... REVIEWS Pitney's greatest hitneys GENE PITNEY Olympia Theatre JUST before Gene came on stage, his dinnersuited backing band played a medley of his hits. It is at this point you realise that Mr Pitney has penned more memorable pop tunes than you can shake ...

... REVIEW impro and pan stand-up. Its charm relies on the charisma of its ebullient star, Maripat Donovan who timewarps her audience back to being National School students, terrified of asking to go out to the toilet (Be warned - go before the show starts ...

... REVIEW Peter NOWIGIC And wearing a painted smile that did little to bide his inner colly wobbles, weather presenter Alan Hughes informed us that it was great to be here. He had brought along a new alarm dock which played the signature of Only Fools ...

... REVIEW David Robbins sees gravity defied at the Point Depot. The programme opens with Act II from Giselle. Trek Mukhamedov is wonderful as the haunted Count Albrecht, while Lyudmila Semenyaka leaps like a startled Giselle. Only Yuri Vetrov, as Hans, fails ...

... REVIEW Maire hits the right mood MAORI ORINNAN Temple mar Musk Cadge I UST one hour after the close of her solo show at the Music Centre on Wednesday evening, Clannad trontwoman Maters Breams lamed the good news: The band had won a Grammy Award for Best ...

... REVIEW Charlatans back with a vengance THE CHARLATANS Olympia THE Charlatans are back. And not only are they in top form, they also have a number of brilliant new songs to offer. Almost two years after their last show in Dublin, the UK group played the ...

... REVIEWS Shaker fail to stir . . . MIA SINK Tim IMOD KULA Shaker came to Dublin last night with plenty to prove. Their second album released last week is called Peasants, Pigs and Astronauts. The critics seem to be universally turned off. But the fans ...

... review crime year show that an increase in offences, bringing levels close to their highest ever. Included in the discussions was progress to date on the £3 million Brinks Allied robbery and the battle being waged by the organised crime units in Dublin ...

... Review Sound of the Fureys By THOMAS ■YLER THE Fureys and Davey Arthur have that almost unique knack of getting a standard traditional tune, dressing it up and making it sound and look as new as a 1989 car. They did this with When You Were Sweet Sixteen ...

... REVIEW , i ~+ A date with destiny LOVE 111 TIN DRUG qty Arts EVERYBODY has something to say about larva but Calipo Theatre Company, a young group based In Droghoda, probably say it be than most. This show, which was a hit during the recent Fringe Festival ...

... Review Hitman Johnny on song By THOMAS ■YLER JOHNNY McEVOY had his first chart success 23 years ago with Mursheen Durkan and he's still turning out the hits. His current single Michael is No. 7 in the Irish charts. He's at Clontarf Castle this week and ...

... REVIEW White mischief TIM WHITS DEVIL Project @ The Mint MURDEROUS scheming and malevolent misogyny reign in the 16th century court of the Italian Duke of Florence the setting of John Webster's play . We have the young theatre company Loose Canon to thank ...