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What’s the argument for public service broadcasting, and why isn’t it winning?

What’s the argument for public service broadcasting, and why isn’t it winning?

The worst culprits in this whole sorry affair are undoubtedly the current Government

Fri Nov 08 2019 - 13:56
Gay Byrne cast a long shadow over Irish broadcasting

Gay Byrne cast a long shadow over Irish broadcasting

‘Gay found the pulse of his country and kept his finger firmly placed there’

Mon Nov 04 2019 - 15:36
The way we listen to music and words has changed, changed utterly

The way we listen to music and words has changed, changed utterly

Individually tailored streaming means we are now all living in our own bubble of sound

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 05:00
Things are grim at RTÉ, and they’re going to get grimmer

Things are grim at RTÉ, and they’re going to get grimmer

Art sale and Lyric rumours distract from the savage changes needed at State broadcaster

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 05:00
Why Leo Varadkar fails the rule of 72 maths test

Why Leo Varadkar fails the rule of 72 maths test

Three years after vowing to double Arts spending by 2024, the Government is already a year behind

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 14:00
Hugh Linehan: ‘I wouldn’t go back to Communicorp even if they’d have me’

Hugh Linehan: ‘I wouldn’t go back to Communicorp even if they’d have me’

Radio bans of Irish Times and The Currency journalists show something is deeply amiss

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 05:00
Naomi Klein: ‘It was hard to feel like climate change was urgent’

Naomi Klein: ‘It was hard to feel like climate change was urgent’

The author argues for a radical, anti-capitalist green new deal solution to climate challenge

Sat Sept 21 2019 - 05:00
Why are we so obsessed with anniversaries?

Why are we so obsessed with anniversaries?

Historical and popular culture landmarks offer valuable opportunities to reflect on events

Sat Sept 14 2019 - 05:00
Why do we keep asking artists what they think of Brexit?

Why do we keep asking artists what they think of Brexit?

The notion of ‘culture’ has been complicated and diluted by its co-option for so many uses

Sat Sept 07 2019 - 05:00
Netflix is a huge disappointment in the ‘Golden Age of TV’

Netflix is a huge disappointment in the ‘Golden Age of TV’

I naively thought Netflix would mean the world’s best films and TV at your fingertips

Sat Aug 31 2019 - 05:00
Maureen Dowd: ‘Trump is the media’s villain and we are his’

Maureen Dowd: ‘Trump is the media’s villain and we are his’

Pulitzer prize-winning columnist on turmoil in Washington and thriving journalism

Sat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly is a narcissistic monster and a truly great Irish creation

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly is a narcissistic monster and a truly great Irish creation

The SoCoDu rugby-loving idiot savant does not translate internationally. That’s a good thing

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 05:00
What will public service media look like in five years’ time?

What will public service media look like in five years’ time?

Government must face new realities when replacing TV licence with broadcasting charge

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 05:00
Anarchy in the UK: Brexit, Billy Bragg and punk rock

Anarchy in the UK: Brexit, Billy Bragg and punk rock

The protest singer tells the Irish Times politics podcast punk was about solidarity, not Brexit-style masochsim

Fri Aug 02 2019 - 10:20
Does the auteur theory hold in the era of big television?

Does the auteur theory hold in the era of big television?

The reality of creative control is increasingly muddy in what is a large team sport

Sat Jul 27 2019 - 05:00
Extreme politics stoking the fire of the culture wars

Extreme politics stoking the fire of the culture wars

Newly emboldened social conservative in age of Trump seek to roll back recent change

Sat Jun 29 2019 - 07:00
Inside the Trump presidency: A mad king roams empty halls

Inside the Trump presidency: A mad king roams empty halls

Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff goes back inside the White House in his new book

Sat Jun 22 2019 - 06:00
Have you noticed how Toy Story 4 isn’t so different from Chernobyl?

Have you noticed how Toy Story 4 isn’t so different from Chernobyl?

One is cinema that blurs into TV, the other TV that blurs into cinema. Both are brilliant

Sat Jun 22 2019 - 05:00
Creative Ireland initiative is not perfect but it is making a difference

Creative Ireland initiative is not perfect but it is making a difference

Children from all backgrounds could benefit from music, drama and art in every school

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 08:00
Words made flesh: Why author events are the new hot tickets

Words made flesh: Why author events are the new hot tickets

The growth of spoken-word festivals reflects our hunger for real-life experiences

Sat Jun 08 2019 - 06:00
Rees-Mogg’s terrible reviews are a cause for celebration

Rees-Mogg’s terrible reviews are a cause for celebration

When writing a real stinker of a review once defamation laws are not breached then every insult and rhetorical flourish should be deployed

Sat May 25 2019 - 06:00
Roddy Doyle’s Family stands up as a classic 25 years later

Roddy Doyle’s Family stands up as a classic 25 years later

We hear about TV’s current Golden Age but Family was as great as anything today

Sat May 18 2019 - 08:00
Apart from Ryan Tubridy, radio presenters don’t read interviewees’ books

Apart from Ryan Tubridy, radio presenters don’t read interviewees’ books

BBC’s cost-cutting instruction to staff not to read books reveals the shallowness of media

Sat May 11 2019 - 07:00
Bob Woodward: ‘In fairness to Trump, he hasn’t started a war’

Bob Woodward: ‘In fairness to Trump, he hasn’t started a war’

Donald Trump has adopted Nixon’s Watergate strategy, says the veteran Washington reporter

Sat May 11 2019 - 06:00
‘I hate intervals. The overheated hell of the bar. The aimless milling about’

‘I hate intervals. The overheated hell of the bar. The aimless milling about’

The intermission - or interval to you and me - is a threatened species in theatre and an extinct one in cinema

Sat Apr 27 2019 - 05:00
Will Madonna be ‘bullied’ into pulling out of Eurovision in Israel?

Will Madonna be ‘bullied’ into pulling out of Eurovision in Israel?

The singer faces calls to boycott next month’s contest. But it is impervious to politics

Sat Apr 20 2019 - 05:00
‘Dublin in the 1970s was a long day’s journey into sh**e’

‘Dublin in the 1970s was a long day’s journey into sh**e’

Douglas Kennedy’s time living in Ireland – where he managed the Peacock theatre and wrote for ‘The Irish Times’ – feeds into his new novel, a sprawling, almost 600-page epic

Wed Jan 30 2019 - 05:00
Anti-Semitism today: ‘Zionist’ is often a euphemism for ‘Jew’

Anti-Semitism today: ‘Zionist’ is often a euphemism for ‘Jew’

Deborah Lipstadt: Anti-Semitism is still with us but not taken seriously in politics

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
Abbey leads the field in Irish Times Irish Theatre Award nominations

Abbey leads the field in Irish Times Irish Theatre Award nominations

Controversial co-productions boost national theatre’s tally

Sat Jan 19 2019 - 01:00
The clocks have gone back, but is it for the last time?

The clocks have gone back, but is it for the last time?

Ready for 4am June dawns, 10ams in December and resetting at the Border?

Sat Oct 27 2018 - 05:00
Former director of Tyrone Guthrie centre dies in Catalonia

Former director of Tyrone Guthrie centre dies in Catalonia

Bernard Loughlin ran artists’ retreat at Annaghmakerrig in Co Monaghan for 18 years

Sun Oct 21 2018 - 10:54
Could Donald Trump really be spying for Vladimir Putin?

Could Donald Trump really be spying for Vladimir Putin?

In ‘House of Trump, House of Putin’ Craig Unger claims the US leader is a Russian agent

Sat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
Aretha Franklin bequeaths enduring legacy

Aretha Franklin bequeaths enduring legacy

The singer (76), who has died at her Detroit home, made life-affirming soul music

Fri Aug 17 2018 - 01:00
Gig of the Week: Kilkenny Arts Festival

Gig of the Week: Kilkenny Arts Festival

As always, Kilkenny’s strong musical tradition is paramount

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 05:00
Ruth Negga’s ‘Hamlet’ leads Dublin Theatre Festival line-up

Ruth Negga’s ‘Hamlet’ leads Dublin Theatre Festival line-up

Productions from all over the world will come to capital in September and October

Tue Jul 24 2018 - 13:00
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Brahms, Beethoven and Bertie on the menu

Kilkenny Arts Festival: Brahms, Beethoven and Bertie on the menu

Opera version of the ‘Odyssey’ and an open-air Shakespeare production will run in August

Mon Jun 18 2018 - 13:48
Five artists on shortlist for Royal College of Surgeons award

Five artists on shortlist for Royal College of Surgeons award

Award comes with prize of €5,000 and commission worth €10,000

Wed May 23 2018 - 01:00
Under Sheila Pratschke, the Arts Council has rarely been free from controversy

Under Sheila Pratschke, the Arts Council has rarely been free from controversy

‘I’m the person who should speak out ... I did what I thought was right’

Thu Apr 19 2018 - 06:00
30 plays chosen to move to next stage of A Play For Ireland process

30 plays chosen to move to next stage of A Play For Ireland process

Project seeks subjects that ‘capture the zeitgeist’ of the country

Thu Apr 05 2018 - 13:00
How do Irish people really feel about our heritage?

How do Irish people really feel about our heritage?

A poll reveals Ireland’s attitudes to the issue ahead of European Year of Cultural Heritage

Mon Jan 29 2018 - 05:01
Arts organisations to receive funding decisions today

Arts organisations to receive funding decisions today

Decisions on grants totalling €28.4 million made by council for 2018

Wed Dec 20 2017 - 01:00
Twitter attacked for failing to remove threats and racist abuse

Twitter attacked for failing to remove threats and racist abuse

House of Commons committee cites violent threats against MPs on social media service

Tue Dec 19 2017 - 19:24
Why is this horrible shirt following me around the internet?

Why is this horrible shirt following me around the internet?

The Worst Shirt in the World proves online algorithms are not as smart as we think

Mon Dec 18 2017 - 19:55
Social housing: ‘Let’s not make the same mistakes again’

Social housing: ‘Let’s not make the same mistakes again’

There’s a danger that quick-fix ‘solutions’ to the housing crisis will create new problems

Sat Dec 16 2017 - 06:00
Varadkar pledges highest ever investment in cultural infrastructure

Varadkar pledges highest ever investment in cultural infrastructure

Taoiseach reaffirms commitment to doubling expenditure on arts, culture and sport

Wed Dec 13 2017 - 13:46
Global newspaper body expresses ‘dismay’ at Irish defamation law

Global newspaper body expresses ‘dismay’ at Irish defamation law

Extraordinarily high damages threaten ’very existence’ of newspapers, WAN-IFRA says

Tue Dec 12 2017 - 13:53
Inappropriate conduct will not be tolerated, Forbes tells RTÉ staff

Inappropriate conduct will not be tolerated, Forbes tells RTÉ staff

Director-general says employees should feel they work in ‘safe and supportive’ environment

Fri Dec 08 2017 - 18:46
Varadkar and his Ministers go back to school in search of creativity

Varadkar and his Ministers go back to school in search of creativity

‘Creative Youth’ plan to give every child access to cultural expression by 2022

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 19:29
Luas: Reshaping the city centre and its culture

Luas: Reshaping the city centre and its culture

What effect will the new line have on the arts and creativity in Dublin?

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 01:00
Arts Council chair rejects ‘inference’ of conflict over Michael Colgan

Arts Council chair rejects ‘inference’ of conflict over Michael Colgan

McBride tells committee association with ex-Gate director ‘no different’ from others in arts world

Wed Dec 06 2017 - 08:05
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