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Press Start – Take Your Time

May 16, 2018 Marcus Deehan

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Ever feel like keeping up with your hobby sometimes gets to be more of a chore than a past time? Not that you don’t enjoy it when you’re doing it, but that you almost have to schedule what you’ll be doing next in order to keep on top of the latest releases? I’ve been getting […]

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‘A Lifetime To Repair’ – Kylie Minogue – Track Of The Day

May 16, 2018 Declan Doody

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Well hello Declan’s song for the summer! I am the biggest Kylie Minogue fan you will ever meet. well okay maybe not the biggest. However I have been in love with her since I was a baby! I have been fortunate enough to see all her Irish gigs and they never cease to wow me! All […]

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‘Die Anywhere Else’ – Night In The Woods (Cover) – Track Of The Day

May 14, 2018 Declan Doody

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I cannot get enough of Night In The Woods. I picked it up for Nintendo Switch over the weekend and I am absolutely living  for it! Mae is my spirit animal. Gregg is my soulmate. I might be absolutely awful at playing bass both in game and IRL but that hasn’t stopped me giving it welly every […]

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‘Red Lights’ – Exiles – Track Of The Day

May 12, 2018 Brian Dooley

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As it’s the weekend, let’s get some 80s style music in your ears. Today’s ‘Track of the Day’ comes from a Carlow based trio called Exiles.  The track is called ‘Red Lights’ and is a cool synth track inspired by bands like Duran Duran, Talking Heads and the soundtrack to Lethal Weapon (1 and 2), […]

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‘Toy’ – Netta Barzilai – Track Of The Day

May 10, 2018 Declan Doody

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I am a Eurovision fanatic! Since I was knee-high to a grasshopper in stiletos (which to be fair sounds like it walked off a set from a Eurovision entry) I’ve been obsessed with the glitz, glamour and campness. Oh and the music! From Verka Serduchka to Lordi, that flock of old Russian grandmothers, even Dustin […]

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Pull List – May 2018

May 9, 2018 Niamh Ennis

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This month brought another mix of different stuff, but this time comics do indeed feature. ‘Almost Love’ by Louise O’Neill For once, the brand new books everyone are talking about in my Facebook bookclub came into my library account in the past month. I was particularly interested to see how, if at all, Louise O’Neill‘s style […]

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Nerd Icon: Stephen King

May 8, 2018 Abel G.C.

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This is my first time writing a Nerd Icon and there was only one possible choice. And that’s my favourite writer, Stephen King. I mean, it was obvious that it’d be him considering how often I mention him both in The Arcade and in real life. Beginning, hard times and success Stephen Edwin King (16 letters […]

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This Is America – Childish Gambino – Track Of The Day

May 8, 2018 Declan Doody

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The internet caught burst into fire over the weekend when Childish Gambino dropped his newest single and it’s music video; ‘This Is America’. Since the video dropped fans and critics alike have been dissecting the video for any and all references. Gambino is regarded by both groups to be one of the most powerful voices in the industry […]

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Pull List: Week 1 May 2018

May 4, 2018 Abel G.C.

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Last time I wrote a Pull List, I went overboard. It happened on the month of my birthday so I had an excuse. So now I’m back again and while the list is smaller, there’s a lot of stuff this time because it was recently World Book Day and St. George killed a dragon so […]

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Whatchu Doin’… Julie?

May 4, 2018 Julie Hassett

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Exams are fast approaching for me. Needless to say, procrastination is not too far behind. I have been working hard to find TV shows, books and video games to keep me from going crazy. So, this is what I’ve come up with this week! Watching I love it when a show has great plot, lovable […]

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