Why Leo Varadkar fails the rule of 72 maths testThree years after vowing to double Arts spending by 2024, the Government is already a year behindFri Oct 11 2019 - 14:00
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 amissSat Oct 05 2019 - 05:00
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 challengeSat Sept 21 2019 - 05:00
Why are we so obsessed with anniversaries?Historical and popular culture landmarks offer valuable opportunities to reflect on eventsSat Sept 14 2019 - 05:00
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 usesSat Sept 07 2019 - 05:00
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 fingertipsSat Aug 31 2019 - 05:00
Maureen Dowd: ‘Trump is the media’s villain and we are his’Pulitzer prize-winning columnist on turmoil in Washington and thriving journalismSat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly is a narcissistic monster and a truly great Irish creationThe SoCoDu rugby-loving idiot savant does not translate internationally. That’s a good thingSat Aug 17 2019 - 05:00
What will public service media look like in five years’ time?Government must face new realities when replacing TV licence with broadcasting chargeSat Aug 10 2019 - 05:00
Anarchy in the UK: Brexit, Billy Bragg and punk rockThe protest singer tells the Irish Times politics podcast punk was about solidarity, not Brexit-style masochsimFri Aug 02 2019 - 10:20
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 sportSat Jul 27 2019 - 05:00
Extreme politics stoking the fire of the culture warsNewly emboldened social conservative in age of Trump seek to roll back recent changeSat Jun 29 2019 - 07:00
Inside the Trump presidency: A mad king roams empty hallsFire and Fury author Michael Wolff goes back inside the White House in his new bookSat Jun 22 2019 - 06:00
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 brilliantSat Jun 22 2019 - 05:00
Creative Ireland initiative is not perfect but it is making a differenceChildren from all backgrounds could benefit from music, drama and art in every schoolSat Jun 15 2019 - 08:00
Words made flesh: Why author events are the new hot ticketsThe growth of spoken-word festivals reflects our hunger for real-life experiencesSat Jun 08 2019 - 06:00
Rees-Mogg’s terrible reviews are a cause for celebrationWhen writing a real stinker of a review once defamation laws are not breached then every insult and rhetorical flourish should be deployedSat May 25 2019 - 06:00
Roddy Doyle’s Family stands up as a classic 25 years laterWe hear about TV’s current Golden Age but Family was as great as anything todaySat May 18 2019 - 08:00
Apart from Ryan Tubridy, radio presenters don’t read interviewees’ booksBBC’s cost-cutting instruction to staff not to read books reveals the shallowness of mediaSat May 11 2019 - 07:00
Bob Woodward: ‘In fairness to Trump, he hasn’t started a war’Donald Trump has adopted Nixon’s Watergate strategy, says the veteran Washington reporterSat May 11 2019 - 06:00
‘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 cinemaSat Apr 27 2019 - 05:00
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 politicsSat Apr 20 2019 - 05:00
‘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 epicWed Jan 30 2019 - 05:00
Anti-Semitism today: ‘Zionist’ is often a euphemism for ‘Jew’Deborah Lipstadt: Anti-Semitism is still with us but not taken seriously in politicsSat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
Abbey leads the field in Irish Times Irish Theatre Award nominationsControversial co-productions boost national theatre’s tallySat Jan 19 2019 - 01:00
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 CataloniaBernard Loughlin ran artists’ retreat at Annaghmakerrig in Co Monaghan for 18 yearsSun Oct 21 2018 - 10:54
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 agentSat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
Aretha Franklin bequeaths enduring legacyThe singer (76), who has died at her Detroit home, made life-affirming soul musicFri Aug 17 2018 - 01:00
Gig of the Week: Kilkenny Arts FestivalAs always, Kilkenny’s strong musical tradition is paramountSat Aug 04 2018 - 05:00
Ruth Negga’s ‘Hamlet’ leads Dublin Theatre Festival line-upProductions from all over the world will come to capital in September and OctoberTue Jul 24 2018 - 13:00
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Brahms, Beethoven and Bertie on the menuOpera version of the ‘Odyssey’ and an open-air Shakespeare production will run in AugustMon Jun 18 2018 - 13:48
Five artists on shortlist for Royal College of Surgeons awardAward comes with prize of €5,000 and commission worth €10,000Wed May 23 2018 - 01:00
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 processProject seeks subjects that ‘capture the zeitgeist’ of the countryThu Apr 05 2018 - 13:00
How do Irish people really feel about our heritage?A poll reveals Ireland’s attitudes to the issue ahead of European Year of Cultural HeritageMon Jan 29 2018 - 05:01
Arts organisations to receive funding decisions todayDecisions on grants totalling €28.4 million made by council for 2018Wed Dec 20 2017 - 01:00
Twitter attacked for failing to remove threats and racist abuseHouse of Commons committee cites violent threats against MPs on social media serviceTue Dec 19 2017 - 19:24
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 thinkMon Dec 18 2017 - 19:55
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 problemsSat Dec 16 2017 - 06:00
Varadkar pledges highest ever investment in cultural infrastructureTaoiseach reaffirms commitment to doubling expenditure on arts, culture and sportWed Dec 13 2017 - 13:46
Global newspaper body expresses ‘dismay’ at Irish defamation lawExtraordinarily high damages threaten ’very existence’ of newspapers, WAN-IFRA saysTue Dec 12 2017 - 13:53
Inappropriate conduct will not be tolerated, Forbes tells RTÉ staffDirector-general says employees should feel they work in ‘safe and supportive’ environmentFri Dec 08 2017 - 18:46
Varadkar and his Ministers go back to school in search of creativity‘Creative Youth’ plan to give every child access to cultural expression by 2022Thu Dec 07 2017 - 19:29
Luas: Reshaping the city centre and its cultureWhat 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 ColganMcBride tells committee association with ex-Gate director ‘no different’ from others in arts worldWed Dec 06 2017 - 08:05
New Bill proposes action against fake social media accountsGovernment’s strategic communications unit targeted in Fianna Fail legislationTue Dec 05 2017 - 09:11
‘Fianna Fáil’ to remain safely embedded in national anthemQuestions about copyright raised by Senator following Paul Galvin Dunnes Stores adMon Dec 04 2017 - 14:41
Proposal to break link between needing licence and owning TVOireachtas committee calls for significant changes in funding of public service mediaTue Nov 28 2017 - 18:30
Arts Council to put response about Colgan into Oireachtas recordCouncil’s director questioned at committee about friendship with Michael ColganMon Nov 27 2017 - 18:33
