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NO ENCORE returns with another deep dive into the world of cinema as powered by a musical theme. Dave Hanratty and David Higgins are joined by Norma Howard, who knows a thing or three about all things film, as they do an Irish movie for…

Folk music has been in a precarious state over the past few years. Bon Iver spawned a litany of simulacra and this has been particularly marked in the Irish music scene. It seems as if any singer-songwriter with a guitar can brand…

Once more into the fray as NO ENCORE takes the temperature of Irish music scene past. THE REVISIT checks in with 2004 when people still bought compact discs in high street shops. Quaint, huh? Hosts Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness are…

John Carney’s little indie film that could returns home as an unusual musical by playwright Enda Walsh and originating director John Tiffany helming. Tiffany is responsible for the highly disconcerting set-up in which the audience can…