‘There’s this magical performance that’s nothing to do with drugs’
As he retires, Mick Egan looks back at 30 years working with addicts in art and drama
As he retires, Mick Egan looks back at 30 years working with addicts in art and drama
The Decade in Culture: The most impactful books, series and performers of 2010-19
Sales of Operation Transformation and Hardy Bucks contribute to 22% rise
New writing ‘has to be nurtured and taken care of’, says artistic director Garry Hynes
Test your knowledge of the past 12 months with these 100 questions – and you could win a prize
Series finale review: RTÉ’s drama opened our eyes to an ugly Ireland we ordinarily never see
Review: A sombre tale of desperate lives from Jo Spain and ‘Love/Hate’ creator Stuart Carolan
New dramas are in production, but a crowded market makes it hard to score a hit
The Anglo Irish Bank boss was inflated by people’s need to believe in his magic money
Six-part series ‘Taken Down’ by novelist Jo Spain has been awarded BAI funding
Interview: The pundit and podcaster talks Celtic Tiger, family and his ‘Buddhist’ outlook
Disabled rights activist, actor and journalist was a brilliant campaigner
HBO has been the actor’s main employer for years, which enables him to do smaller projects, such as a reading of Joyce’s story The Dead in Dublin this week
Tomm Moore’s animation called ‘Song of the Sea’ is the surprise Best Film winner
‘Frank’ with Michael Fassbender and ‘Patrick’s Day’ with Moe Dunford top nominations
Polish director is not so much respected as revered
Decadent Theatre’s canny revival of Stuart Carolan’s play carries echoes of his TV show Love/Hate
Head of RTÉ TV Glen Killane talks ‘Love/Hate’, budget squeezes and digital viewing
Love/Hate to be streamed in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium
RTÉ’s head of TV drama confirms Stuart Carolan is working on the next instalment
Review: Whatever the future of RTÉ’s hit drama, we’ll sure miss Tom Vaughan-Lawlor’s superbly nasty Nidge
Final episode breaks 1 million barrier even before playback views are counted
‘There’s no way to dress up a rape,’ says Dublin Rape Crisis Centre chief executive
The connection between Jean-Claude Juncker and Love/Hate’s Nidge
Actor ‘hugely grateful’ to Love/Hate and its fans but ‘ looking forward to new challenges’
Opening episode shows group of Travellers attempt to kill Dublin gangland boss
A varied theatre career – including his new role as Brendan Behan – should save Peter Coonan from being typecast as a crook
Story of rural priest is star of annual film and television event in Dublin
Brendan and Domhnall Gleeson nominated in the best actor category
Whether in a book or on ‘Mad Men’, ‘Breaking Bad’ or ‘The Simpsons’, poems change people’s understanding of what’s going on in the world
It started off with a bang and a cat killing, but it looks as if RTÉ’s biggest drama has used up its nine lives. At least ‘Downton Abbey’ has given up all pretence of making any sense
Opinion: It is through gangland culture that many men find a status otherwise denied to them
Not all viewers were satisfied with the ending but they all tuned in anyway
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices