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Maeve Higgins: ‘Irish people are treated as some kind of miracle when they do well abroad’

The comedian on making it in the US and Ireland’s ‘overlooked, undervalued’ women

Sat Feb 19 2022 - 06:00

Maeve Higgins: All I want for Christmas is for nobody to comment on my body

I don’t want hate my body or worship it. The less we speak about bodies, the better

Fri Dec 10 2021 - 06:00

Maeve Higgins: Simone Biles wins all of my medals

So much anguish will be sidestepped by girls and women listening to Simon Biles’s words

Wed Jul 28 2021 - 14:01

David O’Doherty: ‘Sexual assault in Irish comedy … They’re not allegations … they happened’

The comedian on podcasting from Achill, his new children’s book, and comedy culture

Sat May 29 2021 - 00:00

Culture Night 2020 to go ahead with a mix of physical and online events

Event will be held throughout Ireland and across the world on Friday September 18th

Wed Jul 29 2020 - 12:38

Lockdown letters: ‘Life is all about making connections’

Letters on life under lockdown from Vicky Phelan, Joe Schmidt, Maeve Higgins, Irish Times journalists and others

Sat Apr 11 2020 - 06:00

10 hilarious Irish comedy videos to watch on YouTube

Almost any stand-up set or ancient sketch is available at the click of a mouse

Mon Mar 30 2020 - 05:00

Sinéad Gleeson: On My Culture Radar

Author on Agnes Martin’s self-isolation, Elaine Feeney’s new book and comedy of Maeve Higgins

Sat Mar 28 2020 - 05:00

Why don’t mainstream TV and radio rock the climate change boat?

One Change: It has been mainly left to podcasts to address the climate crisis we face

Tue Nov 05 2019 - 12:55

‘Don’t trust anyone who says “It’ll be grand”’

Life Lessons: Mike Ahern, co-director and co-writer of the film Extra Ordinary

Mon Sept 16 2019 - 06:00

Extra Ordinary: The film's most valuable asset is Maeve Higgins

Review: This intimate romp about everyday people packs in a lot. Maybe too much

Thu Sept 12 2019 - 06:00

Galway Film Fleadh: ‘My spare liver is in my suitcase’

There was lots of comedy and a little Celtic misery at the famously bibulous festival

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 10:10

Galway Film Fleadh: Which Irish films will be a breakout success?

Prestigious festival provides point of reference for for the very best of new Irish cinema

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 05:00

The new Once? The next Adam & Paul? Galway Film Fleadh unveils 2019 line-up

Extra Ordinary, Never Grow Old, Animals and Supervized on bill for 31st festival

Tue Jun 25 2019 - 18:00

A cute angle: Film director uses 3-D imaging to design unusual garden home

How Enda Loughman and Urban Agency designed a triangular home in Windy Arbour

Sat Jun 08 2019 - 05:00

Ready for their Cannes close-up? Irish film-makers in the spotlight

Cinema is an increasingly puzzling market. So what counts as success for an Irish release?

Sat May 18 2019 - 05:00

Coming soon... 50 films to look out for in 2019

From Ad Adstra to Frozen 2 and Martin Scorsese's latest, there's plenty to look forward to in the new year

Sat Dec 29 2018 - 05:00

The 2018 Irish Times Christmas Prize Quiz

Test your knowledge of the past 12 months with these 100 questions – and you could win a prize

Mon Dec 24 2018 - 06:00

In pods we trust: The best podcasts of 2018

Year in Culture Review: ‘Mothers of Invention’ is what you should listen to as the world changes

Sat Dec 08 2018 - 05:00

On My Culture Radar: Josepha Madigan

The Minister for Culture on the ‘talented’ Saoirse Ronan and ‘very funny’ Oliver Callan

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 05:00

Guardian’s modern Ireland book recommendations are ‘bllcks’

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

Mon Sept 10 2018 - 14:05

Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill: On My Culture Radar

The singer on her favourite gadget, and why she loves Maeve Higgins and Caravaggio

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 05:00

Mary Robinson and Maeve Higgins: ‘It’s important to not think it’s hopeless, because it’s not’

Former president Mary Robinson and Maeve Higgins have joined forces to tackle climate change - from a feminist perspective

Sat Jul 28 2018 - 06:00

Mary Robinson ‘saddened’ by Taoiseach’s remarks on Irish climate change

Ireland ‘has to go a lot further’ former president tells Galway ocean wealth conference

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 19:09

25 things to do this June bank holiday weekend

Bloom, Cat Laughs, Forbidden Fruit, Vantastival, Women’s Mini Marathon and more

Wed May 30 2018 - 06:00

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

Sat May 26 2018 - 05:00

Time for an adult conversation about autism

Hard to understand Ryan Tubridy not even challenging Maeve Higgins on Late Late Show

Mon Apr 02 2018 - 03:01

TV this weekend: Attenborough on eggs and Geldof on the ‘Late Late Show’

The Ray D’Arcy show will discuss consent in wake of Belfast trial while Aidan Gillen plays Dave Allen

Fri Mar 30 2018 - 06:00

What has made Irish-Americans so alienated from their ancestors?

The fact that the Irish suffered discrimination is lost on many Irish-Americans today

Thu Mar 15 2018 - 10:00

Rosie O’Donnell, Liam Neeson and more take an #IrishStand against President Trump

The ‘Irish Stand’ movement is gaining momentum ahead of the St Patrick’s Day event in New York

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 10:45

Ireland Now: nine of the best Irish podcasts

There has never been a better time to tune in to this growing community of talented people

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 05:00

Taking an Irish Stand against ‘racist’ Donald Trump

Senator Aodhán O'Riordáin on his New York St Patrick’s Day event for Irish-Americans

Mon Mar 13 2017 - 13:00

So what’s hot and what’s not this week?

Big coats will keep you toasty, but cost of Christmas puts a chill down the spine

Fri Nov 25 2016 - 16:00

Terrified in Trumpland: Irish-Americans and US citizens in Ireland react

Safety, gay and immigration rights, and corporation tax under a Trump administration are some of the concerns among Americans-in-Ireland and Irish-in-America

Wed Nov 09 2016 - 17:00