Category: Misc
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Changing Rooms at the Absolut Fringe
This is another project from Grandboy thats running as part of the Absolut Fringe Festival from the 10th to the 25th of September in a variety of venues around Dublin. Do go check it out. Here is the projects trailer http://vimeo.com/29014896 Find out more and tell the guys what you thought of it at their…
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Interview with Traolach Ó’Murchú
Several weeks ago I wrote a post about my friend Traolach’s lovely short film “Alive” and how he needed people to watch it for the competition he had entered. Well, the good news is that he only went and bloody won the thing. It still isn’t exactly clear what the nature of his prize is…
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Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your blogs…
I’m really enjoying doing this blog, among other things it has presented me with the chance to read some other excellent blogs by some friends of mine, so I thought I’d do a quick post about what my mates are up to and where to find them. I apologise in advance if I have forgotten…
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The Honey Spike Opens Tonight…
For the last number of weeks my friend Róisín Stack has been toiling away as Creative Producer on Mephisto Theatre Company’s production of Bryan McMahon’s “The Honey Spike”. The play opens tonight on the Town Hall Main Stage in Galway where it runs until Saturday. Advance word is that its something special, you can buy…
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Some photography news
A friend of mine, John McAleer has set up a photographic monthly called Shotz Magazine, you can download the first issue of it as a pdf here. Each issue showcases five photographers work in five pieces using no more than five hundred words to talk about themselves and their photography.It was launched last week and…
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Lucky Run Wins Storyland
This years RTE Storyland came to an end this week and after a long tough battle, the team left standing was Tuam based drama ‘Lucky Run’. Directed by Colm Cafferkey and produced by Eamon de Staic and Deirdre de Grae, Luck Run charts the story of Robbie, who gets himself into all sorts of trouble,…
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Happy Birthday
So this site is one year old today. I think its been quite successful, it has helped me get work and I think helped my work get seen. I’ve had to adapt to become comfortable with the self promotion side of things but overall this has been a really good experience. So here are some…
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Something to do in Dublin tonight
I think i know a thing or two about shameless plugs but even I blushed at this one. My friend Mark Keane is launching his new night upstairs in Anseo tonight from 9. Dublin’s scenester bible ‘le cool’ suggested it as one of the places to head to this weekend. The recommendation was written by…
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Chisel Party
I have a week or so off from work so I’m finally getting to do those things I should have done ages ago. The main one was of course to fix the bathroom door which has for the last number of months had a large hole in it. This was the result of me locking…
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Máire in New Edition of Horizon Review
My wonderful girlfriend, Máire T. Robinson has had one of her short stories published in the latest edition of Horizon Review, the online magazine from the illustrious Salt publishing house. Based in London, Salt are one of the most prestigious publishers of new poetry in the world and have recently diversified into publishing fiction. For…
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