Gig of the Week: Treaty – Songs, with Christy Moore, Lisa O’Neill and more

December 6th to 12th, 2021: The best of the week’s culture events, right around Ireland

Galway International Arts Festival: The must-see events

The best picks from this year’s selection of theatre, street spectacle and quirky surprise

Ideas for 2016: A year to paint a portrait

No selfie or Instagram picture can capture the essence of a person the way a painting can. Here, experienced portraitists give some pointers so you can have a go yourself

Cork Gamelan Ensemble: The Three Forges | Album Review

A glorious gamelan with a distinctive Irish accent

What attracted Iarla Ó Lionáird, Duke Special and Julie Feeney to collaborate with Cork Gamelan Ensemble?

My Obituary: Duke Special ‘dared to go on lesser trodden paths’

In the first of a new series, Duke Special helps to compose the obituary he would like to have when he dies, and plans an unforgettable funeral

Festival Fit: Turning the dial at the Dublin Bay Prawn Festival

A smorgasbord of shellfish was on display at Dublin Bay Prawn festival in Howth, but I was happy as a clam in a roomful of old radios

Business to Arts brings the best of both worlds

It will be lucky for some as Allianz prepares for 13th year at the helm

Clannad: Nádúr

Going out: Something for the weekend

Limerick Pride, Dublin V Kerry and a Star-B-Q