The Irish Times

This Album Changed My Life: Bob Dylan – Desire (1976)

Scarlet Rivera’s violin on the album informed Mick Flannery’s approach to music

Sat Apr 06 2019 - 05:00

International Women’s Day: 11 of the best events around Ireland

Events big and offbeat call for gender balance and celebrate achievements

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 06:00

Asking For It and The Kite Runner: This week’s theatre highlights

An Irish rape case exposes a culture of victim-blaming in the stage adaptation of Louise O’Neill’s novel; repressed desires drive a boy’s own story from Kabul to San Francisco

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 05:00

‘Not a Funny Word’ and ‘Assassins’: this week’s best theatre

Tara Flynn’s splendid one-woman show and Stephen Sondheim’s roll-call of political killers

Sat Apr 21 2018 - 05:00

Snow closures: List of theatres, cinemas, museums and cancelled events

Many performances around the country called off and festivals are severely curtailed

Fri Mar 02 2018 - 17:00

Theatre highlights of the week

Some nicknames stick forever, just ask the stars of this week’s stage. Remember to wash your hands though

Fri Dec 29 2017 - 05:00

Muldoon’s Picnic: a variety show from a Pulitzer winner

‘It’s one of our most basic instincts; to listen to a song, listen to a poem – even in this era when people have their noses stuck in their tablets, it still works’, says the poet Paul Muldoon

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 10:00