Paul Brady and Áine Ní Ghlinn among new members elected to Aosdána
Creative artists’ group welcomes nine new members including Paul Mercier, Nuala O’Connor and Orla Barry
Paul Mercier
Playwright
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
Mel Mercier: ‘When I work in theatre, I often think that it’s like painting’
Composer’s new album ‘Testament’ aims to meld disparate musical works
The best films from the 30th Galway Film Fleadh
The 2018 Fleadh was defined by some first-class documentaries. Evidence that we can’t escape our violent past came with Keepers of the Flame, Unquiet Graves and I, Dolours
Brendan Gleeson and sons: ‘There’s no such thing as a normal family’
Brendan Gleeson and sons Domhnall and Brian have established a recent acting dynasty. So what will happen when they finally share a stage together for the first time?
Cow pats but no bull: a cultural meeting place for myth and reality
Megahits from Game of Thrones to the Marvel universe are suffused in myth; so where are the echoes of Irish myth in contemporary culture? It turns out we’re surrounded by the stuff
A fresh spotlight on Irish language theatre
Is there a future beyond the local community for plays in Irish? A new generation of theatremakers are finding out
Brendan Gleeson: even as a duck, he fits the bill
The man who played Churchill is now a duck in ‘The Smurfs 2’. He talks LA neediness, the dynasty and Flann O’Brien worship
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
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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