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Mayo native Tracy Gallagher has been bouncing around the Irish music scene for a few years now. Touring the country in her van—affectionately named 'Mags'—Tracy cultivated the sounds and the songs that comprise her first studio EP. Ahead of…

This week on Fireside, a folk tale from County Mayo, about a young boy from Castlebar named Guleesh, who goes on an epic quest with a bunch of fairies to rescue the Princess of France...But all is not as it seems! Get in touch with the…

Stuck for something to watch over the Christmas break? Film buffs should do themselves a favour and check out Soulsmith, the debut feature from writer-director Kevin Henry. The drama will receive its Irish television premiere Friday,…

Welcome to THE PLAYLIST, where HeadStuff staff and friends siphon through exciting art to craft essential listening experiences you didn’t know you needed. Next up, scuzzy recessionary degenerate post-punk slacker rockers THAT SNAAKE of…

Marcus Conway is a creature of habit. It is daily rituals that form the "solar bones" upon which his and the lives of those around him are built, and which give Mike McCormack's new novel (published by Tramp Press) its title. When we are…

Conor Walsh once wrote to me, “All I give a shit about is family and my music. I get lots of satisfaction from my music, but I have at least one day a week where I hate it.  Recently my mother has stopped suggesting I become a teacher, so…

Exhibitions from around the country this week, including E.gress, a film exploring dementia playing at the IMMA in Dublin. Marie Brett and Kevin O’Shanahan at IMMA E.gress: A Film Exploring the Twilight World of Dementia By Marie Brett…

The hamburger was about to jump up on stage. ‘Smear some of this on your buns before you go on Missy. Mustard on your top bun and mayo on your bottom.’ She could do this. It would be easy. She smeared it on thick. ‘And lay this…