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James Dempsey: Not the sort of film you'd expect from the youngest of the Olsen sisters
1 week ago

TODAY marks the release of Martha Marcy May Marlene, the dark and twisted tale of a young woman’s escape from a violent sect that took Sundance by storm last year and has already made a cult star out of its beguiling heroine, Elizabeth Olsen. The film, f
James Dempsey: Lights, cameras, action .... Smithfield's magic theatre re-opens
3 weeks ago

On April 15th last year the lights finally went out on a beacon of cultural capital in our beleaguered nation’s capital city. The Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield was ordered by Ms. Justice Mary Laffoy to turn down its lights and wind up its operations, y
Love/Hate 'almost certain' to return, as show scoops end of year prize for best TV show
1 month ago

RTE’s gritty crime drama Love/Hate is almost certain to return, as writer and creator Stuart Carolan reveals he is currently writing the third series.The future of the drug fuelled drama was uncertain when it emerged that RTE had not committed to another
James Dempsey: It's A Wonderful Life for movie lovers, even in these tough times
2 months ago

SO there are only 16 shopping days left till Christmas, and as we tighten our belts after budget week, it’s time to darn those worn out stockings. Long gone are the days of ho ho hosiery so jam-packed with odds and ends of costly yuletide bric-a-brac, th
Year started as it was to continue -- in mayhem
1 month ago

THE hectic tone of 2011 was set straight out of the gate when a battered Dail resumed on January 12.It was straightaway plunged into fresh crisis as Taoiseach Brian Cowen faced a barrage of questions over a jolly day in July 2008 he'd spent in Druid's Gl
Trailblazer Ellis stars for Quarryvale
2 months ago

There was a feast of action on show at Croke Park yesterday.The story of the day belonged to the boys of St Bernadette's, Quarryvale, who romped to the Corn O Donnchu title courtesy of a 10-13 to 4-2 scoreline against Scoil Chronain, Rathcoole. The man o
Trailblazer Ellis stars for Quarryvale
2 months ago

There was a feast of action on show at Croke Park yesterday.The story of the day belonged to the boys of St Bernadette's, Quarryvale, who romped to the Corn O Donnchu title courtesy of a 10-13 to 4-2 scoreline against Scoil Chronain, Rathcoole. The man o
Looming budget iceberg prompts a sinking feeling
2 months ago

After eight months in office, our Government of All the Egos has reached a tipping point and the direction in which it is swaying is not positive.The much feared first real budget, as distinct to fripperies like that 'jobs initiative' (remember that? No?