Private treasures of Betty Ann Norton to be auctioned
Drama teacher was an avid collector, and sale includes jewellery, clothing and furniture
Theatre-training legend Betty Ann Norton dies in Dublin
Co-director of the Betty Ann Norton Theatre School helped to launch many acting careers
Writing Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘I think in the voice of a f**king idiot 12 hours a day’
In RTÉ’s We Need to Talk about Ross, writer Paul Howard tells how he almost killed RO’CK in 2007
Rough Magic theatre, 35 years on: ‘Dublin in those days was so bohemian’
Company reflects on decades of casting spells and pushing the envelope with its productions
Chernobyl: A nuclear disaster is unsettlingly lovely to look at
Review: Under Johan Renck’s direction, these scenes are as grim as the architecture, brutal and unforgiving
‘Beat’: A rapping, rhyming throwdown to toxic masculinity
Fionntán Larney’s ‘Hamilton’-influenced hip hop musical theatre show is now an album
Theatre: Legendary ‘Godfather of Gay’ DJ Tonie Walsh takes to the stage
Theatre highlights: DJ turned activist Tonie Walsh introduces himself to the theatre; while Ken Rogan’s inspired debut play tells the oldest story in the freshest way
Ireland’s ‘worrying’ sex ed deficit, ‘A Scary Time’, Taylor Swift
News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers
Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope: ‘It would be clutching at straws to do third series’
Writer Stefanie Preissner on ending the hit comedy-drama and heading for the US
An abortion debate between ‘two men who will never experience a crisis pregnancy’
Prime Time review: A relatively calm affair that worked hard to maintain balance
Going out this weekend? Here’s the best of what to see
Sean Millar, Irish Opera Artists and The Grimm Tale of Cinderella come to Dublin
The best theatre shows this week: Let the Right One In opens
Vampires, voyages and new beginnings on the Irish stage
Going out or staying in? The best shows, exhibitions and TV to see this weekend
City of London Sinfonia at the NCH, ‘This Beach’ revived from Fringe, BBC’s ‘Howards End’
Bram Stoker festival: everything you need to know
Here’s the best spot to watch Monday night’s parade from, and our picks from the festival’s events
Your guide to going out – and staying in – this weekend
St Vincent plays Olympia while Josephine K and the Algorithms comes to Abbey Theatre
‘Irish Times’ dominates nominations for journalism awards
Annual awards celebrate quality original journalism in national newspapers
Hamnet is a child frozen in time to devastating effect
And Sebastian Barry delivers a superb prison drama at this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival
Electric Picnic: Who got drunk, did drugs, vomited? Many people
Patrick Freyne: I saw bearded men wrestle. I saw nipple rings. I saw Pat Kenny
Easter weekend gig guide: Chelsea Wolfe, Talos, Todd Terry and more
Our critical picks of the very best of what’s on in the capital and around the country this weekend and beyond
Heartbreak: Emmet Kirwan's dazzling short film shows pressures on young Irish women
The writer’s latest short film, developed from a stage show, follows one girl’s journey through young motherhood
The Affair review: dissecting the anatomy of desire, adultery and self-delusion
Dominic West and Ruth Wilson continue their dangerous liaisons the third series in Sky Atlantic’s drama
Dublin Fringe begins: reviews from the opening weekend
The opening weekend of the Fringe festival bursts into life with disturbing future visions and exhilarating burlesque
Donald Trump the Frankenstein creation of ‘us v them’ thinking
Progressive political rhetoric in US died after 9/11. Reactionary stupidity reigned
Podcast: The secret lives of writers
Scribes of sport, arts and screen lift the lid on their professions
Electric Picnic 2016: 25 Unmissable moments
Here are the 25 moments at this year’s festival our team are most looking forward to
Manchester bombing, 20 years on: ‘Why did you do it?’
Twenty years ago today, a huge truck bomb tore through the heart of Manchester. Irish theatre company Anu’s new show, which opens today in the city, looks at locals’ memories, their recovery and the aftershocks that still resonate
Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye review: profit versus principles in the newsroom
An overload of stories makes it easy to lose sight of what is important
Druid steals show at ‘Irish Times’ Theatre Awards
‘DruidShakespeare’ wins five awards, including Best Production and Best Director
Dramatic awakenings: the theatre that changed my life
Five nominees for Irish Times theatre awards recall a performance that inspired them and informed their own approaches
The Importance of Being Earnest review: Wilde wins again
As his parade of double lives spills out of the closet, Oscar Wilde peers down on a production that is almost entirely at his service
Bill Bailey: ‘I’ve never done a room with so many brilliant hecklers’
After his six-night stint in Dublin in 2008 Bill Bailey has a soft spot for Ireland. Which is why the comedian’s starting his new tour here. But he doesn’t expect Chris de Burgh to come
Total recall: musical feats of memory
The intriguing role of memory in musical performance has been a hot topic lately
Culture Shock: the nightmare from which we are trying to awake
‘Take Me to Church’ could be seen as blasphemous, but is anyone ready to sue Hozier?
A first look at Electric Picnic's festival site
‘The Daily Ticket’ will be spreading the news around Stradbally next Saturday and Sunday
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