The Irish Times

City and country escapes for August and September

Travel News: Follow some art trails, try indoor camping and much more

Sat Jul 24 2021 - 06:00

Kaleidoscope: Putting family at the heart of the festival

Richard Seabrooke, the man behind the upcoming three-day Kaleidoscope festival, believes that cultural experiences can fire young imaginations

Sat Jun 22 2019 - 05:00

Sea change: Upcycling the treasures of the ocean

Siblings Chris and Lynn Haughton are combining their commitment to ethical and sustainable design, and their love for the sea, to create a special art workshop for children

Sat May 18 2019 - 06:00

Tale of yawning animals is the perfect bedtime treat

Reviews: ‘Goodnight Everyone’, ‘Nothing!’, ‘A Child of Books’, ‘The Bone Sparrow’ and ‘Non Pratt’s Unboxed ’

Sat Aug 27 2016 - 01:00

Bringing theatre alive for children with disabilities

Belfast theatre group has devised new ways of opening access for excluded kids

Tue Mar 08 2016 - 01:00

Reading to babies: a beginner’s guide

Sara Keating runs the baby Book Club in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown libraries. Here she offers advice on how to pass on to children a love of reading

Tue Oct 27 2015 - 15:39

Culture Shock: Children’s theatre is far from child’s play – so why overlook it?

‘Bees!’ and the rest of the Ark’s family season matched the quality of anything else at Dublin Theatre Festival this year, yet the media largely ignored them

Fri Oct 16 2015 - 16:00

The big draw: an A to Z of great children’s illustrators

Illustrations are a touchstone of children’s literature. Here is a potted guide to the artists behind some of the best-loved stories

Mon Dec 29 2014 - 00:00

Sprightly words and sparky pictures: who’d be without books?

Children’s books

Sat Mar 08 2014 - 01:00

‘Irish illustrators are on fire at the moment’

Ahead of the Rebels and Rulebreakers Children’s Books Ireland Conference, which takes place this weekend, we asked some of the participants about which books rocked their world

Thu May 16 2013 - 02:00