Jeff Buckley — The Irish Connection
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Jeff Buckley — The Irish Connection

Earlier this month, Jeff Buckley would have turned 45 had he still been alive. A phenomenal talent, with a name like Buckley it was obvious there was an Irish connection there. And, delving into his past, I became aware just how deep his connection with Ireland was — from  gigs at the...Read More
Lily Allen: What's Up Tiger Lily?
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Lily Allen: What’s Up Tiger Lily?

In 2006 I sat down with and interviewed Lily Allen just as she was on the cusp of becoming one of Britain’s biggest pop stars. What was to be a 400 word piece was later elevated to a major Hot Press magazine cover story thanks to the strength of my interview. Indeed...Read More
Evanna Lynch: A Brief Spell
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Evanna Lynch: A Brief Spell

Plucked out of thousands to star in the Harry Potter movies, Evanna Lynch’s story is the stuff of fairytales. I was commissioned by New York-based magazine Nylon to write a profile piece on her looking at where she was at that period in her life. I met Evanna the day...Read More
Left High and Dry At The Pool
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Left High and Dry At The Pool

A few years ago the new Irish primary school physical education curriculum listed an aquatics strand as key to helping decrease rising child obesity rates. However, how many Irish primary schools have access to a swimming pool? Left High and Dry At The Pool Originally published in The Irish Times...Read More
Pete Doherty: What A Bloody Shambles
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Pete Doherty: What A Bloody Shambles

Heroin, stage invasions, captured by a band and whisked off on their tour bus — this is perhaps the closest I came to experiencing the rock ‘n’ roll myth. Normally your average music interview is quite a sedate affair — not so with Pete Doherty. Following a raucous show in...Read More
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Lana Del Rey - The real deal or manufactured?
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Lana Del Rey – The real deal or manufactured?

You’ve probably already heard the rumours and read the arguments about Lana Del Rey — or Lizzy Grant — that have been exploding on the blogosphere over the past few months as the backlash has begun before here “debut” album is released. The argument has been that Del Rey is not the ‘real’ talent many... Read more
Taste has never met shame — good article for fan boys
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Taste has never met shame — good article for fan boys

Okay, so the focus here is on Conor Oberst but I really enjoyed this article (cheers Tania!), which is essentially about taste. A lot of the obsessive music nuts I know hang on to that one artist or band they’ll just never let go off, regardless if the rest of their peers have outgrown them... Read more
Ash return as four-piece
Music Journalism

Ash return as four-piece

Went to see Ash play the first show of their Free All Angels anniversary tour in Dublin earlier this week. Wrote a new story on it for NME.com which you can read on their site or down below. Good gig. Free All Angels really is a great LP and the songs – especially the heavier... Read more
Pulp play 'last ever' show at Electric Picnic?
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Pulp play ‘last ever’ show at Electric Picnic?

My Electric Picnic story originally published on NME.com Pulp ended their summer reunion tour at Ireland’s Electric Picnic festival last night (September 4) with Jarvis Cocker hinting that the 90-minute set may have been their last ever gig. Before launching into set closer ’Common People’, Cocker declared: “This may be the last time we’re ever all on stage... Read more
Noel Gallagher's New Single - The Death of You And Me
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Noel Gallagher’s New Single – The Death of You And Me

Not what I was expecting. I thought he’d come back with a real rock n’ roll stomper. Like it though. The falsetto vocal and the brass straight away brought to mind The Importance of Being Idle, which many would point to as the best latter day Oasis tune. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend... Read more
I Hope I Die Before I Get Old - Rock Star Deaths
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I Hope I Die Before I Get Old – Rock Star Deaths

So it’s official, rock n’ roll can seriously damage your health. A respected scientific study, published this week in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, revealed that rock and pop stars are twice more likely to depart the world stage at an earlier age than the rest of us, with a life expectancy of... Read more
Irish Woman Caught In Drain
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Irish Woman Caught In Drain

This story arose from a St Patrick’s Day I won’t easily forget. When I was travelling Australia, I lived with 15 Irish and Scottish people for about five weeks in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton. It was a great period. On March 17 we of course went out to celebrate St Patrick’s Day and had... Read more
Mercury Music Prize 2011 Predictions
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Mercury Music Prize 2011 Predictions

So at 11.30am this morning (July 19) this year’s Mercury Music Prize nominations will be revealed via a live stream you can watch here. Here are my guesses as to who will be nominated. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake Wild Beasts – Smother Adele – 21 James Blake – James Blake The Horrors –... Read more
Review: How to Pass Your Irish Driving Test
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Review: How to Pass Your Irish Driving Test

How to Pass Your Irish Driving Test: The Most Comprehensive Guide Originally published on RTE.ie If only watching this informative film was all it took. As you no doubt already know, it takes more than a book, CD or DVD to pass your driving test. Not even lessons and hours of practice will guarantee you’ll... Read more
The Road - Opening Title Sequence
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The Road – Opening Title Sequence

Put together as part of my MA, my brief was to create an opening and closing title sequence for a movie using Adobe After Effects. I chose the movie, The Road (See sequence below). The most important part of the brief was to capture the mood of the movie and to ensure that the sequence... Read more
30 Years Ago — Punk hits Ireland
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30 Years Ago — Punk hits Ireland

On May 27, 2007 Punk hit 30. But while the story of its impact in the UK and the US is well known, just how did Ireland take to that most pivotal of all music movements? Commissioned by the Irish Independent, I talked to some of those who were there. Go Ahead Punk, Make My... Read more
The Pride of Parnell Street
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The Pride of Parnell Street

The Pride Of Parnell Street Originally published on RTE.ie Gritty and often deeply moving, Sebastian Barry’s new play is a superb warts-and-all love story that touches on a slice of Dublin life in the midst of change and which is told utilising the great Irish tradition of storytelling-based theatre. Set in September 1999, on the cusp... Read more

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