Irish Film London to mark St. Brigid’s Day with female-led programme
A selection of female-led Irish films, can be streamed in association with Irish Film London, as part of the Embassy of Ireland in Great...
Flying the flag
Chantelle Padden from Mayo told David Hennessy she is looking to represent Ireland on ITV's The Voice as the reality show's only Irish contestant...
Four Irish writers in contention for Rathbones prize
Four Irish authors have been longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize – Sara Baume’s memoir Handiwork and three debuts: Elaine Feeney’s As You Were,...
New Arrivals
Declan O'Rourke told David Hennessy about working with Paul Weller, addressing the issue of refugees and asylum seekers and how he was devastated by...
Naoise Dolan and Caoilinn Hughes on Dylan Thomas Prize longlist
The Irish authors Naoise Dolan and Caoilinn Hughes have been longlisted for one of the world’s largest literary awards for young writers: the Swansea...
Picking up the pieces
Writer/director Chiara Viale told David Hennessy about The New Music, a film about Parkinson's, punk and friendship.
Described by CineEuropa as "Brave work…a little independent...
What happened in Vegas
Acclaimed tenor Paul Byrom told David Hennessy about how being on tour in America when the pandemic hit he initially thought it could be...
Stranger things
Author and former stand-up comedian CK (or Caimh) McDonnell told David Hennessy about his new book. Set in a whacky newspaper and with more...
Becoming Somebody
Gary Quinn told David Hennessy about how his new single was inspired by Garth Brooks, the time he got to meet the man and...
Could you be London’s fiddle player of the year?
A new trad music competition is seeking to find an outstanding musician to serve as ‘fiddler in residence’ to the Irish community during 2021.
The...