Frank McGuinness

A rich, vibrant literary and political heritage exists beyond the DUP’s grip

Hundreds attend service to remember writer who had the power to make words bloom just like the flowers in her garden

Irish men played an important part in the Normandy landings despite Irish neutrality

We hear about TV’s current Golden Age but Family was as great as anything today

New writing ‘has to be nurtured and taken care of’, says artistic director Garry Hynes

Cillian Murphy and Sarah Morris win main acting awards

After seeing more than 130 shows, the judges have made 60 nominations in 15 categories

Opinion: Plans to close UCD’s member-run common room are drawing sharp opposition from academics

Many performances around the country called off and festivals are severely curtailed

Lender is criticised after turning down request to answer questions on loan sale

McGuinness play ‘Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me’ is inspired by Brian Keenan’s kidnapping in Beirut

Kristin Scott Thomas on how French cinema has better roles for women, playing Churchill's wife – and Brexit

Among the nominees are Ryan Tubridy, Cecelia Ahern, John Banville, Molly McCloskey, Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen

Common Travel Area focus could exclude migrants, Piaras Mac Éinrí claims

Obituary: Dan Rooney

White Paper from FF leader will be valuable contribution to debate intensified by Brexit

Michael D Higgins among those to attend funeral of Irish poet who died aged 88

Events marking 1916 part of Decade of Centenaries which respects all traditions

A theatre man who was ‘an appallingly bad actor’ and a dad who loved unconditionally

The collective works in our series show how molten and defiant Irish artworks can be

With President Hollande set to visit Glasnevin to mark the Irish role in the World Wars, we can acknowledge duality and remember those on opposite sides 100 years ago

Hundreds gather at Mansion House on Saturday morning for humanist ceremony

‘The Somme has somehow become a river of Ulster,’ said Church of Ireland primate Archbishop Richard Clarke

Seminal play performed in location where playwright Frank McGuinness set drama

Chris Connolly wins Emerging Fiction prize, Jane Clarke wins Emerging Poetry award and Éilís Ní Dhuibhne inducted into Hennessy Literary Awards Hall of Fame

Eight Irish writers’ monologues create a moving theatrical tapestry

Some admirers celebrate the playwright’s work on the 400th anniversary of his death

‘It’s not a historical piece. This is theatre.’ Here’s how Signatories took shape

Theatre project will mark Rising centenary with production in Kilmainham Gaol

Frank McGuinness’s searing drama dared go into the minds of Northern loyalists who have made their own blood sacrifice in the trenches

The event also featured video tributes to Waking the Feminists and the year in theatre

After a year of theatre, hundreds of shows and days of deliberation, here are the nominees for the 2015 Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards

The actor likes to find the conflict in characters, making Tom Murphy’s plays ideal vehicles for his talents

The National Theatre’s maddeningly male 1916 centenary season highlights the difficulties that face women who work in Irish theatre

Taoiseach says Irish dead of the battle was ‘a loss that has transcended generations’

Waking the Nation programme to mark 1916 centenary has three world premieres

A date with Lisa Hannigan leads to love for Garry McGuinness and George-Ruth O’Neill

A revamped list of texts has been brought in at secondary level. But is it too modern?

A round-up of upcoming events in the books world