Sonny Knowles, popular entertainer for 60 years, diesThe musician, showband singer and National Song Contest entrant has died aged 86Thu Nov 15 2018 - 15:08
Food Month podcast: Lilly Higgins and John WilsonWith global warming, what is the future of wine-making in Ireland?Sun Nov 11 2018 - 06:00
When the guns fell silent: cartoons and Armistice DayGalway Cartoon Festival explores work inspired by the first World War armisticeSat Nov 10 2018 - 06:00
Picture this: Dublin villages in the frameRoger O’Reilly has produced a beautiful series of high-quality posters of Dublin villagesSat Nov 10 2018 - 00:00
Michelle Obama: We had to use IVF to conceive our daughtersIn her upcoming book 'Becoming' the former first lady also talks about a miscarriage that left her feeling a 'failure'Fri Nov 09 2018 - 13:47
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin funeral to be held in Co Clare on MondayPioneering musician had a ‘fearless sense of exploration’, says presidentFri Nov 09 2018 - 09:35
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: a man of energy, joie de vivre, vision and charismaPresident said pioneering musician, composer and academic 'fearless sense of exploration'Thu Nov 08 2018 - 14:55
Sexual assault: How do you change the script?Drama and performance can play a role in teasing out the grey areas of consent, and changing hearts and behaviourSat Nov 03 2018 - 05:00
Eleven Halloween events you won't want to missFill your scary season with scarecrows and pumpkins or underground vaults and haunted housesTue Oct 30 2018 - 11:30
Royal Irish Academy of Music set for €20m transformation by 2021Westland Row campus redevelopment involves €9m public funding and significant philanthropyFri Oct 26 2018 - 06:00
No plans for the bank holiday and Halloween? You need to read thisFrom Macnas parades and the Bram Stoker Festival to Guinness Cork Jazz FestivalThu Oct 25 2018 - 14:20
Bram Stoker festival: Everything you need to knowFangs for the legacy as Dublin celebrates the creator of Dracula, the supernatural and SamhainSat Oct 20 2018 - 10:00
How will U2’s pro-EU message go down in the UK? ‘It will be interesting’'Our audience will be split different ways,' Adam Clayton tells the BBCFri Oct 19 2018 - 11:13
Open House Dublin 2018: Everything you need to knowMore than 100 architecturally significant city buildings open their doors this weekendFri Oct 12 2018 - 11:50
Madigan confirms Galway 2020 to get first major tranche of State fundingMinister announces Markievicz bursaries for women artists and writers, to mark women’s suffrage, and hopes Galway 2020 appoints new artistic director soonThu Oct 11 2018 - 18:44
#GirlsTakeover: Áras an Uachtaráin hands over reins for Day of the GirlGirl takeovers also planned at Gate Theatre as UN urges empowerment for young womenThu Oct 11 2018 - 10:30
Ireland’s top organic producers namedMaking a meal of it, with Irish lamb, tomatoes, blue cheese and apple wine at National Organic AwardsWed Oct 10 2018 - 14:04
The Fever review: An experiment in empathy and the nature of communityDublin Theatre Festival: 600 Highwaymen respond to social and political polarisationWed Oct 10 2018 - 11:41
Culture spending up 13.5%, with Arts Council welcoming €75m fundingArts Council chairwoman thanks Minister for determination in representing the sector in budget negotiationTue Oct 09 2018 - 18:31
The torpedoes and the ‘Leinster’: Ireland’s worst maritime disasterA century ago this week 569 passengers perished aboard the ill-fated mailboatSat Oct 06 2018 - 06:00
Krispy Kreme: It’s morning and already a line of cars snakes through the car parkThe queue is organised with metal barriers, like at an airportFri Oct 05 2018 - 06:00
Irish film ‘The Farthest’ wins Emmy for outstanding science documentaryEmer Reynolds film about Nasa Voyagers tackles science ‘with awe and emotion’Tue Oct 02 2018 - 16:58
Elton John biopic promises a ‘wild ride’ of glam excess‘Rocketman’ trailer features concerts, pools, parties, emergencies and lots of 1970s colourTue Oct 02 2018 - 12:14
Actor Emma Watson writes open letter to ‘passionate, vivacious leader’ Savita Halappanavar‘Harry Potter’ actor writes: ‘In your memory, we continue the fight for reproductive justice’Mon Oct 01 2018 - 11:20
Memories swirl as Dublin’s Kevin Street Library reopensRedesign for 21st-century use – which cost €3.9m and took five years – protects many original featuresThu Sept 27 2018 - 00:00
Late Late Toy Show: Applications for performers close this weekAspiring stars must submit an audition tape by Friday for a chance to perform in the showMon Sept 24 2018 - 16:30
‘Breathtaking, rule-breaking, legend-making’: Dublin Fringe Festival winnersAfter 16 days and 80 productions, festival wraps up with awards in 11 categoriesMon Sept 24 2018 - 14:36
‘We want more crime on public transport’ – a message from An PostIt also wants to see ‘more commuters missing their stop’ ... but all for a good reasonMon Sept 24 2018 - 12:27
‘Sexy Handmaids’ uproar forces retailer to scrap Halloween outfitRape and enforced surrogacy turn out to be less empowering than Yandy seems to have imaginedFri Sept 21 2018 - 14:25
Drip Feed review: A giant bender, and many laughs, expose a darker realityDublin Fringe Festival: Karen Cogan is precise and engaging as Brenda, ‘youngish, female and queer’ in 1990s CorkThu Sept 20 2018 - 16:19
Stop the lights!: What Bunny Carr’s ‘Quicksilver’ gave the languageA gift from single-channel land, the quizshow and its catchphrase are part of who we areThu Sept 20 2018 - 13:00
Culture Night 2018: Everything you need to knowIt’s hard not to be bamboozled by the choice on offer. Here’s a selection of the best bitsWed Sept 19 2018 - 14:42
Craicling review: A sense of the absurd – and a lot of craicDublin Fringe Festival: Foil, Arms & Hog are silly, inventive and genuinely very funnyMon Sept 17 2018 - 13:45
Dublin tenement life: ‘I was born right there in 1939’14 Henrietta Street is opening as a museum to portray 270 years of urban life in DublinSat Sept 15 2018 - 06:00
First look: Goethe Institut reveals lavish refurb on Merrion SquareNo expense spared as German state adds five-storey mews to cultural centreWed Sept 12 2018 - 06:00
First look at the new Dublin City Library on Parnell SquareArchitects unveil plans for 11,000 sq m grand design in Parnell Square Cultural QuarterMon Sept 10 2018 - 17:30
Guardian’s modern Ireland book recommendations are ‘b*ll*cks’Irish writers have poured scorn on a Guardian listing of books that define IrelandMon Sept 10 2018 - 14:05
How Bono lost his vox: An ageing rockstar’s big fearWhy are singers’ voices at risk as they age, and what happens if they are lost on stage?Sat Sept 08 2018 - 06:00
Dublin Fringe Festival: What should I see this year?The 2018 event includes productions on shame, fatherhood and an Aer Lingus hijackingSat Sept 08 2018 - 05:00
‘Powerful’ Ted talk from Irish spinal cord activists Simone George and Mark PollockIn their Ted talk George and Pollock explore how "climbing into the raging river of grief when tragedy strikes can be the way to get to the next place”;Fri Sept 07 2018 - 16:00
Could video games have been a factor in Florida shooting?Rivalry between gamers can trigger aggressive actionSat Sept 01 2018 - 07:00
First Look: The Zig Zag is a new place to sit outside in DublinNew initiative at Spencer Dock is a gathering space created by A Playful CityFri Aug 31 2018 - 13:53
20-hour non-stop London to Sydney Qantas flight on the horizon2022 take off may feature planes with gym, bar, creche and sleeping area facilitiesThu Aug 30 2018 - 12:08
Edinburgh festivals: awards and acclaim – and exhaustion – for Irish performersAs the international and fringe festivals close, Irish teams reflect on a good monthTue Aug 28 2018 - 10:55
Florida shooting: Could videogames be to blame?Violent videogames can lead to aggression, but rivalry between gamers is a bigger riskMon Aug 27 2018 - 17:00
Would you want to spend a night on the Great Wall of China?The lastest Airbnb promo involves a contest to sleep in a roofless watchtowerThu Aug 02 2018 - 11:12
Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope: ‘It would be clutching at straws to do third series’Writer Stefanie Preissner on ending the hit comedy-drama and heading for the USWed Aug 01 2018 - 16:15
Creative flights as Galway arts festival soarsProgramme straddling popular and esoteric work attracts record numbersTue Jul 31 2018 - 06:15
Galway International Arts Festival off to a flying, tumbling, crashing, roaring startHighlights so far? David Mach, Enda Walsh, Sonya Kelly and Museum of the MoonWed Jul 18 2018 - 15:25
The balloon - or rather, the moon - goes up as Galway’s arts festival startsDavid Mach’s vehicles explode out of an old print work’s concrete floor, an inflatable moon rises over the street, a sharp new Irish play opens - and that’s before Galway International Arts Festival opens tonightMon Jul 16 2018 - 13:00
