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 …

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.

This is the first of a number of articles that will detail magic clubs in Ireland.
The ‘Southern Brotherhood of Magicians’ is the name of the IBM (International Brotherhood of Magicians) ring that meets in Cork. They normally meet towards the end of the month January-June and September-November, and most of the meetings are held in a Cork city center hotel. To visit the club you will need to be accompanied by another member (This is done to ensure that only people with genuine interest can join), but if you don’t …

A few updates from Keiths site.
Keith has recently been awarded with a Merlin award for ‘Mentalist of the year 2009′, which as you can imagine, is a fantastic recognition.
More from Keiths site :
As Keith continues to break new ground with his live and television work, the International Magicians Society has rewarded his hard work and innovation with a ‘Merlin Award’, the Oscar of the magic world, for “Mentalist of the Year 2009”. Pictured here with a delighted Keith is Tony Hassini, President of the IMS, presenting the Award.
On Sunday, Jan …