Creating ‘diverse, open and welcoming platform’ a key aim for Culture Night 2024
Arts Council hopes people will engage more in local projects after experiencing some of 1,700 free events nationwide later this month
Arts Council hopes people will engage more in local projects after experiencing some of 1,700 free events nationwide later this month
Oliver Dowling, through his work with the Arts Council and his own gallery, was a leading figure in the Irish visual arts world
Thirty titles from some of Ireland’s most beloved writers will be distributed, with some authors reading excerpts for prisoners
A few big names can fill big venues, but most comedians scrape by. Now, at last, what they do is set to be recognised as worthy of Arts Council funding
Some countries build theatres, others give young people money to spend on the arts. What works best?
Department of Arts says Arts Council has primary governance responsibility for the Abbey Theatre
Governance report still not released by national theatre, while chairwoman’s term is set to end in weeks
The decision comes in the wake of a long-running but as yet unresolved series of controversies over finances, culture and governance
The events that have unfolded over the past five years at the national theatre raise obvious parallels with the RTÉ debacle
Sinn Féin’s Aengus Ó Snodaigh says ‘comedians are recognised and have the support of the relevant arts councils’ in other countries
Paddy Keenan and Mickey Dunne travelling by horse-drawn wagon to Donegal
The numbers suggest the scheme is having a real impact on the ability of artists to devote themselves to their work
The closure of Corcadorca theatre company, in 2022, left a hole that the city’s remaining theatre community is battling to fill
Kerry piper Leonard Barry’s new album, Littoral, features a host of well-known names, including Kevin Burke of The Bothy Band
Plus: Jack Crowley’s financial conversion, architect Tom de Paor’s Wicklow woes, Siún Ní Raghallaigh’s Galway house sale, and Dublin jarveys say neigh to Harry Crosbie
Ó Briain held many roles – he worked at RTÉ, in politics and led the Arts Council – and was ‘totally committed to public service’
Collaborative venture to be led by Liz Roche Company will involve Belfast-based Maiden Voyage Dance and the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick
From cinema and theatre to television, folk music and literature, Ireland is enjoying unprecedented creative boom
Photographer Deirdre Brennan travelled Ireland photographing Brieges, Bríds and Bridgeens, Bridies, Brigids and Brigit
Hugh Linehan: It took a crisis to create an opportunity. The resulting ‘fiscal gimmickry’ appears to be the Irish way of getting things done
Himself and yer man, from Cork to Dublin
Two investigations surrounding events at the theatre have cost over €200,000 between them, with an independent review of governance, in particular, incurring escalating costs
Gearóid O’Dea explains how the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme has enabled him to worry less and concentrate more on developing his painting career
Across the capital, 500 traffic signal boxes have been transformed into pieces of public art
It’s almost 20 years since the first IMRAM festival and it’s back with a wildly diverse celebration of the Irish language in literature, including music and translations
Dublin Theatre Festival 2023: The children at the Ark are audibly delighted and amused, gasping and giggling throughout Mónica Muñoz’s production
Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright and Irish booksellers on the real difference the prestigious award makes as two Irish writers hit shortlist
The creative life isn’t the path to fame and fortune that people might think. Most artists need to rely on a second and even third income stream
Clockwork Door venue in Temple Bar cited concerns about ‘lawlessness’ in capital when it announced it would not be taking part in annual event
Do Culture Night at your own pace, equipped with tools including earplugs or headphones and good walking shoes. Try your best to be patient too
Dublin Fringe Festival 2023: Louisa Ní Éideáin has channelled her diagnosis into Dopa-Mean Girl, a ‘camped up, amped up’ account of her experience
New arts project promoting cultural diversity will hold exhibitions and workshops in Dublin, Cork and Galway over coming months
Growing up in Galway city, the author would look out of her bedroom window and imagine events that took place there in the past. ‘It was like a kind of time travel’ that shaped her imagination, she says
Annual nocturnal celebration of culture and creativity takes place on September 22nd across the country with more than 300 events
New figures show people with disabilities are under represented and Irish Traveller or black Irish men are most likely to be classified as ineligible for funding
Events will to place in both Republic and Northern Ireland with Belfast and Derry playing host to dozens of events
Una Mullally: Initiatives across Europe prove that cultural consumption can be incentivised
Pathway up to O’Rourke’s Table reopens with plans to renew tradition of mountain-top ‘hooley’
Director Maureen Kennelly says there is a risk of ‘losing a generation of audiences’
Organisation mistakenly green-lighted more than 140 artists who applied for award before correcting error minutes later
The Arts Council is moving with impressive speed to establish a new all-Ireland company, but questions remain
This superb exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland explores the world and work of Lavinia Fontana
Royal charters, burning buildings and 100 years devoid of women; Royal Hibernian Academy takes a good look at itself for its very big birthday
New company will have to develop answer to what it means to live, work and create in Ireland, study finds
The dream economy is the commercialisation of emotions, the monetisation of feelings and identity
Actor Cathy Belton and dramatist Mark O’Rowe’s fascination with the Norwegian’s 1881 play bears fruit in a new version coming to the Abbey
Somewhat overshadowed by brothers WB and Jack, the sisters were a key part of the Celtic Revival and powerhouses behind Dun Emer and Cuala, creative outlets for female writers and artists
A new exhibition in Paris reveals the extraordinary originality and influence of Venetian artist
Work of Achill-based visual artist and Aosdána saoi spanned seven decades
Dispersed around Europe at the outset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the collective are bringing their exploration of life during wartime on tour
Santanu Bhattacharya writes with verve, intelligence and compassion with a range of characters crossing religion, caste and class
An album full of heart
The Sabre Dance is not to everyone’s taste but the German cellist is looking forward to playing Khachaturian’s work
Barbara and Jane Brennan have come together to star in a new production of Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices