Blogs »
- EP10: Saturday’s highlightsJim Carroll | On The Record »King Conor: Villagers come of age (Pic by Brenda Fitzsimons from The Daily Ticket) Villagers: it...
- The most awesome trailer of the season.Donald Clarke | Screenwriter »Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan is, I guess, currently the film everyone wants to see. ∏ and Requiem...
- Memories of making a (very, very small) movie with Mick LallyHugh Linehan | Mechanical Turk »Mick Lally, whose death was announced today, was one of those people who straddled the two worlds...
- Electric Picnic – Day threeLaurence Mackin | Pursued by a Bear »Sunday is definitely an embarrasment of riches at this year’s Electric Picnic, at least as far as...
- Carey chats with ComhdháilPól Ó Muirí | Ultach »Minister for the Gaeltacht, Pat Carey, attended a meeting last night in Dublin of the 24 member...
Books »
- A polemic that does little to advance debate on free market
BOOK REVIEW: 23 Things They Dont Tell You About Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang; Allen Lane; £20 (€24), reviewed by DAN O'BRIEN
A 'traitor' in Britain but an Irish hero in the AmazonA century after Roger Casement’s epic voyage to South America, his life is the subject of a major new novel by the acclaimed Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa
Music »
Now that's what we call musicELECTRIC PICNIC : Never mind the sideshows – it’s the sounds that count at Electric Picnic. So it’s a big thank you for the music, as Jim Carroll gives credit where it’s due Plus: reviews from Jim Carroll, Lauren Murphy, Rosemary Mac Cabe and Conor Pope
- Electric Picnic highs and lows
THE HIGHS: Bands going on stage on time: there were no Axl Rose sightings in Stradbally – and no need for a promoter to beg the crowd for patience
Art & Design »
Bright futures at the RHAThe Royal Hibernian Academy’s Futures 10 exhibition is an annual showcase for emerging artists “around who exists a growing critical and curatorial consensus”. It’s not a compendium, like the RHA Annual Exhibition. Rather, numbers are limited, so that each artist faces the challenge and opportunity of staging a solo show.
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Rediscovering Metsu, the 'other' Dutch MasterRegarded by many as a lesser Vermeer, a new exhibition at the National Gallery gathers together a collection of work by Gabriel Metsu, and shows him to be an exciting, accomplished artist
Stage »
From theatre virgin to grumbling veteran. . . and in only a year. Until last year’s fringe, Manchán Magan knew nothing about acting, selling tickets, awards or envy. But he learned fast
Boss Grady’s BoysGaiety Theatre, Dublin
Comment & Media »
An old fashioned detectiveTV REVIEW: The 2010 Emmy Awards RTÉ2, Monday
Agatha Christie’s Marple UTV, Monday
I Am Slave Channel 4, Monday
Dispatches Channel 4, Monday
Tonight with Vincent Browne TV3, all week- A yellow brick road back to the future
RADIO REVIEW: REEL BACK the years to 1989: U2 were one of the world’s biggest bands and the country’s finances were in a right old mess. Okay, no change there, then. Documentary on One: The Curious Ear (RTÉ Radio 1, Saturdays) aired two documentaries on similar themes: Waiting for Jarod and Waiting for U2 . The former was about the mother of an Iraqi soldier who longed for her son to come home safely. The latter was about three star-struck Dublin girls in 1989 who waited outside Windmill Lane Studios for Bono.
Film »
Rebuilding 'Metropolis'CLASSIC CINEMA: The restored version delivers more than just a coherent narrative. It reveals the original narrative rhythm and flow, lost in the botched edit, writes DEREK SCALLY
Women of the midlands prove their pulling powerHis & Hers continues to break records. In the past few days, Ken Wardrop’s documentary passed the €300,000 point at the Irish box office, making it the most successful documentary here since Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit’s 9/11 in 2004. His & Hers has now taken more money than Irish hits such as Neil Jordan’s Ondine and John Carney’s Once .
Gaming »
Made menGAME OF THE WEEK: Mafia II, 18 cert, 2k Games, PC (also Xbox 360)
99 Nights IIGAME REVIEW: 18 cert, Konami, Xbox 360 ***
Treibh »
- Clocha
CROBHINGNE: TÁ NA dúgudairí amuigh arís ag iarraidh cúrsa na dlí agus reacht Dé a chosc. Is féidir go gcuirfí Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani chun báis lá ar bith feasta san Iaráin, mar is amhlaidh gur dhúnmharaigh sí a fear céile.
'Níl maolú ar dhiongbháilteacht an Rialtais' - Pat CareyNÍL “AON mhaolú tagtha ar dhiongbháilteacht an Rialtais maidir le gníomh fónta agus radacach a dhéanamh ar son na teanga,” a dúirt Aire na Gaeltachta, Pat Carey, leis an cholún seo an tseachtain seo.
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