Media

Tradition Meets Ambition in Irish Soul and Blues

Releases in 2025 were defined by depth, atmosphere, and emotional honesty

By Mark Moran

Ghosting the City; A Review of Dublin Gothic

Deputy Theatre Editor, Amelia Sikora, reviews the award-winning play about the silenced voices of the city

By Amelia Sikora

An Alternative Literary Dublin

Uncovering new literary scenes to refresh the weary Dubliner’s eye

By Ella O’Neill

Park Chan-wook Double Bill at Light House Cinema

A review of Oldboy and The Handmaiden

By Vishvani Paranavithana

Review Round Up January

Films & TV in 100 words or less

Back to the Future (and Past!) with DIFF 2026

Dublin International Film Festival’s programme promises over 50 exciting film screenings

By Nina O’Connor

What’s All This Fuss About Gay Hockey Players?

On the contentious legitimacy of the “smut” novel as genre and how the Canadian TV show Heated Rivalry provides a platform for discussions about pornographic popular media

By Genevieve Brick

Cinema in 2026

Films to Expect

By Marianne Dubois

Ireland in Focus at the 2025 British Fashion Council Awards

Designs that won and red-carpet looks that dared

By Lara Walsh

Worn X Bred: “Worn by Locals, Bred in Ireland”

A look into this Dublin-based streetwear brand committed to being authentically Irish

By Saskia McDonogh Mooney