Arts & Culture

Rom-Com Roll Call

Rom-Com Roll Call

Love is in the air, folks! And with Valentine’s Day creeping up, what better way to get you in the mood than to load up on some cozy screen classics and fresh rom-com favs. Sure, if I had my way, February would be one long Valentine’s movie marathon, but for the sake of this paper, I’ll limit myself to five.

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2025 Movie Preview

2025 Movie Preview

If you read the film industry broadsheets in the last year, you would’ve no doubt come across the term “survive till ‘25.” It was a phrase that the film/TV sector adopted to reassure nervy investors and industry heads that the New Year would bring with it a more stable market landscape. It’s understandable,

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Four poems by Margaret Boles

Four poems by Margaret Boles

Crowded January (Usque Ad Sanguinis effusionem),
The Gardener’s Wooden Leg,
Surprised by Robin,
In the Midst of Life (We are in Death)

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Four poems by James Conway

Four poems by James Conway

Cool dude, Little Paradise, A Scholar (To Gerard Manley Hopkins), Everything

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Well done Joe Hallam

Well done Joe Hallam

Well done Joe Hallam on your fantastic exhibition in the Fair-Play Café from Dec/Jan. Joe is the 8th artist to exhibit and he’s currently studying art at the National Learning Network in Stillorgan.
Joe has been painting from a young age Joe has been painting from a young age

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Renowned Irish Artists Unite to Raise Critical Christmas Funds for Dublin Simon Community

Renowned Irish Artists Unite to Raise Critical Christmas Funds for Dublin Simon Community

Artwork from around 100 artists to be auctioned in support of essential homelessness services
As winter draws near and the homelessness crisis intensifies, Dublin Simon Community is inviting everyone to support its life-saving services through ‘A Community of Hope:

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A Community of Hope

A Community of Hope

Lot Always Sunday – original painting by Gerard Byrne is accompanied by a signed copy of the artist’s collectable coffee table book Turning Corners that features Always Sunday piece amongst stunning illustrations of 150 artworks.

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Now That’s Eiretainment!

Now That’s Eiretainment!

Folks, there’s a new film streaming platform on the scene! What makes this one stand out from the crowd, you ask? Well, Eiretainment is a subscription streaming platform offering the very best of Irish film and documentary. It supports independent Irish filmmakers across the island;

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Elvis In Marian College!

Elvis In Marian College!

Marian College musical society will present its annual musical ‘All Shook Up’ on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th December at 7.30 each night. Not to be missed! After the success of last year’s ‘The Addams family’, and 2022’s ‘Grease’

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Irish on Film in 2024

Irish on Film in 2024

We are heading into 2025 whether you like it or not. But hey, even if you’re entering the New Year willingly or kicking and screaming like me, if you can manage to blot out most of the current news coverage, there’s actually some stuff to look forward to, especially on the big screen.

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