Tag: "Irish"

Patio Voices
0 Comments. 742 Views. Posted 10 Oct 2012 @ 11:50am.
Brian Loughnane’s Patio Voices is a carefully constructed character study of an invisible man. The action of the play is captured through colourful snapshots of conversation between characters on the patio of an otherwise characterless South Dublin mansion. The play’s protagonist Gareth spends the majority of it’s 75 minutes lounging in the hot tub, signified by a pair of sunglasses gazing... Read More
The Pogues @ Festival Hall
0 Comments. 830 Views. Posted 24 Apr 2012 @ 1:05pm.
“In blood and death ‘neath a screaming sky / I lay down on the ground / And the arms and legs of other men / Were scattered all around / Some cursed, some prayed, some prayed then cursed / Then prayed and bled some more / And the only thing that I could see / Was a pair of brown eyes that was looking at me.”   It was enough to send tears from my eyes; raw and haunting sentiments from a... Read More
Between The Wars
0 Comments. 1,336 Views. Posted 24 Aug 2011 @ 9:35am.
As an Australian of Irish descent, I get mixed feelings around Saint Patrick's day. On one hand, I can't wait to get outside and start drinking singing and head butting my cousins, on the other, I despair at how everyone in Melbourne suddenly claims Irish heritage as an excuse to get fuck-eyed. It's kind of insulting - they don't realise that's there's more to being Irish than Jimeoin,... Read More
Aindrias de Staic performs Around The World On 80 Quid
0 Comments. 2,126 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2011 @ 9:32am.
What do you get when you cross an Irishman, a backpack and a fiddle? Aindrias de Staic. Here, he proves why a combination of quick wit, gifted storytelling and a fierce musical talent means he’s more than a comedy cliché. It’s immediately apparent in talking to him why one Herald Sun reviewer called de Staic “amazingly seductive.” Effortless Irish charm? Tick. Crooner voice? Tick. Smooth humour... Read More
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