A critical savaging for his first play scarred the author of Time of the Child. You can’t try to please people, he says. You have to do your own thing
She intuited that Irish theatre, TV and film was about to expand - though there was little evidence for this at the time
Funeral for legendary actors’ agent; CRH chief’s home renovations troubles; Phil Hogan joins Irish lobbying register; a financial blow for the IRFU, and a tough job at RTÉ
From giving modern classics their first Irish productions to nurturing new work from key Irish names, Landmark has had an outsize impact over the past 20 years
Film review: Gabriel Byrne and Fionn O’Shea play the writer to great effect but the pedestrian writing bogs proceedings
In the film Dance First, the young Irish actor joins Gabriel Byrne as the older Beckett and Aidan Gillen as James Joyce
With four bedrooms and two lovely outside spaces, this is a very special city-centre home
Radio review: Things get tetchy when she raises his alleged leak of documents
Journey home can be painful for emigrants but also for those who never left
Is the tentative recovery of movie theatres thanks to blockbusters or a more nuanced audience desire?
From best first film to short film winners, here’s everything you need to know
TV review: This interpretation of HG Wells’s work is dour and slow, but full of mystery
The hit TV adaptation Normal People converts nine of its 15 nominations into Iftas
Sally Rooney adaption scoops 15 nominations. Nika McGuigan up for posthumous award
Annual awards ceremony on live stream from Dublin city centre on Friday evening
‘I firmly believe Scottish independence will happen,’ Scotland’s first minister has said
‘I’ve always had the view that if I was able to do a job, I should put my name forward’
Series of online talks featuring Irish Times journalists and guests concludes on Friday
Mask-wearing podcaster and author is first guest at the Irish Times Winter Nights Festival
Gabriel Byrne, Nicola Sturgeon, Emma Dabiri and more to appear at the online festival
Wild Geese: Pauline Turley is the vice-chair of the Irish Arts Center in New York
Northern Ireland secretary could detract from Blair statement of regret, officials feared
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Duffy’s unfunny rhymes make Dustin the Turkey sound like Wu-Tang Clan
The actor on his struggle with fame, the sexual abuse he endured, and the new Ireland
Timing would be very important for a second diaspora-focused tourism jamboree
The 24-year-old Irish actor on Little Women, awards season and her sense of home
On-demand giant commissions new version of TV saga made in Ashford Studios
Alice in Wonderland made her a star but she prefers to stay out of the limelight
The Rubberbandit talks politics, podcasts, his new book, and angry men with Patrick Freyne
Some of the most sought-after addresses are roads named after singers and composers
Greta Gerwig’s upcoming film is the book’s eighth screen adaptation. So why the excitement?
Actor named as cultural ambassador for Ireland says ‘we can’t take art for granted’
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
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