I am noticing a decent bit of search engine traffic that is coming here is from people looking for more information on magic shops in the country, so I thought I would address this directly.
There is only one magic shop that I know of in the Republic of Ireland, there may be another in Northern Ireland, but I really don’t know. The only magic shop in the country is ‘The Magic Shop’, which is owned by Paddy Clancy in Limerick. It is a small little costume/magic shop within walking distance …

This is the final of a series of three essays that Owen Lean has graciously allowed us to publish on the site. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have, please comment and tell me what you think. I would now like to formally thank Owen for allowing us to use his three essays, and hopefully we will be seeing more from him here in the future!
Hello! I have loads of money. Seriously I’m absolutely rolling in it, i have cash coming up to my eyeballs. I mean …

Joe Daly is the mastermind behind the recent show, Magick Macabre, that ran in the Olympia, Dublin in October and November last year. Joe has kindly agreed to answer some questions…
Hey Joe, let’s kick this shit off! How long have you been involved in magic as a hobby and as a professional?
I have been interested in magic from the age of 6 and turned professional when I left college at 21 so professional now for 11 years.
How did you get started in magic?
I’m afraid to say it was Paul …

So, for lack of time and inspiration I’m gonna post the top ten things I bought since the start of 2008. Because ranking these would be a massive pain in the arse there will be three honourable mentions, nine runners up and a winner (and if you’ve read this blog you can guess the winner!!!) At some stage I’ll get round to writing real reviews for them. Maybe.
Honourable Mentions
Casanova Concept
The Alchemical Tools by Paul Brook
Decisions by Mozique
Extractor
An awesome utility gimmick. Essentially, a card is placed in a deck box, an …

Paul Dee has sent me in the following clips of his stage hypnotism show for your viewing pleasure.
Paul is the chairman of my local IBM ring (Cork), he runs Murder Mystery weekends and preforms professionally as a hypnotist and a magician, you can find more about his services at his website by following any of the links above.