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The Music Village - An Introduction Do you like music? Want something new to do? Ok, start at the Gaiety, then, take a walk from Stephen Street to South Great Georges Street, on to Dame Street, up Trinity Street, into Wiclow Street and then down Clarendon Street, and back to Stephen Street. Soak up the atmosphere. You can do it in 20 minutes! On your “plesant” journey you’ll encircle 9 music instrument stores, 15 music based venues, 5 record shops, 12 cafes who host music and 2 theatres that buzz with it late into the night. This little area, you could call it a village,

hits way above its weight when it comes to servicing the city’s music needs. It is also home to some of Dublin’s finest architecture and interior design, exquisite winding streets, intriguing lanes and alleyways and even a covered market. The musical business folk here have realized that the area is a natural Mecca for all things music and in these times of austerity have clubbed together to create an astonishing array of new musical wonders to brighten their neighbourhood. They are calling their project the Music Village - it could be-

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come a name that sticks! You’ll be seeing plenty of musical magic happening on rooftops, in basements, in back rooms, on café counters, in restaurant nooks, on bar ministages and of course, around the streets from July on. However, the emphasis will be on subtlety. From jazz to rock, singer-songwriters to swing bands, solo musicians to full on festivals, the Music Village will hum to a new (subtle) beat. The shops will also be offering big brand instruments at very special rates to get more people affording to play… and playing.

“Music’s the universal language and there’s so much talent around, we want to give them (musicians) a chance to get out there and in the process build something of value for the city”, says John Paul Prior of Music Maker in Exchequer Street. Totally Dublin are right behind the project and plan to work with the organizers to make the area a great success. Keep an eye on these pages each month for news of the musical delicacies that await you in this lovely part of Dublin.

Opus 2 opens new Performance space The basements at the Opus 2 South Great Georges Street and at Perfect Pitch in Exchequer Street are undergoing full refurbishments to become a fully fledged underground performance spac-

es for The Music Village. They will accommodate an audiences of 30 people for upcoming Jazz, Classical, Singer Songwriter and 3 piece band lunchtime sessions in July, August and September.

Music Books and Instruction DVDs at huge discounts Instruction DVDs from the world’s rock gods and London School of Music books at up to 80% discount at McCullough Piggotts in South William Street.

Freebird Records Album of the Month Gene Clark - No Other Upon its release in 1974, singer-songwriter Gene Clark’s “No Other” received adoration from critics, but failed to catch on in the public’s hearts. Now hailed as a masterpiece for its atmos-pheric, otherworldly sound, “No Other” leaves listeners haunted by its longing and desperation. It brings elements of country, folk, and rock in a way that perfectly reflects the time period. If you like “No Other’s” emotional sound and mysterious lyrics, you will probably enjoy Fleet Foxes.

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“It’s something we play all the time. If you come in and don’t like it, you’ll probably be shown the door.”

Iconic Instruments Musicmaker Moog Irish Launch – Minimoog Voyager Perhaps most famous electronic music brand in the world, Moog (rhymes with vogue) began in the late ’50s when Bob Moog began manufacturing theremin kits. Over forty years old and

still going strong, the Minimoog is one of Moog’s signature synthesizers and Minimoog Voyager model was a redesigned update by Bob Moog himself in 2002. While its control panel harks back to the old modular synths of the 60s, the Minimoog

Voyager is an all real analog sound, with all the advantages of contemporary synthsizer including extensive MIDI control. One of the classic synths. Available at Music Maker in the Music Village.

The stunning range of Music Man Sterling Guitars and basses are available in the Music Village at Perfect Pitch.

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8 Entry Level

60 Best Coast

Just nipped out.

We wish she was our boyfriend.

10 Roadmap

64 Barfly

This month’s shipping forecast.

A toast to the coast.

16 Threads

66 Gastro

This issue focussing on tri-corner pirate hats.

Sea? Food.

18 Lost Buoys

At sea, a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect.

Three lads fishing for compliments.

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76 Film This was no boat accident.

For the course.

78 Audio

30 Listings Featuring the Horrors, the Dublin Flamenco Festival, and in-depth coverage of your mate’s secret beach BBQ on the 23rd.

56 Viking Splash

The month’s eight best shanty comps.

79 Games Forever stuck on the first level of Ecco The Dolphin.

Olaf all you want.

first things first

Her name was Paula. She was an untanned alabaster white, despite spending her days skimming water in the Barcelona sun. When I first set eyes on her upright figure and incomparable wood-panelled interior, I knew what holiday love was for the first time. But can man really love an inanimate object, lust after an unspeaking vessel of the sea? Maybe it happened that, even though tightly rigged to a pier in Barcelonetta and in spite of my seafaring handicap of not actually being able to swim, I was mooning like a tween at Bieber over the prospect of one of the oldest romances known to man - the vast, blue, rank-smelling ocean. And, like all good affairs, it turned me into a total sap. This is our Totally Dublin At Sea issue, dedicated to sourcing the saltiest content along the seven seas (assuming the Irish Sea is counted amongst those). Inflate your armbands now. Commodore Daniel Gray

credits where credit’s due Totally Dublin 56 Upper Leeson St. Dublin 4 (01) 687 0695

Art Director Lauren Kavanagh lauren@hkm.ie (01) 687 0695

Publisher Stefan Hallenius stefan@hkm.ie (01) 687 0695 087 327 1732

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Editorial Director Peter Steen-Christensen peter@hkm.ie (01) 687 0695 Editor and Web Editor Daniel Gray editor@totallydublin.ie (01) 687 0695

Film Editor Oisín Murphy film@totallydublin.ie Advertising Stefan Hallenius stefan@hkm.ie (01) 687 0695 087 327 1732 Distribution Kamil Zok kamil@hkm.ie

Contributors Kyle Barrett Laura Burdine Ollie Dowling Peter Fingleton Paddy Hough John Hyland Cap’n Jazz Zoe Jellicoe Tara Jones Stephen Kelly Roisin Kiberd Ian Lamont Fuchsia Macaree Karl McDonald Aoife McElwain Punsie McKale Martin Parr Conor O’Toole Katie Smyth Megan Specia

All advertising enquiries contact (01) 668 8185 Read more at www.totallydublin.ie Totally Dublin is a monthly HKM Media publication and is distributed from 500 selected distribution points. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or part without the permission from the publishers. The views expressed in Totally Dublin are those of the respective contributors and are not necessarily shared by the magazine or its staff. The magazine welcomes ideas and new contributors but can assume no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations.

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Nudism Words John Hyland Picture Fuchsia Macaree

The nip. The buff. The nuddy. One’s birthday suit. We rarely go out in public in any of these things. Some other European countries seem to have a relaxed approach to baring all in public, but this is an approach that Ireland, for the most part, doesn’t share. Even on the few days a year when our weather would make nudity a comfortable option, it’s rarely seen. And this could be because, in Ireland, public nudity is mostly illegal. A still extant 19th century law, apparently aimed at reducing public urination, forbids male nudity in public places and a more recent law prohibits public nudity in general if the naked person means to offend – possibly intended to outlaw streaking. And sometimes streaking, at a football match or in front of the Pav on the last day of exams, is our only experience of public nudity – but this isn’t really the same as nudism. While a streaker is an exhibitionist, striving to be the centre of attention, nudism aims to normalise nudity. Nudism stems from the belief that there is nothing indecent or immoral about being naked in and of itself. While many nudists would agree that clothes are necessary for certain parts of life, they would assert that the perceived need to wear clothes for activities like swimming and sunbathing is entirely socially constructed. Nudists don’t consider there to be anything inherently sexual about getting naked either. People of all ages, shapes and sizes can participate in nudism and it’s deemed perfectly appropriate for families to all be nudists together. “But where is it OK to take off all of my clothes?” – I hear you ask. In other countries there are dedicated nudist resorts, but, more commonly, there are also beaches with separate nudist areas

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or on which clothing is optional. Even if these beaches don’t have people running around completely starkers, many of them have a comfortable relationship with “topfreedom” – the idea that if it’s acceptable for males to be topless in public then it should be for females, too. As mentioned before, public nudity is technically illegal here. County councils have the power to enact by-laws that would make it legal in certain areas, creating nudist beaches, but haven’t done so. Rather there are some places where it is accepted that people swim or sunbathe naked and the law turns a blind eye. Beaches in and around Dublin that have parts where nudism is tolerated are Brittas Bay in County Wicklow, Corballis in Donabate, Vico Road Beach in Dalkey and the 40 Foot in Dun Laoghaire. If you want to try nudism then visit any of these places, but you should probably wait for warm weather lest your enthusiasm shrink.

Skinny dipping You might nor be ready to prance around in the nip in public on a fine summers day with no previous experience. Not that Totally Dublin would ever condone any illegal activity, but skinny dipping with a group of friends in the dead of night on Dollymount Strand might not be a bad way to start if you’re a bit nervous. Dollymount is perfect because it’s fairly isolated, there are no rocks to gash yourself off and now they’ve sorted out that brown sludge problem. Do watch out for the boy racers, though. And the gardaí. Spencer Tunick Tunick is famous for producing installations comprised of hundreds or thousands of people, completely naked, arranged in public places. Among others, he organised one in Dublin in 2008. 2500 people lined up in the buff on the South Wall – showing there clearly is an appetite for nudism here. If you want to participate in one of his pieces then sign up on his website – www.spencertunick.com – and maybe he’ll come back again. Otherwise his next planned events are in Israel and Belgium if you’re willing to travel. Get naked right now Undress. Disrobe. Strip. Wherever you’re reading this issue of Totally Dublin, put it down and start taking your clothes off. I promise no one will mind. Start with your socks and work your way up. But you can leave your hat on.

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Prints of Whales

You know that moment when you watch Blue Planet for the first time and the realization of the awesome peculiarity of sea creatures hits you like a freak wave? The depth of sea creature mythology is understandable - not only is the extent of the ocean’s pondlife hugely undocumented, but the creatures we do know about are bizarre yokes anyway. Panteek.com offers a glorious selection of vintage sea-life prints, detailed documents of the polychomatic inhabitants of the ocean, claws, fins, tentacles, and teeth; essential wall-decor for any budding Captain Cook’s cabin. www.panteek.com

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The Sea Air

Back when I was a young man growing up in the 1930s, Bray was the place to spend your summers. We’d play crazy golf and get ice cream down our shirts. We’d shoot seagulls with cap-guns and push smaller kids off the merry-go-round. The Bray Summerfest is a good reason to still bother getting the DART beyond Dun Laoghaire. This year’s line-up is diverse as ever, but pay particular attention to the Air Spectacular (brayairdisplay.com) on the 24th July around 3.30pm when the seafront’s horizon will be invaded by planes big, small, and silly. twitter.com/braysummerfest

Tee Wrecks

Dublin surf-pop and tropical lo-fi denizens No Monster Club are a pack of beach hoodrats. NMC fans may be seen sporting the sunniest t-shirt in town this summer, which features, in order of coolness: a sun rocking out wearing a pair of Raybans (in case he sees his reflection in the ocean, presumably), a bikini beach babe drinking from a pineapple with a monkey hanging from her hamstring while standing on a donkey on rollerblades wearing a Native American headress on a tropical island, a parrot, a boombox. Get one at www.nomonsterclub.com

Summer Heights

If you haven’t caught Angry Boys, the new mockumentary series from the truly mangled brain of Chris Lilley (We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High), you’re in luck. The end of July sees the DVD release of season one of one of TV’s most painfully funny series – watch out in particular for sketches involving Blake Oakfield, a 38-year-old washed-up surfer out for vengeance against a rival surf gang who happened to blow his balls off in a gang fight this one time.

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Wheel Life History

Say Hello Operator again - The Dublin Bicycle Museum is a pop-up museum that runs for the weekend from 22nd-24th July. Friday’s opening night party features a special bicycle instrument performance by George Higgs, Withering Zithering and Rory Grubb, while Sunday afternoon has a workshop for installing animated lighting on your spokes with Tim Redfern of Liberty Hall’s Playhouse exhibition fame. Entrance is €5 for the museum, €10 for the party and performance and €35 for the workshop.

Lutherie King

“Acoustic guitar, if you think I play hard, well you coulda belonged to Steve Earle, or Charo, or Gwar…” Ever fancied yourself as a bit of a wannabe Brian May? I’m not talking about poodle-perms but amateur luthiers. Hello Operator is hosting a two-week, 30-hour Build Your Own Guitar workshop that begins on Monday August 1st with instrument maker Emilian Lalev. During the course you’ll encounter everything from woodwork (no experience necessary) to finishing your inlays of mother of pearl and you’ll end up with your own unique instrument.

Amireich?

Who’s Ross O’Carroll Kelly’s favourite minimalist composer? Steve Reich. It turns out he’s pretty much everybody else’s favourite too - the Cork Opera House is throwing an impressively big party for his 75th this 27th-31st July. Good reasons to hop on the bus: Efterklang and Daniel Bjarnason, Johann Johannson, and Crash Ensemble all interpreting a selection of Reich’s work, Donal Dineen DJing across the festival, and Reich himself being interviewed after a screening of the acclaimed Phase to Face movie. www.corkoperahouse.ie

Musicastle

In an era dominated by laptops, bedroom studios and stale rehearsal rooms, The Castle Variations offers musicians an environment suitable for intensive creativity and collaboration. The retreat takes place in Killaghy Castle in Kilkenny and provides all the necessary compositional and recording tools for the participants with public performance on the last night by the Variations Ensemble. A donation of €250 covers the week including bed, board and technical set up.

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Sea Trade

Oh African Print, we shall never quite get over you! We’re already planning the beach trip to go with this patterned bikini, which is flatteringly, fashionably ruched and comes in red, black and blue colourways, It can be converted and worn in four different ways, giving you multiple beachwear options on a Ryanair bag allowance (and budget.. sigh…). Oh and this African print is the Real African Deal; the brand, FAIR+TRADE, produce items in Kenya under a scheme aiding rural communities. Help the world and look good in the process; we’re already sold. www.fashion-conscience.com

Emerald Surf

Dudes and dudettes, take time to this month to pack up a beach towel and a picnic, slather yourself in Soltan’s finest and hit the sand! Beachwear for your trip might just require a visit to Irish surfwear brand Emerald Surf, recent arrivals on Temple Bar’s Fownes Street, and based also in Lahinch, Co.Clare. Drawing on the wealth of art, music and surf culture around the Western coast, Emerald give comfy basics and Irish spin, with t-shirts, hoods and hats suited to both sand and street. emeraldsurfwear.com

Freshwater Fashion

We like to be beside the sea as much as the next girl, but a childhood encounter with a seaside rockpool, resulting in an injured toe and a lifelong aversion to seafood, has left us frightened yet oddly fascinated by seaside crabs. They’re heavily armored with their home on their backs. They scuttle fluidly across land and sea, moving forever sideways like living, gnarly chess pieces. Oh and they’ll get you with their pincers if you try to pick them up (an important point for the avid crab-spotter!). London-based designer Larissa Hadjio clearly shares our crustacean fixation, as she’s created a leather bag shaped like a crab as the centerpiece to her accessory line. Already winning plaudits from Diane Pernet, Dazed Digital and their ilk, her eerie-functional creations have been snapped up by young design consortium Not Just a Label, where fans will also find a Lobster clutch and an Oyster-shaped iPod case. www.notjustalabel.com/larissa_hadjio

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Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside. The Jelly Set

That oddly sweet smell, and the firm yet pliable feel underfoot... before there were Crocs, there were Jelly Sandals, and we liked them a whole lot better. They were brasher and brighter than our normal shoes, and didn’t need drying out after a day ankle-deep on Dollymount Strand. Those looking to recapture a bit of seaside footwear nostalgia will love this stylish jelly-shoe update; created by curious London shoe brand F-Troupe, they come in lurid pink, jewel-like turquoise, and a milky opaque white. The shoes are currently reduced in the sale at Opening Ceremony (who ship internationally, so it’s well worth checking out the other markdowns!) http://www.openingceremony.us

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Not many people can claim to have designed clothes worn by Lily Allen. And even fewer people display this information on their website next to a framed image of severed plait of hair. That first introduction on Natalie B Coleman’s website serves as a statement of intent; the designer creates pieces out of the ordinary, meticulously crafted and made with off-beat humour. Having studied at Limerick School of Art and Design, she progressed to Central Saint Martins and later sojourns working in New York and Iceland, and with Joanne Hynes in Dublin. Coleman’s most recent collection, entitled ‘All the Jewellery I Never Got’, pits new romance against old, playing on the idea of the It Girl lavished with jewels by her suitors. Here she explains the story of her work, and the business know-how necessary to back up her artistic side. So All the Jewellery I Never Got is your first seasonal ‘collection’ as such. Yes, it leads on from the last one. I kind of felt the story was incomplete, and now I’m getting to develop it, doing scarves, making things up in a wider range of sizes. Like, previously, I never kept pieces that I had made. With the first collection (called Damaged Goods) I just wanted to sell as much of it as I could. But each line is like a story, and it’s nice to see it get to the end and wind up, seeing the pieces being sold. And I’m getting things made up all over the place. This year so far I’ve been taking around two flights every week, before going back home to Monaghan… It sounds a lot more exciting than it is. What’s the story behind the collection? ‘All the Jewellery I Never Got’ came from me inheriting all my mothers jewellery, a while back. It’s all the jewellery I’ve ever owned, except for maybe one or two pieces I’d bought myself, and I started thinking about how you grow up thinking you’ll be bought jewellery by men when you’re older, this glamorous romantic idea. I’d been in a relationship with someone at the time for seven years, and received nothing! It just struck me as really funny, that it was all I’d ever got. And then how did Lily Allen end up buying your stuff? I met her at a festival through some of my flatmates in Monaghan, and she bought a few pieces. I’d love to get some photos of her wearing them, though! Since you’re handling all of the business, do you get to meet the people who are buying your work? Do they realize the

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Put A Ring On It Natalie B Coleman Words Roisín Kiberd

amount of time that goes into every item? I’m kind of the higher end of the middle market, so I sell to people looking for something a little bit different, who are aware of what goes into each piece. I’m starting to sell all over the world, in Germany, Denmark, in Hong Kong, and now I’ll be in Bow Boutique in Dublin. I go over fairly frequently to Denmarkall the European fashion buyers are at Copenhagan fashion week. This will be my first year doing a show there - it’s a good place to find one’s feet. And I’m selling in Japan, now, though I can’t afford the flight over to see where I’m being sold! So much talent has come out of St Martins - what was it like to go there from Limerick? St Martins was mad. But I loved Limerick; there wasn’t much else to do in the city, so everyone was really focused. It was great environment. St Martins was crazy; people crying all the time, all the cliches are true. But when you’re in the middle of that college bubble... it’s not like you’re doing heart surgery, but it can get very emotional. Or at least, it did for me.

What was it like going from New York to Iceland, after college? In New York I was in the East Village, in this big silver-painted loft full of designers, really funny people from around the world. We’d be in there at midnight, working away, but there were also loads of parties... And then in Iceland it was so different, working only on textiles. But I liked getting a bit of both sides of fashion, the creativity and as a business. And I already had a background in traditional textiles, I’d worked previously at Inis Meain Knitwear in the Arann Islands. Textiles seem to play a big part in your work. Yes, so much history and ethnic identity gets carried around in fabric. Ireland has a great tradition of it - I mean, the company I was with produced tweed for Chanel and Dior! The different knots in Arran sweaters for each family really interests me. It’s a part of Ireland’s identity. And I think Irish people have a good eye for colour. Even years ago I used to do markets, and I’d notice how people went for the colours. They didn’t even seem to care about the cut or the shape of the clothes, just the colour. But then, Irish people can be very strange dressers. The pajama thing is really funny, girls who have their sleeping pajamas and their going-out pajamas! I saw a girl out at night wearing them, and was just like, ‘why don’t you put a nice dress on instead?’. I felt like her mother. For more information, lookbooks and a list of stockiest visit www.nataliebcoleman.com

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Photography Peter Fingleton Styling Katie at ShowOff and Kyle Barnett Models Aaron, Fionn at FirstOption and Donal

Aaron: Jacket €53, and jeans €99, Urban Outfitters T-shirt €18, American Apparel Shoes Dublin Flea Market, model’s own Fionn: Sweater €65, American Apparel Jeans (Nudie) €99, Urban Outfitters Socks €15, Urban Outfitters Shoes, model’s own Donal: Top (Acne) €100, Indigo & Cloth Shorts (Penguin) €60, Urban Outfitters Sunglasses €10, Urban Outfitters Hoodie and jacket, model’s own

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Jacket €65, American Apparel Shirt (Farah) €55, Urban Outfitters Sunglasses €10, Urban Outfitters Necklace €32, Urban Outfitters

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Aaron

Jacket (Fred Perry) €125, Arnotts T-shirt €19, jeans €99, belt €14, Urban Outfitters Shoes €85, Aldo

Fionn

Jumper €115 Urban Outfitters Shorts €65, Urban Outfitters Shirt €65, American Apparel Shoes, stylist’s own

Donal

Outer shirt (Urban Renewal), €37, Urban Outfitters Inner shirt (Fred Perry) €115, Arnotts Shorts €50, American Apparel Bag €19, socks €16 for three-pack, Urban Outfitters

Aaron (opp)

Jacket €53, jeans €99, Urban Outfitters T-shirt €18, American Apparel

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Fionn

Jacket, model’s own T-shirt €10, jeans (Nudie), €99, Socks €15, Urban Outfitters

Donal

Top (Acne) €100, Indigo & Cloth Shorts (Penguin) €60, Urban Outfitters

Aaron

T-shirt €18, American Apparel Jeans (Nudie) €99, belt, €16, Socks €15, Urban Outfitters

Aaron

T-shirt €18, American Apparel Belt €16, socks €15, jeans (Nudie) €99, denim shirt €50, bag €19, Urban Outfitters

Fionn

Jacket, models own T-shirt €10, jeans (Nudie) €99, socks €15 Urban Outfitters bag models own

Donal

Top €100, (Acne) Indigo & Cloth Shorts (Penguin) €60, trench (Farah) €115, Urban Outfitters

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Ahead of a visit to this year’s PhotoIreland festival, photographer, hoarder, and collector of Albanian propaganda books Martin Parr talks habits and heatwaves. Words Rosa Abbott If there’s a man who knows a thing or two about scuzzy seaside resorts it’s Martin Parr. His omniscient lens rose to fame (or perhaps infamy) back in the eighties, when he papped sunburned visitors to the New Brighton beach resort in Merseyside for his collection ‘The Last Resort’ – controversially capturing them in all their chip-gorging and inebriated glory. Since then he has not only gained recognition as one of the world’s leading documentary photographers, he’s also become somewhat a collector. Alongside such random kitsch as Margaret Thatcher memorabilia, Osama Bin Laden toilet roll and Obama trainers, Parr has amassed an enviable library of photographic books, which he has sourced from far flung corners of the globe. In one of the stand-out exhibitions from this year’s PhotoIreland Festival, Parr will be presenting his ten best photography books from the past decade at the National Photographic Archive. So your exhibition for PhotoIreland this year is about photo books - something you’re an avid collector of. What is it about the book specifically as photographic medium that you’re so passionate about? Well the good thing about the book is that it’s been the learning curve for generations of photographers: it inspires the world of photography... And the thing is as well, the book works so well as a vehicle for photography - you can travel with books, and though we’re in the days of the internet, it’s still enjoying a little renaissance. People are starting to understand how important the photographic book is to the history of living culture. This exhibition is very much a part of that revival - of understanding the book, and seeing how it can work. We’re showing the very best examples of the past ten years - of how photography has changed via books. Do you think the internet has made the photography book stronger in a way? In a sense, yes - it’s been a coincidence that this last decade has also coincided with a revival of interest in the book - there have been many books about photographic books published. And it’s because of the internet that we can have print-on-demand books, so that any photographer can get their book published, even if they just publish it literally for themselves and for their friends. The whole renaissance of photography continues - there’s now more photographers round the world than ever before - and the internet has just helped that grow, rather than slow it down.

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As well as the emergence of self-publishing sites like Blurb making the photo book much more accessible to photographers, the internet must also be an aid to collectors also. Do you source books for your collection online, or do you only do it the old fashioned way? Of course - you can buy online, you can buy on Amazon, you can buy without going out of the house, which of course has been a big problem for all the bookshops, but nevertheless, it has been good for the collector... I mean, the good thing about many of the books that we’ll be showing at the festival is that they’re still in print - and in years to come, they’ll be very collectable. So it’s become a new form of collecting as well as a vehicle for ideas for photographers. I hear you travel quite a bit though as well, is that to source books? I do - I’ve just literally come back from Albania, so I’ve come back with a big case of Albanian propaganda books doesn’t sound much, but you know, it’s very exciting. The best place to ever get the book is to be in the town or the country where it is actually produced. So the collecting goes on and on. I hear you collect a lot of other things as well...like, err, Saddam Hussein watches? I do, yeah - I’ve done exhibitions before of my collections. I collect prints, posters, anything - I think I’ve just got a collecting gene. But the thing I’m most passionate about above all is the photo book. What compels you to do that? I suppose it’s like an addiction, it’s almost like an illness. But it’s there, and luckily I’ve got the money to invest in this stuff... so I’m trying to build up one of the biggest collections of photo books in the country, which will eventually go to the state. So I feel there’s a purpose behind it as well as actually indulging my obsession and habit. I find it very funny actually because so much of your work deals with excess and over-consumption - and in a way, surely, collecting is kind of the ultimate form of consumption? Yeah - you’re absolutely right, there’s a hypocrisy here - but my photography is also a form of collecting. It’s a way of collecting what’s actually going on in the real world, putting it together, coming up with ideas and projects and trying to make sense of it all. So I see the collecting of objects very much in parallel to the collecting of my photographs as a photographer. Seeing as though this is the At Sea issue of Totally Dublin, I thought I’d also ask you a couple of questions about the seaside. You’ve previously compared them to frays around the edges of the country. Is it the sordidness and seediness that attracts you to the coast? I like the seaside. Especially the Irish and the British seaside - they’re very compelling because people go there, they’re relaxed, and you have direct access to people - though it’s much more difficult to photograph kids nowadays. But I love

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the tackiness and gaudiness of the seaside. I’m like a magpie - I’m attracted to bright colours, I’m attracted to people, and this is where, on a sunny day, you’ll find them. So I love the imagery of the seaside really. I was actually in Ireland during a heatwave once, and the photographs I took were published in a book [Ireland: The Heatwave of 2003]. In a rare heatwave in Ireland people just turn red, they’re

The theme of this year’s PhotoIreland is collaborative change. You’ve been part of the Magnum Photos co-operative for many years - how important do you feel it is for aspiring photographers to get involved with collectives and co-operatives? Well Magnum is a co-operative, and we’re probably the largest artistic co-operative in the world. It’s been running for 64 years now - most co-operatives come and go, they kind of dissipate, but we have a very strong majority rule that is a by-law. And I feel very happy being part of this ongoing collective.

In a rare heatwave in Ireland people just turn red, they’re almost like lobsters, so really it’s quite something. almost like lobsters, so really it’s quite something. It was over thirty degrees, so it was quite an extraordinary event. Have you been over to Ireland recently? I come every year. I lived in Ireland for two years, on the west coast, which was beautiful as you can imagine... But I’ve been coming over consistently for over thirty years, and I’ll be over for the PhotoIreland Festival this year.

Any other advice for would-be photographers? Yeah - be more passionate, get in closer, get more involved. Martin Parr’s Best Photo Books of the Decade will run at the National Photographic Archive from July 15th until the 31st.

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You seem to get really gripped by various obsessions. Was there a deciding one for this album, like a theme? Well, it takes a whole year to write and record the thing, so it’s hard to sum it up in a few bands. You’ll end up listening to over a hundred records in the course of that year, and when there’s five of you as well, it can’t be distilled all that simply. We never aimed to listen to just one decade or even just one genre. I think the main influence on this album was building our own studio. What’s it like at Horrors HQ? It’s a big concrete room in London. It’s more like a workshop right now, because Josh is in there shearing metal. I don’t really even know what he’s doing in there. I just don’t know. After [recent side-project with ItalianCanadian soprano Rachel Zeffira] Cat’s Eyes did you find your yourself singing differently, or wanting the sound more pop? No, it was the opposite. Rachel used Cat’s Eyes as an opportunity to sing in a more natural way than she had done before, and I kind of treated it that way too, just singing in a very natural way.

Skying The Limits The Horrors Return Words Roisín Kiberd Picture Neil Krug

After the screeching psychedelia of 2007’s debut Strange House, the Horrors shocked listeners with a luscious and moody follow-up, Primary Colours. They still wore skinny jeans and sported teased hair like Helena Bonham-Carter, but they’d traded in camp organs and ghoulish lyrics for something more thoughtful. Now debuting a third album, the mysteriously-titled Skying, frontman Faris Badwan (né Faris Rotter) talks us through their evolution.

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The old songs were all so much about telling stories, it seems Horrors songs have got a lot more personal recently. Yes, and it’s a lot more natural. I think bands just have to try to get as much of their personalities into their music as possible. It’s the sound of us, hopefully, getting better at what we’re doing. It’s just more subtle, and some of that subtlety comes from understanding your instruments. What’s the next step from that? I’m not sure. So the new album’s been kept rather secret up till now. Who produced it? Well, we produced it ourselves. It sort of felt like this was the time to do it, we’d built a lot of equipment and got a studio, so we recorded it there and did the production ourselves. Did you do the artwork this time around, too? No, we had this guy called Neil who did the art. Though he turned out to be a huge disappointment. I do like the cover, but it was a bit difficult getting more than that, that’s one way of saying it. Does it feel odd to be still operating under the name of The Horrors? Bands invariably transcend the names they pick in the beginning, you always outgrow it. Though it never feels like a ‘reinvention’ at the time, you just get really into what you’re doing. I mean, you alienate just as many people by staying the same. And it’s also about just keeping myself interested, otherwise it would get boring.

How did you pull off debuting the album in the Vatican? That would be telling, wouldn’t it? We wanted to do something we thought no-one else would be able to repeat. Though how we did it I can’t really say. The cardinals didn’t exactly get up and dance, exactly, but they seemed... quietly appreciative. Ok one last thing, what is ‘Skying’? It was the name given to phasers at the time when they were invented. They were referred to as ‘the grand skyer’, so we wanted to use that term. Is it a verb, ‘to sky’? Well, we’re trying to make it one. Lets see, give me a sample sentence with somebody skying in it… Hmm. ‘Jenny went skying down a hill.’ The Horrors’ third album, Skying, is available from a gazillion retail outlets now.

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festivals The logo of the Dublin Flamenco Festival, the first of its kind, is a flamenco dancing Molly Malone, representing Damian Power and Nathalie Moyano’s wish to combine the dance and music traditions of Ireland and Spain. The pair created Peña Flamenca El Indalo in 2009, a notfor-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of flamenco in Ireland. Though they both still hold day jobs (she’s a translator, he’s a computer programmer), they have devoted all their spare time since last September to putting on Dublin’s first flamenco festival. With the support of the Dublin City Arts Council, the duo have not only booked some of the most prestigious flamenco dancers and musicians to perform, but have also put together an impressive set of workshops for dance, guitar, and, after many requests, rhythm and clapping. A series of talks will also take place in the Liffey Trust Centre (to which all admission is free), and the Green Room next door will host informal Sevillanas classes. On top of all this, there will be a photo exhibition, curated by Olivier Cornet. Nathalie and Damian hope to raise some capital by selling prints signed by the dancers pictured. The pair remark on how much they’ve been helped by the Dublin Dance Festival. Part of the difficulty in organising the set of events was arranging a time when they would not collide with the DDF, at risk of dividing dance fans. The Instituto de Flaminca en Andalucia also funds the group, alongside the major support of contacts made at different dance festivals Nathalie and Damian attended. The networking that Damian and Nathalie did in Spain is one of the reasons so many top performers have been booked. They organised the performance of dancer Concha Jareño at the Button Factory in 2009, remarking upon the lack of division between teachers and performers. This is a quality that Damian and Nathalie wish to evoke in their own festival, in which many of the dancers will be holding classes as well as performing.

Though Nathalie never did any dancing while living in her hometown in Andalucia, her father sung flamenco. She only started learning while living in Dublin – her first class was on Francis Street. The last four years have been very intensive for Nathalie. After receiving a grant from the Arts Council, she studied at the flamenco Festival de Ferez in Jerez de la Frontera for two weeks, taking gruelling classes, each almost three hours long. Damian had always been passionate about guitar, getting into flamenco guitar early on. Years ago, he took a group of musicians to a flamenco show on Vicar Street and, though they were prepared to look down on the performance, it mesmerized them. With Nathalie’s encouragement, Damian began taking flamenco classes, going on to study with dancer Maria del Mar Moreno, an incredibly inspirational figure for Damian. Now, it seems he can only find time for dancing. “It’s less demanding”, he explains. “With guitar, you need to dedicate at least an hour of each day to that pursuit. But flamenco dancing is something you can do once a week. There’s just more freedom”. Damian speaks fervently about the subtleties within flamenco guitar, explaining the transition from the strong rhythms of traditional flamenco guitar to the more melodic, modern interpretations. Damian was very into blues and folk as a teenager, he mentions seeing Australian guitarist Jeff Lang at Vicar Street in late 1990s. After immersing himself in flamenco music and dance, Damian felt it much more compelling than any Irish dance he had encountered, through the way in which its raw emotion and power tied into the gender identities of the performers. “With Irish dance, there are not distinct male and female ‘roles’. Flamenco dancers take on very masculine or very feminine identities. It creates more excitement”. The festival starts July 23rd and runs until the 31st, listings for all events are available on their website, www.flamencoindalo.com.

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Rothar running stallis at In response toever the level interest shown in last year’s Best of Edinburgh. Not bad for ayour woman who only asone soon as we landed Dublin we quickly started strong in the role.â€? and then last year, we did an adaptation of international studio residency. interesting film from awould young director named Kenji ofjoys )*-;<-)4-: 77:; F =6<14 51,61/0< F ).<-: This sense of fragility in the a work intended to Y Ute Lemper Thursday 24 June â– an’sthrough Lebanase jazz guitarist xt, read inwalking one sitting and decided asimir init another Friel play called level. I also think it looks much more atmospheric. room. She texted me saying one of them would be Beckett and they’re from the same kind of interesting about what we’ve done, while that idea as the basis for film? ('$#T one of the suburban theatres like the F I event the Japanese Film Festival has broadened its ty, around, As a writer and an actress is she dreaming up any F highlight the inherent lack ofbasic stability within the and then last year, we did an adaptation of interesting film from a young director named Kenj So venture out into your street, front as well as some bike maintenance goes back to that almost Farside-like idea of perfect for the part of Henry and asked him if he’d Y The Legend of Luke Ute Lemper Thursday 24 Jun â– â– Whelan’s Bruiser Brown makes Gordon Lebanase jazz guitarist “For me, the Sodome of this play represents a state ing a copy of the text, read it in one sitting and decided had was playing Casimir in another Friel play called T you see it in one of the suburban theatres like the F n our repertoire, 3 or 4 Beckett !" # $ $# Iand event the Japanese Film Festival broadened its wrote itwell couldn’t benative arsed walking toUchida. researching the through walking around, As a perfect writer and an actress is she dreaming up any ofbasic in MelIton is The his first film, shot onrepertoire, a to low budget and inherent lack stability within the NAlready So out into has your street, front asthe well as some bike maintena ut 8pm the piece production. 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We took that play to London and then â‚ŹTBC, 8pm look popular. garden, or local park this July to carve up demonstrations throughout the Civic in Tallaght.â€? T horizons, now taking in three locations across the the library. talking to locals and digging through images. juicy roles for herself to bring to life stage? S bourne, Foster and Berean employ the vocabulary of uses no famous actors. The brilliance of this film is its fabric of urban space, that in-built anxiety. The 2 thewriters of in the last 11 Beckett things "-* +368- &2) A.2&0 2.,-8 3+ 396 '&2/ -30.)&= *<86&:&,&2>&? 3@ &00 ons since “Every act ofL translation robbing thethis clowns of their color and be interested. really surprised because he’d masters in DIT.aesthetic At oneplaying stage Iwith was working in a acall -Irish est a long, long line of earned it allnot sorts of awards. 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Danleo  Danleo’s paintings may have the clean lines and bold visual impact of street art, but the delicate colour balance and attention to detail in his works give away a youth spent studying graphic design, rather than recklessly spraying tags on backstreets (though we couldn’t comment on what he got up to outside the lecture halls of IADT). Fittingly, he uses spray paint, but prefers to apply it with a brush – blurring the boundaries between fine art and graff-art. Likewise, his emulation of vector shapes, but desire to create them by hand, breaks down the barrier between the twin realms of art and design. Mostly working with motifs from nature or mythological subjects, Danleo’s colourful creations are now on show in his solo-exhibition Random Specific at KTContemporary. If you’re not familiar with KTContemporary, that’ll be because the D4 gallery only opened its doors in November. The brainchild of industrious twenty-five-year-old curator Katie Tsouros (hence the KT), the new contemporary art space is devoted to younger artists who create quality output but at a more attainable price point, providing a platform for emerging talent from Ireland and overseas. Danleo’s show, organised together with Le Cool, will run until June 18th, and we expect to see plenty more where that came from....

If you’re a fan of the Chester Beatty Library, you’ll know that their collection ofWords artistically important books – from Ollie Dowling the opulent and intricate to the ascetic and contemplative – is one of the world’s June was a very bad month indeed for live most though it’s the jazz enviable. in Dublin But by all accounts, withhisthe toric textsjazz that are the Library’s newsreligious that quality residencies at La Dolce Vita, La Cuvee, Theas Purty KItchen, most celebrated, the book an art form andreached Gilbert & Dun Laoghaire also an Wright’s aestheticinclimax in the have all ended. Add to that the news of twentieth-century. Appropriated by the the soonand to close Zinc sessions Pacino’s, Dadaists Futurists as a newatmedium that last bastion jazz, lent JJ’s Smyths ofand expression, the ArtofBook itself of Aungier to street is up for sale, thingsartare perfectly printmakers andand graphic notaslooking for in jazzline in Dublin at ideall. ists, well asgood falling with the cutting measures and supalsCost of Modernism. None ofpoor this public was lost port are once more to blame, but next you on Henri Matisse, whose Art Books are will hear the jazz fans bemoaning the subject of armchair a new temporary exhibithe fact that there is very jazz inuntil the tion at the Chester Beatty,little running city, but they only have themselves to blame September 25th. Works on show include forfamous not getting supporting it. of the Jazzout – aand 1948 collection I also have to ask at this point in time, around one hundred prints made from

graphic style of these works has lead to them being widely reproduced as posters: many, such as the distinctive Icarus, have become iconic images in their own right. An illustrated version of Ulysses will also be on show as part of the exhibition, alongside many other eminent works – most of which have never been on public display in Europe before. what are the likes of the Improvised Music Company, Note Productions, and the Music Network doing with all the large amounts of Arts Council funding that they receive yearly nurture promote Twenty years to may seemand a long time,live Irishfor jazz, personally don’t seescale muchof but anfor artI institution on the being done. And sprightly so maybe young. it’s nowThat time IMMA, it’s still to launch a weekly fromofeach hasn’t stopped the jazz Irishsession Museum organisation as the full of Modern Art concerned, becoming one ofcity the isleadempty venues.of its kind though: already ing galleries Take for to instance Krakow, Poland: it can it’s hard picture the Irish art world boast of 8 jazz clubs and 11 hotel jazz without it. Through its retrospectivessessions nightly, and they areofallthe open 7 nights of leading native artists past cena week and packed, and a yearly Jazz tury, the gallery has been instrumental Festival that would the Cork in establishing Irishput Modern ArtJazz as an Festival to shame. Dublin can’t of of internationally respected field boast (as well, one such club, but that could be about to course, as bringing big-name international

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is celebrating its twentieth anniversary by looking forward. ‘Twenty’, its anniversary exhibition, will feature a younger generation of artists who – though already achieving international acclaim and success – are in the relatively early years of their careers, and who may help shape the course of yet-unwritten art history. Amongst the twenty names on the bill are Corban change if rumours of a well-known UK Walker (the architecturallyinformed pizza chain renowned for live jazz areartist look-representing Ireland at thison summer’s ing at the old Ron Black’s site DawsonVenice Biennale, kicking Street - so here’s hoping. off June 4th), Eva Rothschild, Willie But there is some good news too, with aFergus Feehily and Orla Barry. McKeown, new session having just launched at linked The geographically, temporally Though Grand Social, called The Jazz andKitchen by their inclusion in the exhibition, every Tuesday from 8pm with theaims to highlight the diverthe some event of also country’s top jazz musicianssity andofvocalists the artists on show, encouraging on stage, and more details can be found on visitors to appreciate them as individuFacebook ‘jazzkitchendublin’, alsothan Sam a homogeneous group als,and rather Kavanagh is now promoting monthly of aYoung Irish Artists. Opening on May series of jazz concerts at the27th National and lasting until Halloween, IMMA Concert Hall, and for moreprompts details goustonot only to reflect upon the www.samkavanaghmusic.wordpress.com. achievements made since its conception, but also to gain a feel of where we are jazzindublin@gmail.com now, and glimpse forward into the future of Irish art.

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Less well known on our shores than she is in her native Poland, Zofia Rydet began her forty-five year career in photography by turning her lens to the humble and mundane – though what was mundane to Rydet and her subjects is perhaps not so for us. A sort of camerawielding vagrant, Rydet criss-crossed her way across the insular villages of rural Europe, photographing the people she encountered in their own environment. She became a documenter of the lives of the common man, and her work is steeped in the rich cultural traditions of the incredibly diverse people she captured. But although this attentive realism forms the majority of Rydet’s artistic output, during the seventies she diverged drastically from her usual documentarylike approach. Her desire to evoke more than just earthly existence led to the creation of a series of photomontages: snipping, splicing and layering her photographs to generate bizarre but beautiful visionary images. ArtPolonia and the Embassy of Poland are celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the photographer’s birth with a retrospective of her works at The Centre For Creative Practices. Aptly named ‘The Arc of Realism’, the exhibition explores Rydet’s struggle to reconcile her belief in the unmediated, honest documentation of life with her conflicting desire to spawn a new reality altogether. The exhibition, part of the PhotoIreland Festival, runs between July 1st and 15th - get down at 7pm on Thursday 7th and you’ll also catch the screening of a documentary on this enigmatic photography enthusiast.

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It’s pretty much a given that modern art and the military tend not to go hand in hand. Not only because of the fields’ largely conflicting ideologies, but because the creation of images (be it sketching or photography) is strictly forbidden in military bases on the grounds of security. This didn’t stop CAKE Contemporary from opening an independently functioning exhibition space - complete with artistic residency scheme - within the confines of the Curragh Camp in Kildare, however: essentially inviting artists to create art in a place where image-making is strictly off-bounds. CAKE’s current exhibition shows the fruits of one such residency, by Dublin artist Kevin Kirwan. Cannily drawing upon both found footage and images from his own archive, Kirwan dodges the restrictions placed by the unusual birthplace of his artworks by creating solely by means of appropriation. “I was left with images and video that I had made previously and had never used or shown before, and began sifting through this huge archive, reconsidering them within the new context of the Curragh Camp”, Kirwan explains. “This whole process started to become really interesting as I was coming across photographs I couldn’t remember taking, and they were becoming empowered by the space I was in at that moment... To me this started to feel like a folding of time, as if I has somehow taken these photos in the past while comprehending the future.” The result is a body of works that (indirectly) carries the essence of the Curragh Camp, yet the pre-existing nature of the materials - each with their own unrelated history and context - means deeper layers of meaning are woven through the dominant discourse. Hear it for the military until July 29th.

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Beatdown Disco South William, Sth. William St. D2 Stylus DJs Peter Cosgrove & Michael McKenna - disco, soul, house 8pm, Free

Music on the Rocks South William Swing, jive, cabaret 8pm, Free

After Work Party The Purty Kitchen, 34/35 East Essex St, Temple Bar, D2 Live Rock with Totally Wired. 6pm, Free before 11pm

Wild Wednesdays Twentyone Club and Lounge, D’Olier St, D2 Frat Party €5 entry, first drink free

Strangeways Here We Come The Lost Society, South William St., D2 Dubstep and clubstep 11pm

Shaker The Academy, Middle Abbey St, D2 11pm, €8/6

Thursdays

11pm, €5

A Twisted Disco Ri-Ra, Dame Crt, D1 80s, Indie, and Electro 11pm, Free Synergy Solas Bar, 31 Wexford St, D2 All kinds of eclectic beats for midweek shenanigans 8pm, Free Dean Sherry Sin, Sycamore St, Temple Bar, D2 Underground House, Techno, Funk 9pm 1957 The Dice Bar, Queen St, Smithfield, D7 Blues, Ska Free Soup Bitchin’ Panti Bar, 7-8 Capel St, D1 Gay student night

Funky Sourz Club M, Temple Bar, D2 DJ Andy Preston (FM104) 11pm, €5

The Song Room The Globe, 11 Sth Great Georges St, D2 Live music 8.30pm, Free

Hed-Dandi Dandelion, St. Stephens Green West, D2 DJs Dave McGuire & Steve O

First Taste Crawdaddy, Old Harcourt St Station, D 2 A new weekly party playing all new and advance music in The Lobby Bar 7pm, Free

Takeover Twentyone Club and Lounge, D’Olier St, D2 Electro, Techno 11pm, €5 John Fitz + The K9s + DJ Mick B Fitzsimons Bar, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Free, 9 – 1.30am DJ Keith P Fitzsimons Club, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Free, 11pm Classic hits & party pop Wednesdays

Unplugged @ The Purty The Purty Kitchen, 34/35 East Essex St, Temple Bar, D2 Live acoustic set with Gavin Edwards 7pm, Free before 11pm Space ‘N’ Veda The George, Sth Great Georges St, D2 Performance and dance. Retro 50s, 60s, 70s 9pm, Free before 10pm, after 10pm €8/€4 with student ID DJ Alan Healy Buskers, Temple Bar, D2 Chart Pop, Current Indie and Rock Music 10pm

Songs of Praise The Village, 26 Wexford St., D2 The city’s rock and roll karaoke institution enters its fifth year. 9pm, Free

Mud The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey St, D2 Bass, Dubstep, Dancehall 11pm, €10 (varies if guest)

Hump Pravda, Lower Liffey Street, D1 DJ’s Niall James Holohan & Megan Fox. Indie/ rock/alt/hiphop & Subpop 8.30pm - 11.30 pm

Sexy Salsa Dandelion Café Bar Club, St. Stephens Green West, D2 Latin, Salsa 8pm, Free

Dublin Beat Club Sin è Bar, 14 Upr Ormond Quay, D Showcase live music night 8pm, Free

Rob Reid + EZ Singles + DJ Karen G Fitzsimons Bar, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Free, 9pm – 1.30am DJ Darren C

Galactic Beat Club The Turk’s Head, Parliament St & Essex Gate, Temple Bar, D1 Disco, Boogie, House, Funk and Balearic 11pm, Free Blasphemy Spy, Powerscourt Town Centre, South William St, D2 Upstairs Indie and pop, downstairs Electro

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Sounds@Solas Solas, Wexford St, D2 9pm-1am, Free Soul @ Solas Solas Bar, 31 Wexford St, D2 Mr Razor plays the best in Soulful beats and beyond. International guests too! 8pm, Free CBGB Pygmalion, Powerscourt Centre, D2 Megan Fox & Niall James Holohan 9pm, Free Extra Club M, Blooms Hotel, D2 Kick start the weekend with a little extra 11pm, €5, Free with flyer Off the Charts Twentyone Club and Lounge, D’Olier St, D2 R&B with Frank Jez and DJ Ahmed 11pm, €5 Muzik The Button Factory, Curved St, Temple Bar, D2 Up-Beat Indie, New Wave, Bouncy Electro 11pm Thursdays at Café En Seine Café En Seine, 39 Dawson St., D2 DJs and dancing until 2.30am. Cocktail promotions. 8pm, Free CBGB Pygmalion, South William St, Dublin 2 Crackity Jones & Readers Wives on the decks Free Guateque Party Bia Bar, 28-30 Lwr Stephens St, D2 Domingo Sanchez and friends play an eclectic mix 8.30pm The LITTLE Big Party Ri-Ra, Dame Crt, D1 Indie music night with DJ Brendan Conroy 11pm, Free

Big Time! The Bernard Shaw, 11 - 12 Sth Richmond St, Portobello, D2 You Tube nights, hat partys... make and do for grown ups! With a DJ. The Panti Show Panti Bar, 7-8 Capel St, D1 Gay cabaret. 10pm n Mofo + One By One + DJ Jenny T Fitzsimons Bar, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Free, 9pm – 1.30am The Bionic Rats The Turk’s Head, Parliament St & Essex Gate, Temple Bar, D1 Dance, Jump and Skii to Reggae and Ska Free, 10pm DJ Dexy Fitzsimons Bar, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Energetic blend of dancefloor fillers Free, 11pm Eamonn Barrett 4 Dame Lane, D2 Electro Indie Free, 10pm Global Zoo Hogans, 35 Sth Gt Georges St, D2 Groovalizacion bringing their infectious and tropical selection including Cumbia, Samba, Dub, Reggae, Balkan, Latin and Oriental Sound 9pm, Free DJ Jim Kenny Buskers, Temple Bar, D2 Chart Pop, Current Indie and Rock Music 10pm Chewn Crawdaddy, Old Harcourt St. Station, D2 Mincey indie music 11pm, €5 The Beauty Spot Dakota Bar, 8 South William Street, Dublin 2. A new night of Fashion, Beauty, Shopping and Drinks in association with Style Nation and sponsored by Smirnoff. 7pm, Free

South William DJs Matjazz, Baby Dave, Lex Woo 8pm, Free

Residents include The Burlesque and Cabaret Social Club & Choice Cuts 11pm

Fridays

War Andrew’s Lane Theatre Indie, Electro and Pop 10pm, Free before 11pm, €7/€10

Housemusicweekends Pygmalion, Sth. William St., D2 House music magnet with special guests each week 12pm, Free NoDisko Pravda, Lower Liffey Street, D1 Indie/Rock N Roll/ Dance 10pm – 2.30pm. T.P.I. Fridays Pygmalion, South William St, D2 Pyg residents Beanstalk, Larry David Jr. + guests play an eclectic warm-up leading up to a guest house set every week. 9pm, Free Hustle The Odeon, Old Harcourt St. Station, D2 Dance floor Disco, Funk and favourites. All Cocktails €5/. Pints, Shorts & Shots €4 10pm, Free Friday Hi-Fi Alchemy, 12-14 Fleet St, D2 Rock, Funky House and Disco 10.30pm Disco Not Disco Shine Bar, 40 Wexford St, D2 Disco, house, funk & soul 9.30pm Fridays @ The Turk’s Head The Turk’s Head, Parliament St & Essex Gate, Temple Bar, D1 Live guest bands and DJs 11pm, Free Rotate Solas Bar, 31 Wexford St, D2 Oliver T Cunningham mixes it up for the weekend! 8pm, Free Friday Tea-Time Club Break for the Border, Johnston’s Place, Lower Stephens St, D2 Karaoke with Cormac and Stevo from 6pm. Budweiser promotions. DJs until late. Fridays @ Café En Seine Café En Seine, 39 Dawson St, D2 DJS and dancing until 3am. Cocktail promotions 8pm, Free

Eamonn Sweeney The Village, 26 Wexford St, D2 10pm

Jugs Rock O’Reillys, Tara St. Late Rock Bar, All Pints €3.20, Pitchers €8 9pm, €5

Hells Kitchen The Dice Bar, Queen St, Smithfield, D7 Funk and Soul classics Free

Thirsty Student Purty Loft, Dun Laoghaire Student Night, All Drinks €3.50 10pm, €5 entry

Friday Night Globe DJ The Globe, 11 Sth Great Georges St, D2 DJ Eamonn Barrett plays an eclectic mix 11pm, Free

Davina’s Club Party The George, George’s St., D2 Free, 11pm Davina Divine hosts with Peaches Queen, Bare Buff Butlers & Special Guests

Ri-Ra Guest Night Ri-Ra, Dame Court, D2 International and home-grown DJ talent 11pm, €10 from 11.30pm

M*A*S*H

Panticlub Panti Bar, 7-8 Capel St, D1 DJ Paddy Scahill Free before 11pm, €5 with flyer, €8 without Music with Words The Grand Social, Lwr. Liffey St, D1 Indie, Ska, Soul, Electro 9.30pm, Free Processed Beats Searsons, 42-44 Baggot St. Upper, D4 Indie, Rock, Electro 9pm, Free The Bodega Social Bodega Club, Pavilion Centre, Marine Rd, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin Soul and Disco with Eamonn Barrett 11pm, €10 (ladies free before midnight) Scribble The Bernard Shaw, 11 - 12 Sth Richmond St, Portobello, D2 Funk, House, Dubstep, Hip Hop 8pm, Free

John Fitz + The K9s + DJ Darren C and DJ Mick B Fitzsimons Bar, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Free, 8pm – 2.30am

Foreplay Friday The Academy, Middle Abbey St, D2 R ‘n’ B, Hip Hop, Garage 10.30pm, €10 after 11pm

Davina’s House Party The George, Sth Great Georges St, D2 Drinks Promos, Killer Tunes and Hardcore

Stephens Street Social Club Bia Bar, 28/30 Lwr Stephens St, D2 Funk, Soul, Timeless Classics

Frat Fridays Twentyone Club and Lounge, D’Olier St, D2 Student night with drinks promos and DJ Karen 10pm

Tanked-Up Tramco Nightclub, Rathmines Student Night, Drinks From €2 10:30pm, €5

Space N’Veda The George, George’s St., D2 Free, 11pm

Sub Zero Transformer (below The Oak), Parliment St, D2 Indie, Rock, Mod 11pm, Free

Afrobass South William, 52 Sth William St, D2 Dub, Ska, Afrobeat 9pm, Free

Alternative Grunge Night Peader Kearney’s, 64 Dame St, D2 Alternative grunge 11pm, €5/3

Fromage The Dice Bar, Queen St, Smithfield, D7 Motown Soul, Rock Free

Sticky Disco The Purty Kitchen, 34/35 East Essex St, Temple Bar, D2 A gay techno electro disco in the club and indie, rock, pop, mash and gravy in the main room 10pm, Free before 11pm, €7 after

Room Service Feile, Wexford St., D2 Latin, Funk, Disco, uplifting Choons and Classics 9pm, Free

The Odeon Movie Club The Odeon, Old Harcourt St. Station, D2 Classic Movies on the Big Screen at 8pm. Full waiter service and cocktails from €5. June Dark Comedy. 8pm, Free

DJ Darren C Fitzsimons Club, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Chart, pop & dance with a twist Free, 11pm

Fridays at V1 The Vaults, Harbourmaster Place, IFSC, D1 Progressive Tribal, Techno and Trance 10pm, €5 before 11pm, €10 after

Cosmopolitan Club M, Anglesea St, Temple Bar, D1 Chart, Dance, R&B 11pm, €9 with flyer

Mr. Jones & Salt The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street, D2 House, Electro, Bassline 11pm, €8/5

Jason Mackay Sin, Sycamore St, Temple Bar, D2 Dance, R’n’B, House 9pm

Al Redmond Sin, Sycamore St, Temple Bar, D2 R’n’B, House, Chart 9pm

Late Night Fridays The Sugar Club, 8 Lwr. Leeson St, D2

DJ Ronan M and DJ Ross Fitzsimons Club, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Funky Friday and music mayhem Free, 11pm Green Sunrise The Turk’s Head, Parliament St & Essex Gate, Temple Bar, D1 Funky club house, Elektronika and Disco with some guilty pleasures Free Fridays @ 4 Dame Lane 4 Dame Lane, D2 Rock n Roll with Rory Montae in the bar while

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Aoife Nicanna and Marina play House and Latino Breaks and Beats in the club 10pm, Free Basement Traxx Hogans, 35 Sth Gt Georges St, D2 Freestyle club with DJ’s Half Dutch and Dejackulate spinning funk breaks, hip hop, ska, reggae and party nuggets 10pm, Free Let’s Make Party The Village, 26 Wexford St, D2 With DJ Mikki Dee 10pm, Free DJ Barry Dunne Buskers, Temple Bar, D2 Chart Pop, Current Indie and Rock Music 10pm Anto’s X Factor The George, George’s St., D2 Free, 9pm The search for Dublin’s singing sensation is back! Prize €1,000 & Professsional Recording Session followed by DJ Karen Late Night Live Gaiety Theatre Live music 11pm, €TBC

Alchemy, 12-14 Fleet St, D2 Sultry, Funky and Sexy Beat alongside Chart Hits 10.30pm

The Matinee Brunch Club The Odeon, Old Harcourt St. Station, D2 Super family friendly brunch club. Kids movies on the big screen at 3PM. 12pm – 6pm, Free

The Weird Scientist Eamonn Doran’s, 3a Crown Alley, Temple Bar, D2 11pm, €8/5

Toejam The Bernard Shaw, 11 - 12 Sth Richmond St, Portobello, D2 Afternoon: Car boot sales, film clubs, music lectures, t-shirt making etc. Later on: Resident DJs playing Soul, Funk, House, Electro

Dizzy Disko, Andrews Lane Theatre, Andrews Lane, D2 11pm, €10

Laundry Hogans, 35 Sth Gt Georges St, D2 Bumpin House, Techno, Disco, Nu Disco 10pm, Free

Sidesteppin’ Bia Bar, 28/30 Lwr Stephens St, D2 Old School Hip Hop, Funk 45s, Reggae 8pm, Free

KISS Twentyone Club and Lounge, D’Olier St, D2 Keep It Sexy Saturdays with DJ Robbie Dunbar 10pm, Free before 11pm, €8 after

Sugar Club Saturdays The Sugar Club, 8 Lwr. Leeson St, D2 Salsa, Swing, Ska, Latin 11pm, €15

Saturday @ The Village The Village, 26 Wexford St, D2 Pete Pamf, Morgan, Dave Redsetta & Special Guests 11pm

Saturday with Resident DJ Club M, Blooms Hotel, D2 Chart, Dance and R&B 10:30PM, €15/€12 with flyer

Reloaded The Academy, Middle Abbey St, D2 Commercial Electro 10:30pm, €5 before 12, €8 after

Viva! Saturdays The Turk’s Head, Parliament St & Essex Gate, Temple Bar, D1 Retro club with house, electro and 80s 11pm, free

Saturday Night Globe DJ The Globe, 11 Sth Great Georges St, D2 DJ Dave Cleary plays an eclectic mix 11pm, Free

Saturdays @ Café En Seine Café En Seine, 39 Dawson St, D2 DJs and dancing until 2.30pm. Cocktail promotions 10pm, Free

Saturdays Shindig Shebeen Chic, Georges St, D2 Each and every Saturday you’ll find the Shindig Crew rocking Shebeen Chic’s quirky Bar with an eclectic mix of music to move to. Free, 8pm Konstrukt The Grand Social, Lwr. Liffey St, D1 DJ Eamonn Barrett. Indie/Electro/Party Anthems. 10pm - 2.30a.

Guest band + DJ KK and DJ Keith P Fitzsimons Bar, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 New live band plays every Saturday night 8pm, Free DJ Dexy and DJ Aido Fitzsimons Club, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Dublin’s biggest party night 11pm, Free

Space... The Vinyl Frontier Ri-Ra, Dame Court, D2 Soul, Funk, Disco, Electro with DJ’s Glen and Gary from Beatfinder Records 11pm, Free Irish Reggae Dance Peader Kearney’s, 64 Dame St, D2 Reggae 10pm, €5 The Promised Land The Dice Bar, Queen St, Smithfield, D7 Soul, Funk, Disco Free Saturdays @ V1 The Vaults, Harbourmaster Place, IFSC, D1 R ‘n’ B, Soul and Hip Hop with regular guest DJs

Propaganda The Academy, Middle Abbey St. D2 British indie disco conglomerate 11pm, €5

Saturdays @ Break for the Border Lower Stephen’s St, D2 Current chart favourites from DJ Eric Dunne and DJ Mark McGreer. 1pm, Free

Wes Darcy Sin, Sycamore St, Temple Bar, D2 R’n’B 9pm

Solar The Bull and Castle, 5 Lord Edward St., D2 Soul, Funk, Disco 11pm, Free

Pogo The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey St, D2 House, Funk, Techno 11pm, €10 (varies if guest)

Basement Traxx Transformer (below The Oak), Parliment St, D2 Indie, Rock 11pm, Free

Squeeze Solas Bar, 31 Wexford St., D2 Aidan Kelly does his thing. Expect the unexpected. 8pm, Free

Pentagon POD and Tripod, Old Harcourt Station, Harcourt St, D2 Access all areas at the Pod complex with local residents and special guest DJ slots over five rooms 11pm, €12

Downtown Searsons, 42-44 Baggot St. Upper, D4 Indie, Soul, Chart 10pm, Free

A Jam Named Saturday Anseo, Camden St., D2 DJs Lex Woo, Mr. Whippy, Matjazz, Warm DJ

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Clubbing once-offs July Saturday 25 June

Rolando, Kyle Hall The Twisted Pepper, 10:30 p.m., €15 Detroit-based DJ Rolando’s nearly twenty year career continues as a DJ, producer and remixer. The Experimental/House/Techno artist lists some of his many influences as ‘The Wizard’ a.k.a Jeff Mills, Rick James, Herbie Hancock and Cheech and Chong. Friday 1 July Kasra, Total Science, Kormac’s Bakesale The Twisted Pepper, 10 p.m., €12 London-based DJ and label head of Critical Music, Kasra or Kasra Critical has been enveloped in the music world since 1990 and has gained a loyal following ever since with his electronica/jungle beats. Felix Neumann with James Myles, Decko F and Rob Dennis

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10pm, €10

& friends. Jazz, disco, breaks, latin, hip-hop, house, afrobeat, funk, breakbeat, soul, reggae, brazilian, jungle. 7pm, Free

The Loft, 10 p.m. €10 Felix is taking a break from his mixing in Germany for a one-time stint in Dublin. Catch his “groovy, sophisticated and always danceable music” while you can. [Electronica/ House/Techno] Handsome Paddy The Odessa Club, 11 p.m., free Formerly DJ Fonetik, Dublin-based DJ Handsome Paddy mixes everything from ‘80s and ‘90s hip-hop to dubstep. Saturday 2 July Nightflight Social Club: Jon Averill & Louche Sing Sing, 10:30 p.m., free Dublin DJ Jon Averill’s alternative, disco house sounds have previously supported Optimo DJs, DJ Sneak, Black Strobe and played at Electric Picnic and Oxegen.

Whigfield Pygmalion, Sth. William St., D2 House and techno til late, with special guests each week 10pm, Free DJ Karen @ The Dragon The Dragon, Sth Great Georges St, D2 House music 10pm

Buskers, Temple Bar, D2 Chart Pop, Current Indie and Rock Music 10pm Rocked O Reillys, Tara St. Launching 9th October with LLUTHER, Rock DJ,All pints €3.20, Pitchers €9 9pm, €5 Saturdays @ Purty Loft Purty Loft Nightclub, Dun Laoghaire Funky House & RnB DJs, 10pm, €10 Late Night Live Gaiety Theatre Live music 11pm, €TBC Ragin’ Full On The Button Factory Everything from Thin Lizzy to Wu Tang Clan, Van Halen, The Damned & Prince. 8pm, Free Latin Mix Havana Club With DJ Leo and DJ Steve 10.30pm, Free Sundays

Beauty Spot Karaoke The George, Sth Great Georges St, D2 Karaoke and DJ Miguel Gonzelez playing super sexy Spanish House. 9pm, Free before 10pm, €10 after

Ear Candy Solas Bar, 31 Wexford St, D2 Disco tunes and Funk Classics to finish the weekend. 8pm, Free

Basement Club Panti Bar, 7-8 Capel St, D1 Pop and Electro

Jitterbop The Grand Social, Lwr. Liffey St, D1 DJ Oona Fortune. Rockabilly/Swinging Sounds. 8pm - 11pm. (2.30am on bank holidays)

Saturday @ The Wright Venue The Wright Venue, South Quarter, Airside Business Park, Swords, Co Dublin Rock, Pop, Hip-hop, Dance 10pm Punch The Good Bits Indie/Disco in one room and Techno/House and Electro in the main room 11pm, €2 between 11-11:30 Saturdays @ 4 Dame Lane 4 Dame Lane, D2 Goldy mixes beats/breaks/hip hop and funk in the bar and Gaviscon plays everything under the sun in the club 10pm, Free

The Matinee Brunch Club The Odeon, Old Harcourt St. Station, D2 Super family friendly brunch club. Kids movies on the big screen 3PM. 12pm – 6pm, Free Sundown Bia Bar, Lwr. Stephen’s St., D2 Chill-out house, funk, electronics and acoustic 10pm, Free The Latin Beat The Odeon, Old Harcourt St. Station, D2 Learn to dance Salsa & Samba from some of the best instructors in Ireland. Classes from 6pm, club from 8pm - late, Free

Session Pygmalion, Powerscourt Centre, D2 40% off all the booze all day & Mr. Ronan spinning only the best Indie, Rock & Roll. Free in before 4pm, €5 after. Hang the DJ The Globe, 11 Sth Great Georges St, D2 Rock, Indie, Funk, Soul 9pm, Free Gay Cabaret The Purty Kitchen, 34/35 East Essex St, Temple Bar, D2 Gay cabaret show 9pm, Free before 11pm 12 Sundays The Bernard Shaw, 11 - 12 Sth Richmond St, Portobello, D2 Funk, Disco, House 6pm – 12am, Free DJ Karen The George, Sth Great Georges St, D2 Pop Commercial and Funky House Free before 11pm, €5 with flyer, €8 without The George Bingo with Shirley Temple Bar The George, Sth Great Georges St, D2 Bingo & Cabaret with Shirley Temple Bar 8.30pm, Free Elbow Room South William, 52 Sth William St, D2 Jazz, Soul, Disc & Latin 8pm, Free Alan Keegan + One By One + DJ Darren C Fitzsimons Bar, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 , 9pm, Free M.A.S.S (music/arts/sights/sounds) Hogans, 35 Sth Gt Georges St, D2 Power FM curates a night of sights & sounds with Dublin based Arts collective Tinderbox providing visuals and Power FM’s DJ’s playing Soul to Rock n Roll to Punk 7pm, Free Get Over Your Weekend Panti Bar, 7-8 Capel St, D1 Lounge around with Penny the Hound. All drinks half plrice all day. 1pm, Free DJ Paul Manning Buskers, Temple Bar, D2 Chart Pop, Current Indie and Rock Music 10pm

Dancehall Styles The Button Factory, Curved St, Temple Bar, D2 International dance hall style 11pm, €5

Sunday Roast The Globe, Georges St, D2 9pm, Free

DJ Stephen James

The Workers Party Sin, Sycamore St, Temple Bar, D2 With DJ Ilk 9pm

Magnificent 7’s 4 Dame Lane, D2 w The Ultimate Single’s Night Free, 7pm

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Sunday July 31

Tsiganisation Project, Apollonia Tribal Bellydance, Bubble #6 with MoFoHoBo The Twisted Pepper, 9 p.m., €12 This DJ duo from Belgium dance in “crazy underwear” and offer mixes so explosive “they will detonate the crowds.”

Sunday 10 July

12 DJs and more The Bernard Shaw, 4 p.m., free

Bank Holiday 12 with Ger Z (Night Falls, Galway), Barry Redsetta and more The Bernard Shaw, 2 p.m., free Galway DJ Ger Z hits the The Bernard Shaw with underground music, incorporating nu-disco, italo, house and techno.

Strictly Handbag Bodega Club, Pavilion Centre, Marine Rd, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin 80s with DJ Mark Kelly

The Chicago Shags CrawDaddy, 9 p.m., €10 Netherlands duo Danny “Legowelt” Wolfers and Brian “Orgue Electronique” Chinetti’s strange house music takes over CrawDaddy’s small and eclectic club. Saturday 9 July Tyree Cooper & Automatic Tasty Live The Underground, 11 p.m., €10 Chicago-based DJ Tyree Cooper created the ‘hip house’ sound, founded his own label Supa Dupa Recordings, and continues to mix and

Eardrum Buzz Hogans, 35 Sth Gt Georges St, D2 House party vibes with Thatboytim playing mix of dance floor classics with of hip hop, reggae, ska, rock, electro and teenage memories. 10pm, Free

12 vs. Nightflight with Jimmy B, Joma, Conor L & more The Bernard Shaw, 4 p.m., free Jimmy B’s electronic/dance pop/trance mixes commercial and underground tracks for a variety of clubs and bars. Saturday 16 July Ben Klock & more The Twisted Pepper, 10 p.m., €15 Electronic, house, techno DJ Ben Klock also runs his own label Klockworks and frequently spins at the Berghain in Berlin. First Thought Best Thought Twisted Pepper, 11pm, €7/10 Post-dubstep and indie R&B, with live acts

Friday 22 July Shackleton, Salt DJs, Indica, the Infomatics The Twisted Pepper, 10 p.m., €12 Dubstep producer and co-founder of Skull Disco DJ Shakleton uses hypnotic melodies and deep bass lines in his own brand of complex mixes. Saturday 23 July Luke Slater, Jimpster and more The Twisted Pepper, 10 p.m., €15 Planetary Assault Systems, or DJ Luke Slater’s career of electronic and techno beats has spanned 20 years.

Subject is 4 - Theo Parrish The Twisted Pepper, 10:30 p.m. Detroit-based house DJ and producer Theo Parrish ranks his inspirations as Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix and (his uncle) jazz musician Dexter Sims. Saturday August 27 DJ Perc The Twisted Pepper UK DJ Perc has traveled all over Europe, the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South Africa and Japan with his electronic/house mixes.

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Visual Art July Alliance Francaise

methods. July 18 - 31

1 Kildare Street, D2

darc space 26 North Great Georges Street, D1

Chester Beatty Library Sommes-nous? ‘Sommes-Nous ?’ (‘Are We?’), Is an intimate chronicle, the fruit of a common reflection, a concerned look focused on our time. Tendance Floue continues the questioning began in his previous works, with a new perspective and new respect. July 1 - September 9 Block T 1 - 6 Haymarket, Smithfield Square, D7 Listen, group show This exhibition brings together new work from four emerging Irish artists working primarily in the medium of photography. July 14 – 19 Liquidity on the Chair Exposures by Mella Travers The exhibition comprises a set of portraits using Polaroid in a unique and innovative way to create two images from one original – one glass-mounted positive and another fibrebased black and white print. June 30 - July 12 Take Another Left: Shane Connaughton and Diarmait Grogan The images in this exhibition quite literally map the photographers’ own experiences, contemplatively documenting their lives as they unfold. The results are refracted through the prism of the artists’ own subjectivity as they each vividly express their personal perspectives on life. July 8 -12 Anger by Niall O’Brien Irish photographer and filmmaker Niall O’Brien presents his most recent video project in Block T, ‘Anger’. July 7 – 12 Uncertain A collection of works that deal with the social omnipresence of uncertainty, expressed through evasions, confrontations, devotions, and deviations. Tansy Cowley, Fiona Dowling, Peter Connor, Louis Haugh, and Kate Nevin. July 21 - 26 CAKE Contemporary Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare Kevin Kirwan: It went like this Kevin Kirwan will create work from his stay at Cakes’ residency. The work will encompass his time in the Barracks and living with United Nations veterans. June 24 - July 29

Dublin Castle, D8 The Art Books of Henri Matisse The Library is delighted to announce that the Library and Bank of America Merrill Lynch will present this exciting exhibition of the art books of Henri Matisse. The exhibition will feature four of Matisse’s most artistically significant books on loan from the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Collection together with works by Matisse belonging to the Chester Beatty Library. May 26 – September 25 CityArts 15 Bachelors Walk, D1 Pride ‘n’ Prejudice by IADT 3rd Years International 3rd year students from IADT, Dun Laoghaire have produced ‘Pride ‘n’ Prejudice, A different point of view’, a contemporary photographic exhibition of diverse and highly creative imagery. The selected work is based around the concept of colonialism and nationalism, exploring the artists’ responses to these ideological positions. July 9 - 15

60 Years - Stories of Survival and Safe Haven This exhibition includes portraits of 11 refugees who came to Ireland over the past 60 years since the signing of the UN Convention relating to refugees in 1951. July 8 – 18

Blanchardstown, D15

SeeChange A constellation of images created through the exchange and visual conversation between a collective of photographers. July 9 – 29

Desmond Kenny For the past 22 years Kenny has worked as a figurative painter, but over the past 3 years his style has shifted into that of a more abstract painter. This exhibition will show some of these more recent works. June 9 – August 27 Dublin City Library

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The Shadow of James Joyce Motoko Fujita captures the ethos and ambience of Chapelizod, the setting of Joyce’s Finnegans Wake, with 23 stunning black-andwhite images from the book. June 8 - July 24

24 South Fredrick Street, D2 Summer Exhibition Gormleys Fine Art look forward to the Summer season with new works by their many artists, including, Sean Cotter, Peter Monaghan, Jonathan Aiken, Rowland Davidson, Tony Lynch, and Eileen Meagher. June 16 – July 16 Summer Sculpture Exhibition Included in the exhibition will be new works by Eamonn Higgins, Ian Pollock, Eamonn Doherty, Tim Shaw, Leo Higgins and Anna Duncan. June 20 - July 23 Green on Red Gallery Lombard Street, D2 Arrangements - Caroline McCarthy June 24 - August 6

Twenty As part of the celebrations marking the Irish Museum of Modern Art’s 20th anniversary, Twenty presents a younger generation of Irish and international artists whose work is seen increasingly on the international stage. May 27 – October 31 Barrie Cooke Organised to mark Barrie Cooke’s 80th birthday, this exhibition includes some 70 paintings and sculptural works from the early 1960s to the present June 15 – September 2011 Out of the Dark Room: The David Kronn Collection This exhibition is drawn from a collection of more than 450 photographs brought together by the Irish born American collector David Kronn. The collection ranges in content from 19th century Daguerreotypes to the 20th century photography of Edward Weston and August Sander and works from award-winning contemporary photographers. July 20 - October 9 Gerard Byrne Artist Gerard Byrne works primarily in film and photography, which he presents as ambitious large-scale installations, to question how images are constructed, transmitted and mediated. Influenced by literature and theatre, Byrne’s work consistently references a range of sources, from popular magazines of the recent past to iconic modernist playwrights like Brecht, Beckett, and Sartre. July 27 - October 31

James Joyce Centre 35 North Great George’s Street, D1

The Joinery Arbour Hill, Stoneybatter, D7 Fergus Byrne - Siblings Fergus Byrne will present work resulting from a project with dancers Megan and Jessica Kennedy, during which time they engaged in wrestling training in order to emulate the statuary of Hellenistic Greece. July 13 - 18 Kerlin Gallery Anne’s Lane, D2 Jaki Irvine July 8 - August 20 Kevin Kavanagh Gallery Chancery Lane, D8 Vanessa Donoso Lopez June 30 – July 23 Room Outside Group show featuring Karin Brunnermeier, Oliver Comerford, Michelle Considine, Patrick Jolley, Nevan Lahart, Stephen Loughman, Sean Lynch, Paul McKinley, Tadhg McSweeney, Sinead Ni Mhaonaigh, Paul Nugent, Geraldine O’Neill, Dermot Seymour and Ulrich Vogl 28 July - 27 August KTContemporary

Pearse Street, D2 Photo 19 PHOTO 19 is a group of emerging photographers finishing up their third year of the four year course in DIT’s Photography BA and a small Erasmus group from UCA Maidstone in Britain. Showcasing an array of works, with no set thematic in place, the exhibition is a display of a promising mixture of work created by a group of talented and dedicated students. July 21 - 31

Dublin Camera Club Photo 2011 The Annual Exhibition is the highlight of the Dublin Camera Club competition year. It takes place every July. Over 250 images, all taken by our members, will be on display to the general public. July 5 - 26

Hillsboro Fine Art

Inspirational Arts

25-27 Donnybrook Rd, D4

49 Parnell Square West, D1

7 Herbert Street, D2

LUST: Fiona Dowling, John Kindness and Sheila Rennick June 23 – July 22

Glamour in the Blood Debbie Castro’s ‘Glamour in the Blood’ is a series of portraits capturing the essence of Liverpool women’s identity with glamour. The project goes deeper into the history of Liverpool (UK) and the need to project an “ideal” image that has been passed down through the generations. July 5 - 31

Achill by Linda Brownlee Imagery of Achill - Ireland’s windy westernmost island; a naturally secluded place. July 1 – 28

Exchange Dublin

Sheila Rennick July 28 - August 30

Cross Gallery

Exchange Street Upper, Temple Bar, D2

Hugh Lane

59 Francis Street, D8

We Are Focus Group exhibition by the Exchange Focus Photography Collective. The We Are Focus exhibition is an invitation and a glimpse into the ongoing projects by members of the collective. We extend a unique and warm welcome towards all interested to view and discuss our emerging art. July 1 - 14

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The Presence of Trees In this project the artists collective Auralog works with the mature tree at the back of the Goethe-Institut building: the tree will be linked to two rooms inside the building and joined to the wooden sound board of the piano in the auditorium by microphones, wires and contemporary technology. The tree plays through the piano and provides sound from outside and inside. June 23 - July 28

Block C, Smithfield Square, D7

15 Pembroke Street Lower, D2

Chasing Shadows II Following last year’s very successful Chasing Shadows exhibition, as part of PhotoIreland Festival, Chasing Shadows II continues to explore theme of the relationship between digital and nineteenth century photographic processes as well as exhibiting some unique processes using period equipment and

Nassau Street, D2

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of the story of Adam and Eve. May 5 – August 1

Military Road, D8 37 Merrion Square, D2

Mairead O’hEocha Mairead O’hEocha paints small landscapes that are both graceful and intelligent. Lowkeyed pictures, coloured predominantly in elegant shades of grey, green, and blue, they are rooted in a painterly tradition of modest and sensitive observation that includes artists as various as Corot, Morandi, and Maureen Gallace. June 10 – July 13

modern and contemporary art. Hugh Lane and His Artists presents selected treasures from the Gallery’s founding days. It includes paintings by Corot, Constable, Fantin-Latour, Degas, Monet, Nathaniel Hone and John B. Yeats. May 19 - August 7

Goethe Institut Irland

Douglas Hyde Gallery

Mark Manders – Two Interconnected Houses ‘Two Interconnected Houses’, a slide projection composed of photographs of the interiors of two domestic buildings that are connected by subterranean tunnels, is an important recent work that encapsulates many of the key elements of Mark Manders’ practice. June 10 – July 13

Centre for Creative Practices

The Arc of Realism - Zofia Rydet This year we celebrate the 100th birthday anniversary of Polish photographer and artist Zofia Rydet. By building up on the tension linking the two most important stages of her artistic work, two great realism’s – the surrealism of photomontages and pure realism of the ‘Sociological Record’ – it is meant to show the thematic unity which dominates over the diversity of formal choices. July 1 – 17

Bleak Beauty Eugene Langan has always been attracted to Dollymount Strand and Bull Island. The stark terrain, the controlled composition and treatment of each of these images has given the series an effect both surreal and intriguing. July 1 - 29

The Long View The Long View is a group show of work by a selection of Ireland’s leading contemporary photographic artists. For the first time, it brings together work by artists who have established considerable international reputations and whose photographs are represented in major collections worldwide. July 1 - August 28

Homeless Gallery The Homeless Gallery is an uncurated exhibition forming part of the PhotoIreland Festival. Doors are opened to photographers of all backgrounds, tastes and levels of experience to present their works wherever they see fit within Dublin’s largest studio space. July 3 – 6 Non-Seasonal Changes The highlights of the group exhibition Non-Seasonal Changes consists of a series of images by Polish documentary photographers of the Visavis Gallery, Kraków depicting the Polish town of Niepołomice - a place dramatically transformed since Poland’s entry to the E.U. in 2004. July 3 - 6

Gallery 53 53 Capel Street, D1 Grey Area An exhibition by the Arcadia Collective which seeks to examine some of life’s grey areas. It is an exploration and personal interpretation by a diverse group of photographers of some of the different concepts of the grey area that we have personally encountered and experienced. Curated by Louise Cody. July 8 - 31 Gallery of Photography Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, D2

The Golden Bough: Sean Shanahan Shanahan’s work is concerned with foreground and background, light and colour and the power of colour quantities to morph the apprehension of space. The installation creates an unbounded wall-painting that is both parasite in and protagonist to its cultural and architectural setting. May 18 – August 21 Women of Substance This exhibition draws on portraits of notable women found in the collection of Dublin City Gallery. The sitters include numerous individuals connected with the arts, politics, industry, sports and fashionable society, with striking images of, amongst others, Lady Gregory, Maud Gonne, Lady Mary Heath, Lady Charles Beresford, Hazel Lavery, Iris Tree and Clementina Anstruther Thomson. May 19 - August 7 Hugh Lane and his Artists Since 1901, Hugh Lane had been championing the establishment of Gallery of Modern Art for Ireland, and set about amassing a collection of

Fictionary by Holly McGlynn Fictionary is a compendium of portraits reifying characters from literary history. July 1 - 28 La Catedral Studios

Instituto Cervantes

7-11 Augustine Street, D8

Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, D2

Images of Germany On the occasion of the OSTKREUZ agency’s 15th anniversary the photographers decided to examine the present condition of the country in which they live. Their Images of Germany offer a multifaceted panorama of the supposedly familiar and the new. July 9 – 30

Luis Ramón Marín A press photographer publishing more than 1,000 photos per year, Marín’s jobs included press correspondent to the Royal Family. He recorded the main events of Spanish cultural and political life and portrayed its leading figures, but also turned his lens on street scenes and anonymous faces of the common people. July 7 - September 24 The Ivy House

A Royal Wedding A Royal Wedding is an exhibition using still photography, screenshots, video and sound, in the hope of encouraging reflection on how to live “happily ever after”. July 8 - 30

114 Upper Drumcondra Road, D9 The Little Green Gallery Grace O’Sullivan – Out of Eden Grace O’Sullivan’s interest in gender representation and religious belief systems comes together in Out of Eden. The work in the exhibition developed from her research into newspaper photography and an ongoing interest in the powerful affect religion has had on society and in particular the repercussions

Little Britain Street (off Capel Street), D7 A Beret Will be Fine An exhibition of emerging photographers within the second year of DIT’s BA in Photography program. June 30 - July 7

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Unreal City Unreal City is a collection of staged narrativedriven photographs by Basil Al-Rawi and Dejan Karin. July 1 - 10

Four Floors Show Four Floors will provide artists with unique space, and give the viewers an exceptional chance to experience variety of styles and individual approaches to photography medium. July 19 - 31

Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, D2

Temple Bar Revisited Over five days Colm Mac Athlaoich will interpret the history of Temple Bar, working on a canvas per day. The works will be exhibited in the gallery the following week alongside a short film documenting the creation of the works which will be projected onto the gallery’s window. July 16 - 24 Mother’s Tankstation Walting Street, Usher’s Island, D8 Kevin Cosgrove Kevin Cosgrove is not only a masterful painter, as his first exhibition for mother’s tankstation evidenced with exacting clarity, but he is relatively adept at understatement as well. June 7 - July 16 Moxie Studios

is titled Mondegreen - a durational play performed daily in the gallery of Project Arts Centre and existing over a seven week period. July 7 - August 20 RUA Red

Oliver Sears Gallery South Dublin Arts Centre, Tallaght, D24

National Photographic Archive

Monster Truck Gallery 4 Temple Bar, D2

their inherent materiality and usefulness to their use value. The artists revel in the ‘thingness’ of found materials, ready-mades and household objects. June 18 - July 29

Martin Parr’s Best Photo Books of the Decade In July 2011, PhotoIreland will present ‘Martin Parr’s Best Photo Books of the Decade’, an exhibition of 30 publications from all over the globe, hand-picked by the world-famous photographer and photographic bibliophile. July 15 - 31 No Grants Gallery Temple Bar, D2 Between A & B, by Kevin McNicholas Photographed around the streets of Dublin and other cities of the world, ‘Between A & B’, is a collection of unposed and unassuming images of real life. July 7 - 28

Molesworth Street, D2 Katherine Boucher Beug – Some Time Katherine Boucher Beug’s innate ability to draw underpins all her work, and with this exhibition she combines exquisite observations and broad abstract expression in her unique trademark. June 23 – July 29

Irish Encounters by Jim Collins Irish Encounters is an exhibition by American artist Jim Collins, best known for his largescale public art sculptures. June 13 - July 9

Curated by Claire White, Patrick Donald is hosting an exhibition of new work on the County of Cork. Using predominantly old panoramic film cameras, this work captures the raw beauty of the countryside and particularly spectacular views of the coastline Cork has to offer. July 6 - 30

Temple Bar Gallery & Studios

8 Dawson Street, D2

5-9 Temple Bar, D2

Sean Nós Sean Nós, literally ‘old style’ depicts a unique performer with a unique expression, usually associated with traditional singing. However, this exhibition will showcase unique expression from some of Ireland finest painters and sculptors. June 16 - July 20

Versions and Diversions Versions and Diversions brings together a selection of works by contemporary artists who have all developed an experimental approach to working with found photographs, intervening in the image at surface and compositional levels through a range of processes, from cutting and placing, to stitching and tearing. July 14 - August 20

South Studios Gallery The Workman’s Club

Sebastian Guinness Gallery

27/28 New South Row, D8

Connaught House, 1 Burlington Road, D4 Mexican Worlds: 25 Contemporary Photographers Mexico has a deep-rooted tradition of photography as a means of expression. The ‘Mundos mexicanos: 25 Contemporary Photographers’ exhibition presents a number of the most significant works of recent decades. July 1 - 31

Close to Home: University of Ulster MFA Graduate Show This showing of new work by graduates of Ireland’s first MFA Photography marks an exciting development in Irish art. The ten photographers present work that perceptively explores themes close to home, eschewing the dramatic and exotic for the familiar and overlooked. July 1 - 7

Severed Head Gallery

The Swan Centre

16 Lower Mount Street, D2

Rathmines, D6

Blindschleiche und Riesenblatt by Ann Schwalbe Schwalbe’s Blindschleiche und Riesenblatt (slow worm and giant leaf) describes an anonymous natural world, at once both familiar yet touched by the unreal. July 8 - August 13

The Black Mirror The Black Mirror is a series of images by Galway born photographer Seamus Sullivan which reveal a visual archaeology resulting from man’s fraught relationship to his environment. July 6 - 10

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Patrick McDonald Gallery 8/9 Royal Hibernian Way, Dawson Street, D2

Sol Art Gallery

Traces of the Real An exhibition featuring long exposure photography by Hugh McCabe. Each image shows a gig in a Dublin venue – the shutter button being pressed at the start of a song and closed at the end, creating ghostly, ethereal images of live music performances. May 5 - July 25

Project Arts Centre

Oonagh Young Gallery

39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, D2

1 James Joyce Street, Liberty Corner, D1 Tool Use Tool-Use looks at objects and their use, from

Mondegreen A new collaborative project between artists Geoffrey Farmer and Jeremy Millar. The new artwork they are developing for the exhibition

cal issues that surround it. Two talks will be given in collaboration with IMM, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, that will cover these issues, on the back of their exhibition ‘Out of the Dark Room: The David Kronn Collection’. Find more information at www.photoireland.org Publishing Poetry & Short Stories: A Day of Seminars

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The Irish Writers’ Centre is hosting a day long Poetry and Short Stories Publishing Seminar with leading figures across a variety of branches of the publishing industry. Talks will be given by Ciaran Carty, Editor of New Irish Writing; Declan Meade, Editor of the Stinging Fly; Rebecca O’ Connor, Poet and Editor of The Moth; Jessie Lendennie, Managing Director of Salmon Poetry; Kevin Barry, Short Story Writer an Novelist; and Kevin Higgins, Poet and Coorganiser of Over The Edge Reading Series.

Dublin’s monthly dose of late-night culture. Clyne Gallery, Exchange, Gallery of Photography, Graphic Studio Gallery, Monster Truck Gallery & Studios, NGG / No Grants Gallery, Project Arts Centre, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Block T, The Joinery, Mad Art Gallery, The Green On Red Gallery, NCAD Gallery.

Over August bank holiday weekend, the GAZE film festival, spread over three venues, runs a cinematic programme to represent the Irish and International lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. Cutting edge dramas sit alongside powerful documentaries, musicals, shorts, retrospectives, and archive classics. The Gaze 2011 programme promises to be its most diverse yet. For five days, over fifty select films from around the world will be shown at The Screen, The Irish Film Institute, and the Project Arts Centre. The festival will also host its usual array of screenings, shorts programmes, video installation, discussion panels, special guests, a special retrospective, and nightly parties. Highlights for this year’s festival look to be the Irish premiere of Absent, the brooding and exquisitely shot Argentinian film which took this year’s coveted Teddy award at Berlin. The story focuses on the tangled and manipulative relationship between a swim coach and one of the boys on his team.

Festivals July DF’s Kids’ Cookery Club Summer Camp Donneybrook Fair, 89 Morehampton Road 11th – 15th July, 25th – 29th July, 22nd – 26th August, €200 for 5 days A series of week-long cookery classes in which children can develop newfound confidence in the kitchen and a healthy approach to food. Alongside all the practical cookery skills, other areas covered by the course include choosing seasonable produce, menu planning, sustainability, nutrition, team building, and problem solving. The course is designed for children aged from 10 to 16 years old. PhotoIreland Festival 1st – 30th July Ireland’s international festival of Photography, in its second year, celebrates Ireland’s photographic talents as well as representing practitioners and artists from abroad. The theme for 2011 is ‘Collaborative Change’, around which organisers have planned an ambitious programme that includes exhibitions by photographic collectives from Germany, France and England, and site-specific curatorial projects. Another focus will be Photo Books, which offers an exclusive exhibition of Martin Parr’s Best photo books of the Decade, and a Book Fair. Open Call welcomes international submissions of photo books – a selection of the 20 best will be on display. Special attention is paid this year to collecting photography, and all the practical and theoreti-

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The Ark is organising five weekends of concerts for families featuring a programme curated by Elane Agnew and Margaret O’Sullivan, filled with concerts and hands-on music workshops for children aged 2 – 12 (there’s even a workshop for parents on how to engage musically with their children). Family concerts will include performances from singer songwriter Julie Feeney, fiddler/ violinist Zoë Conway, the flamboyant performances of the Tarab Ensemble, fiddle playing trio Fidil, the Argos Balkan Gypsy Band, Size2shoes, Brian Irvine and the Grant/Kelly family in concert. Adults and children are also welcome to enjoy the free Summer Sound Installation, created by composer Jonathan Nangle.

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Dublin’s first ever Flamenco festival will be taking place in The Helix. There will be performances of classical and avant-garde flamenco music and dance, as well as workshops given by the performers and organisers of the festival. The theme for this year’s festival is the building of bridges – alongside the Spanish dance and song which the festival is presenting, there will be explorations of the artistic traditions which link between Ireland and Spain. Not too be missed.

Including The Endlessly Distant Roads (7th July), Mitchell and Kenyon in Ireland (12th), The Sounds of Science (19th) and Silent Britain (26th)

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Comedy July The International Wicklow St., D2

Resident MC Aidan Killian 8.30pm, €5/€7 The Bankers

Mondays Improv night 8.45pm, €8/€10

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Tuesdays Andrew Stanley’s Comedy Mish Mash There’s free biscuits 8.45pm, €5 Wednesdays The Comedy Cellar with Andrew Stanley Ireland’s longest running comedy night 9pm, €8/€10 Thursdays & Fridays The International Comedy Club Resident MC Aidan Bishop 8.45pm, €8/€10 Saturday The International Comedy Club Early and late shows 8pm and 10.30pm, €8/10

Thursdays & Fridays Comedy improv with The Craic Pack 9.00pm, €8/€10 Saturdays Stand Up at The Bankers Resident MC Peter O’Byrne 9.00pm, €8/€10 Shebeen Chic South Great George’s St., D2 Sundays & Mondays Comedy Crunch Stand-up comedy Sundays & Mondays From June, One Man Tuesdays 9.00pm, Free Comedy once-offs

Sunday What’s New at The International New material night 8.45pm, €5

Lucan Comedy Club Fred Cooke, Chris Kent and Simon O’Keeffe Courtney’s of Lucan 1st July, 8.30pm, €10

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Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Tuesdays & Thursdays Battle of the Axe Dublin’s long standing open mic night 9.00pm, €9 Wednesdays & Sundays Capital Comedy Club Hosted by Simon O’Keeffe 9.30pm, €7/€5 The Wool Shed Baa & Grill Parnell Street, D1 Mondays The Comedy Shed Resident MC Damien Clarke 9.00pm, €5 Anseo Camden St., D2

Conor O’Toole’s Manual of Style Part of ‘10 Days in Dublin’ International Bar, Wicklow St 7th July, 6.30pm, €5 Josie Long Part of ‘10 Days in Dublin’ Workman’s Club 8th July, 8.30pm, €8/10 Trevor Browne Part of ‘10 Days in Dublin’ International Bar 9th July , 6.30pm, €5 Fred Cooke – Comfort in Chaos Part of ‘10 Days in Dublin’ International Bar 11th July , 6.30pm, €5 Foil, Arms & Hog – Comedy Doesn’t Pay Part of ‘10 Days in Dublin’ Workman’s Club 11th July, 8.30pm, €5

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The Earl and the InstruMentalist Part of ‘10 Days in Dublin’ International Bar 12th July, 6.30pm, €3 Tommy Tiernan and Gearoid Farrelly Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 21st July, 7.30pm, €28 A Betrayal of Penguins – Learning to Fly Part of ‘10 Days in Dublin’ Workman’s Club 13th July, 7.30pm, €8/6 Damien Clark – Stand UP Part of ‘10 Days in Dublin’ International Bar 13th July, 6.30pm, €5 No Pants Thursday Part of ‘10 Days in Dublin’ International Bar 14th July, 6.30pm, €5 Keith Farnan – Money, Money, Money Part of ‘10 Days in Dublin’ International Bar 15th July, 6.30pm, €5 Ardal O’Hanlon, Kevin McAleer and Barry Murphy Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 21st July, 7.30pm, €28 Tim & Eric, Brody Stephens and Jarlath Regan Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 21st July, 7.30pm, €28 Colm O’Regan, Foil, Arms & Hog and Colm McDonnell Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 21st July, 7.30pm, €20 PJ Gallagher, Dermot Whelan and Bernard O’Shea Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 21st July, 9.30pm, €28 The Savage Eye Stands Up Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 21st July, 9.30pm, €28 Reggie Watts, Paul Foot and David O’Doherty Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans

21st July 9.30pm, €28 Maeve Higgins, Tig Notaro and Eleanor Tiernan Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 21st July 9.30pm, €23 Jason Byrne, The Nualas and Paul Tylak Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 22nd July 7.30pm, €28 David O’Doherty, Tig Notaro and Kevin Gildea Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 22nd July 7.30pm, €28 Tim & Eric, Reggie Watts and Barry Murphy Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 22nd July 7.30pm, €28 Nick Thune, Katherine Ryan and Joe Rooney Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 22nd July 7.30pm, €20

International Comedy Club Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 4.30pm, €23 Andrew Maxwell, Lloyd Langford and Karl Spain Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 4pm, €28 Reggie Watts, Nick Thune and Michael Downey Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 4.30pm, €25 Stars of ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’ Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 6.30pm, €28 David O’Doherty, Doc Brown and Brody Stephens Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July 7pm, €28 Tim & Eric, Tig Notaro and John Lynn Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July 7pm, €28

Ardal O’Hanlon, Omid Djalili and Karl Spain Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 22nd July 9.30pm, €28

Fred Cooke, Abandoman and Chris Kent Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 7pm, €25

PJ Gallagher, Lloyd Langford and David McSavage Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 22nd July, 10pm, €28

Stephen K Amos, The Nualas and Dermot Whelan Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 9pm, €28

Dead Cat Bounce, Garfunkel & Oakes, Fred Cooke Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 22nd July, 10pm, €28

Stephen Francis, Glenn Wool and Damian Clark Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 9.30pm, €28

Paul Foot, Brody Stephens and Keith Farnan Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 22nd July, 9.30pm, €20

Dead Cat Bounce, Seann Walsh and Andrew Stanley Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 10pm, €28

Jason Byrne, Omid Djalili and Eric Lalor Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 4pm, €28

23rd July, 9.30pm, €25 PJ Gallagher, Jason Byrne and Paddy Courtney Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 4pm, €28 Stars of ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’ Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 4.30pm, €28 Tim & Eric, Nick Thune and David O’Doherty Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 5pm, €28 Glenn Wool, Doc Brown and Aidan Bishop Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 5pm, €20 Milton Jones, Stephen K Amos and Neil Delamere Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 7pm, €28 Stewart Francis, Seann Walsh and Keith Farnan Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July 7.30pm, €28 Andrew Maxwell, Abandoman and Willie White Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July 8pm, €28 Maeve Higgins, Garfunkel & Oakes and John Colleary Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans 23rd July, 8pm, €23 Inn Jokes with Colm O’Regan With Fred Cooke, Foil, Arms & Hog and Barry Mack Patriots Inn Pub, Kilmainham, D8 30th July, 9pm, Free

Jarlath Regan, Garfunkel & Oates and Bernard O’Shea Vodafone Comedy Festival Iveagh Gardans

Theatre July 47 Roses Join Peter Sheridan as he conjures up the voices, sights, and songs of his 1960’s childhood in Dublin. This is a coming of age story, peopled with deliciously eccentric characters and surreally bizarre incidents. Bewley’s Café Theatre, June 20th-July 12th, 1:10pm, €8-12 Don’t Dress for Dinner A frenetic comedy of mistaken identity and infidelity with more twists than a corkscrew. Civic Theatre, July 4th-6th, 8pm, €20/16 East Meets West A breathtaking show bringing together the very best in Russian-inspired Ballet mixed with an exotic Asian twist, including fabulous

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costumes and dance works inspired by Asian Martial arts and Sayo sa Pamlang. The Convention Centre, July 9th, 7:30pm

Civic Theatre, June 30th-July 1st, 8 pm,€12/10

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Waiting for Ikea

Riverdance

Molly Sweeney

Of all the performances to emerge from Ireland in the past decade, nothing has carried the energy, the sensuality, and the spectacle of Riverdance—truly a global phenomenon. Gaiety Theatre, June 28th-August 28th, 7:30pm, €20-55

The Gare St Lazare Players present Samuel Beckett’s arresting and humorously heartbreaking tale of a man, expelled from an institution near the end of his life, left to fend for himself to both embrace and reject his imminent death. Samuel Beckett Theatre, July 14th, 7:30pm, €15/12

Waiting for IKEA uses quick fire wit and old school charm to investigate what lies beneath the surface, what’s behind the bling. A heart-warming story of friendship, family, community and sunbed obsessives. Draiocht Theatre, July 7th-9th, 8pm, €16/13

Translations

A comedy about two hopeless outcasts from post-Celtic Tiger Ireland left to struggle in a harsh world of unrelenting interviews, unconventional psychiatry and merciless rejection letters, with nothing to survive on, apart from the dole, desperate ideas and a lot of false hope. New Theatre, July 18th-23rd, 8pm, €15/12

A humorous, compelling, and moving drama, which tells the story of a woman, blind since infancy, who has the chance to regain her sight. Gate Theatre, June 23rd-July 23rd, 7:30pm, €20-35 Never Is An Awfully Long Time This play tells the story of 3 girls, plucked from fairytales and faced with situations where no prince will save them. But they do not need to be saved; following a dark night of the soul, each girl finds her own way.

The Blonde, the Brunette, and the Vengeful Redhead In this Irish premiere, Robert Hewett’s play provides eye-opening insights into a world where relationships are not always what they seem. Presented by The Theatre Project. The Helix, July 15th-16th, 8pm, €10-18

More than thirty years since it was first produced, “Translations” is now regarded as one of Brian Friel’s modern masterpiece. Subtle and resonant, it’s a political drama, an historical tale, a funny and clever play on language and a tender love story. The Abbey Theatre, June 23rd-August 13th, 7:30pm, €13-40

Sunday Morning Coming Down A dark comedy that is both poignant and sad: it takes you inside the home of the McGuire’s, a family struggling to deal with the scourge of alcoholism and the social pressures that come with it. By Mick Donnellan. New Theatre, July 25th-July 30th, 8pm, €15/12

Ergophobia Misterman In a sure fire highlight of the 2011 Galway Arts Festival, Cillian Murphy will make his eagerly-awaited return to the stage in a dark, dangerous and blisteringly funny tale of one man and his judgment day. Written and directed by Enda Walsh. Galway Black Box Theatre, July 11th-24th, 7:30pm, €20-29.50

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Skerries Sweet Emporium

Founded in June 2010, the Skerries Sweet Emporium offers a nostalgia trip for sweet-tooths, with a molar-shattering range of candies bought by the quarter. The business has been such a success they’ve set up a second emporium right in the middle of Dublin.

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Newbridge Estate The Seamus Ennis Cultural Centre in Naul serves as a hub for Irish traditional music in Dublin. Named after the famed uilleann piper, the centre celebrates the life of one of Irelands most famous folk musicians of the 20th century. As well as being a venue for both local and touring traditional Irish musicians, the venue also plays host folk music from other traditions such as bluegrass or country. As well as being a musician, Seamus Ennis was also a documenter of folk traditions, collecting and scoring traditional tunes so that future generations could hold on to them. Fittingly it also finds the time to run workshops and classes for traditional musicians to learn and share their music, details of which are found other website. The Cultural Centre is located adjacent to Ennis’ final home and the centre also includes the thatched Cottage Café where guests can enjoy a homely meal during visits. www.seamusenniscentre.com t: 01 802 0898

One of the most exquisite Georgian buildings in Ireland, Newbridge Estate was built in 1736 by Archbishop Cobbe, whose family retained the demesne until 1985 - it is best known for its Museum of Curiosities and its cobbled courtyard.

Lusk Round Tower

In the raiding mood after this issue’s Viking article? Your best point of attack is Lusk’s Round Tower - there’s controversy as to whether this is the original structure bulit by 9th century Christians, but it still remains as a good example of how Irish natives tried to stay unpillaged.

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The Old Jameson Distillery

IMMA

The Old Jameson Distillery is the fount of the real ‘water of life’ in Dublin. A fascinating landmark in the history of the city, the old Distillery also gives you a chance to put your taste buds to the test and prove you know your whiskey from your scotch. Offers guided tours daily with a choice of bars to sample a Jemmie and lunch in the mezzanine restaurant. Bow Lane, Smithfield, Dublin 7

Kilmainham’s Royal Hospital has been the home of Irish modern art since 1991, but it stands as the country’s most spectacular 17th century building. Indebted Paris Les Invalides, IMMA’s sprawling grounds and super-maintained cloisters and courtyard are as fascinating as the art contained within. Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8

Glasnevin Museum

Mulligans

Leo Burdocks

Seeped in Irish national history, Glasnevin Cemetery is an interactive visitor attraction offers a fascinating view of Ireland’s many renowned figures that shaped the country we live in today. The adjacent Glasnevin Museum also offers guided tours of the cemetery - a must see for anyone interested in Irish Heritage and Genealogy. Glasnevin Museum, Glasnevin Cemetery, Finglas Road, Dublin 11

A magnet for both tourist and native, traditional pub and sometime Bachelor’s Walk set Mulligans is as renowned as watering holes in town come. Mulligans perfects the basics and in the grand Irish tradition avoids ‘yer fancy stuff’. It’s nonetheless a welcoming refuge for all patrons. 8 Poolbeg Street, Dublin 2

If you like some history with your chips, Leo Burdocks has as much backstory as it does salt and vinegar. Its Werburgh St. branch has been chopping potatoes for almost a hundred years now, and the chips are only getting better. Pay a visit, and ask about their celebrity fans. 2 Werburgh St, Christchurch, Dublin 8

The Pen Corner

The Temple Bar

Teddy’s Ice-Cream

Still stocking Dublin with the most sumptuous stationery in town, the Pen Corner’s continued existence after so many years and so many changes is a victory for romance. The Pen Corner is not only the city’s premier stockist of pens, paper, ink, quills and etc., but is very much a slice of an older Dublin that warrants a visit (or five). 12 College Green, Dublin 2

The old city’s most popular stop for trad-hungry tourists and pint-thirsty natives, the Temple Bar boasts a tradition of warm welcomes and friendly service, which gives it a reputation nationally and internationally as the Temple Bar bar du jour. 47 Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Satisfying the sweet teeth of South Dublin since 1950, Teddy’s Ice Cream hasn’t had to change its formula an iota. A red, white, and blue must for ice-cream eaters of all seasons. 1a Windsor Terrace, Dún Laoghaire

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GAA Museum The Croke Park Experience offers a unique opportunity to learn more about the history of the GAA through guided tours and interactive exhibits. Test your GAA skills in the museum’s specially-designed interactive games area, or experience the magic of a match day with a Croke Park stadium tour. You can also see the dressing rooms, walk pitchside via the players’ tunnel and take a seat in the VIP area. Croke Park, Jones Rd., Dublin 3

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REGULARS Pubs and bars

J. McNeill’s 140 Capel Street

In a former life, McNeill’s plied its trade as a one of Dublin’s most famed musical instrument shops, and a window full of banjos, bazoukis and bodhrán’s still belies that image to the world outside on Capel Street. Inside however, the place has been reborn as the home of some of Dublin most highly-regarded trad sessions with music on a nightly basis, as well as a daycent pint of plain to go with it, as you’d rightly expect. t: 01874 7679

James Toner’s

The Long Hall

139 Lower Baggot Street

51 South Greater Georges Street

Featuring perhaps our favourite snug in Dublin, if you’re ever lucky enough to get it, Toner’s is a Dublin fundamental. When its petite interior reaches capacity (and it often does) you can spill out onto Roger’s Lane for some fresh air and maybe even an auld sing-song. The perfect launch or landing pad for a visit to Lansdowne Road but still just a hop, skip and a jump from the Green, Toner’s is one of Dublin’s most tried and trusted public houses.

Surrounded on all sides by boom-era glass and concrete, The Long Hall is literally a slice of the old Dublin in its prime location on George’s Street. Befitting of the name, the further you trod down the red-carpeted lounge towards the back, the more distant and inconsequential the hustle and bustle of the city centre seems. Catering equally to both tourists and locals, the Long Hall even earned an in-song shout-out from Bruce Springsteen during his last visit to the RDS.

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Neary’s

1 Chatham Street, Dublin 2 There’s a reason that Neary’s has remained so consistent over the last few decades – the formula works. Housed in elegant slice of Edwardian Dublin with its old-world interior still in pride of place, the early evening buzz in Neary’s is a rare sight to behold. With a crowd ranging from theatre-goers to thespians from the nearby Gaeity to local suits and Grafton shoppers, Dave and his team of old-school barmen will take care of all your needs. t: 01 677 8596

The Duke

8-9 Duke Street, Dublin 2 A classic post-office haunt if ever there was one, barely hidden just between Grafton Street and Nassau Street, the Duke is one of the best places in Dublin to indulge yourself with that well-earned pint of a Friday (or indeed any) evening. Combining a prime location with all the fundamentals - plenty of comfy seats, wholesome carvery grub and honest pints - let The Duke be the recipient of your blown-off steam. t: 01 679 9553

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Carr & O’Connell 30 Bachelor’s Walk, Dublin 1

Whether a business meeting, or simply meeting friends, the warm comfortable seated area at the Heart of Carr & O’Connell is the perfect venue. Offering both an excellent food menu and range of cocktails on top of a selection of your favourite beers, Carr & O’Connell is also home to weekend DJs and a selection of big screens for sporting events - a little something for every patron. t: 01 874 5730

The Palace Bar

Madigan’s

27 Fleet Street, Dublin 2

16 Lower O’Connell Street

McDaids

3 Harry Street, Dublin 2

Famous for its literary heritage, the Palace Bar is an unspoiled slice of Dublin’s erudite history. Frequented by Irish Times writers since the dawn of time, and some of the city’s most well-respected authors, the Palace is the thinking-man’s spot for a jar. Despite changes all around, the Palace remains untarnished and popular as ever.

A popular haunt on GAA match days with live coverage available on a large technicolour TV, Madigan’s is a cosy home away from home with all your mother’s cooking you could want available down stairs from bacon & cabbage, Irish stew, and bangers & mash to salmon with Cajun spices for the more adventurous.

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McDaids is, if we’re honest, the kind of place where you’d call yourself lucky if you’ve nabbed a seat early in the night. Its much cosier, shoulder-to-shoulder affair where an unbeatable Guinness is only a quick shuffle away and commenting on overheard banter is de rigeur. The perfect place for whiling a night away righting the world’s wrongs with a few close friends or quiet pint in Brendan Behan’s memory. t: 01 679 4395

The International

Kehoe’s

23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

9 South Anne Street, Dublin 2

Famed for both its earnest singersongwriter nights, as a great place for a close-quarters guffaw with local comedic talent and even as a small theatre venue, the International has always been a bit of an off-beat, if not quite bohemian place. It has served many patrons in its many guises but has always maintained its understated, proper pub vibe. No fancy makeovers here, just an endless stream of stories and laughs to behold.

Decorated in the traditional Irish pub style with parts of the original pub in tact, a small snug at the front and a larger one in the back, Keogh’s isn’t just for the tourists. A lively place full of banter and conversation, this is the place to be for Dubliners relaxing after a long week. Just be sure to get there before the best seats in the snug are taken. t: 01 677 8312

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The Temple Bar 47 Temple Bar, Dublin 2

The tourist quarter’s most packed-out bar, day and night, The Temple Bar has been doing something right for the last 160 years. Continually voted as the best spot for trad music nights in the city, there’s a constant line-up of entertainment to keep patrons busy while their pints are flowing. t: 01 672 5286

Mulligans

8 Poolbeg Street, Dublin 2

Originally a shebeen, Mulligan’s has been legit since 1782, making it one of the oldest premises in Dublin city. A magnet for both tourist and native, traditional pub and sometime Bachelor’s Walk set Mulligans is as renowned as watering holes in town come. Mulligans perfects the basics and in the grand Irish tradition avoids ‘yer fancy stuff’. It’s nonetheless a welcoming refuge for all patrons with an unbeatable back story. www.mulligans.ie

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NORSE OUTSIDE Words Daniel Gray Photo Patrick Hough

Don’t let the beige blazer and wellspoken tongue put you off - Iain Barber is as close to a real-life Viking as they come. Deeply involved in historical re-enactment, and a fountain of Viking knowledge, you can engage with his character Ragnar at events across the country as part of the larger Viking community. With the cogs starting to turn for the Irish Viking community’s greatest landmark, the 1000 year anniversary of the Battle of Clontarf (which will feature, amongst other commemorative events, the building of a model village, a longship race and the burning of Viking ships), we took to Wood Quay for a lesson in history. So tell us a little bit about how you got started with living history and the character of Ragnar. Well I was a maths teacher about 25 years ago, then one day, leading up to the millenium of the city in 1987, all the big companies were doing something to mark it. Irish Life were working with the National Museum on the Wood Quay Viking dig - they put up more than they intended, but were happy with the results. They wanted 22 people then to portray Viking men and women down in the crypt of St. Audeon’s, which was a 10-5 job for a few days. I was working with pottery at the same time, and won a few big awards out of it. Out of the pottery work I was doing I got into kiln building. We’d make one out of any rubbish we could find, and I was invited to do this at a gig where I wanted to build one on a GAA pitch. Which is how I bumped into the Vikings. I thought I was the only Viking in the country, but I soon found there was a whole lot of other ones. Some of them had their granny’s curtains over their shoulders

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barely covering their Doc Marten boots, but Irish re-enactment has come along since then. If you go along to an event now and everything about it is a really high standard.

helmet on me by chance. I looked up at them, they looked up at me, and I just went ‘OOOOOODDDDDDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNN’. Bang, traffic lights changed, and they were gone.

How many Vikings are there around? In Fingal Living History there’s about 30, they train well and they’re feared in the battlefields in England. When they see the yellow and black shields coming they go ‘Nooooo, we’re going to get rolled over.’ Now everybody’s trained not just to be a fighter, but to be a craftsperson too; one can fix chainmail, one can fix leather, which provides entertainment for the public when there isn’t fighting going on. It’s like a football match, fighting takes up a lot of energy.

Irish people identify themselves, historically and culturally, as Celts, and we don’t often engage with our Viking heritage. What do you think about that? I think everybody likes the Vikings. The Vikings are crude, the Vikings are dangerous. In 200 years they ravaged Ireland, but we learned their tricks and sent them packing. The last mention of Vikings in Dublin in the history books would be around 1400. They did some DNA tests in an area where you might expect there to be Viking blood, and found that 1% or so of the population had any correlation which you could find basically anywhere in the world. Everybody remembers them though, they burned down churches. Irish people really don’t like having their churches burned down.

Another big part of Viking culture is exploration - has the Viking community been out at sea at all? The thing there is access to boats - in the South we don’t have access, but there’s a couple of boats up North which are used for racing mainly. In Denmark, Norway and Poland though they have really good, wooden boats, built to exact copies. I was over in Poland two years ago - 1500 vikings on an island, the public excluded after six o’clock, long weekend, and a good value beer tent - and one of the things they had was a Viking boat tugo-war race out in the river. So all of the lads would tie the boats together with a big rope, and each would be rowed until one pulled the other out to sea. [A Viking Splash tour-bus drives by on the opposite quay] What do you think about that thing? I think it’s great. They were parked up at Christchurch one day, and I had my iron

Can people get involved in celebrations for 2014? They can. They can get in touch with me, or there are strong gangs in Limerick and Cork, and Fingal, around Swords (though they train up in Ballyjamesduff where the King lives). We’re looking for people, but not people who are going to turn up the day before and say ‘I’m a Viking! Dress me up like a Viking!’’. We may well make you an Irish fighter, and you’ll have to be prepared for when we Vikings chase you out and beat your ass. Iain’s website is at www.vikingdublin. com. There is a Viking re-enactment at this year’s Clontarf Rose Festival in St. Anne’s Park on the 16th July.

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The West Coast’s Best Coast is soundtracking our summer for the second year in a row - nevermind the weed, Wavves, and widdle kitties, Bethany Cosentino is also starting to play with the big hitters. Words Daniel Gray Photos David Black

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BEST COAST COOLER Of the generation of (predominantly West Coast American) indie-pop bands fixated on reimaging the sound of surf-pop through their own sandyshoed, weed-hazed filter, Bethany Cosentino is undeniably the queen of the beach. Already noted for her ectoplasmic contribution to drone-rock duo Pocahaunted and her early fuzz-drenched 7’’ singles as Best Coast, Cosentino strolled into the pop pantheon with last year’s Crazy For You. If her surf-inflected garage rock didn’t wash you into the ocean first time around (soulless drones like me might find hang-ups in her often simplistic rhymes and none-too-varied subject matter), her current iTunes session has done pretty neat work of turning what should be a fans-only release into an essential v1.5 document of just what the Best Coast project is capable of. Stripped back, Cosentino’s voice has become less detached, and more unmatched, and her arrangements more complex. She’s nailed the music. What about the persona? Synonymous with her pet cat, Snacks, smoking js, and her fellow beach-monarch boyfriend, Wavves’ Nathan Williams, I take to her Twitter to find unhitherto-explored aspects of one of America’s burgeoning rock stars. Gold: “someone once said i was the “indie sheryl crow” they meant it as an insult. thank you to that person, because that is the BEST compliment.”

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Hello. Is this the indie Sheryl Crow? The wh… Oh yes. This is me.

You were just tweeting about that song she did with Stevie Nicks. Have you listened to the new Stevie Nicks album yet? I have not! I’ve heard the single and another song off it. It’s sitting on my desk. I’m afraid to put it on. Yeah, I don’t really listen to a lot of the newer stuff that people I idolize put out. I don’t set myself up with any expectations. What do you think Stevie Nicks would think of that Pocahaunted cover of The Chain you used to do? She would probably be very confused. As was I when I made that. Did you just make a video for Our Deal? That’s my favourite song off the album. Yeah, we just did that. The video is being directed by Drew Barrymore. What? Wow. Yeah. MTV is doing this thing where they pair a celebrity and a band. Because MTV America doesn’t play music, obviously, just bullshit reality

shows, they’re trying to reimagine the music video by doing these videos and, yeah, putting them on between bullshit reality shows. Drew Barrymore is kind of a friend of mine. We met at one of my shows a couple of months ago, and she’s become a good friend. The concept of the video is a story with two different gangs fighting against each other, kids in the opposing gangs are in love, the classic love story kind of thing. It looks really cool.

Do you take making videos as seriously as you would have as an actress, or is it just an opportunity to goof around? I think making music videos is fine. I’m a terrible actress… I did act a little bit as a kid, but I think it’s a lot easier to do that kind of stuff when you’re a kid because you’re really excited about everything. Whenever we do music videos and the director’s like ‘LOOK MORE EXCITED!’, I suck at that. I think it’s funny though, there’s really nowhere besides YouTube to even put music videos up anymore. So making a music video is sometimes, like, is this even going to be seen by many people? But it’s still fun to put your music to something that’s visually interesting, and I know a lot of people still care about music videos. That Adult Swim video [Gone Again] was ace.

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It’s going to have more of a Sheryl Crow vibe though, right? Yes.

I didn’t really have anything to do with that one. I just came up with the idea, and saw maybe the first take and thought it was cute and different from anything else that we’d done. Our other videos have been goofy, but I think the Our Deal video is going to be like nothing we’ve ever, ever done.

Is it time to re-evaluate Alanis Morissette? I was a huge Alanis Morissette fan. I got to meet her through my cousin - a lot of my family worked in the music industry, and my cousin worked for Maverick Records, the label she was first on - so I got taken to meet her, and it was the most excited I’d ever been. I was 11 and really angsty, and she came out and was the coolest person in the world. I remember the CD was parental advisory so I wasn’t really allowed to listen to it. But I did anyway.

Your iTunes session is just out. You recorded it in East West Studios where Pet Sounds was made, right? Are there any remnants of Brian Wilson lying around, or is it totally modernized now? There’s a ton of different studios inside that building, so we recorded, actually, in the Frank Sinatra room, where he’d record whenever he was in Los Angeles. That was pretty epic in itself. The room they recorded Pet Sounds in is one of the less modernized studios. The lounge area of the studio looks like a chain restaurant or something, they have these huge flat screen TVs and all that stuff, but the studios themselves are so pretty and oldschool. If you buy the session on iTunes you get this like 40 minute interview session with me - why you would want to listen to me talk for that long I don’t know - we did that in the Pet Sounds studio which was crazy, just sitting in the room where one of the greatest records of all time was produced. That studio used to also be used for recording TV themes. Woah, that I did not know. Oh yeah, Hawaii 5-0 and all. Which TV show should Best Coast record the theme for? We are big TV fans, for sure. I think we’d be excited to record the theme for any TV show unless it was something really, really terrible. Which I suppose is most TV. What are you watching at the minute? I’m watching the Food Network. These people are cooking shrimp barbecue sticks. Stop, I’m really hungry. I’m really hungry too. These look appetizing. I know from other interviews you don’t like the sea as much as maybe somebody named Best Coast would, but I’d like to ask some beach-side advice from you anyway. Our beaches are pretty shitty. They’re all rocky, and we’re a really unattractive race with our clothes off. How can we make our beach vibes better? When I think of the beach vibe, I really do think of California. The ocean is, you know, the biggest thing in the world and there are beaches everywhere, but if it doesn’t have palm trees and all those California-specific things it doesn’t make sense to me. Don’t ask me though. I’m a total poser when it comes to the things I sing about, I hardly ever get to go to the beach at all being on the opposite side of LA.

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It’s crazy to me that there are people walking around with Best Coast tattoos. I don’t even have a Best Coast tattoo... Have you ever been sailing? I hate boats! I am horrified by them. I have been sailing before though, yeah. My mom’s boss when I was growing up had a boat, and sometimes we would take it out and I just got sea-sick. In Europe when you have to take the ferry places, I just get on and get as drunk as physically possible so I don’t have to think about what’s going on. So should I ask you about the second album, or is it still in the embryonic stages? It’s very much in the embryonic stages. People have been asking me about my second record since the week my first one came out, which was funny because to me I just like to wait and do things when it feels organic. I don’t want to go make a second one right away. It’s been a slow process, we’ve basically been on tour for almost consistently two years. This is the longest period of time I’ll have off in the last forever. It’s five weeks and it’s blowing my mind. I’ve been writing a lot though, I hole myself up so I’ll have a lot of stuff prepared. We’re aiming to record in October, but we have no idea where we’re going to do it, or who we’re going to do it with, but it’s definitely on the radar.

My mother’s mad for tattoos, and she’s trying to buy me one. I don’t think I’m the kind of dude who could pull off tattoos. Tell me about your tattoos and maybe it’ll change my perspective. Your mom really wants you to get one? You should get one. My dad has a lot of tattoos, and I think that when I was growing up it wasn’t a weird thing. Especially in Los Angeles where everybody’s a freak. Everybody had their own style, you see hundreds of people walking around with tattoos so it’s not a big deal, or a strange thing. When we’re on tour in, like, Germany, people are staring at me and Ali, our drummer, because she has a shitload of tattoos too. You’re this weird person because you have art on your body. I think that knowing my dad had some was something that made it cool because he did it, and he was a musician, he’s the cool dad with tattoos who plays music. I’ve always just instinctively gone out and gotten tattoos, I don’t really think about it, I don’t have a whole lot of backstory behind most of my tattoos, for the most part I saw a picture or had an idea for one and literally got in my car and went and got it done that day. And then I deal with it, like, ‘OK, this is on my body for the rest of my life.’ I have a couple that are really shitty and embarrassing. I got my first one when I was 15, I just went to this dude’s house that had a tattoo gun in it and was like, ‘oh, give me this heart with wings on it’, and now I’m 25 and am like, ‘what the fuck was I thinking getting that tattoo?’. So my advice for getting your first tattoo is: don’t get a heart with wings on it, and you’ll be cool. I’ll get a Best Coast tattoo then. I’ll get, like, the chorus of When I’m With You down my spinal column. Good idea. I just met a girl, a fan, the other day at one of our shows and she had a Best Coast tattoo. To me that’s just insane. We’re such a new band, it’s crazy to me that there are people walking around with Best Coast tattoos. I don’t even have a Best Coast tattoo and I AM Best Coast. Best Coast play their first Irish show at this year’s Electric Picnic.

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Anton used to drink in The Old Punchbowl when he was in school, so he joined me on my trip out to Booterstown with a sort of uncharacteristic wistfulness. “I haven’t been out here in years, man,” he tells me as we alight from the DART station, the pub in full view. “Fond memories?” I inquire, smiling. He draws a breath and shakes his head, without making eye contact with me. “Yeah, I’d tell you, but you’d only write about them and make them sound bent out . . . .” Sitting in the Punchbowl, one is taken by a strange sensation of time passing, palpably and inexorably. Perhaps it is its surrounds: it faces onto Booterstown DART station, through which trains pass, audible from the smoking area of the pub, every couple of minutes, while the Irish sea quakes in the background and the nature reserve swampland smells according to the movement of the tide, beyond the passage of cars and the 7 bus. Perhaps it is the interior, in which the paraphernalia of the “Irish pub”: old tin advertisements, farming bric-a-brac, medieval-looking tankards, etc. meet various souvenirs of a more modern (and ongoing) era: signed rugby jerseys, school football memorabilia and an mp3 jukebox, amongst other things. The pub itself is an unwitting monument of sorts to time’s motion, the meaningless within that very singular fact, and how we attempt to situate ourselves within it, as living, historical beings; its anatomy is one of perpetual nostalgia, in which the distinguished meaning of the modern (in artefact) converges with the hazy significance of an unremembered past,

leaving one in the curious space of being outside a particular time, insofar as it cannot comfortably exist divorced from a historical or mortal reality. That being said, and perhaps even as a result of that, it is a fine, comfortable and welcoming place to have a drink (and indeed eat, if you so choose (the food menu appears accomplished, though not swaying into the heartrending territory of “gastro-pub” fare, in ambience or approach)). Both the Guinness and Beamish are of high quality, and there is a reasonably broad selection of wines, all available at the bar or, comfortably, by table-service. If you are inclined to spend your evening sitting outdoors in the sheltered smoking area, the second option becomes extremely appealing. A large screen indoors is on hand to display sporting events of interest, while a sort of snug area close to the entrance invites a group to spend long afternoons becoming evenings in Hibernian repose. Leaving, sated and with a view to catching the last DART at twenty to midnight or so, Anton pats me on the back and grins, as though to suggest that I have experienced something very enjoyable which he has known about for a long time previously when suddenly, a thunderclap echoes marvellously along the narrow coastline. After a beat, Anton gestures to me, “See, I bet you’re going to write something absolutely cockeyed about that.” The Old Punchbowl Booterstown Co. Dublin t: 01 283 2356

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Connolly’s, better known as The Sheds, is most clearly a well-established institution. It is the biggest local in Clontarf, where regulars who do their shopping in Nolans come to watch golf, football, and rugby over a Guinness. The Sheds is split into two different bars. We wonder whether it’s to divide men and women. Or Protestants and Catholics. Or left-handed and righthanded people. A special mention should go to the pub’s mysterious loyalty cards. As you wait at the bar, you’ll see the sign over the back wall amongst the mirrors and spirits. Name? Date of Birth? Facebook (Y/N)? (What the hell does that mean?) Have any of the clientele bought into this? Or is it just some hilarious joke? The Sheds can boast of a tremendously friendly bar staff. As is my normal wont, I was counting out all my pennies in that frantic, nervous-about-numbersespecially-when-under-pressure-in-frontof-people kind of way, assuming the bacon fries would be around the 1 euro 30 cent mark. When the cheerful bartender told me they were 1.45, my face must have fallen, and he softened and told me I could pay whatever I had. This instantly won my heart. It’s just nice when people can be relaxed about small change. I’m told that in many supermarkets there used to be (and in some places still is) a small collection pouch for spare change on the customer’s side of the till. It just takes some of the edge of the exchange of cash for goods, and makes the entire experience a little more human. This is a pub made special almost entirely by the experience of human

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interaction. It provides something that the transient bars of the city centre are, for the most part, unable to – a sense of friendly camaraderie. It’s much like the feeling you get when you walk into a large room full of people who’ve known and enjoyed each other’s company since they were young ones and chung fellas. This isn’t something that can be manufactured – it takes decades to build. The Sheds is a major mixing pot in Clontarf, a local pub in which you’ll start rubbing shoulders with the same faces (I’m quite tall), and where particular conversations begin that just wouldn’t happen anywhere else. It cements its position as the local place to watch major sports events through offers such as a free drink for every try scored by a Clontarf man, or for every eagle scored by Rory Mc Illroy. There’s even occasional live music in the upstairs part of the pub, the “Roaring Bull”, an active golf society, and a plethora of community and charity events – in recent times it was involved in the Clontarf Food and Fun Festival. For someone not from Clontarf, who hasn’t spent a sizeable bit of time dropping into the Sheds for a drink and a chat, it loses its most fundamental charm. While it might not be the most beauteous pub, the Sheds is a perfect setting for anything from a rowdy catch up with your Clontarf cronies, to a quiet hour with a pint and the crosswords. Connolly’s The Sheds 198 Clontarf Road Clontarf, Dublin 3 t: 01 833 8691

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the freshest catch of the day, and mine was haddock. I was looking forward to the batter, stated on the menu as being made with Irish ale, but, alas, it was erring on the greasy side. Not an outrageous disaster by any stretch, but enough to put a slight dampener on my dinner. The mushy peas on the side were quite old school, although sadly in a dinnerlady way as opposed to a Delia Smith way. The whole dish would have been a let down if it hadn’t been for the almost blindingly luscious chips the fish was sat upon. These home-cut beauties were golden wonders of fluffiness on the inside, perfectly balanced with a crispness on the outside. Phwoar. My dining partner’s Ray Wing (€19) came plainly cooked, highlighting the pleasantly intriguing taste of its faintly rubbery flesh. A strange but delicious fish. We shared an underwhelmingly average pavlova (€6) for dessert. Our final bill, including a large sparkling water (€3.95), came to €81.85. I left The Oar House feeling content, the warm buzz of its atmosphere wrapping itself around me for a few hours afterwards. The longer I stay away, however, the less inclined I would be to return. The atmosphere goes a long way to covering up for its only above-average grub. In saying that, it’s a family friendly spot with well-above average staff. Keep it in mind as a food option for your next trip to Howth.

Get the Boat The Oar House Words and picture Aoife McElwain Living in the city centre, I can be a real spoilt brat when it comes to public transport. If I can’t walk there, I often just don’t go. A ridiculous trait that is even more absurd in a city as small as ours. A mere 30 minutes with a €4 DART ticket and you’re practically in the countryside. Well, you can certainly make it as far as Howth at least. I recently dragged myself out of my public transport-less comfort zone and went on a day-trip to Howth. By golly, it’s lovely out there. There are fishing boats and giant seagulls and seafood shops and lovely pubs in train stations and weird stone stairways that seem to lead to nowhere in the town’s hills. After a wander around, a similarly slothful friend and I forego the Howth Head walk in favour of treating ourselves to a well-deserved fish supper. Well-deserved because we had made it all the way from the city centre to get it, you see. Don’t hate me. A reliable source had recommended The Oar House on West Pier. We felt optimistic upon arrival, the spacious yet cosy room full of seaside-related bits and bobs was already almost full at 7pm. We were seated, as it happened, at a table with a great view of the room, letting us take in our fellow diners who ranged in ages from six to 60 years old. It’s a homely place with no pretension, well suited for large

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family groups and dining couples alike. The food reflects this. It’s very simple. There are fresh fish specials that change daily, while the everyday menu offers the usual suspects of battered fish alongside some Asian and American-inspired dishes. After five minutes in the place, we’d already been served water and a bottle of the house wine, a Saint Elisa Pinot Grigio (€18.50). I went for the battered Dublin Bay Prawns with tartare on chili sauce on the side (€12.95) as a starter, and they served as a reminder that Dublin Bay prawns are among the world’s best. The enormous, juicy prawns were wrapped in the most delicate of batters, making my starter worth every penny. My dining buddy’s Seafood Chowder (€5.50) was enjoyed by him but I found it not as robust as chowders I’ve chowed down on in the past. But then, I did spend some time in Boston. Don’t hate me. For the main course, I had to go for the Fish & Chips (€15.95). The fish is always

If you think The Oar House might not be your thing, why not consider...? Octopussy on West Pier:

A seafood tapas bar which serves fresh fish supplied daily by Doran’s on the Pier and is a great way to sample some of our sea’s finest. Have a look at their Facebook http://on.fb.me/octopussytapas or follow them on Twitter (@octopussyhowth) for more info.

The House in Howth Village:

A cafe, deli and restaurant rolled into one, The House serves Irish food done well, with a few seafood dishes thrown in for good measure. Check them out at www.thehousehowth.ie/

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Habitually Tasty The Hungry Monk Words and picture Aoife McElwain

The Hungry Monk is a family-run business, opened by Pat and Sylvia Keown in 1988. It’s one of the most deliciously wintry places I’ve been to. As you walk in the front door, you find yourself in their darkened wine bar. Once your eyes have adjusted to the light, you’ll see lots of monk-related art and ecumenical-style chairs.This theme continues through to the upstairs restaurant, a large L-shaped room with walls covered with monk paraphernalia. They’ve been there long enough that the room has taken on a pleasantly musty feel that only adds to the atmosphere. The Hungry Monk has a famously large wine cellar, and from it, our maitre d’ brought us over a bottle of New Zealand St Clair Sauvignon Blanc (€25) which went down gloriously. We chose a very Christmassy spiced-walnut bread from the basket of in-house baked breads and it was delicious. To start, I went for the day’s special of pan-seared Castletownbere scallops with crispy Parma ham and cauliflower purée (€14). Apart from the Parma ham being dangerously closer to incinerated than

crispy, the dish was gorgeous. Frances went for the red snapper and chervil potato cakes with a sweet aioli sauce (€6). They were perfect. Fluffy and light with a thin, crispy breadcrumb topping. For our mains, I went for Stephen’s honey-roasted belly of Carlow pork (€18). The pork was beautifully cooked but the sides highlighted the confusion of the menu. Alongside the pork was some delicious pak choi and a ramekin of a really tasty bramley apple and ginger purée. I had to double-check the menu to make sure that the apple purée was supposed to be there. It made for a confusing looking dish. The two sides should have been mutually exclusive. Frances’ main course of crispy goujons of lemon sole (€16) were perfunctory. An effective light batter and garlic sauce couldn’t hide the fact that this wasn’t the pinnacle of fish and chips either of us had ever had. It was certainly a long way off from the worst however. We finished off our meal with a shared dessert of Wexford strawberry pavlova (€7). Often pavlova served in restaurants

is really no more than a blob of cream sandwiched between a couple of meringues. The Hungry Monk’s pavlova was delightful. It had that beautiful combination of spongy and crispy meringue, topped with outstandingly lush strawberries. A good number of dishes on the menu are included in the three courses for €28 value menu. Our potato cakes, pork belly and pavlova were part of this deal, which meant our final bill came to €91.30. All in all, I really liked The Hungry Monk. I felt like I was in the right place at the wrong time, as it could really offer a restaurant-sized comfort hug in the depths of winter. Obviously, our summers aren’t any great shakes so more often than not the buzz in The Hungry Monk will suit our cursed weather. The restaurant is closed on Sundays so the wine bar, which serves a similar menu throughout the week, is an ideal spot for a post-Wicklowwalk lunch. The Hungry Monk Church Road Greystones Co. Wicklow t: 01 2875759

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The Happy Pear:

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The only Chinese restaurant in Ireland featured in the MICHELIN Guide 01 4979428 www.zenrestaurant.ie 89 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines

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The Connemara Smokehouse has been the Roberts family business since 1979 and is one of the oldest smokehouses in Western Ireland. They’re one of the few smokehouses still specialising in smoked wild Atlantic salmon. You can get your hands on some of that as well as their ah-mazing smoked tuna, mackerel and other salmon products through their on-line shop at www.smokehouse.ie.

Oysters For Brunch Thought by many to translate as “this tastes gross but I feel unutterably cool eating it” the phrase “it’s an acquired taste” really does have some truth in it. Look no further than the oyster as proof of the initial trickiness of some foods. Undoubtedly ghastly upon first attempt, your brain freaks out as their inimitable texture hits your palate. If that doesn’t put you off, however, and you give them another go, you’ll find that your taste buds begin to understand these glorious bivalve molluscs. Until eventually you’ll find yourself having them for brunch. And what better way to start a Saturday in the city than with half a dozen oysters at The Temple Oyster Bar. Part of the Meeting House Square market, the Oyster Bar is temporarily housed at the foot of Cow’s Lane in Temple Bar for the summer. For €12, you can enjoy a half dozen freshly shucked Sligo oysters, served with a few glasses of complimentary chilled white wine. Try it with the deliciously tangy red onion vinegar, or a dash of Tabasco and a squeeze of lemon. Decadently delicious. See http://on.fb.me/templeoysterbar

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Holy Mackerel (www.holymackerel.ie) is run by food writer Aoife Carrigy and is more about events than recipes or food porn. Keep an eye on Holy Mackerel to ensure you don’t miss out on any of delectable culinary events happening in the city and beyond.

La Ruelle Winebar

Opening between 5pm and midnight from Thursday through Saturday, La Ruelle is a wine bar tucked away down Joshua Lane off Dawson Street. The plates of cheeses, meats and rustic stews that make up their slight but pleasing available are paired with wines on their simple yet salivating wine list, making it a potentially perfect place for an informal first date. Or third date, for that matter. Check them out on Facebook at on.fb.me/laruelle or give them a call on 01-6799544 for all further details.

Seafood Pizza At DiFontaine’s The New York-sized slices of pizza at DiFontaine’s brought much joy to many an indie kid in its old Temple Bar premises of Eamon Doran’s. Now they’re back, this time at 22 Parliament Street, ready to feed Dublin’s late-night crowd well into the wee hours once again. The pizza is just as good as it ever was - the thin, smooth dough a perfect base for a host of classic and

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unorthodox toppings on their €4 slices. I was amazed to find prawn, calamari, chorizo and broccoli on a recent late-night slice. “Prawns! On a... pizza!” I spluttered as I wolfed the lot enthusiastically. It was a so-wrong-yet-so-right revelation in pizza toppings. Have a look at http://on.fb.me/ difontaines and keep an eye out for that seafood wonder on your next visit.

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Something Kishy Kish Fish Words and picture Aoife McElwain

Kish Fish has been in the O’Meara family since 1966. Starting out in the once thriving Dublin Wholesale Fish Market – now an under-used carpark off Capel Street – they moved their operation to Bow Street in 1979, where there has been a retail shop serving customers from the local area and beyond since 1990. In 2008, they expanded further to move their factory to a larger site in Coolock. The Bow Street retail shop remains one of the best fishmongers in the city centre and their staff know everything there is to know about seafood. You supply a lot of restaurants through your wholesale business as well as your outlet shops. What trends are reflected in the fish your customers are buying? Fish is no longer a penance (eaten on Fridays). People are travelling more and there is a greater knowledge of different species of fish. Different nationalities from around the world now living in Dublin have helped broaden the range of fish that we now eat. Customers are willing to come away from the traditional fish and experiment in cooking new species. Is the drive for sustainable fishing translating to your business? Are your customers showing growing awareness of this issue? Yes, our customers have a greater awareness of this issue and they can have confidence that Kish Fish only purchases from operators who utilise responsible practices and fish within internationally agreed fishing quotas and who are licensed by the SFPA (Sea Fisheries Protection Authority).

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It’s sometimes remarked that Irish people don’t actually eat a lot of fish, considering we are an island country. Do you think this is true or is it changing? Compared to the European average, no we don’t eat a lot of fish but are getting better. We are now better travelled and have tasted new species abroad; consequently the willingness to try different varieties has improved enormously. In addition, cooking programmes on television have increased our interest in fish and customers are getting more health conscious and realize that fish is a great source of protein and healthy fats (Omega 3).

Make it yourself Spanish-style Seafood Pancakes 100g each of cooked Dublin Bay prawns, mussels, salmon and monkfish (or other white fish), cut into 2cm chunks 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 tomatoes, diced 1 onion, finely chopped Parsley. finely chopped Black pepper For the batter 150g flour 1 egg 150ml milk Olive Oil Method Make the batter in the usual way. Add in the diced fish, garlic, onion and parsley. Season. Heat some oil in a frying pan. Place a dessertspoon of mixture in the pan. Cook until golden brown. Continue until all the mixture is used. Drain each pancake well and serve immediately sprinkled with chopped parsley.

Why should Dubliners shop in Kish Fish as opposed to the larger supermarkets? We give a friendly and knowledgeable service and are happy to help with any requirements if at all possible. It’s the only city centre specialized retail shop for fish. Kish Fish is a member in both our shops of the BIM Seafood Circle Specialist and are also mentioned in the Bridgestone Guide. We have a much wider range and are specialist for not only fresh fish but also fresh shellfish, smoked and frozen fish. If you wanted to recommend a sustainable Irish fish to a customer, what would be your first choice? Mackerel and Dublin Bay prawns. Kish Fish Bow Street, Smithfield Kish Fish Company Ltd 40-42 Bow Street Smithfield, Dublin 7 t: 01 854 3940 http://www.kishfish.ie

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236 Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 On the doorstep of the Swan Centre lies one of Rathmines’ best kept secrets. Kafka offers affordable, wholesome, and well-made brasserie fare at a reassuringly reasonable cost. The sparse, minimal décor goes hand in hand with the delicious dinerstyle food; free of pretence and fuss. With a varied but not overstretched menu, Kafka touches enough bases to cover most tastes. Appetizers range from delicious chicken wings to golden breaded brie, while the main menu offers up anything from hearty bangers and mash, to porcini mushroom risotto. While their prices are easy on the pocket, Kafka cuts no corners with quality of their food.

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Ormond Wine Bar

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The Ormond Wine Bar is a hidden gem in Dublin. Looking like a quaint shop from the outside, you would nearly miss it walking by. On entering you realise it is a huge townhouse with 2 levels. Exposed brick, skylights in the high ceilings and comfy couches set the tone for a bottle of wine and nibbles. The breathtaking restaurant has a fully Irish bistro menu. This is possibly the best value in the city. The walls are dripping with artwork. Only a few weeks ago the place was taken over by new management. With new menus and an eclectic wine list the place seems to be pulling in the foodies. Located at Capel St bridge, this is worth crossing out of Temple Bar to try. They also run monthly wine tastings.

Odessa is Dublin’s original dining lounge, a mesh of style and substance. Thanks to its newly-popular Fivers menu, its defining quality has become offering affordable sophistication. The restaurant offers a mouth-watering menu renowned for its tapas-style offerings and an unparalleled cocktail menu, all in a chilled-out atmosphere.

The building that houses the Temple Bar Pub is the original home of William Temple, a renowned philosophy and eventual provost of Trinity College. Dating early part of the 17th century, the Temple’s plot gave its name to Temple Bar, which has since its redevelopment in the 1980s become Dublin’s cultural (and partying) quarter. The Temple Bar is itself renowned for its musical heritage, celebrated as the Traditional Irish Music Pub of the Year for practically the past decade.

At Capel St Bridge, Dublin 1

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The Best Western Dublin Skylon Hotel

Upper Drumcondra Road

The Rendezvous Room Restaurant is open for both breakfast and dinner. Enjoy a delicious meal in the relaxing and pleasant surroundings, with both A La Carte and Table d’Hote Menus available. The Skylon also boasts a superb selection of wines to choose from. Enjoy a drink or a meal in the Cosmopolitan Bar, newly decorated in traditional Irish style. This is the ideal meeting point for any occasion and is a favourite with locals and visitors alike. Evening menu is also available.

Eddie Rocket’s City Diner

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Eddie’s manages to escape the trappings of restaurant franchising - its 100% fresh Irish beef burgers are consistently as excellent as most designer burger joints in town, and its (brilliantly-designed) menu diversifies seemingly by the day, making it the perfect stop for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night munchies, parties, and family days out - we couldn’t hope for a whole lot more from an Irish-owned business.

Celebrating its 20th year of serving imaginative, authentic Sichuan food in the unique setting of an old church hall. Real Sichuan cooking is unlike Cantonese, eastern or northern Chinese styles, and unlike any other outside China. Zen is the only Chinese restaurant in Ireland listed in the MICHELIN Guide. Using only the finest ingredients, favorites such as prawns with wild Sichuan pepper and fresh chilli and fillet of beef in hot bean sauce with broccoli have maintained a very loyal following. An early bird menu from Sunday to Thursday, 5:30 to 7:30 offers excellent choice and incredible value.

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Mexico to Rome

Teddy’s Ice-Cream & Grill

Salamanca Tapas Bars and restaurants, offer fantastic value, great quality food, service and atmosphere. They pride themselves on a wide variety of menus and great value deals, that offer creative, innovative, delicious dishes. Visit either Salamanca and be prepared to be whisked away from the mundane to the excitement of the warm continent ,in either of two prime city centre locations. Salamanca Dame street offers the €10 lunch and the €15 early bird 7 days, Salamanca Andrew st offers the €11 lunch and the Tapas tower early bird menu. Exciting new Tapas launches in both restaurants in Feb 2011.

Mexico To Rome restaurant over looks the historic cobbles of Temple Bar, and is ideallly situated across from the world wide known Temple bar pub. It’s renowned for its combination of Mexican and Italian dishes and its newly introduced grill menu adds to its popularity. At Mexico to Rome they boast friendly, efficient and extremely helpful service. Their unique dishes are prepared in full view of the customer, which adds to the attraction of the restaurant. Great for a group reservation or an intimate meal for two. Best lunch deal around, starter, main + glass of wine or soft drink all for €8.95.The Early bird menu is a starter, main + dessert all for €14.95.

99-cone institution for nearly 60 years in Dun Laoghaire, Teddy’s Dundrum Grill offers another side to one of Dublin’s most-loved establishments – Teddy’s offers steak, spare ribs, and burgers par excellence, without destroying your wallet in the run-up to Christmas. And yes, they still do the best ice cream in town.

t 01 6774799 f 01 6774795 email info@salamanca.ie

t: 01 6772727 f: 01 6774795 mexico2rome@hotmail.com www.salamanca.ie

Eden

Acapulco

7 South Great Georges Street, Dublin 2

63 - 64 O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

The acclaimed, award-winning Eden restaurant serves contemporary food with a distinctive Irish flavour, overlooking the vibrant Meeting House Square in Temple Bar. With a set of mouthwatering dishes available for mains, from mushroom tarts to duck confit, and a stunning location, Eden is one of Dublin’s must-eat experiences.

Acapulco is an authentic and colourful Mexican restaurant situated on South Great Georges Street. With an invigorating atmosphere and friendly staff, the memorable dining experience offers something out of the ordinary. Not only do they offer authentic Mexican cuisine, they also offer a wide range of desserts, including their deep fried ice cream, and drinks, including their famous margaritas. Open 7 days a week, Acapulco welcomes patrons for lunch or dinner specials.

The relaxed and intimate setting of Café Carlo, coupled with its high-quality, reasonably priced food and friendly, attentive staff has made this restaurant a huge favourite with Dublin diners. Not only is it a popular choice with visitors to our fair city, it's also found a place in the hearts of the discerning locals, who return time and again to soak up the Cafe Carlo atmosphere and enjoy some genuinely delicious food. Free glass of wine with every main course when mentioning this ad!

t: 01 677 1085 www.acapulco.ie

t: 01 888 0856 www.cafecarlo.net

Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

t: 01 670 5372 www.edenrestaurant.ie

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1 St Andrew st, Dublin 2

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89 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines

23 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Dundrum Town Centre

t: 01 2964799 ek@teddys.ie

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The Counter

Havana Tapas Bar

Bang Cafe

The French Paradox

Counter’s two outposts in Dublin represent an alternative dining future - patrons are offered complete control over their burger’s fillings. The variety of options is bewildering - you’re in safe hands with the expanded menu of Counter’s own recipes. Their shakes, beer and wine menu is nicely expansive too - if you want to make sure you never eat the same meal twice, Counter’s your Mecca.

Havana is a lively tapas bar and fully licensed restaurant that specialises in simple, appetising food with an authentic Spanish flavour. Open from lunch ‘til late, Havana excels in both its spread of nibbles and its range of wine and cocktails. With early bird discounts of up to 20% off, a Spanish language exchange on Wednesdays between 5 - 7pm, and Salsa lessons on Saturdays from 11pm - 1.30am, Havana has plenty of extracurricular reasons for a visit too.

Reopened in April 2010 Bang’s goal is to create a restaurant experience that is second to none. The philosophy at Bang is simple: great quality food at affordable prices, in relaxed and informal surroundings. Recommended by the Michelin Guide 2011, Frommers, Georgina Campbell and Paolo Tullio, the entire team at Bang work diligently to live up to its award winning reputation.

Since the opening in 2002, The French Paradox Wine Bar & Wine Shop have been dedicated to bringing the finest and freshest of produce from France and the Mediterranean right here to Ireland. With the simple philosophy of serving directly imported wines from family-owned wineries, and quality cured meats, cheeses, fish and pâtés in an environment reminiscent of those charming wine bars in France, The French Paradox is the perfect place to relax and indulge in delicious French tapas and exquisite wine. What is more, the restaurant offers the unique chance to taste the delectable wines and foods in the tasting room with the possibility of purchasing them in the shop downstairs.

Suffolk Street/Dundrum Shopping Centre

www.thecounterburger.com Suffolk St: 01 611 1689 Dundrum: 01 2164 929

South Great Georges Street, Dublin 1

t: 01 400 5990 www.havana.ie

11 Merrion Row, Dublin 2.

t: 01 400 4229 www.bangrestaurant.com

53 Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4

www.thefrenchparadox.com t: 01 660 40 68

Oliviers at The Schoolhouse

La Maison Restaurant

2 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

15 Castle Market, Dublin 2

Two years ago this place transformed from a café and boulangerie into a fully blown restaurant. With their range of experience and nous, La Maison’s chefs and staff have impeccable credentials in presenting an authentically French high-end culinary experience and are in receipt of universally glowing reviews. Opens at 12.30pm each day until 10pm (11pm at weekends) and from 1 until 9 on Sundays.

Olivier’s Restaurant at the Schoolhouse Bar on the banks of the Grand Canal offers high-end cuisine with a seasonal menu and locally sourced ingredients in this retreat within the city. Breton head chef Olivier Quenet spent part of his time learning his trade in the Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud amongst other places and a little of the Michelin-star magic has rubbed off on him. Serves lunch from 12 til 3 weekdays with an a la carte menu on offer from 6 to 10 from Tuesday til Saturday. And 8 course tasting menu can also be availed of.

www.lamaisonrestaurant.ie t: 01-6727258

www.oliviers.ie t: 01-6675014

Tante Zoe’s

Eataly

Temple Bar, Dublin’s own French Quarter - is an appropriate home for this lively Cajun/Creole restaurant where great music meets great food. Try the gumbos, Jambalayas and blackened dishes... You won’t find better this side of the Mississippi. Originated from Louisiana, and is a combination of American Indian, African, French and Spanish cuisines - and it’s Tante Zoe’s speciality.

Take a trip to Glasnevin or Rush’s Eataly pizzerias and you might mistake the place for Naples. The Eataly team are constantly busy, in a way that only Italians can be in this authentic pizzeria whose owners hail from from Fontechiari, the tiny South Italian village. They have even designed their own ovens that can heat to 450 degrees, so you can imagine they achieve the perfect crispy while moist formula (ovens and pizza bases with Eataly sauce are for sale to the trade). Try the Spicy Barby, or the house special Eataly pizza and you will be transported to birthplace of the most remarkable of Italian cuisine.

66A Glasnevin Hill, Dublin 9 3-5 Main Street, Rush

1 Crow Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Tante Zoe’s also has private rooms to cater for parties of 20, 40 and 100 people.

t: 01 6794407 www.tantezoes.com

t: 01 857 1888

The Chili Club

Bloom Brasserie

11 Upper Baggot Street, Dublin 4

174 Pembroke Rd.,Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Koishi

Salamanca

Quietly hidden away in Anne’s Lane opposite Kehoe’s Pub, the Chili Club was Dublin’s first Thai restaurant and has since its heyday been consistently serving, delicious, authentic Thai food. A recent makeover of cool greens and vibrant fuschia, along with a new bar breathes fresh life into the premises. It has long been a popular spot with local stockbrokers and visiting celebrities and continues to draw an eclectic clientele. A two course lunch is €9.95, three course €12.95 and a recessionary early bird menu is priced at a tempting €14.95. Combine these reasonable prices with cool tunes, friendly staff and a carefully selected wine list, this makes the Chili Club an ideal place for after work supper or a great night out.

Bloom Brasserie is a restaurant with lofty ambitions. With an excellent head chef well versed in the traditions of French cuisine, Bloom’s offers up accessible cuisine that accentuates their quality local ingredients. Head chef Pól Ó hÉannraich has lovingly assembled a menu that sees Angus Beef carpaccio alongside Caramelised King Scallops, and Roast Seabass. All dishes are freshly prepared and cooked to perfection.

Exquisite simple Japanese food. Freshest fish, meat, and vegetables are cooked with care to retain delicate flavours and tantalizing textures. Try the sushi with tempura and wild salmon and feel your energy lift. The teriaki beef is sensational. No wonder this eatery is frequented by foreign diplomats, ebassy people and local CEOs entertaining clients. Check out the special lunch menu from 12 noon and enjoy a light Japanese meal that leaves you feeling great for the afternoon. Prices are customer friendly too.

Salamanca Tapas Bars and restaurants, offer fantastic value, great quality food, service and atmosphere. They pride themselves on a wide variety of menus and great value deals, that offer creative, innovative, delicious dishes. Visit either Salamanca and be prepared to be whisked away from the mundane to the excitement of the warm continent ,in either of two prime city centre locations. Salamanca Dame street offers the €10 lunch and the €15 early bird 7 days, Salamanca Andrew st offers the €11 lunch and the Tapas tower early bird menu. Exciting new Tapas launches in both restaurants in Feb 2011.

1 Anne’s Lane, South Anne Street, D2

www.bloombrasserie.ie t: 01 668 7170

t 01 6719308 f 01 6774795 email salamancadamest@salamanca.ie

t: 01 677 3721 info@chiliclub.ie

Pacino’s

Il Primo

The Farm

For over 15 years Pacino’s has been a family-run restaurant known for its delicious ‘Classic & Gourmet’ pizzas and pastas, steaks and salads. It serves traditional, fresh, quality Italian cuisine. Its beef is 100% Irish, and sourced from reputable suppliers, and its pizza dough made fresh, inhouse, daily. Pacino’s offers a modern dining experience, with an old world vibe – stylish brickwork, wooden floors and soft lighting all combine to create a relaxed, rustic, informal atmosphere.

Il Primo is one of the longest-established Italian restaurants in Dublin’s city centre. For over a decade, Il Primo has been serving rustic Italian food paired with some of the best wines that Tuscany has to offer. Most of its wines are imported directly to Il Primo and cannot be found anywhere else in Ireland. The restaurant is located in a romantic period house, which has been converted into a lively, homely bar area and a cosy and intimate dining room, located five minutes from St. Stephen’s Green. The emphasis throughout Il Primo is on providing some of the finest wines from Tuscany with a range of simple and delicious Italian dishes in the heart of Dublin.

The Farm is about tasty homemade locally sourced free range, organic and fresh food. Healthy vegetables and fresh herbs. All their food is freshly prepared and cooked to order.

18 Suffolk St., Dublin 2

t: 01 677 5651 www.pacinos.ie

38 - 40 Parliament St, Dublin 2

16 Montague Street, Dublin 2

3 Dawson St, Dublin 2

11 am to 11 pm 7 days a week

t: 01 671 8654 hello@thefarmfood.ie

Seagrass

30 South Richmond Street, Portobello, Dublin 2 Seagrass has a simple philosophy: to offer great food and service at affordable prices, They have a great BYO wine policy where no corkage is charged. They source the best local and international produce They can find. They are passionate and progressive in what they do and also offer a genuine and friendly atmosphere Check out their incentive page for special offers. They also have a group menu available for dinner parties priced at €25 per person which enables you to bring your own wine.

t: 01 478 9595

t: 01 478 3373 Email: info@ilprimo.ie

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The Weimar Years: A Culture Cut Short John Willett [Thames & Hudson] Sandwiched between the carnage of the First World War and the totalitarianism of a certain moustached dictator, Weimar Germany was a time of thwarted hopes, great anxiety and disillusionment. It boasted a liberal and progressive constitution, yet at the same time, was policed by a band of brutally desensitised right-wing ex-soldiers (‘the Freikorps’). The result of this is an intense period of artistic upheaval – George Grosz’s proclamation that he “felt the ground shaking beneath [his] feet, and the shaking was visible in [his] work” epitomises the era. Various fragmented but stimulating artistic groups and movements emerged, from the utopian Expressionists to the cynical nihilism of Dada. John Willett’s The Weimar Years: A Culture Cut Short surveys all of these, providing a vivid socioeconomic backdrop to great minds like Grosz, Otto Dix, Bertold Brecht and Walter Gropius. Willett opts to skim through the period with informative but brief excerpts of written content accompanying an impressive array of images. This is a publication better suited to those looking for a comprehensive but introductory overview, rather than in-depth studies of individual artists, movements or works. But what the book lacks in textual depth is compensated for by variety and a strong visual impact. Willett collates a wide range of images, some rare, and arranges them thematically to sustain an engaging narrative through pictorial means alone. Dynamic graphics and layout further enhance this visual strength. The book thus becomes a kind of montage, exhibiting the greatest works from one of the most fascinating periods of art history: inspiration is easy to find in the dense and rich imagery emblazoning the pages of The Weimar Years. - RA

This Is A Book

Cosmopolitan, W

Demetri Martin [Particular Books]

Monthly [Hearst Magazines/Condé Nast]

Demetri Martin: stand-up comedian, youth correspondent, actor, linguistic genius, and now author. This Is A Book is Martin’s first attempt with the written form, and acts as a distillation of the various forms his comedy routine usually takes (one-liners, palindromes, graphs, and stats - for obvious reasons, his musical comedy could not be translated into ink and paper). Translation of the nuances of spoken-word comedy was always going to be problematic, but rather than eschew his normal approach to humour, Martin bulldozes ahead with his particularly precious form of comedy within, to varying results. His word-play is as strong as ever, though without some familiarity with Martin’s wide-eyed, self-effacing character his longer-form pieces included here fall flat too often. This Is A Book’s longer passages, such as ‘Socrates’s Publicist’ drags a good premise kicking and screaming to its grave. His more absurd passages (‘Megaphone’, ‘We’re Pregnant’) hit home more consistently, while the poignant ‘Sheila’, in which a character named George dies, falls in love with a girl in the afterlife, and continues to date her ghost upon being revived succeeds as the one real attempt to write a shortstory for the sake of a short-story rather than a scenic route to a punchline. As with online compendiums of Steven Wright quotes, these witticisms work best read aloud or recycled (unattributed, of course) in conversation. The pithily-named This Is A Book might be re-titled This Is A Book For Fans Of Demetri Martin. - DG

Cosmopolitan; truly the trashiest of the trash. A seriously confusing mix of messages: love your body but hide your flaws, be independent but please your man. It’s an easily digestible brand of lipstick feminism, spawning a generation of young women motivated by shallow and insipid goals. Positive sides to the magazine are difficult to find. The writing is truly dreadful. Even if you’re looking for fluff, this isn’t the best. But perhaps if you’re gagging to read about those top five sex tips every single month, this is the magazine for you. Then we have W. Is this just the typical fashion mag? Does it perhaps pretend to be edgier than it really is? W has a glossy spread, with lots and lots of advertising. So far, so Vogue. Unlike Cosmo, here there’s no chit chat about our feelings. And, for a fashion magazine, that’s arguably the way to do it. June saw the beauty issue of W, whose content consisted mainly of exciting new faces in fashion, mixed in with some light travel and lifestyle. Sophisticated cultural references abound. Pretend you’re the protégé of an exciting new design mogul, or an aspiring fashionista with more than a pretty face. Refreshingly, W is happy to talk about people who are clearly not your run of the mill fashion mafia. This is a well-shot magazine full of elegant typography. The finished product is clearly aimed at a more intelligent and worldly audience than Cosmo. Cosmopolitan was something illicit you got hold of when you were 13, using it as a set of instructions for being a sexually active adult woman. It is difficult to imagine anyone over 15 gaining anything from this magazine except amusement. And yet, somehow there are. Walking among us. Beware the Cosmo reader, for they are disillusioned, naïvely obstinate children in adults bodies, certain of the best five ways to perform fellatio. - ZJ

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Countdown To Zero

Director: Lucy Walker Talent: Tony Blair, Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev Released: 24th June (IFI exclusive)

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Director: Jonathan Newman Talent: Mandy Moore, Martin Freeman, Melissa George, Jerry Stiller Released: 17th June Martin Freeman’s career output continues to spiral downwards from The Office with a decline beyond proportions familiar even to the Arctic Monkeys’ fanbase. In Swinging with the Finkels, his already unlikely marriage to Mandy Moore is threatened by the onset of monotony and routine: characteristics which, it seems, did not present cause for alarm to any of the film’s production team while they were carving this atrocious monument to societal decline in a disused hospital ward beneath the sewers of London town. One of the solutions the ailing couple attempt is ‘swinging’, a practice by which they briefly swap partners with another married pair, at which point Angus Deayton enters with wife and the projector strains audibly to persevere through Martin Freeman saying “Me so horny!” in an impression, ostensibly, of a horny Chinese woman, while indicating the position of China on a globe. Freeman is not prompted into this comic aside by anyone else, rather he crafts it himself out of thin air. It needs to be seen to be believed. The film persists in bravely sidelining all representatives of racial otherness, treating difference with a numbed, safari-park sort of contempt which may be familiar to viewers who were alive in the early 1900s. But its most distressing element is the reverent sincerity with which it approaches its subject, which neither the actors nor the script have the quality to nourish in between horrific digressional comic episodes. Some of these include a hilariously Jamaican nurse putting a surgical swab in a man’s penis and a hilariously (non-specific) Asian beauty therapist describing her masturbatory practices, the upshot of the latter of which sees (and if you want to imagine what the future looks like, imagine) Mandy Moore literally firing a cucumber from her vagina into Jerry Stiller’s groin (forever). Oisín Murphy

Lucy Walker’s documentary about the dangers of nuclear proliferation has been commended for its anti-militaristic outlook, but if the film advocates a global disarmament, it is strictly on the terms of the U.S. political-military compound, the ideological righteousness of which it glibly reaffirms without question. Gasp at the animalistic celebrations of non-Western civilians as their respective countries test nuclear weapons while their American, British and French counterparts soberly acknowledge their self-same military developments in an early montage scene. Weep as the former Soviet Union and Pakistan callously trade Uranium and weapon-making knowledge with other scary countries while Israel’s own silo is quietly wrought seemingly from thin-air without remark during this 90-minute lecture on American exceptionalism. The overarching, pacifistic sentiment of the film is admirable, but delivered with a myopic self-righteousness typical of American political grandstanding on the global stage. - OM

Harry Potter Marathon

Director: Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuaron, Mike Newell, David Yates Talent: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint Re-released: 8th-14th July at Cineworld

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In advance of the release of The Deathly Hallows: Part Two on the 15th of July, for €4 per film, one can ‘re-live the magic of the world’s most successful film franchise ever’ at Cineworld over the course of a week. Naturally, the films’ success is not an indication of their quality, with the critical consensus being that the first was dire; the second absolutely cat; the third alright; the fourth, again, bad; the fifth okay; the sixth poor and the seventh (The Deathly Hallows: Part One) receiving a lukewarm media reception, but they have proven extremely popular with fans and provided a reasonable argument for the film industry being irredeemably broken, useless as anything but a book-to-film spaghetti machine. Having said that, it’s unlikely you’ll get to see these films again on the big screen, and wearing a full wizard’s robe on Parnell Street is something you’ll be able to tell the grandkids about. - OM

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The Beaver

I have a bad habit of giving subtitled films a much easier time than those in a language I can understand. Viva Riva!, set in Senator Norris’ old stomping ground, the vividly manky Kinshasa, is a crime thriller about bootleggers and wannabe gangsters that takes place in a swirl of Congolese Lingala, French and Angolan Portuguese. The impressive setting (this is an entirely Congolese production) and the flurry of the languages set up a barrier to stop you realising immediately, though not eventually, just how well-worn the storylines are or even from judging the performances. The obvious comparison that springs to mind is a less complex, less interesting African version of Cidade de Deus. Chockful of big-swinging-mickey characters who are generally riding or racking up the body count, Viva Riva! lacks the subtlety required to distinguish itself from the pack at anything other than surface level. - IL

Originally mooted as a chaotic Jim Carrey vehicle, The Beaver eventually wound up as the inevitable Mel Gibson restoration piece – quirky madness with dark undertones, if that rings any bells, Mr. G? Directed by long time “ally” Jodie Foster, The Beaver is the story of a manic depressive toy company executive, Walter Black, who adopts a puppet (yes, of course it’s a beaver), as his sole means of communication. The result is a film that is uncomfortable to watch and uncomfortable with itself. Foster tries nobly to parallel Walter’s story to Mel’s but it ends up smacking of “helping my mate out”. While the subplot of the troubled son courting the prom queen is pushed hard, it ultimately doesn’t work, and the final battle scene between Walter and the puppet feels too much like leftovers from the Carrey script, given a sinister element in the context of discussing mental illness. Jodie, this is “William ‘Riggs’ Wallace”, helping him normally means you‘ll probably end up dead, girl! - SK

Director: Djo Munga Talent: Patsha Bay, Manie Malone and Diplome Amekindra Released: 24th June

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Director: Jodie Foster Talent: Mel Gibson, Cherry Jones, Jodie Foster Released: 17th June

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With The Fishes A Totally Dublin guide to films at sea Words Oisín Murphy The sea has captured the imaginations of artists of every sort throughout history, since whatever mysterious, prehistoric, water-like mass evolved into the salty behemoth we now know and love, through natural selection aided, of course, by God. The poetic and terrific potential of the sea has been in evidence nowhere more than in cinema, a medium given to immediacy and grandness of artistic thought.

Jaws

Steven Spielberg’s Jaws warrants a mention as one of the finest horror films ever made, and a wonderful glimpse into cinematic manifestations of American paranoia and malaise during their military forces’ retreat from Vietnam. The sea here is a paranoid space, housing the chaotic metaphorical and “real” danger posed by the shark, in the nostalgic and fictional seaside town of Amity, where the shark attacks quickly threaten the town’s economy, based as it is on “summer dollars”. As well as its classic soundtrack, Jaws launched proper Steven Spielberg’s career, in which he would go on to make significantly worse movies, none of which featured the sea quite so prominently, and that surely cannot be a coincidence.

Eternity and a Day

Staying on the arthouse side of things, Theo Angelopoulos’ Palme d’Or winning Eternity and a Day features Bruno Ganz as a terminally ill poet struggling to find meaning and purpose in his life. Littered with beautiful landscape shots and scenes spanning a lived and poetic reality, the vast image of the sea lingers and returns as a harbinger of the unknowable, of mortality and, indeed, of eternity. An exponent of poetic cinema and certainly influenced by Ouzo, Angelopoulos’ use of water in his films, as border, metaphor and liminal space, is unparalleled in modern cinema.

Das Boot

Das Boot actually means ‘The Boat’, unfortunately, but it doesn’t make it any less of a wonderful sea-based film set on a submarine. An extremely tense and, indeed, epic war film about the crew of the U-96 during WWII, it is a test of endurance for the spectator which unsettles and rewards in equal measure. No sea-based film of such scale has ever succeeded artistically as Das Boot, with the 3 1/2 hour Director’s Cut amongst the most gripping in cinema. As well as maintaining a psychological and dramatic realism alongside a humane irony most apparent in closing scenes, Wolfgang Petersen’s film really rams home for the spectator how shit it would be to be in a submarine.

Bakushu

The opening shot of Yasujiro Ozu’s Bakushu (Early Summer) accounts for one of the most beautiful images of shoreline ever committed to film. A dog trots across the frame in front of waves gently breaking on the beach, their crests catching the sun for split-seconds, reflecting a glorious, ethereal white in the grey seascape, with gentlysloped mountains resting in the background. Possessed of a unique talent for filming space and landscape, the director’s fascination with the sea persists throughout his career, acting as a poetic motif in his domestic dramas, which became beloved masterpieces of Japanese cinema.

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Words John Hyland Hydrophobia: Prophecy

Dark Energy – PC, PS3

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A re-working of last year’s Xbox-exclusive Hydrophobia, Prophecy promises to fix everything that was wrong with the original, which was apparently a lot. Rogue economist-terrorists have attacked the series of boring corridors that passes for a floating city and only Kate, a whiny engineer with a dodgy Irish accent, can stop them. The setting looks like the illegitimate love-child of Dead Space and Bioshock, with none of the style or panache of its parents. As the name suggests, Hydrophobia contains a lot of water and this is the one thing that looks great – rolling in waves through corridors, bursting through windows and lapping around your ankles. The dreadful shame is that this genuinely fantastic water technology is squandered. The swimming controls are a nightmare and the camera has strong opinions about its own movements – couple this with derivative puzzles and you quickly dread water sections. Annoying characters, mass-produced enemies and overly-simplistic combat make this even more difficult to recommend. The story doesn’t even have the decency to wrap itself up at the end, begging for a sequel that hopefully won’t see the light of day.

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Computer Games for Great Justice Some people have long considered computer games to be nothing but mindless entertainment, zombifying and desensitising impressionable youths. Arguments have been made that games, if not actually educational, can be at least improving. Playing games can help develop strategy, reflexes or logical reasoning, advocates attest – Starcraft surely shares merits with chess? And there might be a grain of truth in this. The Guitar Hero series started off as glorified rhythm games, but its legacy is the development of Rock Band Pro, in which plastic guitars have been replaced with essentially real instruments equipped with sensors, making it possible to have an interactive music tutorial program. How long before we see the first bands entirely musically trained by computers? The mind boggles. But games can also be used to help others. Science is no stranger to harnessing gamers’ unused computer power. You can donate your PC’s downtime to help CETI in the search for alien intelligence, or even let your PS3 do calculations vital to cancer research when it’s on standby. A team of biochemists and computer scientists from the University of Washington have created a way for gamers to help

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with research in a more hands-on way. Their idea, Fold It, is a free puzzle game in which players bend and twist a 3D model of a protein to fold it in the most efficient way. Protein folding, an integral part of medical research, can take a lot of time for a computer to calculate. It is difficult to program software to solve certain types of problems that humans, using more oblique thought processes, can solve relatively quickly. Fold It collects the methods players use while solving protein-folding puzzles, and uses these to teach computer programs to better model protein folding. While the puzzles solved in Fold It are not directly analogous to actual protein folding, the game makes human pattern recognition easy to replicate with algorithms. Speeding up computerised folding has led to breakthroughs in treating some flu viruses and, according to Fold It’s developers, shows promise in helping with research into cancer, Alzheimer’s and HIV. The potential applications of “games with a purpose” are exciting. Let’s just hope someone finds a way to harness the power of my Dr Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine skills – we’d have the common cold cured by Christmas.

Hardly what you’d call an “accessible” game, The Witcher 2 throws players in at the deep end. We play as Geralt – like Gandalf when he was more sprightly and still had an eye for the ladies – as he attacks a castle, is framed for the king’s murder and subsequently tries to clear his name (while being distracted by CGI boobies). Unless you are well acquainted with the first game and its labyrinthine menus then expect to die every thirty seconds for the first half hour as punishment for having the audacity to play this sequel. The combat controls are as clumsy as a teenage boy fumbling with his first bra clasp, and not nearly as exciting, meaning early battles mostly consist of you running away while your health recharges. This confused difficulty makes for an unforgivably slow start to an otherwise good game. Decisions made during the lengthy story have drastic consequences for how it plays out giving a real sense of influence in an intricate world. The Witcher’s world is beautiful and complex, but its downfall is the hump you have to get over to enjoy it.

L.A. Noire

Rockstar – Xbox360, PS3

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Rockstar fans expecting another iteration of GTA will likely be disappointed with L.A. Noire, as this is not more of the same. But those who dared to hope for the rebirth of point-and-click adventure games will be pleasantly surprised. Our protagonist, Cole Phelps, has joined the LAPD after returning home from World War II, and rises through the ranks against the backdrop of 40’s LA. The production values are stunning – with costumes, music and presentation all oozing atmosphere of classic detective fiction – but L.A. Noire never forgets it’s a game. The investigation and interrogation are very reminiscent of the Phoenix Wright series, but are interspersed with GTA-style car chases and shoot-outs. When Phelps is questioning suspects the “Motion Scan” technology steals the show. Character’s faces and expressions are more convincing than any game before, allowing you to detect, in a more human way, whether people are lying. While this game does occasionally fall foul of the same diagonal logic that Monkey Island and Grim Fandango suffered from, it’s still a fantastic experience. L.A. Noire combines real drama with engaging gameplay to provide a rare treat: a game that sets a high standard and sticks to it.

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