Nearly 200 artists sign letter urging action on sexual harassment, bullying in the arts
Open letter to Arts Council and Government says movement ‘will not be silenced’
Irish theatre in 2019: A dramatic year that left the future uncertain
Theatre in Ireland this year was bookended by two crises, a state of play mirrored by the work
Can experimental theatre be sentimental?
Inspired by the loss of its home, Dublin Youth Theatre partners with Pan Pan to contemplate youth and adulthood in The Sleepwalkers
It Was Easy (in the End) review: Capitalism is the root of all evil in TheatreClub’s new show
Slavoj Zizek said it is easier to imagine the end of the world than of capitalism. It’s often easier to imagine the end of capitalism than of this play
International Women’s Day: 11 of the best events around Ireland
Events big and offbeat call for gender balance and celebrate achievements
‘Working-class people have become so dehumanised by this drug’
Grace Dyas’s ‘Heroin’ explores addiction and demonisation of addicts as ‘class genocide’
Dublin Fringe Festival: What should I see this year?
The 2018 event includes productions on shame, fatherhood and an Aer Lingus hijacking
Thousands turn out for protest over clerical abuse
Stand For Truth rally at Garden of Remembrance began at same time as the papal Mass
Papal visit to Ireland: protest over clerical child sexual abuse
Former resident at Nazareth House calls on pope to do something for the survivors
Mending the Gate: ‘Michael Colgan’s style was very different to mine’
The Gate Theatre turned 90 this year. Nobody noticed. Selina Cartmell on a challenging first year in charge
Una Mullally: Referendum shows us there is no Middle Ireland, just Ireland
‘The fiction of Ireland as a conservative, dogmatically Catholic country has been shattered’
Civil liberties group unveils Repeal mural, calls out ‘chilling effect’ of censorship
Irish Council for Civil Liberties says censoring art is ‘highly questionable’ as Cathleen Ní Houlihan meets Rosie the Riveter on a Phibsboro wall to call for repeal
Accountability fears stymie efforts to change culture of Irish theatre
Speak Up & Call it Out initiative could be turning point in controversy over Gate allegations
Code of behaviour for Irish theatre to be established
Panel discussion told it’s up to Michael Colgan how he deals with misconduct allegations
Gate Theatre report: ‘I want Michael Colgan to say sorry’
Some participants in review of former head’s behaviour want more accountability
Theatre workers eye code of behaviour after Gate controversy
Day of action will push for cultural change and elimination of bullying and harassment
Anger at Gate Theatre decision not to publish full review
Chairman says board has been as transparent as possible but cannot put theatre in jeopardy
We Don’t Know What’s Buried Here – The best theatre shows this week
Stacey Gregg’s award-winning play about a teenager’s fraught search for identity and Grace Dyas’s new play about digging for truth in the shadow of a Magdalene Laundry
Grace Dyas: The dirty secrets of a Dublin Magdalene laundry
Her new play deals with a search at a Magdalene laundry, but is also a metaphor for things we hope will never surface
‘You grow up in a flat complex in Summerhill and you think the State is out to get you’
In conversation: Grace Dyas and Gary Gannon
Michael Colgan ran Gate Theatre as personal fiefdom for decades
Reaction to report of independent inquiry into allegations has been mixed
Michael Colgan to sue Village magazine for defamation of character
Former Gate Theatre director has faced accusations of sexual harassment and bullying
Over 70 theatre women call for Gate inquiry to be replaced
Investigation of conduct of former director Michael Colgan ‘needs trust’ of alleged victims
‘It was tough . . . but I’ve stepped into a time in Irish theatre that’s really alive’
The Gate: Twenty-one-year-old acting newcomer Paul Mescal has been cast in some of the country’s biggest theatrical productions
Time for media to reflect on its own gender issues, meeting hears
#Waking the Media: 80 journalists talk discrimination, underrepresentation and abuse
Social media: With power comes responsibility
History teaches us that the psychology of crowds can lead to dark outcomes if left unchecked
Profits jump at Kelly’s in Rosslare as confidence returns
Hotel resort has spent €3m on capital projects over last few years
Michael Colgan: ‘The purpose of this statement is to apologise to any person I’ve hurt’
Ex-artistic director of Gate says ‘behaviour should not be equated with sexual crimes’
Gate Theatre appoints expert to examine claims against Michael Colgan
Gaye Cunningham will contact women who have spoken out about their experiences
Women’s Council calls for independent investigation into Gate misconduct claims
Union official says Arts Council had said anti-bullying measures were not its business
Seven women allege abuse and harassment by Michael Colgan
'She’ll never work in Dublin again’ was a phrase that he used a lot around the office,' one woman recalled
Dublin Fringe Festival reveals its 2017 line-up
Artistic director Kris Nelson unveils his final programme
WANTED: Men to explore the act of buying sex
The women behind a radical piece of theatre The Game set out their stall
‘We can’t keep funding productions and not the time for their development’
The ‘Irish Times’ IrishTheatre Awards judges have been impressed by the sector's strength in depth but concerned about the effect of funding cuts
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