UNWOMAN Part III, a new theatrical series with, in almost Star Wars style, a first and second part expected to debut in Melbourne in November 2019, has been touted as a “highlight” of Dublin’s 2018 Fringe only a week into … Continue reading Unwoman III // REVIEW
●●●○○ When I was growing up, James were cool. James were so cool. Their lyrics eulogised the female orgasm, while necessitating a break from “the beat of the concrete” and the burning of the capitalist detritus of modern life. It … Continue reading Living in Extraordinary Times by James // Review If you asked someone on the street what James song was their favourite, they’d probably say “who’s James?”
Who: BANBHA Theatre Company Where: A4 SOUNDS, Inns Quay, Dublin When: Saturday May 5th 2018, 8-11pm (Opening Night Party) Saturday May 5th 7-10pm | Sunday May 6th 2-5pm & 7-10pm BANBHA theatre company is an unstoppable force. Founded by Trinity College … Continue reading “Unmissable”: BANBHA Theatre to Open The Re//Presentation Rooms Tonight @ A4 Sounds This weekend’s unmissable event comes to you courtesy of the activism-focused theatre group BANBHA.
●●●●● I didn’t think I needed a new phone. Then came the Huawei PSmart, and I fell a little bit in love. I’m a technology gal; my entire life rests on my MacBook, keeping my hard drive spick and my … Continue reading Finally, a rival to the iPhone: The Huawei PSmart // Review Huawei PSmart has the leading features of an iPhone SE with a slick metallic design at a killer student price.
The North is plagued by wincing and unrealistic representations. With Rupert Grint and Robert Sheehan butchering a Belfast brogue in the 2008 film Cherrybomb, and conflict saturated dramas such as Fifty Dead Men Walking dominating the screens, there doesn’t seem … Continue reading Aye, it’s pure class: ‘Derry Girls’, an unlikely smash hit for Channel 4 As we reach the season one halfway point of Channel 4’s unlikely smash hit, how’s Derry Girls living up to the initial rave reviews?
●●●●● ‘Tis the season to quote dreadful verse from carols no one ever wanted to hear, and dodging family members asking how you spent last year failing every single last one of your modules in college. When I first encountered … Continue reading “Christmas Poems” by Wendy Cope At a time of year when everything can become overly sentimental – profound words lost in tossed Hallmark cards – it is a parodist with a keen eye for observational humour that society needs.
Colleges across Ireland close for Hurricane Ophelia. Big news, yes. More importantly however, Nando’s has decided to honour its Monday October 16th Freshers’ offer for those who happen to reach its doors during the hurricane. Nando’s also announced its intention to … Continue reading Nando’s honouring Monday 16th October Freshers’ deal amid Hurricane If you can safely make it to Nando’s today, Monday October 16th, the team will be honouring its Freshers deal by giving out a free 1/4 chicken, Appeteaser or single burger with every €7 minimum spend, with an overall plan to reschedule the offer for next Monday
●●●●● With Dublin Fringe Festival coming to a close this weekend, theatre-goers have had their pick of the eclectic and cutting edge performance art that makes September in Dublin an utter delight. After spending these last two weeks or so … Continue reading Why Everything Now Was the Highlight of Dublin Fringe 2017 I have seen many a thing at Dublin Fringe; triangles being dragged across a stage, a heartfelt personal monologue on cancer, and the Kerry Babies. Yet nothing – and I mean nothing – I have ever seen, both at Dublin Fringe and nationwide, has affected me as much as “Everything Now.”
Dublin’s Light House Cinema has just announced a new season for their September calendar. HACKS is “a season of films focused on the world of journalism in all its forms covering television, print, online and everything in between”, states the … Continue reading HACKS: The New Must-See Film Season Coming to Light House Cinema Sorcha Ni Cheallaigh takes a look at the new cinematic season coming to Light House Cinema this September.
The last time Radiohead played Ireland, I was starting secondary school and Obama had become president. That’s how long it has been. They played two dates at Malahide Castle nearly ten years ago with each night receiving two encores and … Continue reading What To Expect: The Radiohead 3Arena Setlist
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]’ve been a fan of Alt-J since 2012, when my English friend showed me a nicely soundtracked clip of morphing faces on YouTube that turned out to be the music video for “Matilda”. We’ve had a fun, long and arduous … Continue reading Alt-J’s Relaxer: What to Expect
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen my boyfriend was having a tough time with exams, I had only one solution: to buy tickets to see Colm Tóibín in conversation with Sinéad Crowley as part of the International Literature Festival. It’s the reasonable thing that … Continue reading Highlights: International Literature Festival Dublin