Una Mullally

• celebrity
• November 29, 2012, 15:37

Ms Lohan got arrested. Again. “Lindsay Lohan was ARRESTED at 4 AM Thursday in New York City for allegedly punching a woman at a New York City nightclub … law enforcement sources tell TMZ.”

• music video
• November 29, 2012, 15:33

• activism politics video
• November 29, 2012, 11:38

Clare Daly says she may table a third Bill if the government doesn’t take action.

• PopLives
• November 29, 2012, 08:22

Maeve Higgins is a comedian and writer. Her new book We Have A Good Time… Don’t We? is out now on Hachette Books Ireland.   What are you reading? Country Girl, Edna O’Brien’s brilliant memoir. I just started it and …

• film video
• November 28, 2012, 13:22

(via Broadsheet.ie)  

• festivals film LGBT
• November 28, 2012, 11:30

GAZE Dublin International LGBT Film Festival returns to the Light House Cinema in Smithfield in December, for a selection of ‘back by popular demand’ highlights from this year’s 20th birthday programme. Next Wednesday (5th) and Thursday (6th), the Best Of …

• art music video
• November 27, 2012, 16:39

Eoghan Kidney brought this Irish music video to my attention recently. Brilliant stuff. Directed by Bob Gallagher Produced by Tony Flynn. Costume and Production design by Kate Moylan Make-up by Ailbhe Fitzpatrick. Camera by Luke Sweetman, Bob Gallagher and John …

• Daily Digest
• November 27, 2012, 16:19

The Government’s expert group appointed to provide options for dealing with the European Court of Human Rights judgment on abortion in Ireland has published their report. Making fake Gerhard Richter paintings. Wake up in the morning feeling like Iggy? An …

• TV
• November 27, 2012, 13:24

(image via CurrentTV) I missed the news in September, that ABC ordered a cast-contingent pilot for Haskins’ and Emily Halpern’s new TV project ‘Trophy Wife’. In short: yay! Haskins is one of my favourite comedians, and along with her writing partner …

• music video
• November 27, 2012, 12:39

At a time when most fans know everything about the musicians they follow, anonymity is regaining currency. That’s probably why rapper Captain Murphy is receiving more coverage than he might as a named artist. That said, the much chattered about …

• celebrity film
• November 27, 2012, 11:46

Gawker has helpfully compiled some of the, um, finest moments from Lindsay Lohan’s turn as Elizabeth Taylor in the TV movie ‘Liz & Dick’. They mostly involve her throwing things, sighing, and drinking. I think my favourite part is when …

• music video
• November 26, 2012, 23:42

*SCREAM*, it’s a new tune from Prince.

• TV
• November 26, 2012, 13:12

Even though the boys are the stars of the show, women are referred to in more, shall we say, ‘colourful’ terms than their male counterparts. Here’s a breakdown of what birds and blokes were called on episode three which aired …

• Daily Digest
• November 26, 2012, 11:45

Epic Shane MacGowan interview on the Quietus. A Liquid Lunch: In Bed With Shane MacGowan. (via @swench). Congrats to Roy on winning a BAFTA. Albums that sound different every time you listen to them? That would be the new format, …

• feminism
• November 26, 2012, 10:46

From Kirsty Connell’s Twitter feed who says, “Thanks @AmazonUK for letting me know business, politics and sci-fi aren’t for my pretty little head #everydaysexism”. Hat tip: Dee O’Connell

• music video
• November 26, 2012, 10:13

Totally into this video.

• PopLives
• November 22, 2012, 08:23

Every week this Q&A will find out what various heads in music, film, fashion, theatre, bukes, performance, tech stuff, and whatever else are consuming. Ray Yeates is the Dublin City Arts Officer and interim CEO of the Temple Bar Cultural …

• journalism media music music industry
• November 21, 2012, 14:29

“ In terms of online popularity, page hits are king. As a result, provocative subjects and statements that prompt instant reactions – and finger-clicks – take precedence. They form the bedrock of comment-board-driven editorial planning, in a world where comments themselves …

• Daily Digest
• November 21, 2012, 12:42

The usually right-on Cameron Diaz’s feminist FAIL. Maybe these are her opinions, but she probably shouldn’t ascribe them to how all women feel. Very interesting Frank Ocean interview in GQ. So much of his tone reminds me of how Kanye …

• music video
• November 21, 2012, 11:01

• fashion
• November 20, 2012, 10:06

This is the best Christmas jumper I’ve seen this year. So far.

• activism video
• November 19, 2012, 11:03

Trade Union TV uploaded this video to YouTube from the march in Dublin on Saturday.   And Christopher Tierney posted this video on Vimeo, with footage of Savita Halappanavar from the 2011 St Patrick’s Day celebrations, and the recent vigil for …

• Dublin food
• November 19, 2012, 10:29

We know Dublin is famous for drinks, but generally not those of the healthy disposition, and no, Guinness being good for you doesn’t count. But Dublin Kombucha is changing that. Dublin Kombucha is brewed in Stoneybatter by Laura Murphy. I …

• Daily Digest
• November 19, 2012, 10:13

Pink doing what she does best: awesome award ceremony performances. This time, she goes with an epic soap opera of Dancing With The Stars V Backdraft. Brilliant ‘Homeland’ spoof on SNL starring Anne Hathaway. Kitty Holland writes in the Observer …

• film
• November 16, 2012, 09:59

Yup, you heard right. Sorkin, speaking at a Newsweek and Daily Beast event and reported in the LA Times, said “I hope I don’t get killed by the studio for giving too much away… This entire movie is going to …

• celebrity journalism music music industry
• November 16, 2012, 09:37

They don’t make press junkets like this anymore. I’d say there are a lot of journos high-fiving RiRi right now: As the #777Tour jets around the world, Gawker gathers some of the reportage. Irish journos Sean Munsanje and Mark Kavanagh …

• celebrity film journalism
• November 15, 2012, 10:18

It’s a decent read, especially considering The Master is opening in Ireland this Friday. “I’m probably never going to be happy . . . Well, I’ll tell you what, that’s not true. Here’s a guarantee: If I’m happy about something …

• sport
• November 15, 2012, 10:10

Ibrahimovic takes a punt on scoring an overhead kick from over 30 yards against England last night.   Zlatan doesn’t think it’s the best goal he’s every scored though. We’re playing Sweden on the 21st of March next year. Um, …

• journalism music video
• November 15, 2012, 09:57

Jim Carroll muses in today’s newspaper.

• music video
• November 14, 2012, 22:19

• journalism
• November 14, 2012, 12:24

By now much of Ireland, and a good chunk of elsewhere, knows about the death of Savita Halappanavar. Kitty Holland and Paul Cullen wrote in Wednesday’s Irish Times newspaper, “Two investigations are under way into the death of a woman who …

• music video
• November 13, 2012, 18:08

Just WOW: (via the ever informative Noisey.)

• comedy video
• November 13, 2012, 17:56

• Daily Digest
• November 13, 2012, 17:42

Channel 5 announce Ben Frow as their new director of programming. Interesting perspective, and a growing one, on the role of gay marriage in the institution of marriage itself. Closer to home, Gilmore wants a referendum on same-sex marriage. The …

• culture
• November 13, 2012, 17:19

I don’t have to tell you things are bad. I don’t have to tell you that because we tell ourselves that all the time. We tell ourselves when the arguments on The Frontline automatically reset to bank bailouts and burning …

• internetz music industry
• November 13, 2012, 10:28

Over four years after originally launching, Spotify has finally touched down in Ireland, without the need for proxies or borrowing your English mate’s postal codes. Jim Carroll has the deets over here.

• media music
• November 12, 2012, 17:49

This happened while I was away, the successor to Jim Carroll’s The Far Side show. I’ve been listening to it for a good bit of this afternoon and it’s DEADLY, so check it out.

• Daily Digest
• November 12, 2012, 17:28

Voice of Elmo, Kevin Clash, takes a break from Sesame Street following underage sex allegations. ‘Catfish’ is now a programme on MTV. Kool Thing remix Telepathe’s ‘Destroyer’. Photos from a cannabis farm. What Irish architecture could learn from zine culture. …

• festivals music photography
• November 12, 2012, 16:27

By Sarah Francis for PopLife. Shot on Fujifilm Instax 210. Loads more after the jump.

• festivals
• November 12, 2012, 15:40

For a music-loving punter, Reykjavik has plenty to offer. Iceland’s modern music heritage is pretty astounding, and I’ve always found it intriguing that acts as avant-garde, cerebral and diverse as Bjork, Sigur Ros, múm, FM Belfast, Emilíana Torrini, Of Monsters …

• Uncategorized
• November 12, 2012, 11:07

Don’t fret, Dingle, Fungi the dolphin is not dead. Still, it won’t stop the rumours that Fungi is basically the Sugababes of the dolphin world though. (photo via KerryIreland.ie)