The Ballyfermot Post

Hungry for Picnic, not gasping for Oxygen

It’s the time of the season and features editor Marc Gallagher takes a look at our own home-grown, unique boutique festival, the Electric Picnic.

“I'd always wanted to write a book for younger readers because I remember very vividly how it felt to read, at that age; that kind of abandon and totality.”

Author and illustrator China Mieville speaks to Alan Kelly about the world of young adult fantasy books for the post-Potter generation.

Mieville is a strange fish, a strange fish in fantasy literature or the “New Weird” literary movement, but nowadays he isn’t bothered euphemistically referring to his work this way.

Could you do a gig in Dublin a day in May?

Dublin is a major stop over for touring bands in Europe and we have a reputation as one of the best music audiences in Europe.

REVIEW: Time Crisis 4

Developer: Nex | Publisher: Namco | Format: PS3

Reviewer: Craig Jay Gallagher Light Gun games are one of the last remnants of a bygone age valiantly struggling for some sort of relevance in a market where the novelty of pointing a piece of plastic at your TV has worn off.

REVIEW: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Developer: Polyphony Digital  Publisher: SCEE | Format: PS3

Reviewer: Craig Jay Gallagher Gran Turismo 5  promises to be the finest real world driving simulator, and chances are that it will deliver upon this promise when released. Till then we have Gran Turismo Prologue which can only be described as a teaser. While its absolutely amazing to look at and be technically awe inspiring it's all just a little underwhelming.