This Dublin tenement life: No electricity, no running water and seven to a bed
14 Henrietta Street is setting out to look for more memories of life in Dublin’s tenements
It’s not endgame for Irish theatre, but it is a struggle
Theatre has been resilient, but with the Gate in trouble, the sector is on a knife edge
Kilkenny Arts Festival 2021 gives two fingers to adversity with a striking line-up
Ranging from opera to a skatepark installation, the programme marks an extraordinary balancing act
Wexford opera, virtually: A bittersweet affair in Covid’s shadow
First-rate soloists and the Wexford Factory enliven binge-watching this year’s Wexford Festival Opera online, a Festival in the Air
Performing from home: The strange new world of summer arts festivals
Events from West Cork Chamber Music Festival to Friday Opera Sessions are migrating online
Lockdown ‘doortraits’: Dublin families step out for charity shots
Photographers are using the lockdown to document the lives of people living within 2km
How a Galway 2020 mountain illumination managed to survive Covid-19 restrictions
Savage Beauty in Connemara had been billed as largest such artwork in the world
Tara Lynne O’Neill: 'I knew Derry Girls was something special'
The actor best known as Ma Mary talks about hideous jumpers, being married to Tommy Tiernan on screen, and her new play about women footballers
Strong women, wealth and a boat disaster: The remarkable history of one Dublin building
Number 25 Fitzwilliam Place on the Georgian Mile offers a lesson on Ireland’s past
Going, going, gone: Buckley Galleries hosts final auction
The hammer fell for the last time in legendary Buckleys of Sandycove this afternoon after 56 years in business and nearly a million lots sold
Abbey Theatre commits to reviewing pay rates for workers
Signatories of letter critical of theatre ‘delighted’ but highlight ‘outstanding issues’
Clever kitchen in Cabinteely’s sunny southeast
This 1990s home was spacious but dark. A well-designed extension changed all that
Abbey directors to meet actors today in response to letter of protest
First meeting to address concerns about national theatre to be held without mediator
Anyone for Ikea Kama Sutra? Seductive caress of designer satisfaction
A guide from the Swedish giant with headings such as ‘the beautiful behind’ aims to, ahem, shift bedroom furniture
What is really behind the Wexford Festival Opera funding standoff?
Michael Dervan: Arts Council is in an almost unprecedented bind over grant for the event
Home front: Helping the homeless, and the joy of a jukebox
Plus, candles inspired by Provençe, wordplay by Penneys and cabinets as artwork
A Brexit subtext woven into this craft show in Kilkenny
Home Front: what’s new in interiors, crafts and design
Abbey Theatre says letter signatories will not be blacklisted
Abbey’s chairwoman tells Oireachtas committee the theatre will ‘address concerns’
Board governance at the heart of problem at the Abbey, says Garry Hynes
‘Not acceptable’ that major national institution ‘apparently lacking in governance’
The debut books and authors to look out for in 2019
We asked some writers to tell us about their debuts ahead of their publication
Well-known performers and actors earn ‘less than minimum wage’
Cultural professions are characterised by low pay, poor conditions and precarious work, according to new research.
Abbey controversy: theatre to review lower pay on coproductions
Directors apologise to Fiach Mac Conghail for ‘distress’ caused by €1.4m deficit claim
Abbey Theatre rows back on claims of €1.4m deficit in 2017
National theatre addresses letter detailing ‘deep concern’ from theatre professionals
Q and A: What’s going on at the Abbey that has angered so many?
Over 300 actors and directors are dismayed by its new strategy. The Abbey has come out fighting
Sally Rooney wins Costa Novel Award for ‘Normal People’
Irish novelist is one of five category winners and goes on to compete for Costa Book of the Year on January 29th
Mourners bid farewell to ‘beguiling’ critic Eileen Battersby
Grieving daughter Nadia pays tribute to mother and friend ‘inspired by generosity’
Jennifer O’Connell: I’m so confused about tipping I can never eat out again
Generally I just close my eyes and fling twenties around, and hope no one is insulted
Owen Roe to get special tribute award at Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards
‘His ability to freeze the elusive and contradictory essence in a physical gesture is the mark of a great actor’
Vote 100: Events to mark the centenary of the vote for women in Ireland
The ending of the ban on women voting and standing for election is being celebrated across the country
What’s new in design: A fresh take on lace and snazzy drinks cabinets
Sculptural lighting illuminates Collins Barracks while a Celtic spa in Naas offers refuge
‘People say they’ve never met a trans person, and I say, I bet you have’
‘When you’ve heard one transgender story, you’ve heard one transgender story’
Royal Irish Academy of Music set for €20m transformation by 2021
Westland Row campus redevelopment involves €9m public funding and significant philanthropy
The Fever review: An experiment in empathy and the nature of community
Dublin Theatre Festival: 600 Highwaymen respond to social and political polarisation
Culture spending up 13.5%, with Arts Council welcoming €75m funding
Arts Council chairwoman thanks Minister for determination in representing the sector in budget negotiation
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