‘I love Ireland. Ireland is 100% different to back home. It’s peace, calm’
Qareeb Urrahman came to Ireland from Afghanistan in 2021
Palpable sense of relief and positivity at Abbey Theatre following publication of report
Directors acknowledge ‘acceptance of the past, of gaps in governance, to correct course and make changes’
Abbey Theatre report finds ‘unclear’ governance and poor handling of issues involving former directors
Independent review by Crowe Ireland also finds ‘significant failure’ in record keeping
‘Everyone is moving to Australia all the time. It doesn’t help with dating’
Manon Gilbart moved to Limerick from Belgium in 2021
Anne Gildea: ‘I’m 58 and had two get-your-affairs-in order moments. Now I feel like a lucky person’
The comedian Anne Gildea on love, health and not giving up
Peter Hanly was one of Ireland’s most recognisable actors. Then he vanished
More than a decade after his last appearance, the actor has found a way to talk about what happened - and from a startling place
‘People have this idea that those who move here are running away from something. We weren’t’
The comedian and hospital receptionist moved from Durban, South Africa to Dublin with his family in October 2020
Mary Robinson: ‘The Princess Latifa episode wasn’t my finest moment, to say the least ... it was a big mistake’
The former president, now 80, talks about pushing past shyness, how she was ‘bullied’ into a documentary about her life, and her fears for the US and climate change
A French woman in Dublin: ‘All my friends in France already own their house since they are 25′
Sarah Thomas came to Dublin in 2014, having previously spent time in Ireland as an exchange student
Light Up the Castle: ‘We’ll project an image of Kilkenny Castle back on to itself, then do all sorts of fun things’
Six Sides Sawn, Jack Phelan’s new audiovisual show, will bring Kilkenny Castle’s walls to life for the city’s arts festival
‘I feel so alive playing camogie. I feel Irish when I play it. I feel like Cú Chulainn!’
Trinity’s assistant librarian is delighted with life in the capital after moving from Minnesota - apart from the Dublin Bus service
‘I found it quite easy to make friends, because Irish people are open and polite’
Jewellery-maker Fabio de Souza Oliveira Filho arrived in Ireland in 2018 with his wife ‘looking for adventure’
Dublin Theatre Festival unveils 2024 programme, with new shows from Druid, Teac Damsa, Anu, Thisispopbaby and more
Autumn event features more than 30 productions, with stories about family, identity, migration, climate, colonial legacies, and conflict and its resolution
The Map of Argentina review: Sexual desire and forbidden passion in a drama that clutches you to its chest
Galway International Arts Festival 2024: Marina Carr’s play features Maeve Fitzgerald as married mother Deb, who has fallen madly in love with another man
Duck Pond review: Bouncy, bendy bodies in a beautiful, acrobatic take on Swan Lake
Galway International Arts Festival 2024: The Australian contemporary-circus troupe Circa bring superlative skill to their take on Swan Lake