The forgotten Irish artist: How does an artist make thousands of artworks, then just disappear?
A new book aims to restore Donal O’Sullivan’s legacy of elegant work which has been largely overlooked since his death in 1991
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Lisa Canny on Biird: ‘Irish people are looking for something more authentic’
Canny, who put the 11-strong ‘girlband’ together, on the soaring popularity of Irish trad, hitting it off with Ed Sheeran, and how her lilting side project became a hit with neurodivergent people
Alison Spittle: ‘I’m treated more like a human being now I’ve lost weight’
After an illness last year, the comedian was advised to lose weight. Her new show BIG explores her relationship with her body before and after, and why no one should feel any shame for being ‘on the jabs’
Venice Architecture Biennale 2025: Ireland presents an elegantly complex take on a richly simple idea
The Irish pavilion is a standout in an otherwise patchy 19th biennale
Shona McCarthy, the Irish woman running the world’s biggest arts festival, is heading home: ‘I’m tired. You feel it to your bones’
After 35 years of nonstop work, this ardent advocate for the arts is about to catch her breath
Lynne Parker: The Abbey does so much. But Ireland needs a national theatre for the 21st century
The future of Irish theatre looks bleak. It’s time to overhaul the way the sector works – including where the money goes, says Rough Magic’s artistic director
The Irish musical slammed by the White House as an ‘insane’ waste of $70,000
‘As an American taxpayer I don’t want my dollars going towards this crap,’ Donald Trump’s press secretary told reporters
Creating ‘diverse, open and welcoming platform’ a key aim for Culture Night 2024
Arts Council hopes people will engage more in local projects after experiencing some of 1,700 free events nationwide later this month
Greater investment in Irish language and Gaeltacht urged in budget
Lobbies propose €57m for increased Gaeltacht and Irish spending, including extra €26m for TG4
‘It’s worth trying things. It’s worth trusting your gut. It’s worth going for it’
What’s next for Project Arts Centre artistic director Cian O’Brien who is leaving to set up a production, touring and consultancy company?
Culture Night Dublin 2023: An outsider’s insider guide to where to go on September 22nd
Do Culture Night at your own pace, equipped with tools including earplugs or headphones and good walking shoes. Try your best to be patient too
Temple Bar plaza to be transformed into outdoor roller disco for Culture Night
Annual nocturnal celebration of culture and creativity takes place on September 22nd across the country with more than 300 events
Culture Night 2023 to see 1,800 events across Ireland in September
Events will to place in both Republic and Northern Ireland with Belfast and Derry playing host to dozens of events
Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire: 250 years of Ireland’s touchstone love poem
Lament for Art O’Leary, which Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill wrote for her murdered husband on May 4th, 1773, is still hugely powerful
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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