Stephen Rea stars as a paranoid loyalist in ‘Cyprus Avenue’ at the Abbey

Transcendent at 70

An edited extract of the award-winning actor’s acceptance speech at the ‘The Irish Times’ Irish Theatre Awards

Review: A collection of Van Morrison’s lyrics reveals the poetic voice and lyrical grace in his work

Stewart Parker’s play, set during the Ulster Workers’ Council strike in 1974, has moments of transcendence, but at times seems to be an empty exchange between ciphers

Ulster, Irish, British or European? In Mark Carruthers’s new book about identity in Northern Ireland, artists’ insights are richer than politicians’