Review: The Sunflower Public House
In Northern Ireland we have what is known as the 'surrender system', where there have been no new licences granted for bars in many, many moons. That's why publicans need to ...
The Woodworkers
It’s hard to believe that less than ten years ago Lavery’s was struggling. And when a small bar struggles it’s bad enough, but somewhere three stories high, on prime city centre rates struggles...
It's All Gone Pete Tong For Belfast Boy
Belfast based DJ and producer Stuart Millar is about to realise a dream when he takes to the airwaves on BBC Radio 1 this Christmas. Stuart will be taking the reins of ...
Clubland Live Experience: The Arena Of Horror!
The Clubland Live Experience returns to Belfast for their BIGGEST EVER show in Ireland! Saturday 26th October sees the UK's leading dance brand take over The SSE Arena ...
GIG REVIEW: The Divine Comedy
I've seen enough Divine Comedy gigs, by this stage, to rate Neil Hannon less on the quality of the content and more on the nature of the performance. Despite his niche audience ...
REVIEW: Chapter & Verse
The best thing about Michael Anthony – alright, Tony – Wright, the former member of And So I Watch You From Afar and current (at the time of writing) artist-in-residence ...
Restaurant: City Picnic
In the month of healthy resolutions and diet culture overload you would be forgiven for thinking things have slowed down across Belfast’s restaurant scene. I’m here to tell you quite the opposite ...
REVIEW: COSMO Belfast
If the evident popularity of the all-you-can eat style restaurant wasn't enough to tempt you inside, the wide range of freshly prepared dishes, live cooking stations and sophisticated drinks menu certainly would be ...
Review: Richard Jewell
Richard Jewell, Clint Eastwood's latest film, really doesn't do much for its title character. Richard is pathetic. So desperate to be accepted by law enforcement he'll almost allow them to persecute him
REVIEW: Ordinary Love
It is the balance between Neeson and Manville that makes Ordinary Love truly special. They are never defined by the awful circumstances they face together, instead their characters feel rooted in every small moment...
REVIEW: My Big Fat Belfast Christmas
One thing's for certain: Christmas is over too soon. In our rush to get the decorations up, buy and wrap presents, and prepare delicious holiday dinners, it is easy to forget ...
REVIEW: The Frozen Princess
'A tale of two girls who loved each other like diamonds and pearls.' That's Fairy Sunshine, played by the vibrantly eclectic Nicky Harley as a not always welcome force of nature ...
Belfast’s only jazz festival, Brilliant Corners, has announced it's return with 10 days of the very best local, national and international talent. There will be familiar names and brand-new stars ...
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The NI Science Festival has unveiled its sixth annual programme of 270 events across 90 venues throughout NI, as the festival launch its 2020 programme. The festival is packed ...
Boyd has looked back ... to Barrie himself – to a time where, in the first draft, there was no Captain Hook, and Peter Pan was his own worst enemy...
I don't know what it is about Conor Grimes and Alan McKee, but their Christmas comedy shows have a habit of speaking openly and subliminally to our sensibilities every single year …
The cleverness in Simon Magill and Tara Lynne O'Neill's adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, helmed by popular actor and first-time director Sean Kearns, is in the lengths everyone goes to ...
