Books Louise Welsh recently published Death is a Welcome Guest, the second part in her Plague Times trilogy following last year’s A Lovely Way to Burn. Welsh believes good thrillers are a reflection of the times they are written in. ‘The … Louise Welsh : Death is a Welcome Guest
Summerhall Exhibitions Visual Arts One Million Years of Laughter is a new series of performances and paintings finding humour in the contradictions that exist within commonplace actions and experiences. Using what is known about the early ‘Homo’ as the basis for this body of … David Sherry : One Million Years Of Laughter
Theatre We talk to Ben Barnes the artistic director of The Theatre Royal in Waterford about the venue and their upcoming events for the next few months. The Theatre Royal, often referred to as “the peoples theatre”, has been the traditional … Theatre Royal Waterford : Programme
Visual Arts Pilgrim is an installation of new work by Andrew Carson developed as part of his time as Artist-In-Residence at Draíocht. Following on from his research into the use and effects of digital devices and social media as the modern ubiquitous … Andrew Carson : Pilgrim
Music Taking place in various venues in Cork City, the renowned, the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival features over 1,000 musicians in dozens of performances at 70 venues citywide with over 95% of music sessions free of entry charges – and is … The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival : 23 – 25 October 2015
Books In conversation with Ali Millar at the 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival, Rachel Cusk introduces her new novel Outline, a novel the New York Times has described as ‘lethally intelligent’ and ‘a heartbreaking portrait of poise, sympathy and regret’. Rachel Cusk : Outline
Visual Arts Originally from Sweden, Susanne graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design with a Master of Fine Art in 2013. She also has a BA in Latin American Studies from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Universidad de … Susanne Lund Pangrazio : Anthropocene
Music The Cork Folk Festival 2nd-5th October is an annual music event that takes place in Ireland’s southern capital, Cork. The 36 year old festival is emerging as one of the most important folk & traditional music events in Ireland and … Cork Folk Festival : 1-4 October
Visual Arts This exhibition at Draiocht presents outcomes from Guinan’s current investigation into materiality. The painted forms are created using pva and various other types of paint, like gloss, metal paint, emulsions, industrial grade paints and oil paint. Layers of paint are … Marc Guinan : What is painting …?
Literature Patrick Cotter introduces this year’s Cork International Short Story Festival (formerly the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Festival) featuring: readings, public interviews and seminars. The 16th annual Cork International Story Festival will take place on 22 – 26 September, 2015 … Cork International Short Story Festival : 22 – 26 September, 2015
Books “How the silver darlings shaped human Taste” An interview at the Shetland Library, with Donald S. Murray, author, poet and educator. Murray is a Hebridean by birth now resident in the Shetland Isles where he works and writes in collaboration … Herring Tales : Donald S. Murray
Visual Arts Three contemporary artists talk about their new and recent works shown at the ‘Abstraction from Architecture’ Exhibition at the Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery. Abstraction from Architecture features work by artists who display an interest in architectural structures, surfaces, materials and forms. … Edinburgh Printmakers: Abstraction from Architecture
Events Summerhall Residents There are more living things in a tablespoon of soil than there are people on Earth. Without soils there would be no terrestrial life. And yet we fail to realise the vital importance of soil for sustaining life. Without soils … International Year of Soil (IYS) Exhibition
Visual Arts David O’Brien, the Programme Manager at the National Sculpture Factory in Cork talks to us about the importance of the National Sculpture Factory, the way it supports artists and their upcoming exhibitions. The National Sculpture Factory (NSF) is an organisation … Dobz O’Brian : National Sculpture Factory
Visual Arts “Ainmhithe” is a series of drawings and paintings, watercolour, ink and pencil on paper. They are based on Irish animals, both living and extinct. The series engages with Irish history, mythology and its identity, through the creatures that have inhabited … Garter Lane Arts Centre : Ainmhithe
Visual Arts Dr Maeve Doyle likes to draw anatomically accurate images which are adapted/altered slightly to convey a message – ‘Anatomy with a twist, with an injection of life and fun’. Many of the drawings in the exhibition are from the collection … Garter Lane Arts Centre : What Lies Beneath
Music An interview with Paul Hillier and Alan Leech of Chamber Choir Ireland filmed at the Kilkenny Festival and ahead of the Choir’s upcoming tour of Ireland in November and December 2015. The Choir is the country’s flagship choral ensemble and … Chamber Choir Ireland
Visual Arts Culture Night is an annual all-island public event that celebrates culture, creativity and the arts. This year, it will take place on Friday 18th September 2015. On Culture Night, arts and cultural organisations and venues of all shapes and sizes, … Cork County : Culture Night
Books As the methods of warfare get more brutal, subtlety and secrecy become valid tools in overpowering enemy forces. For his book Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins, Andrew Cockburn, the Washington editor of Harper’s, has been quietly researching … Andrew Cockburn : Kill Chain
The work and life of Martha Gellhorn, the great war correspondent who covered practically every trouble-spot on earth for six decades, including the Spanish Civil War, D-Day, Dachau, Viet Nam, Greenham Common, El Salvador and Mandela’s inauguration. Gellhorn’s main message … Jack Klaff : Martha Gellhorn
Visual Arts On the approach of the centenary of Ireland’s Easter Rising and the subsequent establishment of the new Republic, IMMA is pleased to announce the exhibition, El Lissitzky: The Artist and the State. This exhibition reflects on the artistic and cultural … Rachael Gilbourne : El Lissitzky
Visual Arts IRL: In Real Life This exhibition brings together 7 internationally based artists. Through their work, they investigate the transmutation of art which takes the internet as its source, to the materialisation of work in real life. With the proliferation of … Emily O’Flynn : IRL In Real Life
Festivals Literature The work and life of Martha Gellhorn, the great war correspondent who covered practically every trouble-spot on earth for six decades, including the Spanish Civil War, D-Day, Dachau, Viet Nam, Greenham Common, El Salvador and Mandela’s inauguration. Gellhorn’s main message … Jack Klaff : Martha Gellhorn
Theatre Michael Twomey, the lead actor in The Outgoing Tide talks to us about his upcoming performance in this exciting play presented by Everyman Theatre Company. The Outgoing Tide is an engrossing and powerful drama about a typical American family. Written with a … Michael Twomey : The Outgoing Tide
Visual Arts On the approach of the centenary of Ireland’s Easter Rising and the subsequent establishment of the new Republic, IMMA is pleased to announce the exhibition, El Lissitzky: The Artist and the State. This exhibition reflects on the artistic and cultural … Rachael Gilbourne : El Lissitzky
Festivals Mark Thomas explores the importance of public spaces, how we work and relate to each other in his Edinburgh Fringe play, ‘Trespass Work in Progress’. Trespass carries on from where Mark’s previous show 100 Acts of Minor Dissent left off. … Mark Thomas : Trespass Work in Progress
Performance Listen to the peaceful and relaxing Summer Melodies, a collaborative video art project by Cristian Perez Scigliano inspired by his travels around the Highlands in Scotland and the people he met along the way. Summer Melodies
Artiscience Artiscience, n., 1. the theory and practice of integrating art(s) and science(s), 2. knowledge of relations between the arts and sciences Hence, artiscient, adj., exhibiting or practicing artiscience Explore the Artiscience Library at Summerhall. The library, collated by Colin Sanderson, … Colin Sanderson : Artiscience
Visual Arts In her exhibition at Leitrim Sculpture Centre Anna Macleod uses a variety of methods, strategies and processes to mediate complex ideas associated with contemporary, historical and cultural readings of land use and resources. As a ‘citizen artist’ Anna generates a … Anna Macleod : Staid na Talún – A State of Land
Books WELCOME TO Ó BHÉAL – FÁILTE GO DTÍ Ó BHÉAL Welcome to Ó Bhéal, Cork’s weekly poetry event. Featuring guest poets, a poetry challenge and later open-mic, Ó Bhéal has become a prominent, thriving feature in the cultural landscape of … O’Bheal : Weekly Poetry Night in Cork
