Jim Carroll

• SXSW
• March 15, 2012, 08:00

Leagues O’Toole on why networking is not for him Ask any delegate what is the worst thing about SXSW and they will, nine times out of ten, tell you it’s the lines, the constant queuing, queuing in one line with …

• SXSW
• March 14, 2012, 14:56

There are several questions which rattle around your head after seeing Compliance, Craig Zobel’s provocative psych-drama about the goings-on at the Chickwich fast food joint in Ohio based on real-life events. The restaurant manager Sandra receives a call from a …

• SXSW
• March 13, 2012, 15:04

OTR guest writer Leagues O’Toole listens to his belly Awakening – thankfully – the next morning, to the cavernous rumble of my own stomach it dawned on me why I’d really made this pilgrimage to this great city of Austin. …

• SXSW
• March 13, 2012, 08:49

It was very interesting to see the venerable TED organisation hosting two nights at SXSWi and proof that even a brand leader like TED needs to jump on the Austin bandwagon. For those at the back, TED is a brilliant …

• SXSW
• March 12, 2012, 16:03

First post from OTR at SXSW guest writer Leagues O’Toole I left a day early for this trip and just as well. Delta Airlines had a fun surprise 24-hour detour planned for me, taking in Atlanta and San Antonio from …

• SXSW
• March 12, 2012, 08:26

Greetings from Austin, Texas as our annual trip to the massive SXSW conference, convention, festival and taco-eating marathon gets into full swing. Actually, it has been in full swing since Friday and FOMO is the term of the day. And …

• Irish music SXSW
• March 29, 2011, 13:54

A footnote to the last of last week’s posts about SXSW 2011. One or two readers commented about the Arts Council grants received by the Irish acts who go to play at the Austin, Texas event. Since then, a couple …

• SXSW
• March 23, 2011, 09:33

Six final observations from the SXSW music marathon before we put a lid on it for another year. (1) “We’re just one human being short of a full tilt boogie”. That was how local resident Robyn put it when I …