July 31

How to Get Started in Magic

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This is a repost of something I posted to boards.ie
In this current time of youtube magic, there seems to be a demand for ‘Instant Gratification’. People don’t want to learn magic, they want to be able to do it.
This is bad.
People want to skip the foundations, people want to be able to watch a video […]

April 17

Nick Einhorn Lecture - Limerick - 15th April

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I love finding out about things at short notice! On Monday afternoon about 4pm I received a phone call from one of the local magicians asking me was I going to the Lecture in Limerick that night. It turns out that this was the first I heard about it but I decided to head up […]

October 28

Keith Barry’s December Irish Tour

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Keith is doing a new tour in December this year details below. Tickets available from
http://www.aikenpromotions.com
http://www.ticketmaster.ie
KEITH BARRY
“Extraordinary”
Brand New Show and Live Tour
December ‘07
Available Now
‘Keith Barry Extraordinary’ will be completely different from his last two tours. This show involves more audience participation than ever with the whole audience being involved in some effects. […]

October 26

Me, myself, and making a twat out of the pratt in the pub

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In this, my first post here after Ian graciously let me loose as a contributer, I would like to take a moment to introduce myself, and also share my first ‘article’ on how keeping your gob shut when dealing with mouthy spectators is a good idea.
OK, firstly…
I’m Chris Jones, aka seige, and I run a […]

September 6

Store Review - Casinoshop.ie

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One habit tends to be common accross magicians, especially young inexperienced magicians like me: Going through cards at a stupid rate. Weather I am practicing deck springs or presure fans, or if I am working out the kinks in a recently learned card fold or torn and restored effect, decks don’t last me very long. […]