Five Things for the Week Ahead: Stiff Little Fingers at Cyprus Ave; Wim Wenders season at the Triskel
Stiff Little Fingers playing support at Metallica's sold out concert, with 75,000 fans at Slane Castle in Co Meath, 2019. Picture: Arthur Carron
The first UK/Irish retrospective of German director Wim Wenders’ films in 15 years - and the first chance for UK/Irish audiences to experience new restorations of cinematic masterworks Wings of Desire, The American Friend and Kings of The Road.
- More information and tickets here.
How the small isolated coastal community of Erris in North Mayo found itself at the heart of the search for the crew of Irish Coastguard helicopter Rescue 116 in March of 2017.
New craft from fifteen emerging Cork makers, from fabrics and ceramics, to jewellery and furniture - all of whom are graduates from Cork's third-level crafting courses, including the Crawford, St. John's, Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa and Kinsale College.
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45 years on from their foundation in the twin crucibles of the punk explosion and the Troubles-era North, SLF are still at it, and while new and recent material will abound, expect the classics, like 'Alternative Ulster' and 'Suspect Device'.
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A quick seconding of scribe Ed Power's thoughts on the Altered Hours frontwoman's debut solo LP - as profound as the depth of feeling throughout the album is, it's the restraint with which it's explored and externalised that makes this such an impactful listen.
- Available for download and streaming via Touch Sensitive Records.
