Peter Hanly was one of Ireland’s most recognisable actors. Then he vanished
More than a decade after his last appearance, the actor has found a way to talk about what happened - and from a startling place
Gerry Stembridge
The Irish Times Debate at 60: How changing topics reflected the ages
For six decades, participants in the annual event have argued burning issues of the day
My debating days: By Michael D Higgins, Mary Harney, Dara Ó Briain and more
Debating taught me ‘to think quickly and speak slowly in unpredictable situations’
Wit and warmth: The secret weapons of Irish debaters
The first Irish Times Debate took place 60 years ago. Former student debaters look back
Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to Minister
National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’
Miriam Lord: Ó Broin’s PR tricks to highlight flaw in Murphy’s Law
Attack ad the latest bout in sparring match between two south Dublin private schoolboys
All the town’s a screen at the Fastnet Short Film Festival
With screenings on walls and buses, this year’s festival in Schull – its 10th – will include David Puttnam, Jim, Kirsten and Naomi Sheridan, Pat McCabe and Lenny Abrahamson
Nerds, wonks and a failed finance minister: a visit to Kilkenomics
Discussions on Trump, Brexit, technology and media were some of the topics covered at this year’s economics festival in Kilkenny
A plan to save Europe: Pay every EU citizen a ‘Eurodividend’
Unthinkable: Finland has piloted a basic income scheme; could the EU follow suit?
Diarmaid Ferriter: New efforts to dramatise and document 1916 disappoint
Older programmes on 1916 may have been better at bringing Irish history to life
Aidan Gillen: ‘My ambition is to not have to chase money’
HBO has been the actor’s main employer for years, which enables him to do smaller projects, such as a reading of Joyce’s story The Dead in Dublin this week
Calling the shots: A life in the day of a stage manager
It’s not actors whose way you need to stay out of behind the scenes at a theatre but stage managers, the key crew who subtly crack the whip from the wings
Could Irish-language films and songs compete on global market?
How about establishing a €2 million competition to produce Irish-language films that the world wants to see?
Ruby Wax booked for Westport book festival this month
Comedian and mindfulness advocate to be interviewed by playwright John Breen
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