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Street Style: Smithfield

Smithfield has heaps of potential, which is steadily being drawn out by both newcomers and old hands alike.

Dining Guide: Zaytoon

They are casual diners offering delicious kebabs served with freshly made naan bread which is cooked in a traditional Persian clay oven.

Absolut Originality: Danielle Romeril

Taking place from the 31st of October until the 2nd of November, the Absolut Originality Exhibition combines the artistic efforts of fashion designer Danielle Romeril, visual artist Brian Kenny, illustrator Chrissie Abbott and film-maker Jamie Delaney. Curated by stylist Aisling Farinella, the event promises to draw visitors in, encouraging creative participation from all involved. Fresh […]

Telling Pork Pies: Interview with Ghostpoet

Ahead of his October tour, we caught up with Ghostpoet, to talk new albums, collaborations, and to get to the bottom of why he’s the only artist (to our knowledge) to write lyrics about pork pies.

Your Biggest Mistake

We’ve all made stupid mistakes before. The only comfort is the knowledge that everybody else fucks up too, so we’ve rounded up some of our favourite writers and editors to peel back the Tipp-Ex on their diaries to reveal your biggest mistake.    Jean Sutton (Siren Magazine) I should say ‘No’ more often. Up until […]

Cinema Review: Mister John

Directors: Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy Talent: Aidan Gillen, Zoe Tay, Michael Thomas, Claire Keelan Release Date: 27th September 2013 Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy’s second feature film, following a working relationship spanning over twenty years and various media, is set in the sweltering heat of Singapore, where Gerry Devine, played by Aidan Gillen, has travelled […]

Cracking The Code: Ireland’s Independent Game Developers

The games industry now dwarfs, and often trolls, the film and music industries. DFC Intelligence puts the 2012 value of the video games industry at $66bn, compared to film’s $29.2bn and music’s $16.5bn. Last month’s release of Grand Theft Auto V cost, development and marketing included, $265m – outstripping Spiderman 3’s $258m. But, as with film and music, the big-budget, high-production utterances don’t always court critical acclaim, or even commercial success. And, just like rave-reviewed movies shot on a shoestring and bedroom-recorded albums that made overnight superstars of unknown bands, there are those independently produced games with brilliant ideas that can grab our imaginations, our wallets or both.

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