Happy New Year! NO ENCORE returns for 2021 with a preview of the upcoming RTÉ Choice Music Prize, where the best Irish album of 2020 will be officially crowned. Things are a little different this year, though, from both the judging process…

The current era of Doctor Who has, not unusually for the show, proven a controversial one. In line with such blockbusters as The Last Jedi and Captain Marvel, the casting of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor (and, more recently, the…

On the latest episode of Joe Rooney's PODAROONEY he chats to MarieAnn McLoughlin Dwyer. While born and raised in Dublin city Ireland, MarieAnn McLoughlin Dwyer is a Donegal based storyteller, songwriter, and playwright. Her publishing…

Welcome to The Rotation, a roundup of the week’s key moments in music and why you should listen. Read Volume 3 below, or scroll to the bottom for playlists on Spotify and Apple Music. Previous instalments available here. The start of a new…

I recently re-watched Monsters University, the excellent prequel to the famous Monsters, Inc. It got me thinking about perseverance, a theme that runs through not just animated media but each of our lives. Never has it been more important…

Say what you want about 2020, but a lot of good movies were released in Ireland. So much so in fact that HeadStuff's writers wanted to spotlight some great films that didn't quite make our best of the year list. The Devil All the Time The…

Darach, Peadar and Gearóidín reflect on the year that was - highlights and lowlights online and offline. And so this is Christmas, and what have you done? Not much if you've been in lockdown, lad! Go easy on yourself and remember that…

We spend a lot of time on I Know That Face looking back into the past. For our last episode of 2020 we thought it'd be fun to look forward to next year and all the great movies we'll hopefully get to see - from the return of old masters…