‘Níl aon rud cosúil leis na sceitimíní a thagann le do chéad cheolchoirm. Bhí an t-atmaisféar leictreach. Chun na ticéid a fháil, chaitheamar an oíche ag an gCearnóg i dTamhlacht lasmuigh d’ionad Ticketmaster’
Is fuirseoir í Diane O’Connor a bhunaigh an oíche ghrinn Funny Focail, le Louise O’Toole. Tá an chéad Funny Focail eile sa Cat & Cage i mBaile Átha Cliath 9 ar an 28 Meitheamh.
Eoin Ó Broin called once, Ray McAdam and Janet Horner twice – I’ve never been more canvassed in my life
Dublin Central a place of shiny corporate wealth, grinding poverty and nation’s most expensive cottages
“Áras Pobail Ráth Chairn 1993, don chéad Cabaret le Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí. Ba bhreá liom an oíche sin a shú isteach arís agus greim a choinneáil air i mo chroí.”
Is craoltóir í Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh atá ina láithreoir ar Nationwide ar RTÉ. Tá sí ina feachtasóir ar son na Gaeilge le fada an lá.
All hell wouldn’t break loose if Irish people were allowed a few cans in the park
In plenty of other European cities, drinking in public places in moderation is permitted. Only in Ireland is it associated with anarchy
“Chruthaigh an dianghlasáil spás agus am do dhaoine féinmhachnamh a dhéanamh agus céimeanna nua a ghlacadh i dtreo na healaíne in áit a bheith gafa san oifig óna naoi go dtí an cúig”
Is ceoltóir as Tír Chonaill í Catriona Ní Ghribín atá bunaithe i mBéal Feirste. Is ball den ghrúpa Huartan í, le Múlú agus Stiofán Ó Luachráin.
A Dublin pub had its outdoor licence revoked. The vibe on that part of Drury Street has changed
Car-free Drury Street may not be perfect, but it draws large numbers to shop, eat, drink and simply hang out
The Prodigy in Dublin review: Five stars for an epic show with feral energy
You’d call it an old-school night were it not for all the young people in the 3Arena crowd and for the slick production
“...tá meas agam ar chuile ealaíontóir a sheasann suas ar son na fírinne agus an cheartais agus nach bhfuil faitíos orthu guth a thabhairt dóibh siúd atá faoi chois.”
Is aisteoir, áilteoir, agus scríbhneoir é Raymond Keane, a bhunaigh an compántas drámaíochta Barrabas.
Leo Varadkar is seeking and gaining attention. But why?
While Leo Varadkar may have made the transition from public figure to private citizen himself, the public hasn’t
Kneecap: ‘These topics have been out of bounds for many years’
The controversial group have had a year of a kind that few artists will ever experience. They’re determined to stand their ground as they release their album Fenian
Kneecap ar pholaitíocht, brú agus sícideileacha: “Ar ndóigh, teastaíonn teiripe uainn ... ar feadh na mblianta fada”
Agallamh le Kneecap: Anuraidh, bhí an ceol, an chonspóid agus an chraic fite fuaite i saol an ghrúpa agus i mbliana tá albam nua uathu ar na bacáin
What’s driving the cultural obsession with the 1990s?
Who wouldn’t want to live in a place where you can hang around cafes without computers, afford to rent in lively cities and where no one is surveilling you?
We need clear thinkers to find a way out of the ‘soul rot’ of our modern world
A friend reminded me of a four-word letter to The Irish Times Gabriel Rosenstock wrote in 2007, when US troops were pouring into Iraq: ‘Cúrsaí ola, cúrsaí fola’
“Ní féidir teacht ar do ghuth ar an gcéad dul síos mura dtuigeann tú an comhthéacs ina scríobhann tú. Go háirithe má tá tú ag scríobh as Gaeilge. Tá muid uilig sáite go hiomlán i ndioscúrsa an Bhéarla – ní mór duit éalú uaidh.”
Is scríbhneoir, file, ceoltóir agus láithreoir teilifíse agus raidió é Cúán de Búrca.
‘Why can’t my flat white fly?’ is a question no one asked ever
We’re evolutionarily wired to pay attention to the buzzing of drones – which may be one of the reasons they’re so annoying