The future of Irish theatre looks bleak. It’s time to overhaul the way the sector works – including where the money goes, says Rough Magic’s artistic director
The festival runs until March 2nd, with a huge variety of features on offer – we’ve whittled them down
February 15th-21st, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Sharon Horgan on series two of Bad Sisters, grieving her father on set, coping with menopause and stretching her acting muscles
Stars take part in reading of Sam Shepard’s play Ages of the Moon for Irish national theatre’s Love at First Sight season
Buscemi and Quinn will read Sam Shepard’s Ages of the Moon at the Irish national theatre in Dublin this weekend
Opera: Conductor Ryan McAdams draws lively, fresh playing to a concert performance featuring Paula Murrihy, Anna Devin and Niamh O’Sullivan
The Ulysses European Odyssey stretches across 18 European cities that have produced artistic responses to the novel
Nobody is going to confuse the middle-ranking If with ET, but the same generosity of spirit and respect for childhood is clear in both
Four decades after leaving Rada, the Cork actor retains an apparently insatiable appetite for work
Patrick Freyne: Disney+ having the beloved Artful Dodger carry out surgery is a wonderfully deranged, and actually pretty Dickensian, choice
She comes to Galway next month (kind of) in an adaptation of José Saramago’s Blindness
TV: Given the choice between being confusing or predictable, Baptiste will opt for the former all day long
Sally Rooney adaption scoops 15 nominations. Nika McGuigan up for posthumous award
Irish actresses are missing out on commercial opportunities, writes Anna Doyle
Film review: Starring two great actors, this could have been an awards magnet
Media company ‘heartened’ by bigger slice of pie as pandemic boosts viewing
Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad recognises diaspora’s achievements
Female and non-binary performers are tackling Beckett’s rigidity in a new play
Watchmen, Succession, Schitt’s Creek are the big winners at a ceremony unlike any before
Jessie Buckley and Niamh Algar among nominees for Irish Film and TV Awards
TV review: The mordant, sexy comic thriller has become a sentimental psychodrama
BBC TV chatshow host returns to Co Cork alma mater to launch new book on school
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s comedy the surprise winner as Game of Thrones picks up most
Irish actors up for three awards, as Game of Thrones breaks records with 32 nominations
Patrick Freyne: Twink seems to have her own studio audience in her house
Amy Molloy stars in the Welsh play about an unwanted pregnancy in Northern Ireland
Killing Eve, Ant and Dec among winners. Benedict Cumberbatch scoops best actor
Danny Hiller’s attempt to make sense of the Kerry Babies case is hampered by several constraints
The multi-Bafta-nominated show brings creeping moral unease to its bad romance
Fleabag series 2 review: Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s masterly series caught us in a warped relationship
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s BBC hit bows out after two runs with ‘beautiful, perfect ending’
Lisa McGee gets nod for scripted comedy, Fiona Shaw on best supporting actress shortlist but Graham Norton snubbed
Review: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Olivia Coleman, Fiona Shaw and Andrew Scott shine
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Get the latest news, analysis and match reports from the M6N and W6N championships
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
