Michael Dervan: Arts Council is in an almost unprecedented bind over grant for the event

Plus, candles inspired by Provençe, wordplay by Penneys and cabinets as artwork

Home Front: what’s new in interiors, crafts and design

Abbey’s chairwoman tells Oireachtas committee the theatre will ‘address concerns’

‘Not acceptable’ that major national institution ‘apparently lacking in governance’

We asked some writers to tell us about their debuts ahead of their publication

Cultural professions are characterised by low pay, poor conditions and precarious work, according to new research.

Directors apologise to Fiach Mac Conghail for ‘distress’ caused by €1.4m deficit claim

National theatre addresses letter detailing ‘deep concern’ from theatre professionals

Over 300 actors and directors are dismayed by its new strategy. The Abbey has come out fighting

Irish novelist is one of five category winners and goes on to compete for Costa Book of the Year on January 29th

Grieving daughter Nadia pays tribute to mother and friend ‘inspired by generosity’

Generally I just close my eyes and fling twenties around, and hope no one is insulted

‘His ability to freeze the elusive and contradictory essence in a physical gesture is the mark of a great actor’

The ending of the ban on women voting and standing for election is being celebrated across the country

Sculptural lighting illuminates Collins Barracks while a Celtic spa in Naas offers refuge

‘When you’ve heard one transgender story, you’ve heard one transgender story’

Westland Row campus redevelopment involves €9m public funding and significant philanthropy

Dublin Theatre Festival: 600 Highwaymen respond to social and political polarisation

Arts Council chairwoman thanks Minister for determination in representing the sector in budget negotiation

Dublin Fringe Festival: Karen Cogan is precise and engaging as Brenda, ‘youngish, female and queer’ in 1990s Cork

Dublin Fringe Festival: Foil, Arms & Hog are silly, inventive and genuinely very funny

No expense spared as German state adds five-storey mews to cultural centre

Architects unveil plans for 11,000 sq m grand design in Parnell Square Cultural Quarter

The 2018 event includes productions on shame, fatherhood and an Aer Lingus hijacking

Rivalry between gamers can trigger aggressive action

Programme straddling popular and esoteric work attracts record numbers

Council scheme is set up in a way that cannot deal with idea of ‘equal pay for equal work’

Female composers are grossly underrepresented, but fixing the issue may not be easy

News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers

This year’s festival boasts a full moon, and a garden, theatre, gigs, talks and thoughts

Poet’s archive at College Green reveals ‘intimacies that defined Seamus the man’

For his family, choosing 100 poems from a long career, was weighted with memories

Blueprint aims to double employment and turnover in audiovisual sector in five years

Home Front: What to do and see across Ireland over the next few weeks

A liver disease associated with diabetes and weight rather than alcohol can be prevented or reversed with diet and exercise

Rarely seen ethnographic exhibits were on display to mark 15-year refurbishment plan

Extensions, updgrades and connections between museum sites part of 15-year vision

Size, location, maker, condition: key things to look out for when choosing an instrument