Giving the artists their sayWhat use are the arts? At the end of a series that has largely focused on art's practical applications, artists get their chance…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Can culture make us well?WHAT USE ARE THE ARTS? PART 5: THE ARTS AND HEALTH : The intuiitive sense that there is a link between good health and artistic…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Creative thinkingWHAT USE ARE THE ARTS? PART 4: THE ARTS AND EDUCATION : Eamon de Valera's no-frills approach to education sidelined the arts…Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
Irish drama on the cuspTheatre: The history of Irish theatre is a history of dialogue between generations, tributes to lost values and confrontations…Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
A wealth of companionsOn The Town: Brian Friel laughed quietly and modestly as Declan Kiberd likened him to Napoleon: "He's always risking his latest…Sat Oct 28 2006 - 01:00
Revealing women's hidden livesSome uncomfortable realities of women's lives feature in forgotten work by Munster playwrights, writes Sara KeatingWed Jan 04 2006 - 00:00