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Alan Bennett was a stand-up comedian for a while and during that time he toured with David O'Doherty and Maeve Higgins and did well in some competitions and co-ran Schnitzel Comedy Club. Then he started writing fiction and it has been published in several literary magazines and anthologies including 30 Under 30 which Joseph O'Connor chose as one of his books of the year for The Irish Times. He received a Masters with first class honours in creative writing from UCD and a BA in fine art painting from LSAD. Now he's working on getting his novel on, and being in charge of HeadStuff.org.

Film

Standby | trailer

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We all know it's not a bad time to be a Gleeson (if you're a Gleeson of any description, tell people you're an actor and see if they offer you money). We all know Brendan, he's a great lad. He's been in loads of the films and we like him.…

Love From Future You | Mental Health Week

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This is a great idea dreamt up by Cassie Delaney and Aoife Price. For mental health awareness they basically get people to write a letter to themselves, telling the younger version of themselves the advice that they think they would have…
Humour Features

Boob

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I love the word Boob. I don't mind saying it. It's a great word. And not just because it describes a wonderful womanly feature. I like the word itself. It sounds nice. Say it aloud to yourself there. Don't worry about where you are. Are you…
Film

Inherent Vice | trailer

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There are very few directors that make me excited when they start production on a new film. There are a lot of directors I like, and I will be excited when I see the trailer, or perhaps, read the premise and see the cast and the writers and…