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Clerical errors – Ray Burke on Fr Peter Daly’s sway over 19th-century Galway

An Irishman’s Diary

Mon Jan 03 2022 - 19:30

Running aground – Ray Burke on the Indian Empire and a Galway conspiracy theory

An Irishman’s Diary

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 00:01

Pilita Clark: The looming legal minefield of working from home

What an employer can and cannot require of staff has suddenly become much more complicated

Mon Sept 28 2020 - 05:00

Druid, Chekhov and the politics of power

Garry Hynes directs The Cherry Orchard, a play she says that’s still of the moment

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 05:00

Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to Minister

National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 16:16

Fine, feathered friends and neighbours: The week’s best theatre

Cillian Murphy stars in Grief is the Thing with Feathers. Plus: The Unmanageable Sisters at the Abbey and THISISPOPBABY’s mini-St Patrick’s festival

Sat Mar 10 2018 - 05:00

Did you hear the one about the actor trying to be funny?

Druid actor Rory Nolan takes his comedy seriously - which may explain his impressive ability when it comes to theatre, and to trolling his fellow cast members

Tue Apr 25 2017 - 05:00

Donegal-born NYPD cop jailed in notorious corruption case

Obituary: Peter Daly

Sat Mar 04 2017 - 05:03

Ruth McGill and Peter Daly to host Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards

The panel of judges for 2017 has also been announced

Fri Feb 24 2017 - 05:02

This Lime Tree Bower review: an engaging exercise in amorality

Conor McPherson’s writing sweeps the audience along in this zippy production

Mon Feb 22 2016 - 13:57

Mary I’s debut spoiled by Cork IT

Five goals gives home side a resounding victory

Mon Jan 06 2014 - 01:00

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

Tue Oct 08 2013 - 01:00