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Soapbox
Tuesday, 16 Nov, 2010 – 14:05 | Comments Off
Soapbox

This issue, Catherine Maguire lets the world know what she thinks of folks walking at a dawdling pace in front of her

Music: CD Reviews
Tuesday, 16 Nov, 2010 – 14:02 | One Comment
Music: CD Reviews

Album of the Fortnight
Artist: Cee Lo Green
Album: The Lady Killer
Rating: Five Stars
Cee Lo Green wrote and recorded roughly 70 tracks before eventually narrowing his oeuvre down to the 14 songs that comprise The Lady Killer …

Film: Top Ten – Movie Facial Hair
Tuesday, 19 Oct, 2010 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Film: Top Ten – Movie Facial Hair

Left with the daunting task of compiling a list of the best facial hair in the history of cinema, Catherine Maguire braves the hairy beasts head on

Dramsoc: Resistance is Useless
Tuesday, 2 Feb, 2010 – 14:00 | Comments Off
Dramsoc: Resistance is Useless

Catherine Maguire is blasted into orbit with Dramsoc’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Cold Fronts
Tuesday, 24 Nov, 2009 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Cold Fronts

As the Christmas shopping season hits overdrive, Catherine Maguire lifts the lid on Dublin’s retail hotspots to see just how outlets are trying to cope at the tail end of recession

Cabaret / Show time
Tuesday, 13 Oct, 2009 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Cabaret / Show time

Tassel Club producer Sara Colohan takes time away from the feathered boas, corsets and all things satin to talk to Catherine Maguire about the burlesque scene

Looking after the pennies
Tuesday, 15 Sep, 2009 – 21:01 | Comments Off
Looking after the pennies

Many have seen the gradual equalisation of the euro-sterling exchange rate as a chance to save money over what they feel are extortionate prices, but Catherine Maguire explains why we’ll need more than a good …

Food & Drink / Freezing Glory
Tuesday, 28 Apr, 2009 – 12:00 | Comments Off
Food & Drink / Freezing Glory

Summer is approaching and that can mean only one thing or in this case, five – ice lollies, writes Catherine Maguire…
5. Loop-the-loop
THERE IS SOMETHING about this triple coloured ice lolly that takes me back in …

Show Patrol
Tuesday, 14 Apr, 2009 – 11:59 | Comments Off
Show Patrol

Gig of the Fortnight: Pink
19.04.09 – 20.04.09
The O2
€49.20 – €200

Music | CD Review: Ryan Adams and the Cardinals – Cardinology
Tuesday, 18 Nov, 2008 – 12:00 | Comments Off
Music | CD Review: Ryan Adams and the Cardinals – Cardinology

You’d be forgiven for thinking that all country music is depressing and mind-numbingly boring with the amount of drivel that is circulated in this genre. What makes it even worse is that it is usually …

Music | CD Review: Iglu and Hartly – And The Boom
Tuesday, 21 Oct, 2008 – 12:00 | Comments Off
Music | CD Review: Iglu and Hartly – And The Boom

Artist: Iglu and Hartly
Album: And the Boom
Rating: D
Like a sudden summer breeze, Iglu and Hartly have whooshed on to the music scene, blending electronica with hip-hop and throwing a dash of pop into the mixture. …