‘All Ukrainian refugees have lost careers, houses, friends, language, prospects’New to the Parish: Sergii Dzialyk from Ukraine came to Ireland in 2022Tue Feb 27 2024 - 06:00
Thisispopbaby’s magic sauce: ‘Take Irish traditional culture, add some mirror balls, throw some glitter on it’The innovative theatre company are bringing back Wake, their exuberant, life-affirming explosion of a show, for St Patrick’s Festival 2024Sun Feb 25 2024 - 05:15
How three friends transformed an old pub in Connemara into a luxury retreat A sustainable luxury holiday development in Roundstone showcases local craft and materials, rooting guests in the colours and textures of ConnemaraSun Feb 25 2024 - 05:00
This volcanic region is one of Spain’s best-kept secretsLa Garrotxa is a lesser-known gem with distinctive locally produced food, great hiking and characterful villagesMon Feb 12 2024 - 05:00
Former political adviser awarded €55,000 over unfair dismissal from Contemporary Music CentreWRC found ‘absolutely no procedure’ followed by publicly-funded organisation in case of Linda O’Shea FarrenThu Feb 08 2024 - 11:51
‘Ireland gave us opportunities. I can’t complain about anything’New to the Parish: Bruna Marcolongo Schmitz came to Ireland from Brazil in 2016Tue Feb 06 2024 - 09:04
Spinning a yarn: The community group reviving the weaving tradition in Dublin’s LibertiesWith classes, workshops, exhibitions and walking tours, the Liberties Weavers are proving there’s more to this south inner city area than just brewingSat Jan 27 2024 - 06:30
Late Late Eurosong contenders aim to shake up Ireland’s Eurovision entry with black talons and exploding toiletsFrom Celtic metal to rap to a Louis Walsh boyband, the Late Late audience will have a wide range of options on Friday nightFri Jan 26 2024 - 06:00
The Government is giving 2,000 artists €325 a week to help them be more creative. How’s it going so far?The Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme was the top recommendation of the culture recovery taskforce. Catherine Martin is encouraged by early resultsSat Jan 20 2024 - 06:00
Olwen Fouéré: ‘I didn’t feel Irish. There’s a great advantage to being an outsider’ The distinctive actor and performer, currently on television in The Tourist, resists convention in both her work and personal lifeSat Jan 20 2024 - 06:00
‘I went knocking the doors here in Bray because I couldn’t find a place to live. I had the baby in my arms’New to the Parish: Deusa de Assis from Brazil on being a single mother, her new home and new businessTue Jan 16 2024 - 06:00
What’s really happening to the tips you give, now that the law has changed? One year on from the introduction of a new law, what’s the story with tips, fairness and clarity about who gets the extra you leave for staff?Sat Dec 16 2023 - 09:00
You Belong to Me: Rory Nolan’s impressive writing debut straddles high comedy and painful human dramaTheatre: Lynne Parker’s adept direction balances the verbal sparring and snappy lines with a sense of wasted lives and lost hopesWed Dec 13 2023 - 18:50
‘Sometimes weather wise you hardly even see your neighbours here in Ireland’New to the Parish: Kisu Ali Telfer from Ghana opened a shop full of African baskets, jewellery and fashion in Dún LaoghaireTue Dec 12 2023 - 06:00
Dingle Literary Festival: ‘I wanted to get that sensibility of people who are half online and half in the world’The weekend was stuffed with fiction, non-fiction, poetry events: writer interviews and panels in English and IrishThu Dec 07 2023 - 05:15
‘Irish people are very open, almost to the point of oversharing’New To the Parish: Horia Dumitra moved to in Dublin in December 2018 from TransylvaniaTue Dec 05 2023 - 06:00
Historic trauma at the Abbey Theatre has eroded employee wellbeing, culture audit findsThe audit found an organisation perceived as split ‘upstairs – downstairs’, with a sense of ‘being in the dark’ about thingsMon Dec 04 2023 - 18:06
The Giggler Treatment review: A glorious miniature musical that’s great fun for children and adults alikeTheatre: Roddy Doyle’s tale gets a fitting stage adaptation from Fionn Foley – and splendid cast have a blast making it singMon Dec 04 2023 - 12:54
Paul Murray wins Novel of the Year for The Bee Sting at the An Post Irish Book AwardsOther winners include Mark Moriarty for Cookbook of the Year, and Katriona O’Sullivan for Biography of the Year and Listener’s Choice AwardWed Nov 22 2023 - 22:30
‘The banter, I love the banter. I think that’s why I’m doing so well in Ireland’New to the Parish: Jinny Ly, a Vietnamese-Chinese-American textile artist, moved to Dublin during the Covid-19 pandemicTue Nov 21 2023 - 13:40
Landmark’s Anne Clarke: ‘Every producer, if they’re honest, is a control freak’From giving modern classics their first Irish productions to nurturing new work from key Irish names, Landmark has had an outsize impact over the past 20 yearsSat Nov 18 2023 - 05:15
Gate Theatre delays Peter Pan opening night Roddy Doyle’s new version of Peter Pan postponed because of ‘intricate and technical nature’ of show, says Dublin theatreMon Nov 13 2023 - 13:21
The Abbey: Shadow of a controversy lingers at Ireland’s national theatreTwo investigations surrounding events at the theatre have cost over €200,000 between them, with an independent review of governance, in particular, incurring escalating costsSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
The United States vs Ulysses review: A clever courtroom drama entertainingly brought to lifeColin Murphy’s script explores the 1933 legal battle to allow US publication of James Joyce’s UlyssesFri Nov 10 2023 - 12:25
What makes the Irish literary magazine scene tick?The literary journal scene is stronger than 10 or 20 years ago, unrecognisable from 25 years agoWed Nov 08 2023 - 05:00
Irish Book Awards 2023 shortlist: Paul Murray, Liz Nugent, Liam Brady and PJ Gallagher nominatedWinners of the 18th year of the An Post book awards will be announced at a ceremony in NovemberThu Oct 19 2023 - 18:30
Anne Enright, Sally Rooney, Paul Murray among authors calling for end to destruction in PalestineFormer hostage John McCarthy and many leading Irish writers, actors and musicians among signatories of London Review of Books open letterThu Oct 19 2023 - 13:21
One Song: Histoire(s) du Théâtre IV review: An exhilarating, raucous meditation on grief, and on lifeDublin Theatre Festival 2023: Miet Warlop’s creation, which closes this year’s festival, is a feat of endurance and an act of hopeMon Oct 16 2023 - 08:46
Fall and Float review: A charming, playful, skilful show for young audiences, full of discovery, play and balloonsDublin Theatre Festival 2023: The children at the Ark are audibly delighted and amused, gasping and giggling throughout Mónica Muñoz’s productionFri Oct 13 2023 - 12:29
RTÉ needs State money to fund voluntary job cuts, director general tells staffKevin Bakhurst says he will present a strategic plan in early November to reduce numbersWed Oct 11 2023 - 18:31
Terry Prone: ‘I never do parties, dinners. I’ve always been reclusive and shy’The communications guru, writer and broadcaster’s memoir is full of contradictions, just like the woman herselfSun Oct 08 2023 - 06:00
Forró dancing at Grand Canal Square: ‘I love it, it’s fun, it reminds me of Brazil’It feels tropical, a hot-country thing, this social dancing outdoors for pleasure. Could this really be Dublin? writes Deirdre FalveySat Sept 23 2023 - 05:00
Tony Cantwell’s Sketch Show review: Charming and inventive with silly flights of fancyDublin Fringe Festival 2023: The comedian enjoys his games and riffs, and so does the audienceFri Sept 22 2023 - 12:40
Culture Night 2023: A guide of 26 events to see and do this FridayWith more than 1,700 events across Ireland, all free, there is plenty to keep you busy this Friday nightFri Sept 22 2023 - 08:01
Persona Metropolitana review: An exhilarating love song to the nature of citiesDublin Fringe Festival 2023: Evocative, thoughtful, entertaining and uplifting about the nature of urban lifeThu Sept 21 2023 - 11:27
When the Moon Spun Round: Fidget Feet turn Yeats’s poems for children into a stage showDublin Fringe Festival 2023: The poems are the jumping-off point for a fast-moving aerial dance show in collaboration with Ceol ConnectedSat Sept 16 2023 - 05:30
The Garden of Shadows review: A magical and haunting coming together of nature, technology and artDublin Fringe Festival 2023: Botanic Gardens is skilfully transformed and feels so different in the darkFri Sept 15 2023 - 11:59
Drainage Scheme review: Deception, back-scratching and cute-hoorismDublin Fringe Festival 2023: It’s a highly unusual topic and setting: a family-run drainage scheme in Co KerryWed Sept 13 2023 - 11:17
Hothouse review: Deadly serious and wildly funnyDublin Fringe Festival 2023: Sharp, nuanced script rips along under Claire O’Reilly’s assured, quirky directionMon Sept 11 2023 - 10:33
Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, his former sister-in-law and the paintings that sparked a copyright rowLize McCarron claims Wood copied her photos of the band's Voodoo Lounge sessions for a suite of paintings without her permissionSat Sept 09 2023 - 06:30
Dublin Fringe Festival 2023: 21 shows to catch, from comedy to cabaret, clubbing and wrestlingThere’s something for everyone this year, even children will have acts to choose from as part of this year’s eventMon Sept 04 2023 - 05:30
‘It’s like being on a roller coaster’: David Francis Moore’s first year as Dublin Fringe Festival directorAfter taking over the role from Ruth McGowan in May, Moore emphasises the importance of the festival for emerging artistsSat Sept 02 2023 - 05:00
Listowel Writers’ Week, the curator’s story: ‘It was an oppressive atmosphere’Stephen Connolly says he experienced hostility and anti-Northern bias from people angry at changes to Kerry festivalSat Aug 19 2023 - 06:00
Mother of All the Behans: Imelda May sings gloriously – and shows an eye for bringing characters to lifeTheatre: This revival of Rosaleen Linehan’s one-woman show throws the singer in at the deep end, but she delivers a highly entertaining eveningThu Aug 17 2023 - 12:23
Galway International Arts Festival 2023: 12 moments we’ll remember Including The Pulse, Colm Meaney’s Galway tribute, David Mach’s exploding installation, Luke Murphy’s explosive dance, and the epic DruidO’CaseyTue Aug 01 2023 - 05:00
You’ll See...: Ulysses for kids, with a star turn from the charming, funny, knowing Helen Gregg Theatre: Branar’s take on James Joyce is surprisingly simple for such a complicated novel – and a great introduction to its appealFri Jul 28 2023 - 07:04
Life & Times of Michael K: A magical staging of JM Coetzee’s sweeping, epic taleGalway International Arts Festival 2023: Handspring’s astonishing puppetry brings Michael K and his mother to lifeWed Jul 26 2023 - 11:45
‘I’m waiting for somebody to say, I love Dublin – it needs a fantastic cultural infrastructure’Willie White of Dublin Theatre Festival holds forth on the current state of the capital’s nightlife, and its need for a new municipal venueTue Jul 25 2023 - 09:00
Dublin Theatre Festival 2023: The best shows to book, and how to get bargain ticketsThis year’s festival blends stage with cinema, dance, installation and more – with lots of €10 admissionsTue Jul 25 2023 - 09:00
‘The fresh air is good for the head’: The joy and community to be found in city allotmentsClondalkin Global Garden Community is a sheltered haven that came about to help reconnect people with their cultures and as an outlet for localsSat Jul 22 2023 - 06:00