Dublin’s International Film Festival (DIFF) happens annually from the end of February to the beginning of March. It is hosted by The Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield with an extensive programme of features and shorts, and is open to the public … Continue reading Films at DIFF 2024 to Look Out For
The third iteration of Dublin City Council’s feminist arts festival ‘Brigit’ will be held this Bank Holiday weekend. It is only in the past year that the first Monday of February has been introduced as a public holiday in … Continue reading Brigit Festival 2024 Dublin City Celebrating Women
Resonance – Éle Ní Chonbhuí 3.5 out of 5 Chloe Commins’ beautiful exploration of life growing up CODA (child of a deaf adult) is as mesmerising as it is meaningful. In this multifaceted theatre piece she combines aerial artistry, … Continue reading Tn2’s Recap of the Fringe
Originally published in print February 2021. Relinquishing any shred of street cred I may have ever had, I must first confess that I am not in fact a music festival veteran, having only attended a single festival (*cough* Electric Picnic … Continue reading Dream Festival: we will return to the muddy fields and sweaty tents once again What would you change about festivals once they start up again?
There’s something special about the Other Voices music festival, which took place in Dingle from the 1st to the 3rd December this year. It’s a quiet and intimate festival that has run since 2002 and has hosted an eclectic range … Continue reading Other Voices – A quaint little festival of real talent Colm O’Halloran looks at Dingle’s Other Voices festival which took place earlier in December.
“Le festival des Marionnettes arrive”. Marionnette… Musical words tend to linger. Memories start to materialise, but then bleed into the next. Some fleeting and nebulous; the trancing Truly Scrumptious, hoodwinking the Baron as a wind-up doll in a music box… … Continue reading Marionnette, ou Marie Honnête? Normandy’s CRéAM puts a modern twist on a treasured tradition, writes Aifric Doherty.
What really is a festival? A big party, a celebration of something? Music is usually the subject of adoration, but what good is a sweet guitar riff when you are sleeping in a muddy tent, surviving on grease-laden chips and … Continue reading Five Dublin food and drink festivals to look out for this summer
For those of you who weren’t fortunate enough to make it to the second reprisal of the Dublin Cocktail Festival this past week, here is a run down. Running from October 12-17th, it included 36 bars from around the city, … Continue reading Dublin Cocktail Festival – Review
Starting tonight, over thirty bars in Dublin are participating in the city’s second Cocktail festival and, after weeks of preparation, they have each released the recipe of their custom cocktail. Buy your five euro wristband at any of the venues … Continue reading Dublin Cocktail Festival – Recommendations
Shane Byrne, founding member of THEATREclub, talks to Deputy Editor Matthew Mulligan about the rise of Dublin comedians, keeping it fresh, and the new edition of their festival THE THEATRE MACHINE TURNS YOU ON VOL. 4 – The Jam Sessions, which opens in Project Arts Centre this week. Continue reading We need some more platforms, so let’s invent one: Interview with Shane Byrne of THEATREclub