Arts News

with Alan Corr - the new Season 4 of House of Cards gets thumbs-up from critics, Tony Dyson (the creator of Star Wars character R2-D2) dies, Morrissey spotted in a pub in the Liberties last night

The Casement Project”, a series of dance events created by Fearghus Ó Conchúir

Choreographer Fearghus Ó Conchúir explains why he wanted to create “The Casement Project”, a series of dance events this year in Ireland and London honouring the memory of humanitarian/historical gay figure Roger Casement

Full details:   www.thecasementproject.ie   and    www.fearghus.net

"Rianta/Traces", a poem by Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh

“Rianta/Traces” (a poem in memory of Jean McConville and the women and children of the Mother & Baby Home in Tuam) read by Irish-language poet Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh whose latest collection of poetry is “Tost agus Allagar” (published by Coisceim)

Artists In Their Spaces - Maurice Seezer

For her occasional series 'Artists In Their Spaces', Leeanne O’Donnell chats to songwriter Maurice Seezer about how the space in which he works affects his creativity

Album reviews

Lauren Murphy and Jim Carroll review “This Unruly Mess I’ve Made” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Long Way Home” by Lapsley and “Save Your Soul” by Hermitage Green