FILM: NOTHING COMPARES
Kathryn Ferguson's acclaimed documentary traces the extraordinary career of Sinéad O'Connor, with particular focus on the years 1987 - 1993, exploring how she used her voice at the height of her stardom, with explosive results, before her iconoclastic personality led to exile from the pop mainstream (In cinemas nationwide).
VISUAL ART: THE SUN IS GOD
The new exhibition at National Gallery of Ireland offers visitors a rare opportunity to see 89 artworks by English artist (and perennial NGI favourite) JMW Turner from the Tate collection in London, tracing the development of Turner's compositions from early sketches and exploratory 'colour beginnings’ to finished watercolours, oil paintings and published prints - the Gallery's annual display of Turner watercolours will follow in January (Now showing, until February 2023).
MUSIC: GILLA BAND
After an extended hiatus, the quartet formerly known as Girl Band return with a name change and a killer third album, Most Normal, that vividly reminds us what all the fuss was about (Out now, via Rough Trade).
THEATRE: THE REALISTIC JONSES
Gare St Lazare Ireland continue their exploration of US playwright Will Eno's work for this year's Dublin Theatre Festival, as two suburban couples' relationships irrevocably intertwine as the eponymous Joneses must decide between their idyllic fantasies and their imperfect realities. Eno talks to RTÉ Arena below.
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BOOK: LISTEN TO THE LAND SPEAK
In his new book, Manchán Magan sets out on a journey across Ireland, to trace the footsteps of our ancestors, and explore how their ancient wisdoms can inform and illuminate our hectic modern lives. He talks to Ryan Tubridy below:
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