The Guide: the Kneecap film, Nicki Minaj and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
July 6th-12th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
July 6th-12th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Rehearsals are underway for a new production of Dancing at Lughnasa at the Gate this summer, and a new book about the playwright was published this week
The writer was often mentioned as part of a ‘god tier’ of Irish playwrights, alongside Tom Murphy and, especially, his close friend Brian Friel
Director insisted history does not matter, but the best film-makers strike a delicate balance between narrative and historical fact
TCD historian skilfully traces a history of conquest, assimilation and defiance that came to shape not just Ireland but Britain and its global empire
It was a jaw-dropping moment that makes you wonder about the cultural diet of our political leaders. Never mind: here are some recommendations to get them back on track
Hannah Peel’s Mercury-nominated Fir Wave, her Dancing at Lughnasa soundtrack, her Game of Thrones score – all are illuminated by a longing that folds into how she feels about Ireland
Caring for babies and moving to a different country took priority over a woman’s love of theatre, but she found great opportunity in Stockholm
Oleksandr Hrekov (23), cast member of Abbey Theatre’s Translations, needed hospitalisation following attack on Saturday night
Theatre: In this Lesya Ukrainka staging, the narrative drive of the forthcoming Famine is replaced by tomorrow’s headlines of destruction and war crimes
Kyiv’s Lesya Ukrainka theatre company is visiting Dublin to stage its evocative production of the classic Irish play at the Abbey
Cabaret star’s acting career has taken him from Tyrone to West End and LA
Author of The Cow Book has written a new book about canoeing on the Camlin river
Famous for pens, pencils and stationery, it has been a family business since 1927
The urban map should be a palimpsest, each layer capturing its own moment and its preoccupations
TV review: This quietly stirring documentary is a straightforward record of life and career
The actor on filling Donal McCann's shoes in Faith Healer and staying off social media
As her father’s first anniversary approaches, Mo Hume tells of the immeasurable gap left behind
Amid the 373 entries so far, just three counties (Armagh, Fermanagh, Laois) don't feature yet
More than 200 organisations to benefit from scheme worth €25 million
I wanted Sylvia Plath and Seamus Heaney to come up, with Paul Durcan as back-up. All three came up!
Instead of using North for proxy wars, Britain and EU need to get back to living with ambiguity
An Appreciation
Several new plays were due on the country’s big stages, a rare sight
The assassination of JFK was one of those rare events people remember forever after
Mourners ‘privileged to be here to celebrate the life of ... a conduit of sublime thought’
Covid-19 complicates community desire to pay respects to man who gave city so much
The discovery of his remains could shed light on a tumultuous chapter of Irish history
Cork actor appeared in stage version of Borstal Boy nine times, winning Tony award
The ‘anthem’ writer and hitmaker on his Derry childhood, two marriages and life in music
Derek O’Connor remembers the actor, who was a giant of Irish theatre
Previous saoithe have included Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney and Brian Friel, and Doyle believes that Ireland’s composers are up there with our literary greats
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices