The problem with preserving historic buildings – and why it needs to change
Blanket protection of structures restricts their use for contemporary living and their overall vitality and viability
Blanket protection of structures restricts their use for contemporary living and their overall vitality and viability
Kelly was deputy leader under Burton, while Ó Ríordáin served as a junior minister
Corncrakes get major EU funding despite being of ‘least concern’ on Red List criteria
Plan for house featured in The Dead needs to be ‘reconsidered fully’
Arts Council pleased but artists’ body devastated by the increase in funding
C&AG report shows sharp drop in approved support for film and TV industry
Tahothoratie Cross was the first participant in a new annual scholarship programme
New €200k nature fund set up ‘to develop and action community biodiversity plans’
Mohawk student from Kahnawá:ke to study Irish in Connemara Gaeltacht this summer
Many in danger of collapse because owners 'cannot afford' to preserve them
Creation of ‘biodiversity duty’ on public and local authorities among new measures
Five bursaries of up to €20,000 will be awarded annually to women artists
Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh had said Aer Arann Islands services would no longer run
We can reclaim Ballypitmave, and thousands of other names, or let them fossilise
AranLIFE is an innovative four-year project that aimed to overcome farming challenges
Officers seek public’s help following the unlawful deaths of the birds in Co Louth
Brú na Bóinne finds have captured public’s imagination, and raise questions for the State
The pivotal place of 1918 in European and Irish history will make 2018 a busy centenary
Number of cranes over capital’s skyline rises 76 per cent in a year
Conservationists are concerned about how the badger cull is being implemented in Ireland – and many fear it’s a poor method of preventing bovine tuberculosis
N59 Action Campaign launches petition calling for development of Connemara route
Review of policy will not be discussed until autumn due to intervention by Minister
‘Any change to EU language regime subject to vote of the Council,’ says Commission
Not proven that 2.8km, 200,000-tonne rock ‘berm’ needed to protect course - department
Story of how man’s remains were exhumed and identified to be told at free UCC lecture
Free event is part of the Arts Council Easter Rising centenary programme
Buildings at Risk: Cartown House, Co Louth, a 17th-century manor house
Larry Brennan says listed monument is ‘grand’ despite claims by tourism association
Museum praised for its ‘charming way of representing Dublin’s people’
From the Wild Atlantic Way to Dublin city centre, the importance of landscape architecture in establishing a better – and greener – quality of life is just beginning to be understood
C&AG report shows Government taskforce did not meet for six years before last July
‘Keep off our land’ campaign set to run until State compensation scheme is honoured
Irish Film Board welcomes plans to shoot along ‘some of our most spectacular locations along the Wild Atlantic Way’
The event also featured video tributes to Waking the Feminists and the year in theatre
Challengers say case raises issues of environmental and general public importance
Graffiti artist says he did not make artwork depicting building workers at 1916 site
After a year of theatre, hundreds of shows and days of deliberation, here are the nominees for the 2015 Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards
Protesters vow to re-occupy historic site if High Court decision goes against them
Activists are occupying the site of proposed Easter Rising Interpretive Centre in Dublin
Department claims buildings at centre of controversy were ‘in ruins’ prior to Rising
Minister says he will not fund development if it is not called the ‘Tenement Museum’
Yeats could apply that same laser-like intelligence to public affairs that he applied to his poetry or drama, and he laid down arguments that are vital to our current National Cultural Policy
Island Ferries Ltd to cease service between Ros-a-Mhíl and Inis Mór on January 17th
Birdwatch Ireland says lack of third-party consent for filming a ‘missed opportunity’
The relationships between the Abbey Theatre, the Government and the Arts Council show plenty that’s wrong with arts governance in Ireland
Play featuring ‘Love/Hate’ star Vaughan Lawlor described as ‘sell-out sensation’
Review: ‘Designing Ireland’, ‘The Secret Life of Four-Year-Olds’, ‘Simply Nigella’
Councillors claiming deer ‘out of control’ hazard and collisions with cars numerous
Some 240 Easter Rising relatives interviewed for oral history project
Some €31m from budget allocation to finish major capital projects associated with 1916
Department of Arts gets hike of 12%, but Arts Council is not happy with modest rise
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