Five for Your Radar: Mrs Robinson, Blink-182 and more
L-R: writer Jo Spain; Blink 182's Mark Hoppus; former Uachtarán na hÉireann Mary Robinson
This is the third year of the fledgling literary festival, which focuses on crime writing. Set on Spike Island, it’s a popular festival featuring some of the biggest names in crime writing. This year authors including Jo Spain, Arlene Hunt, Sinéad Crowley, Neil Lancaster and former state pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy, who will all take part in author panels. There will also be an opportunity for aspiring writers to get real-world advice from a renowned literary agent.
For the first time, Mary Robinson shares her story in her own words in this new documentary. We follow her upward trajectory from her childhood in Co Mayo to Trinity College, Harvard, the Irish law courts and beyond. From being the first female president of Ireland, to UN High Commissioner and her fight against climate change, Mary Robinson brings us behind the scenes of the life of a figurehead of modern Ireland.
The story of Sven Goran-Eriksson comes to Prime Video this week, with plenty of football, WAGs, sex, scandal and, as you can imagine, British tabloids.
With cameos from David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and even Nancy Dell’Olio, his former partner. The man himself, who has terminal pancreatic cancer, features throughout. SVEN adds up to a tasty snapshot of noughties England.
DJs will come together on Saturday night in Cork for a special fundraising event for Gaza.
The line-up for the gig, which takes place in Crawford & Co on Saturday, includes Stevie G, Colm Motherway, Jim Comet, Keith Synnott, Gossy, Colm K, and Ed Callanan, with special guests featuring on the night. A barbecue will also be held on the night at the front of the venue.
After a cancelled gig last September, due to a health scare with Travis Barker’s wife, Kourtney Kardashian, the '90s pop punk rockers return to Ireland this Tuesday for the first time with the original line-up since they re-united in 2022. Barker, Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus will play Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, on Tuesday, August 27. Among the other upcoming gigs in the capital are The The, at Collins Barracks on Sunday, August 25.
