Arts

We Will Rock You : Live at The O2 Dublin – Thursday April 4th 2013 We all know the extensive appeal of the music of Queen but delivered in a musical format could it still pack a punch? We Will Rock You came for a visit to Dublin’s O2 and despite a ten year West [...]

Guerilla Days in Ireland: The Olympia Theatre – April 2 2013 Adapted and directed by Neil Pearson, Guerilla Days in Ireland tells the story of Tom Barry, volunteer Commander of the 3rd West Cork Flying Column who became renowned for his military knowledge and guerilla warfare tactics. The play takes is through a time in [...]

Amy Hanrahan launches her debut solo exhibition at The Copperhouse Gallery this Thursday, January 10th at 1800. Amy was the winner of the 2012 Fire Propeller Award and I spoke to her on Culture Cafe just after she won the award. The exhibition focuses on the family unit and how members interact with each other [...]

It’s the time of year to throw yourself into something new! Why not get involved with a drama group? La Touche Players. I got this from La Touche Players and I thought I’d pass it on. If it’s something you’d like to try out why not head down to The Teachers Club on January 10th [...]

The Copperhouse Gallery’s Christmas Print Exhibition 2012 opens tonight and will showcase an eclectic range of originals and limited edition prints. The exhibition will feature contemporary fine art, photography and illustration from the Copperhouse Gallery artists including: Anthony Haughey, Barry Finnegan, Barry McCall, Brian Maguire, Carol Cronin, Catherine Ryan, Ciúin Tracey, Darek Fortas, Darragh Muldowney, [...]

Christmas Time in Temple Bar is always something magical, I love wandering through the food market on a Saturday before Christmas, it’s cold but the hot food hits the right spot. There’s always lots happening and the bustle of shoppers milling around always gives a sense of a relaxed urgency. Here’s the official line on [...]

The first thing I thought when I saw all this was ‘oooh deadly’. As the Axis theatre is about a fifteen minute walk away from where I live, it’s the kind of place even if it’s bucketing down with snow in December, you’ll be able to go, have a bit of fun and know you’re [...]

An exhibition by Jamie Murphy entitled Albert, Ernest & the The Titanic will take place from November 15 until November 27th at the Copperhouse Gallery. The exhibition is based on images from the book by Jamie Murphy about the story of Abraham “Albert” Mishellany and Ernest Corbin, the printers onboard the Titanic. Jamie will also [...]

(Press Image) There’s nothing nicer than chilling out on a Bank Holiday and when you get a chance to go see some theatre, that tops it off. The Gaiety Theatre in Dublin was the location for Agatha Christie’s Murder on The Nile, on its sixty fifth anniversary tour. The story unfolds as a group of [...]

Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder on the Nile’ is set to come to Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre from October 29th to November 3rd. Nichola McAuliffe is now to join the cast as ‘Miss ffiliot-ffoulkes’. She replaces Kate O’Mara who was in the role until recently but had to withdraw from the production due to ill health. Not sure [...]