Image by Simon Harris on Instagram On April 9, Taoiseach Simon Harris sat down to chair his first cabinet meeting in Áras an Uachtaráin, without former boss Leo Varadkar. But even without his Fine Gael ally, Harris seems to have slipped into the glass slipper of the Taoiseach’s office with ease, which is no surprise given that he has reportedly been preparing to take over … [Read more...] about Assessing Simon Harris’ first two weeks in office
Oscar picks and predictions
Image by kalhh from Pixabay The Academy Awards are fast approaching with the anticipated ceremony taking place in less than a month on March 10. Knowing the history of the Oscars there’s bound to be some snubs and surprises, so with that in mind lets go through the main categories and see who the academy is likely to give the statues to, but also who they should go … [Read more...] about Oscar picks and predictions
The 10 best albums of 2023
Looking back on a year of music is always an odd endeavour. There is an incredibly wild variety ofmusic, and yet when you pay attention to what is going on in the world of music for a whole year,everything looks almost cohesive. Music does not operate in an independent culture, it’s weavedinto our lives in so many ways that ends up making us look back on the records released in … [Read more...] about The 10 best albums of 2023
The five best albums of 2023
By Scott Stephens Looking back on a year of music is always an odd endeavour. There is an incredibly wild variety of music, and yet when you pay attention to what is going on in the world of music for a whole year, everything looks almost cohesive. Music does not operate in an independent culture, it’s weaved into our lives in so many ways that ends up making us look … [Read more...] about The five best albums of 2023
Are movies getting too long?
Image by Igor Ovsyannykov from Pixabay It’s a question we hear and think about all too often these days. That said, it is an entirely fair one. Is it reasonable for a movie to have a runtime longer than the time it takes to drive from Letterkenny to Dublin? Martin Scorsese certainly seems to think so, with his new film Killers of the Flower Moon clocking in at a whopping … [Read more...] about Are movies getting too long?