A magic collection is more than a gathering of props, books, posters, photographs, and souvenirs. It is a record of practice, friendship, performance,…
A magician can hold an audience without saying a word. A lifted card, a vanishing coin, or a hand that appears to pass through solid matter can create a moment…
Brendan Byrne is best known as the founder of Irish Magic News, yet his contribution to Irish conjuring began with a more local ambition. Through the Galway…
Irish magic history is rich with colourful personalities, travelling performers, club meetings, theatrical traditions, and stories that rarely appear in formal…
Performing magic in Ireland can mean anything from a close-up set at a wedding in Cork to a stage show in a Dublin theatre, a children’s party in Galway, or a…
Dove magic combines visual mystery with the presence of a living animal. A hand appears empty, a silk cloth is shown on both sides, and suddenly a white dove…
For generations of Irish conjurors, the annual dinner of the Magic Circle of Ireland was more than a meal. It was a yearly meeting point for performers,…
A wand may look like a simple length of wood, resin, or painted plastic, yet it is a working tool with a demanding life. It is gripped tightly, tapped against…
Temple Bar is often described through its pubs, galleries, cobbled lanes and nightlife, yet its public life has always depended on what happens between the…
A card rises from a borrowed deck as a bass line settles into the room. A coin appears on the final beat of a melody. Somewhere between concert performance and…