The culture wars are over, apparently. Just don’t bet on peace anytime soon
Lisa Nandy, the UK’s new culture secretary, announced this week the ‘end of the era of culture wars’, but an armistice is not actually within her remit
Lisa Nandy, the UK’s new culture secretary, announced this week the ‘end of the era of culture wars’, but an armistice is not actually within her remit
The events that have unfolded over the past five years at the national theatre raise obvious parallels with the RTÉ debacle
We waited an age for A New Direction’s ‘third age’, and it already feels rather out of date
Hugh Linehan: With his Kubrick-derived film AI Artificial Intelligence, the director created a surprisingly convincing version of where technology is leading us
The investment firm has met the ire of literary activists amid accusations of greenwashing
Countless politicians have tried to co-opt pop hits as campaign anthems
Hugh Linehan: Director set up in Galway in the mid-1990s, when he was in his 70s, and churned out his trademark low-budget exploitation movies there
Hugh Linehan: Stanley Kubrick said a film should be more like music than like fiction. The Irish director Pat Collins knows why that matters
Global Disinformation Index, a nonprofit organisation, set out to counter misleading online content. Instead it seems to be stifling legitimate debate
Hugh Linehan: The streamer’s new drama is just another lethargic entry into the often unlovely genre of hero-journalist movies
Hugh Linehan: There are sound practical and ethical reasons for colourblind and colour-conscious casting. Other attempts to rewrite the past are absurd
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Numbers in venues restricted to 50 pending Government decisions on Covid-19 measures
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A site-value tax and co-operative building are among the economist’s housing crisis solutions
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The Irish Times political team discuss the sacking of Barry Cowen, at an Inside Politics event
The writer Masha Gessen sees parallels between the US and Russia under Putin
Issues around race and social justice are increasingly important in Ireland too
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Inside Politics: Varadkar accused of playing political game on homeless man incident
‘Gay found the pulse of his country and kept his finger firmly placed there’
The programme of 200+ acts extends across 13 stages and venues
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