Farmers at the mart: ‘We’re paying three times more for fertiliser’
Soaring costs and reduced margins, farmers in Fermoy brace themselves for a tough year
Tadhg Beirne and Ross Byrne can join Down Under debutants
In total, 15 Irish players have been handed a first cap in Australia for tour next month
Theatre highlights of the week ending December 24th
In this weeks’s theatre, a frightful creature becomes a useful friend, an old fable is laced up to fit new times, and one eccentric Dubliner finally becomes a legend
Declan Laffan’s long-shot underdogs primed for Dr Crokes challenge
Loughmore footballers bid to extend the light on what has been a fabulous year for Tipperary GAA
Irish Women of the World: Simone Rocha and eight other successes in style
To celebrate International Women's Day, we've found an outstanding bunch of Irish women whose influence is felt around the world. Meet the women who have risen to the top in international fashion
Man with schizophrenia not guilty of trying to kill grandmother
Eoghan O’Mahoney (34) acquitted of attempted murder by reason of insanity
The Irish at London Fashion Week: Attracta Courtney
Now based in London, her impressive client list including Cara Delavingne, Natalia Vodianova and Pippa Middleton
Four things we wondered at Theatre Machine
The festival of theatre-in-progress projects from new artists treats plays as lambs. But will they get slaughtered?
‘This might be awful’: the Theatre Machine test
Each evening, audiences pay €14 to see four short works in progress. You might see a disaster or an embryonic hit
Luminaries of GAA join pantheon of stars
Four of games’ finest honoured by association in Dublin headquarters ceremony
Mick O’Dwyer among four inductees to Hall of Fame
Kerry legend joined by Micheál Kerins, Noel Skehan and Pat McGrath
Behind the curtain: the dark arts of dramaturgy
Help the writer deliver the best play possible. Get the basics right early. Do very little for a successful show, then claim the credit. Welcome to the tricks of the dramaturg’s trade
Small and perfectly, plastically formed
One man’s battle with a tiny Sherman tank makes for charming theatre
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