Still more noise from Sean Quinn’s Mountjoy Fan Club: In a recent interview with the BBC, Sean Quinn outlined his personal conducted opinion poll of Mountjoy prison, announcing to the world that “One hundred per cent of inmates felt he should not be there.” Perhaps Quinn’s findings were as a result of a small…
Ellen Desmond and Arts & Literature Editor Julie Daunt discuss and review the latest Glucksman exhibition which shows the various experiences of illness through art. The latest exhibition in the Glucksman Gallery looks at representations of mental and physical illness in contemporary art. Working in association with the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre in UCC, this…
Arts and Literature editor, Julie Daunt reviews the second collection of poems, The Wild Pupil, by the young Cork poet, Kathy D’Arcy. October 18th saw the launch of Kathy D’Arcy’s latest book of poetry, which took place in the Windle Building on campus. The event was attended by the Deputy Lord Mayer Councillor Jim…
Julie Daunt takes a look at what photography exhibitions are happening over the next weeks in the city. While we all might be snowed under with assignments and exams over the next few weeks, there are plenty of places where you can go to blow off some steam and put things in perspective. Sometimes…
looks at the 1999 novel and finds many reasons explaining its inspiring popularity. When a popular novel becomes “movie-fied”, I always find myself wary. One of my pet hates is people claiming to be die-hard fans of a story when they’ve only jumped on the popular-film-bandwagon. A classic example of this is the Harry…
The Lewis Glucksman Gallery Craft Week is back again for its fifth consecutive year. From the Friday 9th to Sunday 11th of November the gallery will be packed to the rafters with beautiful Irish crafts, which would make the perfect gift for anyone (Christmas is still two months away, but doesn’t hurt to…
“There are no mistakes, only opportunities” – a lesson one would not necessarily expect to learn while reading Bossypants by 30 Rock star Tina Fey. But this autobiography is every bit as full of single-tear jerking inspiration as it is of sharp wit and ruthless humour. From the beginning, with the flippantly put…
Louis Le Brocquy, despite his French sounding name, was an artist born in Dublin on November 10th 1916. In respect of Le Brocquy passing away in April of this year and with what would have been his ninety sixth birthday this month, I feel it is time somebody commemorated him in some way….
Canadian-born comedian, Tony Law, performed in the very luxurious Boole lecture hall (a big step up from the Apollo, it must be said) to an impressive crowd that filled most of the hall, he performed for forty minutes – but he had the easy job. Performing before Law were three younger acts, all of whom…
Michaél Phelan tells us what’s in store for the upcoming Dramat Short Play Festival. Dramat are about to launch an exciting few weeks of theatre, and to open their first term productions, they are presenting three original short plays, each written by students of University College Cork in the Dramat Short Play Festival. The…