Abbey dispute: ‘I’m earning the same money I was 20 years ago’Short contracts: Actors Jane Brennan and Frank McCusker on the effect of the theatre’s new strategyWed Jan 09 2019 - 06:00
Q and A: What’s going on at the Abbey that has angered so many?Over 300 actors and directors are dismayed by its new strategy. The Abbey has come out fightingTue Jan 08 2019 - 17:32
Sally Rooney wins Costa Novel Award for ‘Normal People’Irish novelist is one of five category winners and goes on to compete for Costa Book of the Year on January 29thMon Jan 07 2019 - 19:30
Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to MinisterNational theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’Mon Jan 07 2019 - 16:16
42 restaurants and pubs open in Ireland on St Stephen’s DayYou can eat out in Ireland on December 26th, if you know where to lookWed Dec 26 2018 - 06:00
The Forever Young Chorus: ‘Because inside, you don’t really feel old’This Dublin choir is challenging its members aged 65-85 with rock and punkSat Dec 22 2018 - 06:00
Owen Roe to get special tribute award at Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards‘His ability to freeze the elusive and contradictory essence in a physical gesture is the mark of a great actor’Fri Dec 14 2018 - 06:00
Twisty history: RTÉ is covering Election 1918 ‘as it happens’It's the first time Edward Carson and Michael Collins will go head to head with CorrieThu Dec 13 2018 - 06:00
Actor Barry Keoghan as you’ve never seen him before (sucking his thumb in a school play)O’Connell’s CBS has posted a video of the Irish film actor in a 2004/5 Christmas showMon Dec 10 2018 - 17:35
Vote 100: Events to mark the centenary of the vote for women in IrelandThe ending of the ban on women voting and standing for election is being celebrated across the countryMon Dec 10 2018 - 02:00
Bright lights, big city this Christmas with 13 radiant attractionsCouncil unveils Winter Lights Dublin City – a year in planning ... and a sight to beholdSat Dec 08 2018 - 19:52
Blockbusters returns: What was your favourite childhood TV show?As the classic quiz returns, hosted by Dara O Briain, we want to hear about your TV memoriesTue Dec 04 2018 - 14:16
‘I’m pretty buzzing’: Irish actor Jessie Buckley wins best newcomer award in BritainAnd Element Pictures scoop 10 prizes for ‘The Favourite’ at British Independent Film AwardsMon Dec 03 2018 - 15:15
Come From Away: a 9/11 side-story that offers hope for humanity‘I was crying so hard I had snot bubbles and was laughing at the same time’Sat Dec 01 2018 - 06:00
Tips at the Ivy restaurant: Following the moneyControversy over tipping at Dublin’s new Ivy restaurant exposes a knotted, opaque systemSat Dec 01 2018 - 05:30
What’s new in design: A fresh take on lace and snazzy drinks cabinetsSculptural lighting illuminates Collins Barracks while a Celtic spa in Naas offers refugeSat Dec 01 2018 - 00:00
Me Too founder says victims shouldn’t be forced to discuss their traumaCampaign needs to focus on power and privilege imbalances, says Tarana BurkeFri Nov 30 2018 - 16:00
Food Month podcast: Aoife McElwain and Lilly Higgins share food tipsListening to the ‘Irish Times’ food writers is like eavesdropping on two seasoned bloggersFri Nov 30 2018 - 14:00
Food Month podcast: Tasting beer for a living. Well someone’s got to do itLilly Higgins and Sorcha Hamilton discuss craft beer, destination breweries and no-alcohol brewsMon Nov 26 2018 - 12:00
Dublin’s Ivy restaurant gets tangled in very public row over tips and waiting staffManagement accuses waiting staff of ‘deplorable greed’ for not sharing tipsThu Nov 22 2018 - 11:00
What do you get a friend who has everything? An abandoned village, says Gwyneth PaltrowAlready got Goop’s vagina eggs and coffee suppositories? Here’s its ultimate presentWed Nov 21 2018 - 13:41
Food Month podcast: The life and work of a restaurant criticIn the Irish Times Food Month podcast, Catherine Cleary shares her reviewing secretsMon Nov 19 2018 - 10:45
Richard Herring: The funny thing about International Men’s DayThe comedian is a crusader for the cause. Especially on International Women’s DayMon Nov 19 2018 - 09:13
International Men’s Day: What’s it all about?Organisers say leading by example will ‘allow everyone the opportunity to prosper’Mon Nov 19 2018 - 06:00
‘People say they’ve never met a trans person, and I say, I bet you have’‘When you’ve heard one transgender story, you’ve heard one transgender story’Mon Nov 19 2018 - 03:01
Sonny Knowles funeral to take place in Crumlin next WednesdayMusician, showband singer and National Song Contest entrant died aged 86Fri Nov 16 2018 - 11:36
‘Where the F**K IS MY LUGGAGE!?’: Stormy Daniels lets fly at Aer Lingus‘Warning! Never fly @AerLingus ... ALL of my bags were lost,’ adult film star complainsThu Nov 15 2018 - 16:47
Sonny Knowles, popular entertainer for 60 years, diesThe musician, showband singer and National Song Contest entrant has died aged 86Thu Nov 15 2018 - 15:08
Food Month podcast: Lilly Higgins and John WilsonWith global warming, what is the future of wine-making in Ireland?Sun Nov 11 2018 - 06:00
When the guns fell silent: cartoons and Armistice DayGalway Cartoon Festival explores work inspired by the first World War armisticeSat Nov 10 2018 - 06:00
Picture this: Dublin villages in the frameRoger O’Reilly has produced a beautiful series of high-quality posters of Dublin villagesSat Nov 10 2018 - 00:00
Michelle Obama: We had to use IVF to conceive our daughtersIn her upcoming book 'Becoming' the former first lady also talks about a miscarriage that left her feeling a 'failure'Fri Nov 09 2018 - 13:47
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin funeral to be held in Co Clare on MondayPioneering musician had a ‘fearless sense of exploration’, says presidentFri Nov 09 2018 - 09:35
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: a man of energy, joie de vivre, vision and charismaPresident said pioneering musician, composer and academic 'fearless sense of exploration'Thu Nov 08 2018 - 14:55
Sexual assault: How do you change the script?Drama and performance can play a role in teasing out the grey areas of consent, and changing hearts and behaviourSat Nov 03 2018 - 05:00
Eleven Halloween events you won't want to missFill your scary season with scarecrows and pumpkins or underground vaults and haunted housesTue Oct 30 2018 - 11:30
Royal Irish Academy of Music set for €20m transformation by 2021Westland Row campus redevelopment involves €9m public funding and significant philanthropyFri Oct 26 2018 - 06:00
No plans for the bank holiday and Halloween? You need to read thisFrom Macnas parades and the Bram Stoker Festival to Guinness Cork Jazz FestivalThu Oct 25 2018 - 14:20
Bram Stoker festival: Everything you need to knowFangs for the legacy as Dublin celebrates the creator of Dracula, the supernatural and SamhainSat Oct 20 2018 - 10:00
How will U2’s pro-EU message go down in the UK? ‘It will be interesting’'Our audience will be split different ways,' Adam Clayton tells the BBCFri Oct 19 2018 - 11:13
Open House Dublin 2018: Everything you need to knowMore than 100 architecturally significant city buildings open their doors this weekendFri Oct 12 2018 - 11:50
Madigan confirms Galway 2020 to get first major tranche of State fundingMinister announces Markievicz bursaries for women artists and writers, to mark women’s suffrage, and hopes Galway 2020 appoints new artistic director soonThu Oct 11 2018 - 18:44
#GirlsTakeover: Áras an Uachtaráin hands over reins for Day of the GirlGirl takeovers also planned at Gate Theatre as UN urges empowerment for young womenThu Oct 11 2018 - 10:30
Ireland’s top organic producers namedMaking a meal of it, with Irish lamb, tomatoes, blue cheese and apple wine at National Organic AwardsWed Oct 10 2018 - 14:04
The Fever review: An experiment in empathy and the nature of communityDublin Theatre Festival: 600 Highwaymen respond to social and political polarisationWed Oct 10 2018 - 11:41
Culture spending up 13.5%, with Arts Council welcoming €75m fundingArts Council chairwoman thanks Minister for determination in representing the sector in budget negotiationTue Oct 09 2018 - 18:31
The torpedoes and the ‘Leinster’: Ireland’s worst maritime disasterA century ago this week 569 passengers perished aboard the ill-fated mailboatSat Oct 06 2018 - 06:00
Krispy Kreme: It’s morning and already a line of cars snakes through the car parkThe queue is organised with metal barriers, like at an airportFri Oct 05 2018 - 06:00
Irish film ‘The Farthest’ wins Emmy for outstanding science documentaryEmer Reynolds film about Nasa Voyagers tackles science ‘with awe and emotion’Tue Oct 02 2018 - 16:58
Elton John biopic promises a ‘wild ride’ of glam excess‘Rocketman’ trailer features concerts, pools, parties, emergencies and lots of 1970s colourTue Oct 02 2018 - 12:14
