Five for your radar: Irish myths, rewilding documentary, and one of our best little festivals
Another Love Story returns to Meath this weekend.
One of the best little festivals in the country, Another Love Story mixes beloved international artists and DJs such as LTJ Bukem, Steffi X Virginia, Bradley Zero, and Mad Professor, with acclaimed Irish acts like Loah, An Taobh Tuathail’s Cian Ó Cíobháin, and plenty more. There are delights to be had for young and old, from a simple walk in the beautiful forest to Vincent Moon Live Cinéma. The music ends at 6pm on Sunday, ensuring everyone gets home to their own bed.
Director Jane Schoenbrun had plenty credit in the bank since making 2024’s word-of-mouth, Spielberg-aping space oddity I Saw the TV Glow in 2024. She’s followed it up with the brilliantly named Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, the latest critically acclaimed horror hit in a year full of them. The plot: A director making a slasher sequel becomes obsessed with casting the original film's 'final girl,' leading both women into psychological and sexual chaos.
This two-part documentary follows environmentalist and author Eoghan Daltun's efforts to restore a native Irish rainforest on the Beara Peninsula. After leaving Dublin for a derelict West Cork farm in 2009, Daltun began rewilding the land, allowing nature to reclaim an ecosystem damaged by overgrazing and invasive species. It’s based on his bestselling book of the same name.
The third and final big August show at Imma finds alt-metal mainstays Deftones headlining a great bill that includes incendiary live band IDLES and South African punk Ecca Vandal. Deftones, led by Chino Moreno, haven’t played Ireland too often over the decades, though this is their second show here since they headlined the 3Arena in February. Moby and Faithless bring a very different bill to Imma on Friday, August 21.
Drawing on Irish mythology and the seanchaí tradition, Sídh is a new storytelling performance created by Úna Ní Bhriain and Jenny Whyte. Through tales of goddesses, warriors, queens and otherworldly figures, the production explores themes of power, resilience, love, and transformation. Blending traditional storytelling with contemporary theatre, Sídh offers a fresh take on some of Ireland's most enduring myths.
