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# absolut fringe

WIN: Tickets to an ABSOLUT Fringe show tomorrow

Win a pair of tickets to a hot Fringe show – and then tell us what you think of it for our readers’ review series.

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Sep 6th 2012, 10:00 AM

# EP2012

In pics: A first look at Electric Picnic 2012

Take a sneak peek at the festival site…

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Aug 28th 2012, 5:10 PM

# absolut fringe

In pics: What goes into making an aerial circus show?

A troupe performing at ABSOLUT Fringe in Dublin next month have given TheJournal.ie a behind-the-scenes peek at the work that goes into hitting the heights (but not the ceiling).

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Aug 25th 2012, 9:15 AM

# Film

Video: Shadow Dancer and the endgame of the Troubles

Exclusive featurette explains the tightrope walked by cast and crew on the new film trying to depict life in strife-torn 1990s Belfast.

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Aug 23rd 2012, 7:10 AM

# film ireland

25 years of Irish Film - through Film Ireland covers

The magazine for Irish film buffs is a quarter of a century in the business…

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Aug 19th 2012, 9:15 AM

# festival season

PHOTOS:Bring the wellies - crowds descend on Castlepalooza

Festival-goers have been advised to bring their wellies to any events this weekend because of the likelihood of rain. Boo.

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Aug 5th 2012, 2:59 PM

# Your shout

Open thread: What Maeve Binchy book do you recommend?

Readers of the late, great Irish author have been reminiscing on the Binchy novel that touched them – which one would you give to a friend who had never read her work?

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Jul 31st 2012, 12:00 PM

Voices

Column: Ireland needs to regain that elusive feelgood factor

For economic recovery we must first lift the national mood, writes Ruairi Devlin – and the arts can help do that.

Jul 17th 2012, 7:00 AM

# Festivals

4 videos to give you a feel for Galway Arts Festival

Why is Christy Moore doing a rare standing gig? What’s the atmosphere like? These video previews explain all.

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Jul 15th 2012, 1:00 PM

# jeanette lowe

In pics: Photographs of life in Dublin flats goes on show… in a Dublin flat

Acclaimed photographer Jeanette Lowe’s exhibition of scenes from Dublin’s Pearse House flats is being showcased in a flat in block where her grandparents reared their family.

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Jul 11th 2012, 7:20 AM

# Culture

Limerick to become first ever National City of Culture

Jimmy Deenihan said the initiative would have a “positive impact” on the city.

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Jul 10th 2012, 9:22 AM

# Museums

Six museums to be granted accreditation for high standards

Six museums across the country are to be given accreditation from the Heritage Council under a programme aimed at raising standards in the sector.

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Jul 9th 2012, 2:30 PM

# Week in Pics

The week in photos: Streaming

This is the week that was, in pictures.

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Jul 7th 2012, 11:00 AM

# Oh fliuch

It's raining, so here are 6 things to cheer you up

Longest day of the year, you say? So what if it’s not sunny – these might make it better…

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Jun 21st 2012, 4:51 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Have you read Ulysses?

Today Ireland is celebrating James Joyce’s doorstop novel. But have you actually read it?

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Jun 16th 2012, 11:37 AM

# Bloomsday

James Joyce in Paris: 4 things you may not have known

Ahead of Bloomsday, travel writer and broadcaster Manchán Magan went to Paris on the trail of author James Joyce – and was surprised by the things he learned about his time there…

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Jun 14th 2012, 7:30 AM

# Write Stuff

Dublin Writers Festival "getting bigger and bigger"

54 writers from around the world will take part in the festival from June 4-10, in venues across Dublin from Liberty Hall to the Gate Theatre, among others.

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Jun 4th 2012, 9:30 AM

# In the frame

Ireland's Favourite Painting is announced... and it's a romantic one

Hellelil and Hildebrand, The Meeting on the Turret Stairs by Frederic William Burton is named Ireland’s favourite painting in RTÉ show of Irish gallery masterpieces.

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May 24th 2012, 11:00 PM

# Arts

Smock Alley Theatre reopening after 225 years

New theatre set to open today on site of original facility which opened in 1662.

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May 17th 2012, 7:30 AM

# spamtastic

Meet the only man in Ireland who loves getting scam emails

Illustrator Alan Dunne asks his friends to send him on their funniest spam scam emails – so that he can make wry and funny works of art from their stories.

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May 7th 2012, 9:15 AM

# Irish Film

President Higgins celebrates Irish film in New York

Michael D attended a screening of Oscar-winning Irish short The Shore – and gave his views on Irish film.

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May 3rd 2012, 8:30 PM

# Irish Film

Irish turf-cutting film premieres at major film festival

Poignant short doc Home Turf makes the cut at Hot Docs in Toronto – one of world’s biggest documentary festivals.

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Apr 30th 2012, 6:23 PM

# Music

Extra date for Paul Simon gig

Performance of full Graceland album with Ladysmith Black Mambazo has proven popular…

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Apr 3rd 2012, 12:33 PM

Voices

Column: Here's why we turn empty properties into art spaces

“Raise the shutters on a vacant unit, and life returns to an area”: Arts initiative PrettyvacanT Dublin on bringing energy through art back to abandoned buildings.

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Mar 24th 2012, 6:00 PM

# sneak peek

VIDEO: Three-trailer Thursday

Cinema trip this weekend? TheJournal.ie brings you snippets from three new releases to help you decide where to put your money…

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Mar 15th 2012, 11:40 AM

# prettyvacant

Ghost estates brought to book in post-Tiger exhibition

Art initiative PrettyvacanT Dublin is repurposing empty spaces for cultural purposes – its latest show responds to “post-Crash Ireland”.

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Mar 15th 2012, 7:15 AM

# St Patrick's Day

Global culture programme for St Patrick's Day revealed

It’s not all about shamrock shakes and pints of Guinness.

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Mar 13th 2012, 8:53 PM

# beirut

Lebanon to host its first Irish film festival

Event in Beirut is to focus on conflict resolution as well as representations of sectarianism and violence. “The two countries have very much in common,” says organiser.

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Feb 28th 2012, 1:45 PM

# volta

READER OFFER: 99c rental on Volta.ie

The first 200 readers from TheJournal.ie to enter our special discount code at Volta.ie can have their pick of Irish and international independent movies for less than a euro.

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Feb 9th 2012, 4:25 PM

# sneak peek

VIDEO: Three-trailer Thursday

Cinema trip this weekend? TheJournal.ie brings you snippets from three new releases to help you decide where to put your money…

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Feb 9th 2012, 12:26 PM

# Irish Film

Two new TV series to create 350 jobs and invest €11m in economy

Two major BBC series being shot on location in Ireland – as well as a host of exciting Irish film projects – will give a welcome boost to the economy, the Irish Film Board has said.

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Feb 2nd 2012, 11:54 AM

# James Bond

First pic of new Bond film: Daniel Craig's grown a beard.

Bond producers try to create hype with “first official picture” from upcoming Bond film, Skyfall. Do you care?

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Feb 1st 2012, 10:22 AM

# volta

Volta.ie hoping to promote indie and Irish movies

Irish video-on-demand website allows users to view some new releases on same day they open in cinemas.

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Jan 26th 2012, 9:00 PM

# sneak peek

VIDEO: Three-trailer Thursday

Cinema trip this weekend? TheJournal.ie brings you snippets from three new releases to help you decide where to put your money…

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Jan 26th 2012, 11:21 AM

# oscars 2012

Full list of Oscar 2012 nominees: Two Irish shorts nominated

Two Irish short films nominated for Best Short (Live Action) and Irish woman for Best Make-up while Fassbender misses out on Best Actor nod.

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Jan 24th 2012, 2:09 PM

# oscars 2012

WATCH: The Oscars 2012 nominations are announced

Watch live as the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards are announced from Los Angeles.

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Jan 24th 2012, 1:30 PM

# sneak peek

Video: Three-trailer Thursday

Cinema trip this weekend? TheJournal.ie brings you snippets from three new releases to help you decide where to put your money…

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Jan 19th 2012, 11:50 AM

# light house cinema

Pictures: Cutting the ribbon to the reopened Light House

Official takeover by Element Pictures rubberstamped this morning – and the cinema is looking as colourful as ever.

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Jan 17th 2012, 2:30 PM

# short film

Dingle film fest offers €5,000 prize for Irish language short

The film festival in the heart of Kerry Gaeltacht wants to encourage script-writing ‘as Gaeilge’.

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Jan 17th 2012, 2:05 PM

# RTÉ

'Undercover Bishop' and major Titanic drama-doc top RTÉ new season

The national broadcaster has released details of new productions expected to air this spring – including €1.5m dramatisation of what happened ‘below deck’ on the Titanic.

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Jan 16th 2012, 5:29 PM