The Irish Times

Dua Lipa, Stephen Rea and Emma Dabiri: This week’s unmissable online events

Plus Marian Keyes, Frank McGuinness, Mick Fleetwood and the National Symphony Orchestra

Thu Apr 22 2021 - 06:00

‘I think we’ve all out-Zoomed ourselves’: A festival organiser adapts

New Dublin Music’s John Harris on factors beyond his control and keeping streamed performances fresh

Thu Apr 15 2021 - 05:00

Get a musical fix with 20 Shots of Opera

Irish National Opera commissioned 20 short operas that were composed and quickly produced for video

Sat Dec 12 2020 - 05:00

Sam McConkey’s Spinal Tap moment takes the restrictions debate to Level 10

The professor’s conversation with Pat Kenny on Newstalk is unintentionally hilarious

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 05:45

The Big Chapel X review: A story of schism brings a community together

This huge adaptation of Thomas Kilroy’s novel is both an impassioned critique and a persuasive illustration of crowd control

Mon Aug 12 2019 - 16:18

Siobhán McDonald: the art of scientific exploration

Volcanos, Arctic landscapes and prehistoric bones provide Siobhán McDonald with the raw materials for her art, inspired by science and the natural world

Mon Mar 23 2015 - 01:00

What? . . . Wow: not much new about David Lang’s festival of minimalism

Why this year’s festival turned to the US for a curator is hard to fathom

Wed Mar 11 2015 - 01:00

25th Cork French Film Festival gets under way

Notable guests will include world-renowned pianist and composer Neil Brand, and composers Irene Buckley and Laurent Levesque

Mon Mar 03 2014 - 01:00

Roaming the fringes of Youghal

Peter Gowen’s latest work is a tale of our times, told by an idiot savant

Wed Apr 24 2013 - 18:20

Contrasts in musical approach

Michael Dervan reviews concerts by the BBC Singers, the RTE National Symphony Orchestra, and in the National Concert Hall’s European Masterworks series.

Tue Mar 26 2013 - 06:00