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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.
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Emerald Arts Credits
Crew Gary Lynch John Hoysted Harry Walsh Foreman Andrew Booth Gareth Stack Niamh Hanley Sarah Byrne Saul Bowman Kit Fryatt Shane Conneely Mic Farrelly Written by Gareth Stack, Andrew Booth and John Hoysted. Sound Engineering by Andrew Booth, Jin Lim, John Hoysted and Gareth Stack. Music written for the show by Dermot Byrne, Dermot Hagen… Read more
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Virtual Insanity – Trying Out The Oculus Rift
Ever since John Carmack, space entrepreneur and creator of classic games like Doom, Quake and Commander Keen, demonstrated an early prototype of the Oculus Rift at E3 last year, I’ve been keenly following the development of the technology. Palmer Luckey, a twenty year old kid working at USC Institute of Creative Technology, made a momentous… Read more
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The Object Is Connection. Book Review: ‘John Bowlby & Attachment Theory’
John Holmes’ book serves as a guide to John Bowlby’s research in attachment theory, contextualising it in the history of psychodynamic psychotherapy, and tracing its influences on child development and adult outcome research. Bowlby’s influence extends far beyond psychoanalysis and this volume serves as a concise overview of its importance within psychology, social work and… Read more
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Radio Pre-Production in Ireland, The Sound and Vision Scheme – Part 1
I’ve recently been lucky enough to receive another offer of a grant from BAI (Broadcasting Authority of Ireland), to produce a drama series for Irish community special interest radio station Dublin City FM. Interestingly, Dublin City FM (then Anna Livia FM) gave me my first job in radio in 1999 – doing continuity announcements right before the… Read more
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Roger Gregg CD: Serpent In The Bee Loud Glade
A couple of months back, the very talented musician, humorist and dramatist Mr Roger Gregg was kind enough to ask me to do some free work for him. I was only too honoured to oblige, and since have had the pleasure of providing the graphical design for Mr Gregg’s latest foray into aural euphoria, ‘The… Read more
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Person Centred Psychoanalysis – Book Review: On Learning From The Patient
Casement usefully outlines a number of mental tools for the psychotherapist. Internal Supervision begins as an interojection of the insights and criticism provided by the analysts own clinical supervisor during psychoanalytic training. Internal supervision manifests as an ability to step back from feelings and even insights in a session, and examine multiple possible understandings. Unfocused… Read more
