Alan Foley

Swan Lake at Cork Opera House: Flawless in dance and dedication to vivid artistry

Marking the 30th anniversary of Cork City Ballet Company, this is a work of extravagant display

Alan Foley on the perils of staging princess-free ballet: ‘When we did Giselle I lost €55,000. People just didn’t come and see it’

Cork City Ballet has survived for three decades in a country with little ballet infrastructure. Its 30th-anniversary production is particularly notable for its artistic director

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Revenue detector Bailey shows dogged determination once he gets the scent

Last year canine units seized €26m worth of drugs, tobacco and cash

Travel Bag: We check out the deals so you don’t have to

Photography in Montenegro, special evenings in Ireland and an adults-only festive break

Review – Swan Lake: A traditional enchantment

Ekaterina Bortyakova shines in this production of perhaps the most famous classical ballet in the world

Walking on water from the Playboy to the Táin with the Irish National Ballet

A weekend forum will celebrate the heady days of the dance company founded by Joan Denise Moriarty

Dine at a snail’s pace at the Step House Hotel