Dublin poet Stephen James Smith: ‘I’m just holding a mirror up to the city, trying to tell the truth’
The poet on the inspiration in his life, his dyslexia, Pat Ingoldsby, and how one poem he wrote changed his life
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Stephen James Smith: ‘Sometimes you also need a fallow period’
The poet talks of his upcoming tour, relocation to Wexford and paying the bills
Animal charity run by Cathy Davey hits the financial buffers over Covid-19
My Lovely Horse animal rescue is facing a deficit this year of €70,000
How Aria?: The opera challenging stigma around mental health
Performance combining opera, poetry and mental health launches with First Fortnight
Gig of the week: Poet Kate Tempest in Dublin
English spoken word performer should put on vibrant show at Vicar Street
Lou Reed the rock poet: When should songs be considered poetry?
Dylan, Patti Smith, Gil Scott-Heron and Lou Reed wrote song-poems that transcended pop, and bands such as Fontaines DC are keeping rock and poetry in perfect rhyme
Body and Soul 2019: festival stage times revealed
The programme of 200+ acts extends across 13 stages and venues
Sure Look It, Fuck It: A day in the life of a returning emigrant
‘What am I doing with my life? Is there a way I can be zany and mad in a positive way?’
St Patrick’s Day: 21 events across Ireland for the bank holiday weekend
From Dublin's St Patrick’s Festival to Kilkenny Tradfest and a Co Wicklow slime lab
Fingers crossed for a dry Paddy’s weekend
The Big Day Out expands to three among the myriad of delights for the St Patrick’s Day weekend
St Patrick’s Festival 2019 aims to leave a lasting legacy
This year’s event mixes the old and the new as it explores and revitalises Irish traditions
Pat Kinevane: On My Culture Radar
Actor on his favourite New Zealand city, his appreciation of Niall Buggy and dancing at ‘Dreamgirls’
Late Late Show London special: A glorified town-hall shindig
Review: The move to London made Friday’s Late Late Show even more parochial than usual
Ed Sheeran wows intimate crowd at London Irish Centre
Fans pay up to £3,500 to attend fundraiser alongside the great and good of city’s Irish
Ed Sheeran: ‘My Irish heritage is something I’ve always been proud of’
London’s Irish community get ready for a blast of Ed Sheeran
Gig of the Week: MusicTown 2018
Dublin festival features concerts, workshops, masterclasses and creative partnerships
Stephen James Smith: On My Culture Radar
The poet and playwright on ‘The Young Offenders’, Ruth Negga and Galway
Confident Irish culture makes eyes across the Irish Sea
GB18 sees Irish theatre, art, dance and music on show all year long in Britain
TV View: England’s war horses beaten by a Furlong
‘Unbelieeeeeevable’ the only word as Ireland secure their place in history books
Planning your St Patrick’s weekend events? Better read this
From Dublin’s huge parade to small, quirky events around Ireland
‘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
Kendrick Lamar, The Script and Imagining Ireland: The best pop and rock this week
Beth Orton is back on the gig trail; The Lost Brothers find their way around Ireland; British Sea Power sail on; and The Pale are still hale 25 years later
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Electric Picnic stage times: here’s the exclusive first look
Stage times for the Main, Body and Soul, Rankin’s Wood and Other Voices stages
Lingo is dead, long live the verse
The spoken-word festival is holding its final event next week, but its demise isn’t an entirely sad story
Dublin’s St Patrick’s Day parade embraces march madness
An Olympic medallist, Alsatian farmers and a pirate queen all featured in this year’s event
'My Ireland' poem is a thundering, vibrant look at Ireland today
Poet Stephen James Smith manages to tread the line between knowing and clever, and full of heart and raw emotion
Shane Ross fails to launch, but St Patrick’s Festival sets out its stall
More than 3,000 performers to take part, with 100,000 overseas visitors expected
My Ireland: ‘Getting the ride in Copper Face Jacks and women sailing to Holyhead’
In a new piece commissioned for the St Patrick’s Festival, spoken-word artist Stephen James Smith encapsulates the best (and worst) of Ireland
'No one takes me seriously as a 16-year-old girl shouting about junkies or gun violence'
Young Blood: an edgy night of hip hop and poetry in the NCH promises to present the voices of the next generation
Bringing the Irish together in London through culture
Working Abroad: Gary Dunne, director of arts and culture at the London Irish Centre
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