The Sound Inside – Pavilion Theatre – Review The Sound Inside by Adam Rapp Pavilion Theatre presents a Pádraig Cusack & Half Moon Street Ltd production in association with the Royal…| No More Workhorse
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Kogonada Starring: Colin Farrell, Margot Robbie, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Kevin Kline In cinemas September 19 This surreal…| No More Workhorse
Girls and Boys – Film Review Director – Donncha Gilmore Writer – Donncha Gilmore Stars – Liath Hannon, Adam Lunnon-Collery, Jenny Maguire, Justin Ensor, Francis O’Maho…| No More Workhorse
Amsterdam – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Frank L AMSTERDAM – Made Up Productions Co-presented by Dublin Fringe Festival & Glass Mask Theatre Performances – 12 Sept…| No More Workhorse
Variations for Two Disabled Bodies – Project Arts Centre – Review by Bobbi Byrne & Soso Ní Cheallaigh Performances 10 Sept, 18:30 (preview), 11 – 13 Sept, 18:30 Venue – …| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week – 12/09/25 New albums by Gruff Rhys (Dim Probs), The Hidden Cameras (Bronto) and Jens Lekman (Songs For Other People’s Weddings) may float your boat! There are also new chil…| No More Workhorse
Apocalypse HOW? – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Presented by Doomslayers: Annie Queeries, Donna Fella and Laylah Beattie Dublin Castle Royal Chapel until September 1…| No More Workhorse
The Secrets of Primrose Square – Gaiety Theatre – Review DATES: 9th Sep. – 13th Sep. The Secrets of Primrose Square is three interwoven stories based on a simple quote by Eleanor …| No More Workhorse
+353 Presents: The Revenger’s Tragedy – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances – 10 – 13 Sept, 21:00, 13 Sept, 15:00 Venue – Abbey Theatr…| No More Workhorse
Hungry Grass/Stray Sod – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Hungry Grass/Stray Sod – Wandering Stories Theatre Performances – 8 Sept, 19:00 (preview), 8 Sept, 20:15, 9 – …| No More Workhorse
TESTO – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review TESTO – Wet Mess – Presented by Dublin Fringe Festival Performances – 9 – 10 Sept, 21:00 Venue – Project Arts Centr…| No More Workhorse
Don’t Tell Dad About Diana – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances – 8 Sept, 18:00 (preview), 9 – 10 Sept, 20:00, 12 Sept, 13:00 & 20:00, …| No More Workhorse
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Simon Curtis Screenplay by Julian Fellowes Based on Downton Abbey · by Julian Fellowes Starring Hugh Bonneville, Mi…| No More Workhorse
Good With Faces – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Good With Faces – Oisín Kearney Venue – Project Arts Centre – Cube Performances – 6 Sept, 18:30 (preview), 7 &#…| No More Workhorse
Pea Dinneen: Raising Her Voice – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Presented by Pea Dinneen & Once Off Productions Performances – 6 Sept, 18:15 (preview), 7 Se…| No More Workhorse
Octopus Children – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review FELISPEAKS – Presented by THISISPOPBABY Performances 5 Sept, 21:00 (preview), 6 – 7 Sept , 21:00, 11 – 14 Sept, 18:…| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week – 05/09/25 Another album from Big Thief (Double Infinity)? It’s actually their first since 2022, but that hasn’t stopped the band’s members from releasing …| No More Workhorse
On Swift Horses – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Daniel Minihan Screenplay by Bryce Kass Based on On Swift horses by Shannon Pufahl Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones as Muriel Edwards Wal…| No More Workhorse
Sanatorium – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Gar O’Rourke Gar O’Rourke visited Ukraine in 2018, and through a Ukrainian friend, he became aware of the Kuylanik sanatorium in O…| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week – 28/08/25 It’s fascinating to watch CMAT slowly taking over the planet, and deservedly so. It’s her planet, after all; the rest of us just live there. Her new a…| No More Workhorse
Christy – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Brendan Canty Writer – Alan O’Gorman Stars – Danny Power, Diarmuid Noyes, Emma Willis Christy is Brendan Canty’s fir…| No More Workhorse
The Roses – Film Review Director – Jay Roach Writers – Warren Adler, Tony McNamara Stars – Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kate McKinnon The film begins with Ivy (Olivi…| No More Workhorse
The Girl on the Train – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN – 26 – 30 August 2025 Rachel Watson (Laura Whitmore) is a young woman who is struggling with …| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week – 30/05/25 Do you want to feel old? They’ve just released a 10th Anniversary Edition of Carrie & Lowell (Sufjan Stevens)! Do you want to feel really old? They̵…| No More Workhorse
Karate Kid: Legends – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jonathan Entwistle Starring: Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio, Ben Wang, Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, Ming-Na Wen Hot on the heels o…| No More Workhorse
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review by Brian Merriman Presented in association with Tina Turner Dates: 27 May – 14 June 2025 Just two years ago this …| No More Workhorse
Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles – Album Review by Killian Laher After the, for want of a better word, shitshow that was White Roses, My God, Alan Sparhawk has teamed up with banjo-lovi…| No More Workhorse
Robert Forster – Strawberries – Album Review by Killian Laher The former Go-Betweens man follows up 2023’s The Candle and the Flame relatively quickly with an album recorded with a band in Sw…| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week — 23/05/25 This week sees new releases from the likes of Sparks (MAD!) and Pan Amsterdam (Confines). There’s even an impossible new album from Stereolab (Instant Holograms O…| No More Workhorse
The Phoenician Scheme – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Wes Anderson Starring: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric,…| No More Workhorse
The Flats – Film Review by Frank L. Director Alessandra Celesia Writer Alessandra Celesia Stars Jolene Burns, Joe McNally, Sean Parker Alessandra Celesia brings the viewer into the New Lodge …| No More Workhorse
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Frank L. Dates: 20 – 24 May 2025 – Part of the Dublin Dance Festival It was over thirty years ago th…| No More Workhorse
These New Puritans – Crooked Wing – Album Review by Killian Laher These New Puritans’ Jack and George Barnett often leave it five or six years between releases, but their albums seldom bear a…| No More Workhorse
Specky Clark – Dublin Dance Festival – Review Performed at the Abbey Theatre Find out more about Oona Doherty here. Specky Clark – Co-produced and presented by Dublin Dance Festiv…| No More Workhorse
Lovesong – Gate Theatre – Review LOVESONG by Abi Morgan Dates – 9th May to 15th June 2025 Photo: Patricio Cassinoni We meet a couple, Maggie and Billy, at two stages of their liv…| No More Workhorse
Final Destination: Bloodlines – Film Review Directors – Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein Writers – Guy Busick, Lori Evans Taylor, Jon Watts Stars – April Telek, Tony Todd, Brec …| No More Workhorse
Interview with Breda McCann – Two Minutes – Civic Theatre Interview with Breda McCann, writer of Two Minutes, running at the Civic Studio, Tallaght, April 16th to 19th. Starring: Wayne …| No More Workhorse
Interview with Brian Brannigan – A Lazarus Soul – Part 1 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse sat down with Brian Brannigan of A Lazarus Soul to talk about their forthcoming Vicar Street …| No More Workhorse
A Symphony Of Worms – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Letizia Delmastro Performances – 10 – 15 September Venue – Smock Alley Theatre – Boys’ School Hannah Mamalis’ …| No More Workhorse
Snow White – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Marc Webb Written by Erin Cressida Wilson based on the original work by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Starring Rachel Zegler, Emilia Faucher,…| No More Workhorse
Tindersticks – 3Olympia – Live Review – 15/03/25 by Killian Laher Tindersticks – Live at the 3Olympia, Dublin on Saturday 15th March 2025 A fairly swift return for Tindersticks to…| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week – 14/03/25 For our album of the week this week, we’ve gone for an old friend in the form of Kristin Hersh and her band Throwing Muses. Their new album Moonlight Conces…| No More Workhorse
In The Lost Lands – Film Review by Craig Doyle Director -Paul W.S Anderson Writers – Constantin Werner, Paul W.S Anderson, George R.R. Martin Starring – Milla Jovovich, Dave Bauti…| No More Workhorse
Macbeth – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L 11 – 15 Mar 2025 @ 7:30pm 13 Mar @ 1pm, 15 Mar @ 2:30pm Main Space Volta Theatre Company is a new company with a residency at the National Oper…| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week – 07/03/25 This week sees new releases from the likes of Will Stratton (Points of Origin), Bob Mould (Here We Go Crazy) and Frog Eyes (The Open Up) all of which feature belo…| No More Workhorse
No Romance: A Desperate Business – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review February 24th – March 15, 2025 No Romance: A Desperate Business written by Nancy Harris The set is a funera…| No More Workhorse
King Lear – Gate Theatre – Review Photos by Ross Kavanagh Dates – 21st Feb until 27th April When King Lear (Conleth Hill) utters the immortal line ‘Nothing will come of noth…| No More Workhorse
The Last Showgirl – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Gia Coppola Writer – Kate Gersten Stars – Pamela Anderson, Kiernan Shipka, Brenda Song, Dave Bautista, Jamie Lee C…| No More Workhorse
MILK – Abbey Theatre – Review The Abbey Theatre presents a Khashabi Theatre / Palestine production MILK مِلْك Dates – 20 February – 1 March 2025 By Bashar Murkus and Khulood…| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week – 21/02/25 If you’re looking for new sounds, you’ve come to the right place! Some great new albums this week with the likes of Abdomen (Yes, I Don’t Know) and Ca…| No More Workhorse
September Says – Film Review by Brian Merriman Written and directed by Ariane Labed Based on the novel Sisters by Daisy Johnson Starring Mia Tharia as July, Rakhee Thakrar as Sheela, and i…| No More Workhorse
MANY MEs – Project Arts Centre – Review Date – 18th February Time – 7:30pm Space – The Space Upstairs – Duration – 40 minutes This is a solo piece by chore…| No More Workhorse
The Murder Capital – Blindness – Album Review by Killian Laher The Murder Capital are back with their third album, and for those who enjoyed their first two, there’s plenty of angst and…| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week – 14/02/25 There’s a new album from The Delines, a band that includes the talents of Willy Vlautin who has been focusing more on novels in recent times. You can check …| No More Workhorse
Emma – Abbey Theatre – Review Dates: 22 November – 25 January 2025 Written by Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen Directed by Claire O’Reilly ” Emma Woodhou…| No More Workhorse
Conclave – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Edward Berger Screenplay by Peter Straughan, based on the novel ‘Conclave’ by Robert Harris Cinematography by Stéphane Fontaine Starring: …| No More Workhorse
Midwinter Swimmers – The Innocence Mission – Album Review by Cathy Brown The Innocence Mission has been making music for thirty-five years but they are a band that seems happy to remain on th…| No More Workhorse
Conclave – Film Review by Frank L Director – Edward Berger Writers – Peter Straughan, Robert Harris Stars – Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow Edward Berger (All Qui…| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week – 22/11/24 Has Kim Deal ever released a bad album? It’s rare for any artist to be able to say that everything they were involved with was at least above average. The B…| No More Workhorse
No Citation – Smock Alley – Review by Brian Merriman 20 – 23 Nov 2024 @ 8pm – Boys’ School Teatro Nua presents this 70-minute musical play, which has finally arrived in Dublin, ha…| No More Workhorse
Housewife Of The Year – Film Review by Fran Winston Director: Ciarain Cassidy Starring: Margaret Carmody, Catherine Carton, Margaret Carton, Sally Casey, Patricia Connolly, Philomena Delane…| No More Workhorse
Wicked – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jon M. Chu Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, …| No More Workhorse
Q&A with Gary Keegan – Everything Falls – Project Arts Centre “We’ve been thinking a lot about care. The word. Its meaning. It’s a noun but it’s also a verb. It’s a feeling we…| No More Workhorse
The Borrowers – Gate Theatre – Review This Christmas the Gate Theatre presents the classic family adventure THE BORROWERS – by Mary Norton Adapted for the stage by Charles Way Mus…| No More Workhorse
Oisin Leech – Whelans – Live Review by Killian Laher Singular Artists proudly presents Oisin Leech live at Whelan’s, Dublin 14th November 2024 A first headline solo show at Whelans for …| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week – 15/11/24 As we approach silly season, the number of new albums being released will decline… but we’ll keep going as long as is humanly possible! This week sees…| No More Workhorse
Esmeralda – The New Theatre – Review by Frank L Esmeralda – Written by Helen Casey Event Dates: 12/11/2024 – 16/11/2024 Esmeralda is a trip down memory lane when three old s…| No More Workhorse
Nick Cave – 3Arena – Review Nick Cave – 3Arena Dublin 12th of November, 2024 Support on the night came from Black Country, New Road, who continue their transition from a rock band…| No More Workhorse
Gladiator II – Film Review Director: Ridley Scott Writer: David Scarpa, Peter Craig, David Franzoni Stars: Paul Mescal, Connie Nelson, Joseph Quinn, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Derek Jac…| No More Workhorse
opPaddy Goes to Petra – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L Paddy Goes to Petra – Written and Directed by Áine Ryan Paddy (Brendan Dunlea) is a middle-aged farmer with…| No More Workhorse
Paddy – The Life and Times of Paddy Armstrong – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. The Life and Times of Paddy Armstrong – written by Mary-Elaine Tynan, Don Wycherley and N…| No More Workhorse
Don’t Forget to Remember – Film Review by Frank L. Directed – Ross Killeen Alzheimer’s disease can encompass anyone at any time of their lives. It attacks memory which is th…| No More Workhorse
Touch – Film Review Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur, Starring: Egill Ólafsson, Kōki, Palmi Kormakur, Masahiro Motoki, Sigurdur Ingvarsson, Yoko Narahashi. In cinemas on August 30 This romanti…| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week – 23/08/24 The also-rans include Bryce Dessner (of The National) with his new album Solos. There are also new releases from Benny Trokan (of Spoon – Do You Still Think of Me…| No More Workhorse
Cuckoo – Film Review by Fran Winston Director – Tilman Singer Writer – Tilman Singer Stars – Hunter Schafer, Jan Bluthardt, Marton Csokas In cinemas August 23 Watching Dan S…| No More Workhorse
Head Case – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L HEAD CASE – The Love Song of an A & E Patient August 19th – September 7th, 2024. @ 1pm Head Case written and…| No More Workhorse
Mrs Robinson – Film Review by Frank L. Director Aoife Kelleher To an Irish audience, Mary Robinson aka Mrs. Robinson needs little introduction. In simple terms she was the President of Irelan…| No More Workhorse
And So I Watch You From Afar – Megafauna – Album Review by Killian Laher And So I Watch You From Afar emerged from the north coast of Ireland around 15 years ago in a blizzard of brawny riffs…| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week – 16/08/24 If you google Pom Poko you’ll get an animated movie about a group of “Japanese raccoon dogs living in the outskirts of Tokyo”. Yes, it would be …| No More Workhorse
Fontaines D.C. – Romance – Album Review by Killian Laher There are high expectations for the fourth album from the Fontaines D.C. The last number of years have made it clear that this …| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week – 09/08/24 As the weeks drift past, and the summer slowly slips into autumn, it’s difficult not to wonder where the time goes. Despite this thoughtful and slightly sor…| No More Workhorse
Album of the Week – 1/08/24 This week we have new sounds from the Smashing Pumpkins with the suitable arty-sounding Aghori Mhori Mei. One trip to Google Translate later and I’m still un…| No More Workhorse
CARCAÇA – Abbey Theatre – Review CARCAÇA – Marco da Silva Ferreira Presented by Dublin Dance Festival and the Abbey Theatre Big Pulse Dance Alliance Co-Production | Irish Premiere…| No More Workhorse
