Tony Black (real name Anthony Galvin) is a hypnotist and mind-reader based in Munster, but who performs throughout the country. His hypnosis show is a good deal wilder, and less structured, than most, with a heavy emphasis on comedy. Often he opens the show with one of his mind-reading routines, such as Russian Roulette with exploding toilets.
Tony has been performing magic for twenty five years, and hypnosis for fifteen. His show has brought him all over Ireland, as well as three tours of the middle-east, and a summer as the …

Here at magicireland.com we have been huge fans of the material by James Brown ever since ‘Still Fancy a Pot of Jam’ first came to our attention a few years ago. In case any of you have not come across his stuff before, it’s generally very very workable magic, it relies very heavilly on misdirection rather than on knuckle busting moves (Although you will need to know how to do things like cull, side steal and palm, so it’s not quite for the beginner). If you still don’t have ‘Still …

I think that the subject of this interview requires no introduction. Keith Barry, probably the most well known performer of magic in Ireland today has kindly agreed to take some time out of his busy schedule to answer some questions for us. Keith has been a major inspiration for so many young Irish magicians, including myself.
Hi Keith, first off, thanks for taking the time to answer these for us. What have you got coming up? Any new TV specials or new tours?
I’m currently on tour at the moment – having …

Examine the Billfold, and you’ll discover various different compartments and small pockets for credit cards, documents and things. It also has a long money pocket plus a short zip compartment. On the outside is a flapped pocket, which cleverly hides the secret entrance and the pocket is usable too. The small outer flap serves another unique purpose, if your rear pocket is deep, it is very difficult to load a palmed card without much delay and fumbling, with this new Billfold, it is simple. Just lift wallet up prior to …

From talking to other Irish magicians, I realise that many of them do not have very much experience or history dealing with online magic communities. In my opinion neglecting the internet in this manner can be a big mistake. The internet can be a fantastic place to find out about new products, to meet more magicians (Irish and International) and to get wonderful tips on performance from a wide range of magicians. Below I have detailed 5 magic communities that I think may be useful for Irish magicians.
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