Abbey Theatre: New artistic and executive directors announcedCaitríona McLaughlin and Mark O’Brien will succeed Graham McLaren and Neil MurrayTue Feb 23 2021 - 16:25
St Patrick’s Festival to stream worldwide with six-day TV stationAwaken Ireland! theme will ‘connect our family of 80m’ with more than 100 virtual eventsWed Feb 17 2021 - 11:00
Rough Magic prepares to cast spell on live audiences againThe theatre company is feeding the future through a wide development programmeTue Feb 16 2021 - 05:00
Dancer and choreographer Emma O’Kane dies aged 44CoisCéim dancer was ‘a performer of extreme passion and talent’Wed Feb 10 2021 - 19:01
When will we dance again? The importance of clubbing as culture‘On the dancefloors we totally lost ourselves and discovered ourselves’Sat Jan 30 2021 - 06:00
Gabriel Byrne: ‘We stayed long enough to see the blood seeping through the Brother’s hair’The actor spoke to Hugh Linehan on the final evening of the Irish Times Winter Nights festivalFri Jan 29 2021 - 23:23
Radio still plays ‘staggeringly, shockingly’ more male Irish artistsGender Disparity report shows boost for female Irish artists only on some radio stationsThu Jan 21 2021 - 06:00
A guide to the festivals (probably) taking place in Ireland in 2021Contingency planning is the name of the game for arts festivals and events in the coming yearSat Jan 16 2021 - 05:00
How Covid-19 changed what Ireland eats and cooksA pandemic plus: Irish people cooking more from scratch, according to studyThu Jan 7 2021 - 06:00
Performers on 2020: ‘This year wasn’t difficult, it was a wipe-out’Elaine Kelly, Steve Wall, Sharon Shannon, Seán Millar and others on a tough year for the artsSat Dec 26 2020 - 05:00
Weirdest term ever: How students have coped, from primary to third levelPupils and students around Ireland, and their teachers, on learning in Covid-19’s shadowSat Dec 12 2020 - 06:00
Samhlú 2020: Imagining a magical world of performance and creativityTG4’s joyous and surreal film celebrates the resilience of art in the age of CovidThu Dec 10 2020 - 05:00
An Irish Aid worker’s life: ‘I was face to face with human tragedy you don’t think exists’Anne O’Mahony looks back on four decades working amid war and famineSun Dec 6 2020 - 06:00
As bookshops reopen, everyone involved takes stockFor writers, publishers and retailers, the pandemic is presenting unusual challengesTue Dec 1 2020 - 05:00
The Stairlift Ascends: An unlikely duo and their new Covid bookHelen O’Rahilly’s witty musings about her Aunt have gained a legion of followersSat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00
The BBC is censoring Fairytale of New York again. What’s going on?Radio 1 won’t play The Pogues’ original to protect its ‘particularly sensitive’ listenersThu Nov 19 2020 - 16:40
Universal basic income of €325 a week mooted for arts workersThree-year pilot, costing €2.5m per 1,000 participants, proposed by recovery taskforceTue Nov 17 2020 - 19:09
Birdsong fills the air at rail stations across the countryArt project aims to treat commuters to daily dose of bird singingMon Nov 16 2020 - 21:33
First Look: New gourmet foodhall opens on Clontarf seafrontDublin 4 favourite Lotts & Co opens second outlet on the northsideFri Nov 13 2020 - 07:52
Un-focking-believable. Ross O’Carroll-Kelly gets pictured in the National LibraryCultural phenomenon and ‘national treasure’ immortalised by the OrtsThu Nov 12 2020 - 07:00
Collins Dictionary word of the year for 2020 revealedTikToker and Megxit among mostly coronavirus-related terms on dictionary's top 10 listTue Nov 10 2020 - 06:49
US election’s oddest moments: dead man gets voted in, ‘BBQ, Beer, Freedom’ man gets angryWith tensions running high in the disUnited States, these little glimmers of daftness lightened the moodFri Nov 6 2020 - 07:01
National Symphony Orchestra move will save RTÉ € 8m a yearBudget allocates funds for orchestra’s planned move to National Concert HallFri Oct 16 2020 - 11:47
Live events industry welcomes €50m support but some members close to collapseIndustry says CRSS excludes specialist SMEs which don’t have public-facing businessesFri Oct 16 2020 - 11:44
Budget 2021: Extra €50m for Covid-hit live entertainment sectorIndustry groups welcome pledged €50m increase in Arts Council funding to €130mTue Oct 13 2020 - 19:40
Will Budget 2021 boost be enough to save the arts?Variety of measures will impact organisations and some individuals in sector positivelyTue Oct 13 2020 - 19:38
Director Niall Henry takes on the lockdown challengeHenry marks 30 years of absurd, visual drama as Blue Raincoat packs up till Covid allowsMon Oct 12 2020 - 05:00
The ‘arts recession’ will be five times worse than the rest of the economyRecovery may take until 2025 as sector hit far harder than other areas of economySat Oct 10 2020 - 06:00
Open House Dublin: Finding new ways to unlock the city’s architectural richesTo plan this year’s festival in a pandemic, the organisers had to think outside the usual spacesSat Oct 3 2020 - 06:00
‘And that's Irish people?’ – expert surprised one third would not take Covid vaccineSuspicion of a vaccine was just one finding of RTE’s Next Normal survey of life in pandemic-hit IrelandFri Oct 2 2020 - 07:00
GIAF Autumn Edition: Close encounters of the artistic kindIn September, Galway was where citizens could stumble on something wonderfulWed Sep 30 2020 - 05:00
Óró…: This immersive production is a feast for the sensesGalway 2020 production defies categories, incorporating music, dance and theatreTue Sep 29 2020 - 11:00
Shane Tivenan wins RTÉ short story competitionMadrid-based author’s first published story is about Irish woman who shot MussoliniMon Sep 28 2020 - 20:00
Blackrock and Mulhuddart: How Covid-19 affected two Dublin suburbsOne has the lowest virus levels in Dublin, the other one of the highest. Why the discrepancy?Sat Sep 26 2020 - 06:00
Obligatory skirts for school girls is anachronistic in 2020It’s time for an end to uniforms that enforce antiquated notions of femalenessWed Sep 23 2020 - 01:54
Great Taste awards: Irish food producers win 19 top ratings – their most successful year yetRepublic of Ireland producers won 396 awards, with 172 winners in Northern IrelandMon Sep 21 2020 - 18:07
Culture Night 2020: From a Liffey tour to Cork slang lessons, 30 events not to missLivestreamed orchestra, an interactive universe, live dance and theatre and online rapFri Sep 18 2020 - 07:30
Why do we force girls to wear skirts to school?While a growing number of schools offer a choice of trousers, the majority of girls in secondary schools are stuck with the traditional skirtSat Sep 12 2020 - 06:00
Culture Night: Gaining a wider reach in the social distancing eraTrying to capitalise on opportunities presents difficulties for an event usually based on live settingsSat Sep 12 2020 - 05:00
Will I See You There review: The experience of this drama is like eavesdropping, on speedDublin Fringe Festival: Format is perfectly suited to present circumstances and evokes intense intimacy at great distanceTue Sep 8 2020 - 11:37
Before You Say Anything review: riveting moments tease out how we feel safeDublin Fringe Festival: This thoughtful and skilfully executed work is subtle, timely and beautifully pacedMon Sep 7 2020 - 11:34
Steve Wall on his family’s tragedy: ‘It was a year from hell’The 2017 car crash that devastated the actor-musician’s family came back into focus recentlySat Sep 5 2020 - 16:00
Druid: Holding their nerve while raising Augusta Gregory’s spirit at CooleShe wasn’t just founder of the Abbey; she created theatre for the ordinary peopleSat Sep 5 2020 - 05:00
Two Weeks to Live: Maisie Williams’ dark comedy is too much standard-assassinThe new drama series about a young misfit who leaves the wilds on a revenge missionThu Sep 3 2020 - 12:28
Martin McGuinness: Straight-talker and liar, peacemaker and ‘Devil incarnate’A new film explores the double life of the former Sinn Féin politician and IRA leaderWed Sep 2 2020 - 22:50
David McCullagh’s first Six One News falls on a slow day ... then Stephen Donnelly turns upMcCullagh’s eyebrows don’t move, even when the health minister utters an alarming statisticMon Aug 31 2020 - 20:00
I Hate Suzie: Billie Piper shines as a phone-hacked actor with a messy lifeTV Review: The new drama series about a 35-year-old self-absorbed, shallow and self-destructive singer and actor is disconcertingThu Aug 27 2020 - 21:45
Charlie Parker celebrated and awards for emerging musiciansCulture over the next week: Esker Festival Orchestra on its plansWed Aug 26 2020 - 00:00
The Unbelievable Story Of Carl Beech: Fascinating and stomach-churningReview The documentary examines the man behind the ‘mindblowing’ false sex abuse claimsTue Aug 25 2020 - 11:30
Please bring back the Rose of Tralee next year – with male contestantsA Rose can now be gay or a mother, but must be 18-28, unmarried, female and of Irish originMon Aug 24 2020 - 22:35