Giving all artists a basic income means they can get on with the bloody work
For every €1 invested in the pilot scheme, €1.39 is generated
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Author Clara Kumagai: ‘I’m drawn to writing for young adults because it’s a time of turbulence and change’
The writer on her new YA novel, Songs for Ghosts; her Japanese-Irish identity; and abolishing billionaires
The best theatre of 2024: Blessed are the risk-takers
Gambling on longer runs of unfamiliar work paid off in a gratifying number of cases. But Irish theatre still isn’t as inclusive as it should be
Grania: Lady Gregory’s epic love story takes on a new lease of life in its Abbey debut
Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: The thorns and snares of lust and envy are forces to be reckoned with in Caitríona McLaughlin’s reimagining
A man of many parts - Ray Burke on Edward Martyn
The playwright and landowner died this month 100 years ago but his legacy lives on in a veritable treasure house of the Celtic Revival in Loughrea’s cathedral
Michael Healy 1873-1941 and The Illuminated Window: illuminating the divine
Stories told in glass are the subject of two new books looking at the life of Michael Healy and stained glass through the ages
How to be a mythologist: Immerse yourself in Irish folklore and legends this Halloween
Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit
Siobhan MacGowan: ‘History has always been for me the ultimate story’
Author talks about her new novel, The Graces, set in early 20th century Ireland
How Grace Kelly became an unlikely icon of Irish-American assimilation
The ascension of a Catholic Irish-American to princess paved the way for the Irish to be accepted as American ‘royalty’
Neglected reputations: The forgotten Yeats sisters, Lily and Elizabeth
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
‘You have a very strong accent’: Miriam Margolyes hits peak Brit Abroad mode with Lynn Ruane
In Lady Gregory: Ireland’s First Social Influencer the unlikely pair have a merry time traversing Ireland to unpick the Abbey cofounder’s life
Moli-Éire: Lady Gregory’s Galwegian take on the French Shakespeare
Molière became a mainstay of the early Abbey stage, but not all critics were impressed by French playwright’s characters speaking Hiberno-English
Clean Sweep and Eating with the Enemy among TV projects awarded public funding
Television and radio producers will share €5.9m under latest Sound & Vision round
Starting a museum: 10 lessons I learned in 10 years
The Little Museum of Dublin, founded in 2011, is the people’s museum of the capital
Henry Glassie: Field Work – Quiet contemplations of creativity
Great Irish filmmaker Pat Collins documents the work of a famous ethnographer
Ireland's 'pint diplomacy' goes digital for pandemic St Patrick's Day
Part influence operation, part branding exercise, diplomatic parties are key to Irish soft power
The misunderstood, useless and brilliant artists of the Irish diaspora
Post-Famine identity and the diaspora are the focus of a book rich in anecdote and detail
‘There’s this magical performance that’s nothing to do with drugs’
As he retires, Mick Egan looks back at 30 years working with addicts in art and drama
Black and Tans: ‘Half-drunk, whole-mad’ and one-fifth Irish
Diarmaid Ferriter: The terrorising Black and Tans had no monopoly on brutality in 1920
Have yourself a very vintage Christmas: antique gifts for all
The most sustainable choice of all could also be a good investment
Tom MacIntyre: Writer who spoke to world from island off west of Ireland
Late poet and playwright was a storyteller who used his own silence to listen
Browser review: Lady Gregory’s rich legacy revisited and illuminated
Laetitia Colombani’s new novel, the lives of three women deliver tales of resilience
Cliff at Lyons to open new restaurant ‘inspired by the Irish larder’
Travel Bag: James Joyce suite reopens at the Intercontinental Hotel, and TUI revamps its booking app
In the auction rooms: Bowie masks, hares and stags
Theme of natural world features in forthcoming auctions
State papers: Ireland has ‘moral claim’ to paintings, UK’s National Gallery admits
Paintings at centre of 100-year-old row are part of Hugh Lane’s contested will
Helena Molony: A persistent fighter for working women
Vote 100: The life-long trade unionist advocated for improved conditions and representation for women
Colm Tóibín walks the ‘intense, haunted’ streets of Dublin
The city is full of ghosts ... in the house where Wilde grew up, the library where Yeats studied
Last Post – Frank McNally on Seumas O’Kelly, writer, journalist, and victim of the 1918 Armistice
An Irishman’s Diary
Like the book? Why not visit the author’s home?
For a book tour with a difference, visit some of the literary world’s most interesting homes
Children of Lir: Loudest Whisper revive folk opera to mark 50-year career
Show first staged in 1973 and Polydor Records signed Fermoy combo to record album
Susan McKay: Brexit is ripping open old wounds
Attitudes in Border regions returning to brutal psychology of Troubles mistrust
‘De Valera is 34, dark, deified.’ An English woman meets Ireland’s rebels, 1917
Una Birch Pope-Hennessy’s account of a visit to Dublin is a who’s-who of the revolution
Farewell N17 – hello M17 as motorway opens between Gort and Tuam
Route costing €550m includes first ‘bat bridge’ for wildlife and opens five months early
‘Riot’: Bringing the art of cabaret back to Dublin
ThisIsPopBaby brings its cabaret, club culture and GAA aerial dance to Vicar Street
Spreading the word about our best-kept hospitality secrets
‘The Hidden Ireland’ book shows 20 country houses evolving elegantly to meet modern needs
Well-loved castle seeks new owners to continue the fairytale
It’s taken us 13 years to convert a Galway castle into a home and Airbnb business, but now it’s time to move back to England
Good Friday: Why are so many of us still Catholic?
Modern Irish Catholics, from the cultural to the a la carte and conservative
‘Bishop Eamonn Casey wanted to challenge realities’
Bishop John Kirby recalls the ‘dynamic’ man he came to know
A history of Ireland in 100 great quotes
From ‘Dress suitably, and buy a revolver’ and 'A terrible beauty' to 'We all partied'
The Irish orator who taught Winston Churchill how to win a crowd
Irish connections: William Bourke Cockran represented the US all over the world but is barely remembered in his home county of Sligo
The ‘Journey of a Playboy’ goes online
Digital exhibition exploring JM Synge’s celebrated play marks 110th anniversary of Abbey riot
Top tips: How to get ahead at university
Comedian Gráinne Maguire has some valuable advice for soon-to-be third-level students
Fathers and son in the frame: two Coyles and the Yeats patriarch impress
John and Gary Coyle share hints of discord; John Butler Yeats demands close viewing
Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan by Ruth Gilligan review
Gilligan’s ‘literary fiction’ debut inventively connects up Ireland’s Jewish narratives
The 1916 Volunteer and ‘The Irish Times’
This newspaper dismissed Edward Keegan when he left his desk to fight in the Easter Rising. Now, to honour him, it has bought his 1916 medal to put on permanent display
Culture Shock: ‘The Plough and the Stars’ is back. Must be time for a riot, so
Seán O’Casey’s play and its staging have always been cultural and political lightning rods
Abbey archive – act one, scene one: Sexism and censorship
Abbey Theatre unveils digitised papers revealing role of era’s Irish literary giants
Cúchulainn, Roosevelt and what it means to be Celtic
Long hair flowing from under his helmet, spear and shield in hand, the hero of the Ulster Cycle is the epitome of the valiant Celt. But that image comes from a magazine article by a US president. It’s a sign of the cultural malleability of the idea of Celticism
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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