Abbey Theatre’s €7.5m funding for 2022 comes with conditions attachedArts Council says it is seeking to safeguard expenditure of public moniesTue Jun 14 2022 - 15:13
Strokestown House home to time capsule of the Great Hunger: The National Famine Museum reopens Visitors get a three-pronged window into the lives of those who lived and worked thereSat Jun 11 2022 - 06:00
Youth theatre voices: ‘It gave me a sense of myself when things felt very chaotic as a teenager’Youth theatre voicesTue Jun 07 2022 - 05:00
‘More people see Irish music live in venues than ever hear it on Irish radio’It’s the old chestnut – why don’t we hear a wider range of Irish music on Irish radio? – and it seems to be getting worseThu May 26 2022 - 00:00
Dance the night away, then get rid of the overload in a quiet sensory spaceAfter her ADHD diagnosis in adulthood, Natasha Duffy decided to curate spaces for neurodivergent peopleMon May 23 2022 - 06:01
‘Van Gogh Dublin – An Immersive Journey’ is like having a very busy dreamVan Gogh’s expressive work is ideal for digital manipulation, but would he approve?Thu May 19 2022 - 06:00
Galway Arts Festival: ‘We’re back. (We never really went away)’Galway International Arts Festival returns to full scale with international and Irish work across the citySat May 14 2022 - 05:00
‘Beacon for change’: The Gate Theatre announces new leadership teamRóisín McBrinn takes over as artistic director and Colm O’Callaghan as executive directorThu May 05 2022 - 14:50
Anything Goes comes to Dublin: ‘It’s a chance to see something big and noisy and joyous’Kathleen Marshall and Simon Callow on eye-popping new production of classic musicalTue May 03 2022 - 00:00
This Dublin tenement life: No electricity, no running water and seven to a bed14 Henrietta Street is setting out to look for more memories of life in Dublin’s tenementsSat Apr 30 2022 - 06:00
Grafton Architects win European prize for contemporary architectureThe Mies Van der Rohe is awarded to the firm led by Shelley McNamara and Yvonne FarrellWed Apr 27 2022 - 13:15
Delia Ephron’s second chance at life after lossAuthor’s new memoir covers a brief rollercoaster from age 72 with the pace of a film scriptSat Apr 16 2022 - 06:00
Elaine Murphy on adapting Circle of Friends: ‘They call it the Normal People of its day’The stage version of Maeve Binchy’s novel is finally premiering after a two-year delaySat Apr 09 2022 - 00:00
Basic income scheme unveiled to support artists: ‘This means the world’Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister for Arts line up to trumpet groundbreaking projectTue Apr 05 2022 - 22:11
Dear Future Ireland ... A message from 2022The census invites you to write a message to future generations. A selection of people share theirsSat Mar 26 2022 - 06:00
Deirdre O’Kane: ‘Being one of the lads was my survival mechanism’‘For 20 years in comedy, I was the only woman in the room. It was how society was’Sat Mar 19 2022 - 06:00
Back in showbiz: St Patrick’s Festival marches Ireland back to normalEntertainment industry says audiences are returning but skill shortages pose challengesSat Mar 12 2022 - 06:00
Musicians bound for SXSW blow Covid cobwebs out of US ambassador’s residenceArtists, academics and NGO staff gather at Deerfield to mark International Women’s DayTue Mar 08 2022 - 21:32
The waiters who took on the Ivy restaurant – and wonLabour Court finds the pair were unfairly dismissed due to their trade union activitiesSat Feb 26 2022 - 06:00
Drama at the Abbey as Arts Council investigates finance and governancePayments to former directors have prompted independent audit by MazarsWed Feb 23 2022 - 05:00
‘Books are great medicine – for the mind, the heart and soul’‘Ireland Reads’ day aims to get everyone reading for their greater wellbeingTue Feb 22 2022 - 06:00
Small music venues ‘barely treading water’ awaiting promised Covid supportLive Music Collective calls for faster rollout of scheme as time runs out to use unspent fundsSat Feb 19 2022 - 07:00
Derbhle Crotty: ‘Waking The Feminists is having lasting consequence’Actor on her electric pandemic projects and returning to Portia Coughlan after 25 yearsSat Feb 12 2022 - 05:00
It’s time to tackle gendered inspirational guff on children’s clothesGirls are sweet, good and kind. Boys are strong, assertive and bold. Jesus wept.Wed Feb 09 2022 - 15:00
When is a restaurant tip not a tip? When it’s a service chargeA new Bill promises transparency around tipping – but service charges are excludedSat Feb 05 2022 - 06:00
Longitude tickets have gone on sale and I’m 25,085th in the queue (for €250 tickets)The three-day outdoor event – the first since 2019 – is in Marlay Park, Dublin, on July 1st-3rdFri Feb 04 2022 - 11:30
Fintan O’Toole: ‘I can’t vote for Sinn Féin because I remember too much’The Irish Times journalist spoke at the Winter Nights Festival about his long careerThu Jan 27 2022 - 09:30
David Baddiel: I ‘probably don’t agree completely’ with Sally Rooney on IsraelThe writer talked Joyce, Jewishness and boycotts at the Irish Times Winter Nights festivalTue Jan 25 2022 - 23:50
Abbey Theatre co-directors: ‘We want our artists to have a hand on the steering wheel’Caitríona McLaughlin and Mark O’Brien on the way forward for the national theatreThu Jan 20 2022 - 05:00
A guide to the best festivals in Ireland in 2022 (pandemic permitting)Artists and organisers are ready and waiting to stage a lavish array of events in 2022Sat Jan 15 2022 - 06:00
Fr Trendy, Charlie vs Garret and Save Wanderly Wagon: Irish TV’s unforgettable momentsAn exhibition at the National Photographic Archive marks 60 years of TV in IrelandThu Jan 06 2022 - 06:00
Christmas hit songs: How much money can you make from a Yuletide tune?Noddy Holder says it’s ‘like winning the lottery every December 25th for the rest of your life’Wed Dec 22 2021 - 06:00
Venues, producers scramble to manage 8pm Covid curfew on live showsMusicals, plays and gigs rescheduled or cancelled entirely in light of Covid surgeTue Dec 21 2021 - 06:00
Inside the new Dún Laoghaire Baths (spoiler: don’t expect baths)For years the derelict amenity was a blight on the seafront, a lost opportunity for a public facilityFri Dec 17 2021 - 06:00
‘Once in a generation’: Basic income pilot for artists to start in early 2022‘Landmark move’ to involve €325 weekly payment without means testingThu Dec 16 2021 - 06:00
Split gigs: How musicians are adapting to the 50% capacity ruleSome acts are performing two concerts on the same date rather than let fans downThu Dec 09 2021 - 06:00
Happy holidays, ya filthy animals: Home Alone mansion lands on AirbnbThe McCallister family home – ‘on the most boring street in the US’ – is taking bookingsFri Dec 03 2021 - 12:10
Ode to the Late Late Toy Show: ‘A country stops. Dead. In its tracks. On a drinking night’Rye Aker on the Toy Show: ‘A Masters Degree in/ soundness/ passed subliminally’Tue Nov 23 2021 - 14:03
It’s not endgame for Irish theatre, but it is a struggleTheatre has been resilient, but with the Gate in trouble, the sector is on a knife edgeSat Nov 20 2021 - 06:00
Why are there so few women chefs?Despite chef shortages, women make up just a third of chefs in Ireland and still occupy the lowest ranking rolesSat Nov 20 2021 - 06:00
Walk this way: On the trail with Dublin’s trekkers’ clubThe walking group for ‘activity, looking at nature, talking nonsense’ is almost 40 years oldSat Nov 20 2021 - 06:00
Gate Theatre unable to present full year of productions in 2022Dublin theatre grapples with ‘unsustainable’ financial model and Covid falloutWed Nov 17 2021 - 06:00
A ‘national brainstorm’ to make Ireland a better place to liveCreating our Future is asking citizens for ideas about future scientific researchSat Nov 06 2021 - 06:00
Appalling behaviour in the arts ‘a reality that has been hiding in plain sight’Limited opportunities and limited employers ‘create a fertile landscape for abuse’, report findsFri Oct 22 2021 - 06:00
Report finds ‘culture of harmful workplace behaviour across Ireland’s arts sector’Bullying, harassment, humiliation and sexual assault ‘likely to be accepted norms’Thu Oct 21 2021 - 12:30
‘It’s a game-changer for us’: Artists welcome guaranteed basic income planPilot scheme could see 2,000 creative workers get €325 a week from March 2022Wed Oct 13 2021 - 20:49
Basic income scheme for artists, art workers to be piloted in 2022Budget 2022: Arts Council funding remains at €130mTue Oct 12 2021 - 17:40
Paddy Moloney: President Higgins leads tributes to Chieftains founderThe musician, composer, arranger and producer has died at the age of 83Tue Oct 12 2021 - 15:09
Michelle Read: ‘We’re very good at masking how we’re feeling’Performer and playwright’s new work Bang! explores trans identity in a family settingTue Oct 12 2021 - 06:00
‘Very feasible’ seafront scheme would see plaza built over Dart line in Dublin suburbTerraced plaza would be raised over railway line to reach shore of Dublin suburbMon Oct 11 2021 - 06:00
