CULTURE The Linenhall Arts Centre’s annual children’s arts festival introduces ground-breaking immersive online theatre
Staying In
Love, lives and storylines
BOOKS Bríd Conroy reviews ‘The Weight of Love’, by Hilary Fannin, and ‘Why the moon travels’, by Oein DeBhairduin
The Incredible Naked Flying Man of Achill
‘The Legend of Icarus O’Toole, The Incredible Naked Flying Man of Achill’, by John A Blakey, released as book, audio book and CD
Reading for uncertain times
BOOKS Bríd Conroy on ‘What happened to us?’, a fiction by Faith Hogan, and ‘Uncertainty Rules’, by Richard Plenty and Terri Morrissey
Radio doc on Conor Walsh airs this weekend
MUSIC A documentary on the enigmatic Swinford pianist Conor Walsh will air on RTÉ Radio One this weekend
Donna Kennedy releases new book
BOOKS ‘WE Summit Together 2020’ is a collection of women’s empowering stories led by author and Westport native Donna Kennedy
Graham Sweeney releases new single
MUSIC Achill singer-songwriter Graham Sweeney’s new single, ‘The Quiet Man’ is the lead track from his upcoming debut album
Boss bares scars in deeply personal album
MUSIC Paul O’Brien reviews Bruce Springsteen’s latest album, ‘Western Stars’
Zaska releases Christmas song with a message
MUSIC Zaska’s soulful bop, ‘Santa Don’t Come To Everyone’, was released last Friday, November 29
Train Room release new single
MUSIC Train Room’s new track takes a nostalgic look back at growing up in Balla, singer Joe Monaghan’s hometown
Bury Me With My Money to release third single this week
MUSIC Mayo alt-rock band Bury Me With My Money’s new song ‘Okay’ deals with spiritual themes