This comprehensive and wonderfully written book serves to remind us of how much outstanding Irish theatre has been produced in the past quarter-century
The actor, who is receiving a Special Tribute Award at the Irish Times Theatre Awards, on his early days at Radio Éireann and a ghostly encounter with WB Yeats
Theatre: It is better to submit to the pleasure of this sumptuous production than to ask questions about its deeper meaning
Theatre has been resilient, but with the Gate in trouble, the sector is on a knife edge
Author talks about her memoir, Openhearted, and defying expectations as she gets older
Does it matter whether online performances are recorded or live?
The English singer fulfils a long-held desire to draw on the works of Byron, Keats, Shelley et al
Plus Marian Keyes, Frank McGuinness, Mick Fleetwood and the National Symphony Orchestra
Several new plays were due on the country’s big stages, a rare sight
An Irishman’s Diary
Dear Ireland: 50 writers invited to create 50 one-actor pieces that reflect Covid-19 crisis
A rich, vibrant literary and political heritage exists beyond the DUP’s grip
Hundreds attend service to remember writer who had the power to make words bloom just like the flowers in her garden
Irish men played an important part in the Normandy landings despite Irish neutrality
We hear about TV’s current Golden Age but Family was as great as anything today
New writing ‘has to be nurtured and taken care of’, says artistic director Garry Hynes
Cillian Murphy and Sarah Morris win main acting awards
After seeing more than 130 shows, the judges have made 60 nominations in 15 categories
Opinion: Plans to close UCD’s member-run common room are drawing sharp opposition from academics
Many performances around the country called off and festivals are severely curtailed
Lender is criticised after turning down request to answer questions on loan sale
McGuinness play ‘Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me’ is inspired by Brian Keenan’s kidnapping in Beirut
Kristin Scott Thomas on how French cinema has better roles for women, playing Churchill's wife – and Brexit
Among the nominees are Ryan Tubridy, Cecelia Ahern, John Banville, Molly McCloskey, Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen
Common Travel Area focus could exclude migrants, Piaras Mac Éinrí claims
White Paper from FF leader will be valuable contribution to debate intensified by Brexit
Michael D Higgins among those to attend funeral of Irish poet who died aged 88
Events marking 1916 part of Decade of Centenaries which respects all traditions
A theatre man who was ‘an appallingly bad actor’ and a dad who loved unconditionally
The collective works in our series show how molten and defiant Irish artworks can be
With President Hollande set to visit Glasnevin to mark the Irish role in the World Wars, we can acknowledge duality and remember those on opposite sides 100 years ago
Hundreds gather at Mansion House on Saturday morning for humanist ceremony
‘The Somme has somehow become a river of Ulster,’ said Church of Ireland primate Archbishop Richard Clarke
Seminal play performed in location where playwright Frank McGuinness set drama
Chris Connolly wins Emerging Fiction prize, Jane Clarke wins Emerging Poetry award and Éilís Ní Dhuibhne inducted into Hennessy Literary Awards Hall of Fame
Eight Irish writers’ monologues create a moving theatrical tapestry
Some admirers celebrate the playwright’s work on the 400th anniversary of his death
‘It’s not a historical piece. This is theatre.’ Here’s how Signatories took shape
Theatre project will mark Rising centenary with production in Kilmainham Gaol
Frank McGuinness’s searing drama dared go into the minds of Northern loyalists who have made their own blood sacrifice in the trenches
The event also featured video tributes to Waking the Feminists and the year in theatre
After a year of theatre, hundreds of shows and days of deliberation, here are the nominees for the 2015 Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards
The actor likes to find the conflict in characters, making Tom Murphy’s plays ideal vehicles for his talents
The National Theatre’s maddeningly male 1916 centenary season highlights the difficulties that face women who work in Irish theatre
Taoiseach says Irish dead of the battle was ‘a loss that has transcended generations’
Waking the Nation programme to mark 1916 centenary has three world premieres
A date with Lisa Hannigan leads to love for Garry McGuinness and George-Ruth O’Neill
A revamped list of texts has been brought in at secondary level. But is it too modern?
A round-up of upcoming events in the books world
Brian Friel plays up the farce in his version of Turgenev’s ‘A Month in the Country’, but Ethan McSweeny’s production at the Gate Theatre in Dublin seems reluctant to go all the way
A Liverpudlian mother is pushed to the edge of the world by a tragedy
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
