Abortion campaigners seek to learn from gay marriage debateNext major referendum will almost certainly be closer and more fiercely fought than the lastSat Feb 04 2017 - 01:00
A cinema city on Dublin Bay: shot in dark or shooting for the stars?‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Vikings’ are already made in Ireland. New film studios, including one planned for Poolbeg, hope to capitalise on that TV-drama boomSat Jan 21 2017 - 05:50
Coveney vows not to repeat planning failures of the pastConference discusses relationship between regional development, arts and cultureFri Jan 13 2017 - 01:00
National Gallery of Ireland to reopen refurbished wings in JuneWork on Dargan and Milltown wings took more than six years to completeTue Jan 10 2017 - 18:35
To err is human: mistakes and why we make themFor ‘The Undoing Project’ Michael Lewis, author of ‘The Big Short’ and ‘Moneyball’, has focused on the Nobel-winning work of Daniel Kahneman and Amos TverskySat Jan 07 2017 - 06:00
Nollaig na mBan celebrations planned around countryTraditional day honouring women will be marked by events such as exhibitions and concertsThu Jan 05 2017 - 18:27
Trump, Bowie and the Euros top the list of Ireland’s most GoogledSearch engine reveals most popular topics among its Irish users in 2016Wed Dec 14 2016 - 08:00
Best websites for recording events of 1916 and life in 2016 chosen‘Irish Times’ among 10 websites selected by public for preservation by National LibraryTue Dec 13 2016 - 19:53
Fake news and filter bubbles: how to tell truth from lies onlineA new initiative aims to give people the tools to question what they read on the internetSat Dec 10 2016 - 01:00
State putting money where mouth is with culture planCreative Ireland plan is ambitious and got kick-started with art community’s approvalFri Dec 09 2016 - 01:00
Government’s ‘Creative Ireland’ plan outlinedTaoiseach launches five-year programme to promote culture as part of everyday livesThu Dec 08 2016 - 19:50
Restored version of first Irish sound film ‘The Dawn’ to be screened‘The Dawn’ was made by Killarney garage owner Tom Cooper in 1936Thu Dec 08 2016 - 17:31
State’s five-year creativity plan includes children’s music skillsStrategy will place creative and cultural infrastructure ‘at the centre of Irish life’Thu Dec 08 2016 - 05:00
Media literacy drive launched by broadcasting authorityBAI initiative to help people identify ‘fake news’ and challenge extremist viewsTue Dec 06 2016 - 00:01
Will we miss RTÉ’s kids’ TV?After 55 years RTÉ is hoping to get out of making programmes for children. But will it make any difference in a world of always-on digital?Sat Dec 03 2016 - 06:00
Inequality cannot be blamed for ‘driving’ populism, conference hearsProfessor says narrative has resonance in US but there are differences in other countriesWed Nov 30 2016 - 01:00
Boom, bust and balls: How rugby reflects our economic timesAcademic paper says fortunes of Ireland’s rugby team mirrored Celtic Tiger yearsFri Nov 25 2016 - 20:16
Many ‘were in tears’: Abrupt end to RTÉ programmes for youngJobs lost as broadcaster to commission all young people’s TV from independent sectorThu Nov 24 2016 - 17:07
Why Gay Byrne is Ireland’s greatest broadcasterHe combines a natural genius for broadcasting with ferocious professionalismMon Nov 21 2016 - 16:13
Facebook under fire for spreading fake US election ‘news’Users engaged more with false stories than legitimate ones before going to pollsThu Nov 17 2016 - 16:52
From extreme fringe to centre stage: the rise of Breitbart News‘Alt-right’ site accused of anti-semitism and racism could now become ‘Trump Pravda’Tue Nov 15 2016 - 18:32
Why are we still changing our clocks back?On the centenary of the introduction of Daylight Saving, is it time for a review?Sun Oct 30 2016 - 07:53
UFOs, magic priests, and the gems of the RTÉ archiveBroadcaster releases series of ‘weird and wonderful’ videos dating back to 1960sWed Oct 26 2016 - 11:33
Jim Sheridan short film to go online ahead of US electionScripted by journalist Lise Hand and starring Salma Hayek, ‘11th Hour’ is set on 9/11Mon Oct 24 2016 - 18:32
Selina Cartmell named as new Gate Theatre artistic directorThe TCD graduate will succeed Michael Colgan, Ireland’s best-paid arts executive, in JanuaryFri Oct 14 2016 - 17:29
Social media set to play pivotal role in Repeal the Eighth campaignWar of words and hashtags part of building awareness ahead of potential referendumFri Oct 14 2016 - 01:00
Bob Dylan’s Nobel win rekindles debate over ‘high’ v ‘low’ cultureSwedish Academy defends award for ‘poetic expressions within the American song tradition’Thu Oct 13 2016 - 18:53
Budget 2017: Arts groups welcome increase in fundingHumphreys announces boost to range of bodies including €5m for Arts CouncilTue Oct 11 2016 - 19:36
Pat Kenny receives Ifta award for lifetime achievementWinning TV shows include ‘Daniel & Majella’s B&B Road Trip’ and ‘The Day Henry Met’Fri Oct 07 2016 - 21:57
Brexit vote should have required 55%, says author HarrisBest selling author believes democratic institutions are under pressure from ‘unbridled populism’Wed Oct 05 2016 - 13:15
Red Mass marks the start of legal term with a dash of religious traditionName derived from red robes worn to symbolise Holy Spirit’s tongues of fireTue Oct 04 2016 - 01:01
Mozart and the Bard headline 59th Dublin Theatre Festival‘Don Giovanni’, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘The Seagull’ on the bill for 2016Thu Sept 29 2016 - 05:00
Strategy to create broader cultural vision for DublinDublin City Council allocates €1m this year from ‘very constrained economic situation’Tue Sept 27 2016 - 01:01
‘For my generation, men were men and women were women’How to be a Man: In a new ‘Irish Times’ series, seven Irish men discuss the changing world around themSat Sept 24 2016 - 06:00
Centre celebrates Heaney’s life, from rural beginnings to world acclaimFamily will open HomePlace dedicated to late poet next week in Bellaghy, Co DerrySat Sept 24 2016 - 01:00
LGBT advocate Peter Tatchell honoured at ceremony in DublinVeteran campaigner honoured with James Joyce award and fellowship from UCDWed Sept 21 2016 - 17:00
Jadotville premiere a fitting finale to long campaign for recognition‘Siege of Jadotville’ based on true events forgotten for many years, veteran saysTue Sept 20 2016 - 01:02
Culture Night: It’s serendipity to just go with the flowHugh Linehan: A great chance for venues to get people in who have never been beforeFri Sept 16 2016 - 20:59
Culture Night not derailed by transport troublesOrganisers ‘forging ahead’ with over 3,000 events scheduled for natiowide celebrationFri Sept 16 2016 - 15:53
Hugh Linehan: What have the British ever done for us? Quite a lotIt is clear Ireland and Britain are totally different – except for our language, food, books, education, legal systems, humour and weatherWed Sept 14 2016 - 05:50
Ireland moves into European spotlight at animation forumEmployment in sector has increased to all-time high of 1,600 in IrelandMon Sept 12 2016 - 05:00
National Library ‘on our way back up’, says directorFive-year plan involves revamping building and connecting with a global audienceThu Sept 08 2016 - 01:00
Forget about ‘parenting’: think about what being a parent meansProf Alison Gopnik says US parents encouraged to think of their children as productsSat Sept 03 2016 - 01:00
Pat Kenny makes return to screens with new TV3 showBroadcaster expanding Irish-produced output and looking to put dent in competitors’ ratingsWed Aug 31 2016 - 16:43
TG4 launches autumn schedule ahead of 20th birthdayNew programmes include a comedy-drama described as ‘Spinal Tap with a bodhrán’Tue Aug 30 2016 - 18:20
WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook as part of policy updateMessaging service announces plans to share customers’ numbers with parent companyFri Aug 26 2016 - 09:06
Rose of Tralee TV viewing figures hit 10-year lowAudience for RTÉ’s broadcast of the final has declined by 33% over the past six yearsFri Aug 26 2016 - 01:00
Brendan O’Carroll: How Dubliner found UK public’s funnyboneMrs Brown’s Boys is voted Best Sitcom of the 21st Century by Radio Times readersWed Aug 24 2016 - 01:00
Jazz guitarist Louis Stewart brought joy to many, funeral toldMusician of international stature had played with greats including Benny GoodmanTue Aug 23 2016 - 17:50
RTÉ plays up Irishness in strong-looking television line-upTV schedule launch mixes razzmatazz with stern assertions of public service valuesTue Aug 23 2016 - 01:00
