23-year-old Irish singer-songwriter Emma O’Reilly is well on her way to establishing a thriving career in the music business. She read English Literature and Music at Trinity College Dublin. Since 2006, the Galway native has gigged in countless venues in the Irish capital. Last year, her passion for singing led her to set up and [...]

Five days before Christmas, when I would normally be buying presents, munching mince pies and knocking back mulled wine, I took part in 24- Hour Plays at Hull Truck Theatre. Following in the footsteps of the Old Vic and Theatre Royal Bath, this was Truck’s first 24-hour event, festively entitled The Anti-Panto Plays. Taking on the [...]

Kevin O’Brien is a 20-year-old singer-songwriter from Co. Kerry, Ireland. Having fallen in love with music at a young age, he spent his teens writing songs, playing chords and giving his all to the  group gigs he played throughout Ireland. Now a presenter on UL FM radio, Kevin studies Music, Media and Performance Technology at [...]

“It is not enough merely to love literature, if one wishes to spend one’s life as a writer. It is a dangerous undertaking on the most primitive level. For, it seems to me, the act of writing with serious intent involves enormous personal risk. It entails the ongoing courage for self-discovery. It means one will [...]