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Government’s culture strategy all spin and no substance

Government’s culture strategy all spin and no substance

Spending promises for arts fail to materialise in budget

Thu Oct 12 2017 - 01:00
Budget 2018 causes ‘huge disappointment’ in arts sector

Budget 2018 causes ‘huge disappointment’ in arts sector

Campaigners compare Taoiseach’s promise unfavourably with Justin Trudeau’s actions

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 16:52
RTÉ won’t just be reporting the budget, it will be hoping for good news

RTÉ won’t just be reporting the budget, it will be hoping for good news

Removing cap on pensioners’ free TV licences on cash-strapped broadcaster’s wishlist

Mon Oct 09 2017 - 01:40
BAI seeks clarification on Communicorp’s ‘Irish Times’ journalists ban

BAI seeks clarification on Communicorp’s ‘Irish Times’ journalists ban

Ban imposed due to ‘vile comments’ in Fintan O’Toole column, says Communicorp chief

Sat Oct 07 2017 - 01:00
Communicorp ban on ‘Irish Times’ journalists is bizarre, says NUJ

Communicorp ban on ‘Irish Times’ journalists is bizarre, says NUJ

Seamus Dooley: a case of ‘cutting off your nose to spite your face’

Fri Oct 06 2017 - 13:13
Radio group owned by Denis O’Brien bans ‘Irish Times’ journalists

Radio group owned by Denis O’Brien bans ‘Irish Times’ journalists

Communicorp ban follows rejection of demand for Fintan O’Toole article to be retracted

Thu Oct 05 2017 - 17:51
Canaletto, Nolde and O’Connor in National Gallery of Ireland’s new line-up

Canaletto, Nolde and O’Connor in National Gallery of Ireland’s new line-up

Gallery on track to record one million visitors following successful Vermeer exhibition

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 18:11
Channel 4 documentary takes a more robust approach to Ireland's abortion debate

Channel 4 documentary takes a more robust approach to Ireland's abortion debate

‘Ireland’s Big Decision’ examines the tensions that are evident as a referendum looms

Sat Sept 30 2017 - 01:00
The show goes on – An Irishman’s Diary on a celebration of Fergus and Rosaleen Linehan

The show goes on – An Irishman’s Diary on a celebration of Fergus and Rosaleen Linehan

Fri Sept 29 2017 - 00:01
Michael O’Leary on pilots: ‘Very well paid for doing a very easy job’

Michael O’Leary on pilots: ‘Very well paid for doing a very easy job’

The Ryanair chief says the airline will win back people’s faith, and pilots do not want to be unionised

Thu Sept 21 2017 - 18:40
The long history of the Irish hunger strike

The long history of the Irish hunger strike

New exhibition in Kilmainham Gaol tells the story from Thomas Ashe to Bobby Sands

Thu Sept 21 2017 - 01:00
The Tonight Show: TV3’s replacement for Vincent Browne picks up after shaky start

The Tonight Show: TV3’s replacement for Vincent Browne picks up after shaky start

Matt Cooper takes the lead on questions, with Ivan Yates confining himself to asides

Wed Sept 20 2017 - 09:56
Culture Night’s success is built on showing us behind the curtain

Culture Night’s success is built on showing us behind the curtain

It started small, but this year it will take in more than 3,000 events across Ireland

Wed Sept 20 2017 - 01:31
George Hook: Colourfully bombastic persona with distaste for political correctness

George Hook: Colourfully bombastic persona with distaste for political correctness

Newstalk, ‘haemorrhaging money’, has called time on its biggest star

Sat Sept 16 2017 - 01:00
Newstalk expects Hook inquiry to conclude within week

Newstalk expects Hook inquiry to conclude within week

Decision to suspend presenter followed intense discussions

Sat Sept 16 2017 - 01:00
George Hook: Brash controversialist who will not be happy with final chapter

George Hook: Brash controversialist who will not be happy with final chapter

Presenters came and went at Newstalk, but Hook has remained ever-present

Fri Sept 15 2017 - 16:47
George Hook suspended from Newstalk after rape comments

George Hook suspended from Newstalk after rape comments

Newstalk sends Tweet announcing Hook suspension

Fri Sept 15 2017 - 14:50
Tesco pulls advertising for George Hook show over remarks

Tesco pulls advertising for George Hook show over remarks

Fellow Newstalk presenter goes off-air in protest at rape remarks

Thu Sept 14 2017 - 22:39
Solidarity to boycott Newstalk until Hook ceases broadcasting

Solidarity to boycott Newstalk until Hook ceases broadcasting

Programme producers are told not to use 'Irish Times' journalists as contributors

Thu Sept 14 2017 - 07:36
Amateur sleuthing helps solve the mysteries of old Irish photos

Amateur sleuthing helps solve the mysteries of old Irish photos

Members of the public helped unpick the National Library’s image collection on Flickr

Wed Sept 13 2017 - 21:35
Newstalk staff demand the removal of George Hook

Newstalk staff demand the removal of George Hook

Radio station’s employees sign letter denouncing broadcaster after rape comments

Tue Sept 12 2017 - 17:41
George Hook tells listeners he is ‘truly sorry’ for rape comments

George Hook tells listeners he is ‘truly sorry’ for rape comments

Hook asked: ‘Is there no blame now to the person who puts themselves in danger?’

Mon Sept 11 2017 - 12:34
Inside ‘Prime Time’: ‘We think about Mission to Prey all the time’

Inside ‘Prime Time’: ‘We think about Mission to Prey all the time’

In 2011, a disastrous broadcast nearly killed it. How has the RTÉ show survived for 25 years?

Sat Sept 09 2017 - 05:00
Going to the cinema is Ireland’s most popular cultural pursuit

Going to the cinema is Ireland’s most popular cultural pursuit

Higher percentage of the population attends arts events in Dublin but regions close behind, an Arts Council report has found

Wed Sept 06 2017 - 01:00
Bryan Dobson move to ‘Morning Ireland’ confirmed

Bryan Dobson move to ‘Morning Ireland’ confirmed

RTÉ presenter will leave ‘Six One News’ programme at end of October after 21 years

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 18:08
Tom Murphy receives highest arts honour from President

Tom Murphy receives highest arts honour from President

New Aosdána Saoi described as the ‘great playwright of the emigrant’

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 17:26
Peadar Lamb ‘gave so much to the country and its people’ – funeral Mass told

Peadar Lamb ‘gave so much to the country and its people’ – funeral Mass told

Long career on stage and screen recalled at funeral of actor who died aged 87

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 16:37
Is there anything more tedious than the Irish language debate?

Is there anything more tedious than the Irish language debate?

Bank of Ireland has dropped the Irish language from ATMs. Níl Éamon Ó Cuív sásta

Sat Sept 02 2017 - 06:00
‘Vikings’ wannabes have an axe to grind as open call returns

‘Vikings’ wannabes have an axe to grind as open call returns

There was no shortage of facial hair at this year’s auditions for extras for the TV drama

Tue Aug 29 2017 - 18:51
McGregor’s payday just one part of sport’s cash-fuelled hype bubble

McGregor’s payday just one part of sport’s cash-fuelled hype bubble

Amazon and other tech companies starting to buy up rights to major events

Tue Aug 29 2017 - 01:00
‘My sister said he was mad’: Crumlin goes crazy for Conor McGregor

‘My sister said he was mad’: Crumlin goes crazy for Conor McGregor

In the brash fighter’s old stomping ground, many locals think the bookies have it wrong

Fri Aug 25 2017 - 18:06
Tubridy on RTÉ’s gender pay gap: ‘Whatever is broken, needs to be fixed’

Tubridy on RTÉ’s gender pay gap: ‘Whatever is broken, needs to be fixed’

The broadcaster is the station’s most highly-paid presenter earning €495k in 2015

Fri Aug 25 2017 - 12:02
Tenement living: ‘There was six in one bed and seven in the other’

Tenement living: ‘There was six in one bed and seven in the other’

New Henrietta Street museum brings Dublin tenements of the past vividly back to life

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 19:56
From Wild Child Day to water fun, Heritage Week is a family event

From Wild Child Day to water fun, Heritage Week is a family event

Jewish history is one of many themes to be explored at events throughout the country

Fri Aug 18 2017 - 17:42
‘Dublin Oldschool’: The making of a summer street movie

‘Dublin Oldschool’: The making of a summer street movie

Emmet Kirwan and Dave Tynan are shooting a low-budget film in Dublin's crowded city centre

Wed Aug 16 2017 - 20:35
That time of year again as the Roses are in bloom in Tralee

That time of year again as the Roses are in bloom in Tralee

Dáithí Ó Sé to host his eighth contest, but 65 hopefuls will be cut to 32 before TV coverage

Tue Aug 15 2017 - 20:26
Historic Drogheda gate to be closed to traffic

Historic Drogheda gate to be closed to traffic

Saint Laurence’s Gate changes come into effect Friday to mark start of Heritage Week

Tue Aug 15 2017 - 20:19
Fairview trees row shows why Dublin remains a mess

Fairview trees row shows why Dublin remains a mess

The idea that the area should be protected from change is a symptom of chronic nimbyism

Sat Aug 12 2017 - 05:00
No long faces among the humans at the Dublin Horse Show

No long faces among the humans at the Dublin Horse Show

The 144th such event is a mellow, intergenerational day out for lovers of all things equine

Wed Aug 09 2017 - 20:34
Wheelchair passenger had to disembark from Ryanair flight

Wheelchair passenger had to disembark from Ryanair flight

‘I was distraught, my family were distraught, the passengers on the plane were outraged’

Tue Aug 08 2017 - 18:33
Party time at the National Lottery

Party time at the National Lottery

Celebrating 30 years of making dreams come true

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 17:19
Census revelations pose big questions for planners

Census revelations pose big questions for planners

Analysis: CSO’s latest findings suggest pressure is growing on a broken system

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 01:00
Big rise in young working adults still living at home

Big rise in young working adults still living at home

Census 2016 figures suggest young people are finding it harder to buy or rent property

Thu Jul 27 2017 - 21:34
‘Deeply ingrained cultural prejudice’ behind RTÉ pay gap

‘Deeply ingrained cultural prejudice’ behind RTÉ pay gap

Analysis: how will the national broadcaster address its gender pay issue?

Wed Jul 26 2017 - 10:22
Forget ‘new cities’, focus should be on existing towns

Forget ‘new cities’, focus should be on existing towns

Behind talk of regional hubs and a choked-up Dublin is the failure of Irish urban planning

Sat Jul 22 2017 - 01:00
National cultural framework is too little, too late

National cultural framework is too little, too late

Oireachtas arts committee shows production of bureaucratic jargon is alive and vibrant

Thu Jul 20 2017 - 01:30
Right to culture ‘should be enshrined in the Constitution’

Right to culture ‘should be enshrined in the Constitution’

Oireachtas committee recommends new legislation and extra funding for the arts

Wed Jul 19 2017 - 16:51
Hugh Linehan: Is it time for publicly funding serious journalism?

Hugh Linehan: Is it time for publicly funding serious journalism?

Threat to public-interest journalism from market decline raises issue of State support

Sat Jun 24 2017 - 05:00
Irish Landmark Trust celebrates 25 years saving buildings

Irish Landmark Trust celebrates 25 years saving buildings

The trust turns lighthouses, towers, gate lodges and castles into unique holiday rentals

Sat Jun 24 2017 - 01:00
Report shows trust in news higher in Ireland than international average

Report shows trust in news higher in Ireland than international average

Willingness to pay increases marginally, with younger people most likely to do so

Thu Jun 22 2017 - 11:16
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