Arts & Culture

DAMIEN Dempsey is bringing his brand new tour to Glór on November 29, following the release of his new album Almighty Love.

Argo DIRECTED BY: Ben Affleck STARRING: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin CERT: 15A Argo kicks off with a voice-over summary of Iran’s recent political history, of the events that led to the Islamic revolution. A reminder that current events in the Middle East didn’t just fall from the tree and a nice way to set up the film.

Having no insider knowledge of it, I feel RTÉ have done a good job on portraying the life of gangland criminals in Love/Hate. Amazingly, the opening episode of the third series on Sunday night had an average audience of 630,700 viewers, a massive 35% share.

The Double**Directed by: Michael BrandtStarring: Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Stephen Moyer, Odette Yustman, Stana Katic, Martin SheenEvoking memories of some of the more mediocre “Reds in our beds” spy dramas from the ’70s and ’80s, The Double is a solid but uninspiring thriller starring Richard Gere and Topher Grace.

SINGER Ann Kirrane, daughter of the legendary Chris Droney, is set to relaunch her CD, One Small Star, at the Ennis Trad Festival on Saturday at 5pm in the Temple Gate Hotel.

THE bereavements of Alice Taylor’s life are the theme of her new book And Time Stood Still.She’s coming to Clare this Saturday for a book signing at the Ennis bookshop and speaking to The Champion last Friday, she said it had been a very long time in the making.

In a new biography, Peter’s Key – Peter DeLoughry and the fight for Irish Independence by Declan Dunne, the story of the Irish patriot and politician who helped to mastermind the daring escape that sprang de Valera from Lincoln Jail in 1919 is recounted.