Whether you agree with Frank Zappa’s view that “Politics is the entertainment branch of industry”, or lean toward Jay Leno’s less charitable interpretation that “Politics is showbusiness for ugly people”, it’s hard to deny that we live in a time of unprecedented politicisation and polarisation. Our unique events ‘occupy’ spaces that within their very walls, have borne witness to historic tumult and machination. Tailors’Hall, described by some as a Political monument, has seen a lot in its 300 year history, most notably as the ‘back lane parliament’ and meeting place

Welcome to the inaugural Dún Laoghaire Vinyl Festival. A weekend festival celebrating music and vinyl through interviews and discussions with musicians and writers as well as playing loads of records! A celebration of music and the vinyl record. An idea borne out of conversations in a record shop, where else? A common memory of the importance of vinyl in our youth and a belief that it had become relevant again. The look of the cover, the feel of the sleeve, the smell of the record and the purity of the sound.. it was a format worthy of a revival! The Dún Laoghaire Vinyl Festival will bring

Short-films are a bite-sized treat that should not be rushed, but savoured. This bite-sized film festival has carefully selected a collection of 10 short films that will engage and entertain, with films to suit all manner of palates. iffy is a recently established festival based in Dublin city-centre seeking to fill, in some small way, the gap in the Irish film community that is left in the wake of the closure of Filmbase. As Festival Director Duncan McKenna states: “We are built on the goal of highlighting short films made in Ireland, with a few international films thrown in for balance. Th