Louise O’Neill

Author

Miriam Lord’s political awards for 2023

Gongs go to Timmy Dooley, Mary Robinson, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, Louise O’Reilly, Thomas Pringle, Michael Collins, Mary Lou McDonald and Helen McEntee, but will they be thrilled?

Not a shamrock in sight: Building a new vision of Ireland in New York

The city’s Irish Arts Center is changing perceptions of Ireland and Irish America

Theatre in 2018: Looking back in anger and learning lessons

Year in Culture Review: Feelings of rage, injustice, grief and – hopefully – healing pervaded theatre

Children’s books: what were the standout titles of the year?

Peter Donnelly’s ‘The President’s Cat’, Louise O’Neill’s ‘The Surface Breaks’ and more

This week’s theatre highlights

Looking out for one another: Stage highlights take dispiriting look at blame, victimhood and apathy in society, and wonder about how to rebuild trust

Sexual assault: How do you change the script?

Drama and performance can play a role in teasing out the grey areas of consent, and changing hearts and behaviour

Guardian’s modern Ireland book recommendations are ‘b*ll*cks’

Irish writers have poured scorn on a Guardian listing of books that define Ireland

Cork Simon says homelessness reached record levels last year

Numbers using charity’s services increased by almost a fifth in ‘very challenging’ year

51 ways to survive the Irish summer

Delicious, daring and downright useful ideas for making the best of our summer days

Sean Moncrieff: ‘Love Island’ is a spooky avatar of our fake news universe

Television is all artifice, and the point is that the audience knows this too

Minister reaffirms ‘arm’s-length’ approach to arts funding

Arts Council chairwoman Sheila Pratschke says it must seek out and support artists of the future

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

Gig of the Week: Kilkenny Cat Laughs – new routes to the punchline

Zany or dark? Smart or dumb? Gently reassuring or wickedly disturbing? The festival has it all

Róisín Meets: ‘She mutilates herself for a man. Young women can relate to that’

Cork author Louise O’Neill on her feminist reimagining of The Little Mermaid

Repeal book event pulled from festival after arts officer raised questions

Dublin City Council says Question of the Eighth event contravened its code of conduct

My unwanted ‘right to be forgotten’

Given the monumental influence college has had on me, my lack of impact upon it now seems disheartening. Louise Lawless on her final days in college

Louise O’Neill: Why I love to. . . find stillness

‘I’ve had to think of different, healthier ways of dealing with anxiety’

The ultimate Irish bucket list: Croagh Patrick, the Gaeltacht, soda bread

What’s the one thing every Irish person should do before they die?

TV this Weekend: Tina Satchwell’s husband on Ray D’Arcy Show

Author Louise O’Neill is on the Late Late. Hitchcock’s shower scene features on BBC2

Abbey Theatre reveals new season

The Abbey Theatre’s directors Graham McLaren and Neil Murray on their second programme, forging new collaborations and looking for new forms of theatre

Once upon a time I went to a Celtic Tiger party. (It's a horror story)

Marian Keyes is having a Sudden Wild Enthusiasm for a very distracting and beautiful mermaid shaped blanket

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