The News from Dublin by Colm Tóibín: Stories by a writer with complete command of the craft
New short story collection ranges over territories familiar to Tóibín’s readers: Wexford, Catalonia, Argentina and the US
Lady Gregory
Playwright Seán O’Casey’s daughter: ‘He never seemed old to me... he was quite adventurous’
Seán O’Casey’s daughter Shivaun, a living link to one of our most famous playwrights, has written a memoir that includes previously unpublished letters from her father
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
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
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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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