Arts & Culture

AFTER sell-out seasons in New York, London and Paris and a sold-out seven-week run at Ireland’s National Theatre and a run at the Olympia, Gúna Nua Theatre Company’s production of Little Gem is coming to Glór later this month.

CLARE County Library has lined up a range of events as part of this year’s national Children’s Books Festival, which runs from October 1.

CHANNEL HOPPING Reality Television was envisaged as a space where we, the public, could analyse ourselves and the way in which we interact.

AT THE MOVIES The TownDIRECTED BY: Ben AffleckSTARRING: Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, Jon HammCERT: 15A Gone Baby Gone was a strong directorial debut a couple of years back for Ben Affleck and he follows that up with this decent thriller. The Town won’t go down as a classic but it’s another promising sign that Affleck has a fine career ahead of him behind the camera.

The Killer Inside Me is tough going. A quality, old-fashioned flick with compelling performances across the board no doubt, but also a decidedly disturbing experience.

SHANNON artist Emmet Kierans has opened a gallery in Limerick with a few colleagues.

ARISING from its popular two-night run in Glór last January, the Ennis-based Really Truly Joyful Gospel Choir is doing a one-night performance of Gospel at the Movies later this month.

ENNIS Trad Festival needs significant annual funding from central government to become the major festival that the town and county is looking for.