In this time of cocooned self-isolation, I’ve been trying to keep up a semblance of fitness by treading the mill. …
Review: Women Make Film, 14 Hours of Femmes in Film
So I’m back in one piece from the opening weekend of the Dublin International Film Festival. My sister had lured …
Mamma mia, the Reina Sofía in Madrid!
While in Madrid last weekend with my son visiting my older son who now lives there, I made the mistake …
Movie Review: Parasite and that horror called Hope
Korean director Bong Joon Ho made history at the 92nd Academy Awards when his movie “Parasite” won the Best Picture …
A Little Gem in The Park – ‘Life in Still Life’ – a cross border collaborative art exhibition
Life in Still Life Where: Ashtown Visitors Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 2 When: running now until 13th March 2020 Admission: …
Movie Review: Blinded by Light
Based on Sarfraz Manzoor’s book “Greetings from Bury Park – Race. Religion. Rock ‘N’ Roll.”, Blinded by Light is a …
No Laughing Matter. Joker Movie Review.
Joker Movie Review Directed and produced by Todd Phillips, Joker is based loosely on DC Comics characters with Joaquin Phoenix …
Sorolla: Spanish Master of Light, National Gallery Ireland, 10 August-3 November 2019
Fifty three paintings from one of Spain’s most celebrated artists, Joaquìn Sorolla (1863-1923,) are on exhibition at our very own …
What’s your number? The Guardian’s 100 best books of the 21st century
The stretch in the evening is leaving us for another year. It’s getting near time to start lighting the fire. …
Book Review: The Improbability of Love
A few years late but The Improbability of Love by Hannah Mary Rothschild is a good yarn set in the …
The 189th RHA Annual Exhibition 2019–where 351 artists are given a place to shine
The 189th RHA annual exhibition is on in the Gallagher Gallery—home of the RHA—15 Ely Place, Dublin. It runs from …
Book Review: A Little Life needs a large edit
Having won the 2015 Kirkus Prize in Fiction and shortlisted for several more — 2015 Man Booker Prize, 2015 National …
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe…and then into the Blackberry bushes
Have you ever felt you want to climb into the hedgerows in the Irish countryside and wander around in …
Nirox Sculpture Park –art, attitude and atmosphere
I just spent the past ten days opposing the route of the swallow and flew south for a little autumn …
Climbing Documentaries: Scaling the dizzy heights of madness
For some reason or another, I’ve watched two films recently featuring climbers attempting ascents of El Capitan (El Cap for …
Swipe for a short poetry reading with @poetryireland podcast
An analysis of that Screen Time App on your smartphone can be quite worrying, all those minutes and hours of …
Dalí in the horse house at Russborough House
I fell for the press release and dutifully lured a crew of our art writers to visit Art in the …
Hounds, Horses, Humans & More
Russborogh House is showcasing ‘Art in the Garden’, a Sculpture exhibition of 120+ works hosted by Gormley’s Fine. On the …
Out of this world in 1931: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
I’ve always been fascinated with dystopian literature and science fiction movies from Blade Runner, Fahrenheit 451, Logan’s Run to Terminator. …
The Nobel Prize for Wifehood, short review of ‘The Wife’ movie
We all know the line, “Behind every great man is a great woman”, well here’s the story of unassuming Joan Castleman (Glenn …
Art and Travel, a stumbled upon gallery and exhibition in South Africa /Infinity Gallery Nieu Bethesda Karoo South Africa, December 2018
Have you ever been to the dry, barren, scrubby land of the Karoo— the Karoo, where your eyes smart in …
Navel gazing narratives
Fiction is my thing probably because I don’t ‘do‘ realism. I’ve read a few biographies over the years, mainly about …
The Lonely Palette
“Each episode, host Tamar Avishai picks a painting du jour, interviews unsuspecting museum visitors in front of it, and then …
Our Plundered Planet, Mark Dion at the Hugh Lane Gallery Dublin 29/04/2019
OUR PLUNDERED PLANET, Mark Dion …
The interior design of our psyche
I’ve fallen in and out of love with Druid’s work over the years. I’m not overly fond of the Stage …
Another poignant tale from the margins
I’ve been stalking this man’s repertoire for over five years. One act, one man, minimal set, props or costumes; there …
Rebuilding the Future in IMMA
Many people complain about IMMA and its unimaginative use of space. I have fond memories of doodling in the response …
Spitting Image in the Butler Gallery in Kilkenny
Splendid. My colleague laughed at my choice of word to describe the view when you enter the grounds of Kilkenny …
Jacqueline Stanley
Jacqueline Stanley presents a series of large works in the RHA. Street-scenes, hill-scapes and boglands figure. Motifs of the moon, …
A modern take on traditional form
What a versatile collection of work but with attention to detail carried through all the forms. RHA – Ursula Burke …