Charlene McKenna: ‘Within three weeks, I turned 40, had my first baby and lost my father’
For the Irish actress this Christmas will be ‘incredibly bittersweet’ as she mourns the death of her dad and celebrates her much-fought-for daughter
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Russell Crowe in Dublin review: ‘Welcome to the Taylor Swift alternative concert’
The Hollywood star’s Indoor Garden Party filled the Gaiety with a party atmosphere
Sade Malone: ‘We had lots of conversations about the characters’ black Irishness. That’s something really relevant now, to be black and Irish’
The unstoppable young actor on her flourishing career, leading John B Keane’s Sive and being cast in Twig, a new film set in a dystopian, gang-run Dublin
The Guide: Rock Against Homelessness, Listowel Writers’ Week and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
May 25th-31st, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Playwright Marie Jones: ‘My mother told me there was no such thing as menopause in her day’
As Women on the Verge of HRT returns to the stage, the writer remains a champion of ‘middle-aged nobodies’
Music fans and shoppers sing along as Glen Hansard leads tribute to Shane MacGowan at the Dublin Christmas Eve Busk
Singer-songwriter said it was an ‘honour and a blessing’ to perform at the now-traditional free Busk, which has become one of Dublin Simon Community’s busiest fundraisers
Cinderella: A spectacular addition to the Gaiety panto repertoire
Theatre: Production will leave young audience members speculating about stage magic all the way home
Carmen review: Ballet Ireland’s dancers show their intuition as artists in a formidable production
Celia Sandoya owns title role in Morgann Runacre-Temple’s staging, which demonstrates Ballet Ireland’s evolution
Faust review: Duke Kim, Nicholas Brownlee and Jennifer Davis star in an excellently cast INO production
Dublin Theatre Festival 2023: Production designer Francis O’Connor powerfully realises the updating of the story by Jack Furness
Paul Mescal’s father rekindles love of stage in Donegal showband musical
Father of Normal People star once considered going pro but didn’t. He is hoping to perform more often when he retires from teaching
How to be a Riverdancer: Dedicate yourself to dance from the cradle
Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit
Vardy v Rooney: how the Wagatha Christie trial was turned into a drama ripped straight from the tabloids
A very contemporary story ripped from tabloid headlines has been turned into a drama on its way to a Dublin stage
Killing kitsch with blandness: planned ‘rejuvenation’ of St Stephen’s Green shopping centre is anything but
The controversial facade of the shopping centre on St Stephen’s Green is set to disappear, but will its replacement improve Dublin’s visual fabric or does the city need yet more offices?
Vogue Williams and Joanne McNally: ‘She’s a business b*tch’ ... ‘She’s the diva’
Their podcast, My Therapist Ghosted Me, was a lockdown hit, but the studio could not contain them
Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen review: Deep psychological study of guilt and grief
Production reveals itself as a taut theatrical thriller that leaves aside the tired tropes of his early Oirish comedies
The stage is (almost) set: Theatre coming our way in 2023
Including Frigid, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Twelfth Night, Reggie’s Guide to Social Climbing and Hangmen
The Jungle Book review: A brilliant first Panto for young families at the Gaiety
Theatre: Refreshingly, this production is pitched at children. A brilliant first pantomime for young families
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