Dublin

In Kitchen 85, a New – and Captivating – Cantonese Experience

The sister of Sichuan restaurant M & L, Kitchen 85 on Marlborough St is a new dining experience that fires on all cylinders.
By Dom Henderson

With Splonk, Smart Literature for a Smart(phone) Generation

Splonk is a new journal of 'flash' literature – stories, poetry and other experimental writing, with brevity and speed at its heart.
By Ellen Finnerty

In Gaiety, a Story of Violence, Twisted Love and a Beloved – Dead – Cat

Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore, currently showing in the Gaiety, is twisted, lurid and grotesquely violent, but always deeply funny.
By MaryAnn Ciosk

Five of the Best: 2020 Theatre Season

From Faith Healer to Circle of Friends, Dublin's theatres have many gems in store in the coming months.
By Emer Tyrrell

At El Grito, Joyful Food in a Restaurant Full of Character

It may have moved from Temple Bar to Mountjoy Sq, but El Grito – cheap, cheerful and very hard to beat – is as strong as ever.
By Dom Henderson

Evgeniya Martitosyan Brings Unsettling Vivacity to LAB Gallery

Cork-based artist Evgeniya Martitosyan's exhibition 'Under Your Skin' starts tonight in the LAB Gallery – and runs until March 15th.
By Dónal Walsh

For Dublin’s Classic Yellow, the Future is Golden

The band have accomplished more than many in their two years of existence.
By Joe Coughlan

‘You Didn’t See the Fucking Movie’: When Abel Ferrara Came to Trinity

Filmmaker Abel Ferrara, in Dublin for the Silk Road Film Festival, is controversial, cantankerous – and fascinating conversation.
By Stephen Patrick Murray

A Daring, Diverse and Sparsely Attended Film Festival Comes to Trinity

Featuring student short films and a masterclass from director Abel Ferrara, the Silk Road Film Festival impressed.
By Stephen Patrick Murray and Holly Moore

Adding a New Dimension to a Euripidian Tragedy

The Gate Theatre will see Medea, a Euripidian tragedy, retold through the eyes of its protagonists' children this February.
By Gráinne Mahon