native New Orleans to a heaving, happy and hopping July night at The Button Factory in Temple Bar. The band was formed from the fusion […]
Read more →David Prendeville RTÉ have released their annual report for 2018 and it paints quite a bleak picture. Last year saw the launch of RTÉ’s five-year strategy from 2018 to 2022. This plan reflected the need for RTÉ to evolve in […]
Read more →Peter McNamara Holy Show is a new print arts magazine, that was launched at the end of July at the Project in Temple Bar. For sale in Eason’s, and most bookshops around Dublin, Holy Show is being pitched as an […]
Read more →David Prendeville Local company Wildcard Distribution scored another big hit at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh, which ran from the 9th to the 14th of July. Their supernatural comedy Extra Ordinary took home the prize for Best Irish Film. The […]
Read more →The Robert Emmet Community Development, plus Direction Out, DCC, and Stanislawski studio proudly present Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” in a musical adaptation. Tomorrow and on Thursday they will be pop up in Merrion Square and in Herbert Park respectively. […]
Read more →The 77th Worldcon got underway yesterday evening at the Convention Centre. Till Monday the space between CCD and the Point has become Area 51 for science fiction and fantasy fans. About 7,000 will have made the journey, fans and guests […]
Read more →By Dermot Carmody The Dublin Fringe Festival celebrates its 25th birthday this year with shows in more than 30 locations around the city running from September 7-29. The festival draws over 30,000 spectators each year to a range of innovative […]
Read more →By Dermot Carmody Singer and songwriter Kevin Morrow has been playing regularly on Thursday nights in McCloskey’s pub in Donnybrook for the last five years. The place itself is an old-school shop where a guest or customer can expect the […]
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