Jim Carroll

• Venues
• November 27, 2012, 09:24

I can’t be the only one who sighs and tuts when an act you really want to see announces a gig for Dublin and that show happens to be in an unloved and unlovely basement on Middle Abbey Street. Upstairs, …

• RIP Venues
• February 15, 2012, 08:53

You’ll find my piece in today’s paper on the closure of the POD complex here. In the feature, I’ve had a look back at the venue’s nearly 20 year run in the entertainment game, with a focus on how the …

• Arts Venues
• August 17, 2010, 10:37

Many readers will probably nod their heads in agreement at Irish Times arts blogger Laurence Mackin’s piece on the new bustle in the capital city’s cultural hedgegrows of late. Laurence writes about knees-ups and soirees in new venues like the …

• Live music Venues
• July 2, 2010, 10:07

Dublin’s gigging infrastructure is about to get a rejig with the arrival of three new venues in the coming months. The Frank Gleeson-owned Mercantile on Dame Street will open a new 250 capacity live room in the coming weeks and …

• Arts Politics Venues
• October 13, 2009, 09:36

Looking through the Programme for A Brave New World Full Of Unicorns, Fluffy Marshmallows and Chirpy Tellytubbies Who Look Like Eamon Ryan and Mary Hanafin, one particular promise caught my eye. It’s down towards the end of this fabulous document …

• Venues
• April 7, 2009, 08:07

It’s 20 years since Whelan’s opened for business on Dublin’s Wexford Street. It sure was a different world back in 1989. The venue will be marking 20 years in business with a rake of one-off gigs in the coming months. …

• Festivals Live music Music business Venues
• February 19, 2009, 14:11

Sometimes, predictions do come to pass. Last summer at the height of the festival and outdoor gig season, On The Record made an educated guess that we’d see less and less gigs in fields in 2009. At the time, the …

• Venues
• November 25, 2008, 14:10

It will probably take you about two minutes at most after you walk into The 02 to cast the Point to the very back of your mind. After five minutes, you’ll wonder just why the hell Irish audiences put up …