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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.

  • Two More Movie Reviews

    Two more grumpy reviews for No More Workhorse. All horror movies are allegories. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead is a visceral articulation of the racial turmoil of 1960s America. The Shining is a through-a-mirror-darkly reflection on domestic violence. The Fly examines the dehumanising degradation and social opprobrium of the AIDS crisis. The best of Read more

  • Tickled By Freaks at the Edinburgh Fringe

    Performed last week for the first time at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, with my improv group Tickled by Freaks. It was a lightning tour of just four packed out shows at the City Cafe and the White Horse, Edinburgh’s Oldest Pub. Thanks to total freak Gary Lynch, who let us have the spots in the Read more

  • No More Workhorse Review

    Generally, I can’t abide criticism. Outside of academia, it serves little function beyond banal consumer recommendation. However, my principles won’t get me free cinema tickets, now will they? Here’s my first wee report for No More Workhorse. Todd Phillips made a career out of fusing comedy with ‘high concept’ action, raking in a fortune from Read more

  • The Wedding Tree

    Download: The Wedding Tree Subscribe: iTunes, RSS, Soundcloud. The Wedding Tree is an audacious new radio drama, set in the aftermath of an accident at an Irish nuclear power plant. In the wake of the disaster, fire officer Cian Mitchell is confined to hospital. Tormented by his injuries, Cian finds unlikely comfort in the company Read more

  • Podcasting Workshop – August 13th

    When: Sat 13th Aug,  10-5pm (with 1 hour for lunch) Where: A4 Sounds, St Joseph’s Parade, Off Upper Dorset St, Dublin 1 Cost: 60 Euro Book here I’m running a one day podcast workshop this August in A4 Sounds. This two part workshop will cover everything you need to create, upload and promote your own podcast. We’ll Read more

  • ‘One Night, Forever Ago’, at the Sean O’Casey Theatre

    Some images from my play, ‘One Night, Forever Ago’, staged as part of ‘The New Irish Playbook’ at the Sean O’Casey Theatre. Directed by Mark Mc Auley, and starring Danii Byrne and Conn Cowman. Read more