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Nothing radical: the rebuilding of Dublin

Nothing radical: the rebuilding of Dublin

After the 1916 Rising it took just 11 years to reconstruct O’Connell Street – a year less than the Luas Cross City line – but the architecture was safe and unimaginative

Fri May 27 2016 - 14:45
RTÉ to co-host international  audio-visual conference

RTÉ to co-host international audio-visual conference

‘Urgent intervention’ required to preserve the world’s film and sound recordings

Thu May 19 2016 - 16:10
€5m centre dedicated  to Seamus Heaney to open in September

€5m centre dedicated to Seamus Heaney to open in September

Initiative in Bellaghy celebrates Nobel laureate in town where he spent formative years

Tue May 17 2016 - 21:27
Voters do not feel the Byrne, as ‘Sunlight’ fades from memory

Voters do not feel the Byrne, as ‘Sunlight’ fades from memory

From Georgian rockers to Norwegian ice queens, plenty of variety in second semi-final

Thu May 12 2016 - 22:54
Gate Theatre’s multimedia archive to be digitised by NUIG

Gate Theatre’s multimedia archive to be digitised by NUIG

Project includes hundreds of videos, scripts and programmes

Thu May 12 2016 - 17:00
Sinn Féin not allowing facts derail good ‘Irish slaves’ yarn

Sinn Féin not allowing facts derail good ‘Irish slaves’ yarn

Understanding of 17th century history is inaccurate and fuels racist agenda, say critics

Thu May 12 2016 - 10:43
Heather Humphreys says  Government commitment to arts not diminished

Heather Humphreys says Government commitment to arts not diminished

More than 5,000 sign online petition protesting new ministerial brief

Thu May 12 2016 - 01:00
Rise in access to social media at work, survey finds

Rise in access to social media at work, survey finds

Men spend more time than women on social media at work

Thu May 12 2016 - 01:00
Eurovision 2016: Old stereotypes persist in song contest semi-final

Eurovision 2016: Old stereotypes persist in song contest semi-final

Hugh Linehan: Swedish hosts show Common European Sense of Humour show has failed

Tue May 10 2016 - 22:30
Adams line on nationalism and slavery wide of mark

Adams line on nationalism and slavery wide of mark

Sinn Féin president’s retreat from incendiary tweets exposes an underlying anxiety

Tue May 03 2016 - 01:00
WB Yeats’s Nobel medal   donated to National Library

WB Yeats’s Nobel medal donated to National Library

Poet was awarded literature prize in 1923 for ‘giving expression to spirit of a whole nation’

Thu Apr 28 2016 - 17:10
Aosdána criticises handling of ‘Star Wars’ filming

Aosdána criticises handling of ‘Star Wars’ filming

Group calls for new protections for heritage sites following Disney’s use of Skellig Michael

Wed Apr 27 2016 - 19:42
World’s most pirated TV drama returns for sixth series

World’s most pirated TV drama returns for sixth series

Millions of people will watch ’Game of Thrones’ on Sky, but many more will stream or download it illegally

Sat Apr 23 2016 - 13:38
Purple reign comes to an end as Prince dies aged 57

Purple reign comes to an end as Prince dies aged 57

The US singer was a driven perfectionist whose creative output was staggering

Fri Apr 22 2016 - 01:07
Viking project aims to get everyone involved

Viking project aims to get everyone involved

World-Tree Project aims to assemble world’s biggest digital archive of Norse culture

Fri Apr 22 2016 - 01:00
Prince leaves canon of brilliant, individual pop songs

Prince leaves canon of brilliant, individual pop songs

Death of tiny collossus at aged 57 leaves music world and industry in shock

Fri Apr 22 2016 - 01:00
RTÉ faces cuts unless it is given more funding, Curran warns

RTÉ faces cuts unless it is given more funding, Curran warns

Outgoing DG says broadcaster unable to solve ‘structural’ problems on its own

Wed Apr 13 2016 - 17:00
Dublin  Inquirer website  launches print edition

Dublin Inquirer website launches print edition

Newspaper will be sold through retail outlets and vending machines for €3

Tue Apr 12 2016 - 21:57
Panama Papers show value of technology for investigative journalism

Panama Papers show value of technology for investigative journalism

Irish Times among more than 100 partners collaborating on vast whistleblower project

Sat Apr 09 2016 - 05:00
Hawkins House to be knocked, but what about its ugly neighbours?

Hawkins House to be knocked, but what about its ugly neighbours?

A cluster of the city’s most despised structures is likely to be demolished. Should we care?

Sat Apr 09 2016 - 01:00
RTÉ’s  interview with Michaella McCollum deserves criticism

RTÉ’s interview with Michaella McCollum deserves criticism

Analysis: Drug smuggler’s first TV interview since leaving Peru prison was soft

Tue Apr 05 2016 - 08:28
A radical choice by RTÉ standards

A radical choice by RTÉ standards

New director-general faces major challenges as broadcasting landscape changes fundamentally

Sat Apr 02 2016 - 01:00
Dee Forbes: Cork woman with impressive track record takes the top job in Irish media

Dee Forbes: Cork woman with impressive track record takes the top job in Irish media

CV includes high-ranking management positions with some of biggest names in international TV industry

Fri Apr 01 2016 - 15:19

Viewing outside the box - how television is changing

From Netflix and YouTube to Amazon Prime and Apple TV, Hugh Linehan asks is this the end of television as we know it?

Fri Apr 01 2016 - 12:30
Ideals of those who fought in 1916 Rising still not achieved, says Higgins

Ideals of those who fought in 1916 Rising still not achieved, says Higgins

Social transformation proposed by Connolly ‘staunchly opposed’ by many nationalists

Wed Mar 30 2016 - 09:53
RTÉ’s Centenary: ‘Best thing since Riverdance’

RTÉ’s Centenary: ‘Best thing since Riverdance’

1916 commemoration production found its stride with some haunting performances

Tue Mar 29 2016 - 12:11
Reflecting the Rising: high spirits  on both sides of  river

Reflecting the Rising: high spirits on both sides of river

From Smithfield to Merrion Square in Dublin it was all food stalls and Luas tracks

Tue Mar 29 2016 - 01:00
Ireland Rising: Hundreds of thousands mark occasion

Ireland Rising: Hundreds of thousands mark occasion

MacBride, Connolly and Pearse now and in time to be – wherever the green is worn

Tue Mar 29 2016 - 01:00
1916 Rising leaders remembered in place they were executed

1916 Rising leaders remembered in place they were executed

President, Taoiseach, political leaders and relatives gather to pay respects in Kilmainham Gaol

Sun Mar 27 2016 - 16:19
Remembering the Rising: how they did it in 1966

Remembering the Rising: how they did it in 1966

The golden jubilee commemorations were dominated by veterans, the Catholic Church was prominent and some guests were locked out

Sat Mar 26 2016 - 01:00
Irish writers commemorate Proclamation signatories

Irish writers commemorate Proclamation signatories

Theatre project will mark Rising centenary with production in Kilmainham Gaol

Wed Mar 23 2016 - 01:00
Twitter at 10: So what next for the social media platform?

Twitter at 10: So what next for the social media platform?

In mainstream media sneers about ‘twits’ and ‘twittering’ are a thing of the past

Mon Mar 21 2016 - 16:57
1916: Which exhibition should you go to?

1916: Which exhibition should you go to?

Three high-profile Easter Rising exhibitions, at the GPO, the National Museum and the Ambassador, take different approaches, with strikingly different results

Sat Mar 19 2016 - 01:00
New ‘Star Wars’ film to shoot in Donegal and Kerry

New ‘Star Wars’ film to shoot in Donegal and Kerry

Irish Film Board welcomes plans to shoot along ‘some of our most spectacular locations along the Wild Atlantic Way’

Fri Mar 18 2016 - 17:49
‘Insurrection’: Looking at 1916 through the eyes of 1966

‘Insurrection’: Looking at 1916 through the eyes of 1966

RTÉ’s flagship Easter Rising series is being reshown for the first time in 50 years

Thu Mar 17 2016 - 08:12
Council defends 1916 banner highlighting Ireland’s parliamentary history

Council defends 1916 banner highlighting Ireland’s parliamentary history

Grattan, O’Connell, Parnell and Redmond ’as much a part of the historical narrative as anyone else’

Wed Mar 16 2016 - 16:55
Four unlikely leaders celebrated on Easter Rising banners

Four unlikely leaders celebrated on Easter Rising banners

College Green display commemorates 1916 by honouring men who did not take part

Tue Mar 15 2016 - 10:20
Yesterday I got 90 emails. Mostly junk

Yesterday I got 90 emails. Mostly junk

The late Ray Tomlinson founded a technology that’s great for sexually dissatisfied Hungarian farmers with multiple bank accounts. But for the rest of us it’s just email

Fri Mar 11 2016 - 14:00
George Martin: the man who helped make the Beatles truly great

George Martin: the man who helped make the Beatles truly great

All the evidence shows the ‘fifth Beatle’ title was well-deserved

Thu Mar 10 2016 - 01:00
The night Nelson’s Pillar fell  and changed Dublin

The night Nelson’s Pillar fell and changed Dublin

Republicans blew up the city’s most famous landmark 50 years ago this week

Sat Mar 05 2016 - 13:13
Election outcome was political earthquake that never happened

Election outcome was political earthquake that never happened

Characterisations of the election result as groundbreaking do not reflect reality

Tue Mar 01 2016 - 01:00
Will burning millions of Snickers and Mars bars save the brand?

Will burning millions of Snickers and Mars bars save the brand?

Someone in Germany finds plastic in a Snickers bar, and Mars incinerates mountains of blameless confectionary. Overreaction or sensible response?

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 05:00
Ballot Capers: Gerry Adams gives us the creaks

Ballot Capers: Gerry Adams gives us the creaks

Hugh Linehan takes a sideways look at the election escapades of Joan, Enda and pals

Thu Feb 25 2016 - 07:42
Ballot Capers: Turning campaign posters on their head

Ballot Capers: Turning campaign posters on their head

Hugh Linehan takes a sideways look at the election

Wed Feb 24 2016 - 01:00
‘Commitments’ star Johnny Murphy dies at 72

‘Commitments’ star Johnny Murphy dies at 72

Actor played Estragon in the long-running Gate Theatre production of ‘Waiting for Godot’

Tue Feb 23 2016 - 18:21
Ballot Capers: Vote Healy-Rae No 1 and No 2. That ok?

Ballot Capers: Vote Healy-Rae No 1 and No 2. That ok?

Hugh Linehan takes a sideways look at the election

Tue Feb 23 2016 - 01:00
Election Lexicon: Hung Dáil

Election Lexicon: Hung Dáil

We translate jargon so you don’t have to

Mon Feb 22 2016 - 13:25
How the Irish, like, speak now?

How the Irish, like, speak now?

The Irish accent is changing fast: the ‘Dort accent’ has been replaced by upspeak and ‘globish’ inflections. At the forefront of the linguistic evolution are Dubliners, the middle classes and young women

Fri Feb 19 2016 - 12:30
Ballot capers: Battle of the bands as ‘No Direction’ takes  on Status Quo

Ballot capers: Battle of the bands as ‘No Direction’ takes on Status Quo

Still a week to go, but some people’s thoughts are turning already to the Seanad elections

Thu Feb 18 2016 - 21:43
Ballot Capers: Animal kingdom asserts itself on the campaign trail

Ballot Capers: Animal kingdom asserts itself on the campaign trail

Hugh Linehan takes a sideways look at the election

Thu Feb 18 2016 - 01:51
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