David Gray Comes to Cork 2020
Singer/songwriter David Gray’s stopping in Cork for the 20th anniversary of Ireland’s biggest-selling album, Motley reports. ‘The White Ladder’ was a low-budget success story. Singles such as ‘Babylon’ inspired countless successors, including the current boom of British acoustic guitar-led music. It spent 3 consecutive years in the UK charts and sold 350,000 copies in that time. The album is getting a reissue and … Continue reading David Gray Comes to Cork 2020
Motley Guide: Cork Film Festival Nov. 8th-10th
Motley Editor-In-Chief Dan Webb gives you a peak into some of the most interesting events happening on the opening weekend of Cork Film Festival Well it’s that time of year again, when film enthusiasts rejoice and Cork becomes the centre of attention for an entire week. Last year the Motley team attended Cork Film Festival, and were amazed with the wide array of unique … Continue reading Motley Guide: Cork Film Festival Nov. 8th-10th
Review: Ordinary Love
Ahead of it’s screening at the Cork Film Festival, Motley Editor-In-Chief Dan Webb takes a look at Ordinary Love, a film following a couple facing the hardest fight of their lives. Something that has always inspired me about cinema is the potential to tell incredibly raw human stories. As human beings, every single day we face different challenges that test us and force us to … Continue reading Review: Ordinary Love
Gay Byrne: A Cautious Revolutionary Posing As A Clean-Cut Reformist
As the announcement of Gay Byrne’s passing hit news outlets on November 4th 2019, our nation was confronted with the challenge of discerning an icon’s legacy and the comfort of knowing the flame of broadcasting passion that burned inside him had not been extinguished. A furnace which burnt the status quo, charred traditional thought and scorched out the cold injustices of an Ireland we no … Continue reading Gay Byrne: A Cautious Revolutionary Posing As A Clean-Cut Reformist
THE ART OF A FORCED SILENCE
Gael Cronin explores how art can become the solitary mode of communication from the depths of warzone and tragedy to the rest of the world. In a time where every real-life horror story feels like déjà-vu, the search for a new Guernica – Pablo Picasso’s greatest political statement, an artwork reacting to the devastating Nazi bombing on the town of Geurnica in … Continue reading THE ART OF A FORCED SILENCE
Being in Paris
Mark O’Leary muses on his recent trip to Paris, and whether its significance lies in its location or the feelings it inspires. Since my first visit to the city as an adult, last summer, Paris has occupied an almost sacred space in my self-conception. Travelling alone for the first time, Paris was the only place I had ever felt entirely untethered. The city had … Continue reading Being in Paris
