Arts & Culture

DARAGH Muldowney of Dúlra Photography, who holds regular photography workshops at Loop Head, opened an exhibition and launched a book of shots of rock pools, including some from the Clare coastline, in Dublin this week.

CHANNEL HOPPINGAS Egg woke from his slumber, I couldn’t help but think, man that must have been some drip he was on in the hospital. Weeks in hospital, without any food, without water and he can still get up and walk around.

AT THE MOVIESDue Date DIRECTED BY: Todd Phillips STARRING: Robert Downey Jnr, Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan CERT: 15A Due Date is director Todd Phillips’ follow-up to The Hangover, a very funny film at times, though its brashness and sharp edge were badly blunted by a wimpy ending, the kind of emasculated nonsense made popular in recent times by Judd Apatow and his disciples.

I hate kids. Can’t stand them. They’re noisy, messy, silver-streak snot-nose little wretches and the world is far too full of them.

ONE of the most eagerly anticipated concerts at this year’s Ennis Trad Festival will be the performance by The Brock McGuire Band in The Old Ground Hotel on Sunday, November 14.

THE Clare FM traditional music presenters of The West Wind will join each other on stage, with a number of their musical friends, for a one-off concert, as part of the Ennis Trad Festival, in Glór on Friday, November 12.

KILFENORA will hold the third county fleadh in-a-row next June.

GORT-based artist Ronan Smith is exhibiting his range of work in the foyer at the County Museum until November 20.