‘After Brexit, both of us became interested in having an Irish passport, like a lot of people’
Consultant cardiologist John Foran moved from London to Cork in January
Ireland’s land obsession: ‘There’s something about having and owning. I see a fixation on that, and I feel it in myself’
Dublin Dance Festival 2025: Luke Murphy on his new show, Scorched Earth, inspired by John B Keane’s play The Field
‘Losing my husband, losing my mind’: Author says she is living proof people can recover from severe mental illness
Lecturer Mary Ann Kenny’s husband John collapsed in 2015 while jogging and died. She developed psychosis, spending 10 weeks in a psychiatric hospital
Adam Loughnane asked for help at a Galway hospital. Three hours later he was dead
A family is bereaved by suicide every day in Ireland even though most who take their lives have sought help. This is one young man’s story
Brendan Gleeson to return to the stage for the first time in 10 years in Conor McPherson’s play The Weir
A new production of the award-winning drama, directed by its writer, opens in Dublin in August before a West End transfer
People in Ireland are ‘so apologetic. Like, you don’t need to apologise for these kinds of simple things’
Kerem Cubuk from Türkiye moved to Armagh in October 2018
‘It’s really a coup’: Irish Baroque Orchestra to make BBC Proms debut with Handel ‘Dublin’ oratorio not performed since 18th century
Irish Baroque Orchestra only the second ensemble from the Republic to perform at the British classical music festival
Samuel Beckett vs Archbishop McQuaid: Why an infuriated Nobel laureate withdrew his play from Dublin Theatre Festival
Festival acquired letter playwright wrote to friend in 1958 to apologise for feeling compelled to cancel planned run of Act without Words I
‘Donegal neighbours said we admire you for the braveness of emigrating. Who’s emigrating? It’s Europe’
Axel Pawlik first moved to Ireland from Germany in 1996, then returned during Covid
Druid Theatre to mark 50th anniversary with Synge-Shakespeare double bill
Presentation in Galway this summer will feature Riders to the Sea and Macbeth
‘Ireland is a beautiful country. And for all the weirdness, I find the people to be really helpful’
Zoe Hunter moved from Belize in Central America to Ireland in 2012
Soaking up the laid-back vibes on a wellness trip to Jamaica: Sun, sand and serenity
No need for spa soundtracks on this island of contrasts – the sound of the sea will soon chill you out
Shona McCarthy, the Irish woman running the world’s biggest arts festival, is heading home: ‘I’m tired. You feel it to your bones’
After 35 years of nonstop work, this ardent advocate for the arts is about to catch her breath
Tommy Tiernan to star in new Kevin Barry play as part of Abbey programme
New slate will also feature Marina Carr’s The Boy, and work from Barbara Bergin
‘There’s a lot of pain, a lot of desperation being exploited by the Maga movement’
Samuel Rogers’ whirlwind romance with his now-Irish husband in Boston in early 2023 led him to move to Ireland later that year