The Irish Times

Michael Palin, Mike Leigh and Christy Moore: This week’s unmissable online events

Celine Byrne and Robert Webb also among the virtual attractions over next seven days

Thu Apr 29 2021 - 06:00

95 things to look forward to: Matches, movies, plays, pints, pals

By Aisling Bea, Mary McAleese, Richard Ford, Marian Keyes, Tolü Makay, Blindboy and more

Sat Apr 24 2021 - 06:00

Kingsmill Massacre sole survivor awarded MBE in British New Year honours

Belfast pianist and Tokyo Olympics-bound gymnast receive CME, BEM respectively

Wed Dec 30 2020 - 23:53

Leeds mark first game as champions with win at Derby

Despite making seven changes and going behind, Marcelo Bielsa’s team win again

Sun Jul 19 2020 - 16:36

Two festivals cancelled in west Cork due to Covid-19

West Cork Literary Festival and West Cork Chamber Music Festival confirm they will not be going ahead

Fri Apr 10 2020 - 11:23

Let’s have a competition for a new national anthem

Militaristic, nationalistic language of Amhrán na bhFiann will have to go

Tue Mar 10 2020 - 06:00

Roll over for Beethoven: This week’s classical highlights

Camerata Ireland and RTÉ NSO are celebrating Beethoven’s anniversary at the NCH

Sat Jan 25 2020 - 05:00

New Ross Piano Festival finishes on a high note

Barry Douglas’s rendition of the Seasons in Wexford delivers a rare sense of scale

Wed Oct 02 2019 - 05:00

New director takes new musical direction at Kilkenny Arts Festival

Olga Barry’s first programme was scaled down in ambition, but delivered some big moments

Wed Aug 14 2019 - 05:00

National Concert Hall launches bumper programme for 2019-20

Joyce DiDonato, Damon Albarn, Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson in wide-ranging line-up

Tue May 28 2019 - 15:40

Roofe’s late goal completes brilliant Leeds comeback win at Villa

Marcelo Bielsa’s side go back on top of Championship after thrilling encounter

Sun Dec 23 2018 - 15:50

Leeds move top after late win at Sheffield United

Pablo Hernández strikes in the 82nd minute at Bramall Lane for Marcelo Bielsa’s side

Sat Dec 01 2018 - 14:52

Michael Walker: Great expectations at Leeds as Bielsa warms to his task

The ex-Argentina boss is busy implementing his vision as a new league season beckons

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 08:00

Kilkenny Art Festival focusing on piano and chamber music of Brahms

Festival director Eugene Downes’ term to come to an end after five years at the helm

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 05:00

Wolves secure Championship title as Sunderland relegated

Aston Villa keep slim hopes of automatic promotion alive with 4-0 win at Ipswich

Sat Apr 21 2018 - 17:56

Championship round-up: Matt Doherty on the double for Wolves

Cardiff City keep up pursuit; Aston Villa suffer shock home defeat to QPR

Tue Mar 13 2018 - 22:16

Wolves go six points clear at the top and add to Leeds’ woes

Wanderers now 10 points clear of third-placed Aston Villa after win at Elland Road

Wed Mar 07 2018 - 22:04

Video: Watch the 14-year-old winner of the John Field International Piano competition

Stan O’Beirne shared the competition’s top prize

Fri Dec 15 2017 - 09:39

Irish National Opera appoints Fergus Sheil as artistic director

Company’s first production, Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, to be directed by Patrick Mason

Mon Dec 11 2017 - 23:52

Getting to know you: From Billie Holiday to the airport blues

Ahead of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, five string players discuss their work

Thu Jun 29 2017 - 05:00

National Concert Hall needs to go beyond classical music

‘The building looks imposing, officious. Getting people in the door is a big thing’

Tue May 02 2017 - 05:00

Classical music: A musical storm blows in from Brussels, and Mozart is reborn in a stable

The Brussels Philharmonic made a stylish debut at the NCH, but Mozart at Lismore Music Festival needed a lighter touch

Wed Jun 08 2016 - 01:00

Changing of the guard at RTÉ orchestras presents an opportunity

As the principal conductors of the NSO and the CO finish up, the question arises: how best to deal with their succession?

Wed Jun 01 2016 - 01:00

US vice-president Joe Biden to visit Ireland in June

Kenny confirms Biden’s Irish visit at opening of three-week arts festival in Washington

Wed May 18 2016 - 14:07

Taoiseach to attend Easter Rising commemorations in Washington

Opening of the “Ireland 100” festival at John F Kennedy Center starts three-week festival of Irish arts and culture

Mon May 16 2016 - 21:00

Centenary concerts neglect to take the revolutionary road

Michael Dervan: Two evenings of music and words as part of Ireland 2016 got me thinking about the links that were missed

Wed Apr 06 2016 - 01:00

Footfalls and phonecalls – An Irishman’s Diary about a night at the National Concert Hall

Fri Apr 01 2016 - 01:00

Imagining Ireland makes a stunning break for Europe

The NCH’s centenary celebrations continue with a night of high calibre one-off performances

Thu Mar 31 2016 - 16:28

The Kevin Barry room gets ready for some fresh experimentation

The NCH room - where the Treaty debates were held - has had a revamp. Will this fix the acoustic problems?

Wed Mar 30 2016 - 01:00

Bernard Shaw to Roger Casement: put on the performance of your life

As Casement faced trial for treason in 1916, Shaw wrote a speech that he was convinced could turn the trial into a national drama, and save Casement from the scaffold

Sat Mar 26 2016 - 05:45