How one Luke Kelly statue for Dublin city became twoThe story of ‘two Lukes’ being unveiled on the same day in the capital is the subject of a new documentarySat Apr 20 2019 - 05:00
Love in a modern climate: is romance just an antidote to loneliness?David Eldridge investigates matters of the heart in Beginning at The Gate TheatreWed Apr 03 2019 - 05:00
Tomi Ungerer: Layers of genius in a beautiful, busy mindThe controversial French artist made West Cork his adopted home. His posthumous exhibition of mostly collages at the Centre Culturel Irlandais reveals his maverick brillianceSat Mar 30 2019 - 05:00
‘Newly arrived in Ireland, I learned a new skill – when to shut my mouth’Gemma Tipton recalls childhood experience of moving from England during the TroublesSat Mar 16 2019 - 06:00
Body and Soul: ‘It was a twinkle in my eye when I was 21’Before yoga was cool, founder Avril Stanley was dreaming of a different kind of festival. This year, the party in the midlands marks its 10th anniversaryThu Mar 14 2019 - 05:00
A new map of Ireland: Honouring some of our outstanding womenWe propose sites for new street names, sculptures for International Women’s DaySat Mar 02 2019 - 06:00
Wish you were there: postcards as art and communicationA new book and exhibition demonstrate the wit, and power of the postcardWed Feb 27 2019 - 06:00
‘Time Tries All Things’: magical physics and the nature of chronologyGrace Weir’s new film just might explain the nature of life, the universe and everythingSat Feb 16 2019 - 05:00
Queensland coast: Where the everyday and the strange come togetherExperience the beauty and ugliness of nature, a rich indigenous culture and adventureSat Feb 09 2019 - 06:00
Bauhaus: design and ideas of utopiaAs Bauhaus school celebrates its centenary, a conference looks at its conceptual legacyTue Feb 05 2019 - 05:00
Ugly, dated Dublin: Learning to love our concrete jungleEllen Rowley is rediscovering the beauty of some of the city’s once-disliked buildingsSat Feb 02 2019 - 05:00
How a digital art project offers an outlet for autistic studentsArtists Anne Cleary and Denis Connolly mix art and science with the School of LookingTue Jan 29 2019 - 05:00
2019 cultural highlights: You’ll laugh, you’ll picnic, you’ll ploughThe best music, theatre, comedy, film and spoken word in the coming yearThu Dec 27 2018 - 05:00
Not a shamrock in sight: Building a new vision of Ireland in New YorkThe city’s Irish Arts Center is changing perceptions of Ireland and Irish AmericaSat Dec 22 2018 - 05:00
Hungry for art: food has always been a tasty subject for artistsFeast and famine: food grows, gives life, rots – no wonder artists see its power to reveal life’s truthsTue Nov 27 2018 - 05:00
Costa living: ‘Move home to Ireland? I’d hate it’Thousands of Irish people live on the Costa del Sol – and they're ‘more Irish than anyone at home’Sat Nov 24 2018 - 05:50
A matter of taste: when art and food collideFood is central to our lives, so how do artists engage with its symbolism and meaning?Wed Nov 21 2018 - 05:00
From Damien Hirst to Marcel Duchamp, what makes artists tick?Sarah Thornton has been asking artists about myths, muses and their ‘less normal’ livesTue Nov 13 2018 - 05:00
Get crafty with Kilkenny's makers and creatorsFrom bashing gold to slipping and scoring, you can pack a lot into 48 hours in the craft capital of IrelandSat Oct 20 2018 - 06:00
Tractor shed or landmark of Irish modernism?St Brendan’s school in Birr has won a Getty Foundation preservation-study grantSat Oct 20 2018 - 05:00
Backstage divas: behind the scenes at Wexford Festival OperaBackstage stories add even more colour to preparations for three new productionsSat Oct 13 2018 - 05:00
Vampire valet: ‘Downton Abbey’ star gets his teeth into a new roleBrendan Coyle is best known as Downton’s valet Mr Bates, but he’s in darker territory at the Dublin Theatre Festival in Conor McPherson’s vampire tale ‘St Nicholas’Thu Sept 27 2018 - 05:00
Lough Derg lakeshore home with star quality for €2.65mA fine period home suited to contemporary living with income potential too. It served as a bolthole for movie star Gretchen Moll when filming nearby.Thu Sept 27 2018 - 00:00
Hit the sweet spot at sporty Rathfarnham playhouse for €1.25mThis extended five bed with a playhouse, trampoline and six-hole putting green is made for family livingWed Sept 26 2018 - 00:00
Irish crafts are having a moment in VeniceIn the ‘Homo Faber’ show’s Best of Europe section, Ireland is better represented, given its size, than any other countrySat Sept 22 2018 - 00:00
The best autumn breaks in Europe and beyondEscape the onset of darker autumn nights with a city break or holiday abroad - with plenty of post-summer discountsWed Sept 12 2018 - 06:00
Strike it lucky on Anglesea Road for €1.8mThis end-of-terrace Victorian in Dublin 4 is a heavenly family home, say its ownersWed Sept 12 2018 - 00:00
The best autumn holidays around IrelandKids are back in school. Travel prices are plummeting. Check out this selection of seasonal bargainsTue Sept 11 2018 - 06:00
Autumn travel: Where to go, where to stay and the best deals at home and abroadShoulder-season specials to get you dreaming of long haul, European and domestic travelSat Sept 08 2018 - 06:00
Art from atrocity: Brian Maguire records a humanitarian crisisThe Irish artist travelled to South Sudan to bear witness to the resilience of its refugeesSat Sept 08 2018 - 05:00
Border, boundaries and barbed wireIt’s not just Donald Trump who likes building walls. Irish artist Elaine Byrne has been exploring the worldwide phenomenonThu Sept 06 2018 - 05:00
Electric Picnic 2018: Highs and lows of the festivalMost riotous gig, most welcome encore, worst performance, best chat, tastiest foodSun Sept 02 2018 - 20:00
Electric Picnic: By the end it was hard to imagine life outside55,000 souls in a sealed world of sequins, snatched sleep and beer for breakfastSun Sept 02 2018 - 18:45
Not at Electric Picnic? Massive Attack bring day two to a breathtaking closeAlso on Saturday: Dua Lipa, Mavis Staples, Wolf Alice, Sigrid and Whenyoung, reviewedSun Sept 02 2018 - 08:47
Electric Picnic: The art that makes the festival magicalHorses in trees, a napping ogre, bubbles of colour and the wonderful HolomorphSat Sept 01 2018 - 21:40
Electric Picnic review: Whenyoung – A great pedigree, ripe to make their ownThe Limerick trio’s sound still pays homage to The Cranberries. But that can changeSat Sept 01 2018 - 21:05
Electric Picnic review: Mavis Staples – We’re watching music royaltyThe Chicago blues legend’s deep, mellow voice drips with life and experienceSat Sept 01 2018 - 19:00
Electric Picnic: A pop-up wedding, knitting for gin, and Hozier’s ‘secret gig’50,000 people have arrived at the festival. Pace yourselves, everyone: Jomo, not FomoFri Aug 31 2018 - 16:40
A big slice of New England style in this gorgeous Mayo retreat for €595,000Contemporary three-bedroom detached house has views across Lough CullinMon Aug 27 2018 - 06:00
Ideas take flight: Gabhann Dunne on his new art show‘I wanted Crossing the Salt to be about the things that come into this island’Sat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
Iconic West Cork view with stunning cottage attached for €1.45mFormer farmhouse plus guest cottage on 3.8 acres near Union Hall that includes ruins of Raheen CastleThu Aug 23 2018 - 06:00
Busting out: art at Electric Picnic 2018This year’s festival will include the work of more than 70 artists and art groupsSat Aug 18 2018 - 05:00
‘It’s really important’: casting women in roles traditionally played by menTaking on Homer’s Odyssey in its first translation by a woman is all about facing up to uncomfortable truths, says actor Maxine PeakeWed Aug 08 2018 - 05:00
Culture clusters: Do cities need cultural hubs?At Kilkenny Arts Festival young architects imagine what the city might look like in the futureWed Aug 01 2018 - 05:00
Building Enda Walsh’s world: ‘I like the danger of having a blank piece of paper’Jamie Vartan’s set designs transport audiences – and that’s before the crows move inSat Jul 21 2018 - 05:00
16th-century castle with 21st-century looks for €1.85mDesigner and artist’s riverside dream country home has contemporary twistThu Jul 19 2018 - 09:35
David Mach: ‘I feel that I need to fight something’The Scot rails against aspects of modern life as he brings his big, pugilistic art to GalwayWed Jul 11 2018 - 05:00
Arizona: a small piece of unforgettable heavenCowboys and cacti, deserts and creeks, horses and hiking – your holiday is sortedSat Jul 07 2018 - 06:00
‘The boatyard was behind our home. We walked out of our door and into the water’The McDonald brothers are the last of a line of boatbuilders – and subjects of a new playSat Jun 30 2018 - 06:00
Art of the head: the portrait bust is having a momentA new exhibition at Castletown House proves the portrait bust is very much back in vogueWed Jun 27 2018 - 05:00
