Fingers crossed for a dry Paddy’s weekendThe Big Day Out expands to three among the myriad of delights for the St Patrick’s Day weekendSat Mar 09 2019 - 05:00
Anyone for Ikea Kama Sutra? Seductive caress of designer satisfactionA guide from the Swedish giant with headings such as ‘the beautiful behind’ aims to, ahem, shift bedroom furnitureSat Mar 09 2019 - 00:00
International Women’s Day: 11 of the best events around IrelandEvents big and offbeat call for gender balance and celebrate achievementsThu Mar 07 2019 - 06:00
Ireland’s Brazilians: Insulted, punched and robbed ‘while the public looks away’Brazilians protest in Dublin this weekend against a perceived increase in racial violenceSat Mar 02 2019 - 06:00
NUI and Trinity graduates could storm some barricades if they register to vote – nowIt’s estimated only a quarter of NUI graduates vote for the Seanad, but it’s not that simpleMon Feb 25 2019 - 15:37
‘I could see the lifestyle that would have been planned out for me’Mary Jennings started running with a few minutes at the end of a walk, but the exercise ended up completely changing her lifeSat Feb 23 2019 - 06:00
How do you write a feelgood musical about the Miami Showband massacre?The Miami Showband Story tells of the rise and violent death of ‘the Beatles of Ireland’Wed Feb 20 2019 - 12:00
Arts Council chair calls for an Aosdána for performing artistsState investment in the arts marked but Ireland remains below European averageThu Feb 14 2019 - 12:09
Plan to turn St Patrick’s Day into month-long shindigSusan Kirby, CEO of St Patrick’s Festival, wants to expand the celebrationsTue Feb 12 2019 - 06:00
50 books to keep you reading all year longIrish and British independent and smaller publishers pick some of their favouritesSat Feb 09 2019 - 06:00
Home front: Helping the homeless, and the joy of a jukeboxPlus, candles inspired by Provençe, wordplay by Penneys and cabinets as artworkSat Feb 09 2019 - 00:00
Queen of Ireland Lady Emily FitzGerald returns to IrelandQuite the life: grand houses, political networking, 22 children, two husbands. Now she’s back, to hang in Castletown HouseSat Feb 02 2019 - 11:00
A Brexit subtext woven into this craft show in KilkennyHome Front: what’s new in interiors, crafts and designSat Feb 02 2019 - 00:00
The Abbey: 15 things we learned this week about disgruntled theatre workersHere’s what the theatre and creative talent will talk about when they meet tonightFri Feb 01 2019 - 12:20
Abbey Theatre says letter signatories will not be blacklistedAbbey’s chairwoman tells Oireachtas committee the theatre will ‘address concerns’Thu Jan 31 2019 - 06:00
The story behind Dublin’s two new Luke Kelly sculpturesThe works are unveiled on Wednesday, on north and south sides of the river LiffeyTue Jan 29 2019 - 15:50
The new-look RTÉ News: New music, graphics and videowallRTÉ unveils €1.4 million revamp of news on the Six One and 9 o’clock bulletinsMon Jan 28 2019 - 16:35
Campaigning for better conditions for artists in Sellotaped shoesThe issue of artists’ livelihood dominated a 250-strong gathering at Dublin CastleMon Jan 28 2019 - 15:21
Board governance at the heart of problem at the Abbey, says Garry Hynes‘Not acceptable’ that major national institution ‘apparently lacking in governance’Wed Jan 23 2019 - 21:42
Galway 2020 selects film producer Arthur Lappin to chair boardProducer played key role in bid that won Galway capital of culture designationWed Jan 23 2019 - 20:27
‘I’m two months from homelessness’: the real lives of performersAverage weekly earnings of €494 for performers in the arts is two-thirds of the average in other sectorsWed Jan 23 2019 - 06:00
Graham Linehan: Trans activists ‘don’t realise the damage’ they doPetition calls on RTÉ to drop the writer from ‘Prime Time’ report on transgender issuesMon Jan 21 2019 - 17:30
Galway 2020 appoints UK company to fill role of creative directorOrganisational difficulty ‘isn’t unusual in big city of culture projects’, new administrator saysThu Jan 17 2019 - 12:36
The debut books and authors to look out for in 2019We asked some writers to tell us about their debuts ahead of their publicationThu Jan 17 2019 - 05:00
Well-known performers and actors earn ‘less than minimum wage’Cultural professions are characterised by low pay, poor conditions and precarious work, according to new research.Tue Jan 15 2019 - 08:05
A performer’s life: ‘It’s like starting over and over and over on a zero-hour contract’Ireland sends out its impoverished artists with a fanfare of glitter and we return home to povertyTue Jan 15 2019 - 06:00
Abbey controversy: theatre to review lower pay on coproductionsDirectors apologise to Fiach Mac Conghail for ‘distress’ caused by €1.4m deficit claimFri Jan 11 2019 - 16:25
John Cleese: ‘Why don’t you Irish spell your names properly?’The comedian and actor on his pet hates and staying with the real Basil FawltyThu Jan 10 2019 - 21:10
Abbey Theatre rows back on claims of €1.4m deficit in 2017National theatre addresses letter detailing ‘deep concern’ from theatre professionalsWed Jan 09 2019 - 06:00
Abbey dispute: ‘I’m earning the same money I was 20 years ago’Short contracts: Actors Jane Brennan and Frank McCusker on the effect of the theatre’s new strategyWed Jan 09 2019 - 06:00
Q and A: What’s going on at the Abbey that has angered so many?Over 300 actors and directors are dismayed by its new strategy. The Abbey has come out fightingTue Jan 08 2019 - 17:32
Sally Rooney wins Costa Novel Award for ‘Normal People’Irish novelist is one of five category winners and goes on to compete for Costa Book of the Year on January 29thMon Jan 07 2019 - 19:30
Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to MinisterNational theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’Mon Jan 07 2019 - 16:16
42 restaurants and pubs open in Ireland on St Stephen’s DayYou can eat out in Ireland on December 26th, if you know where to lookWed Dec 26 2018 - 06:00
The Forever Young Chorus: ‘Because inside, you don’t really feel old’This Dublin choir is challenging its members aged 65-85 with rock and punkSat Dec 22 2018 - 06:00
Owen Roe to get special tribute award at Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards‘His ability to freeze the elusive and contradictory essence in a physical gesture is the mark of a great actor’Fri Dec 14 2018 - 06:00
Twisty history: RTÉ is covering Election 1918 ‘as it happens’It's the first time Edward Carson and Michael Collins will go head to head with CorrieThu Dec 13 2018 - 06:00
Actor Barry Keoghan as you’ve never seen him before (sucking his thumb in a school play)O’Connell’s CBS has posted a video of the Irish film actor in a 2004/5 Christmas showMon Dec 10 2018 - 17:35
Vote 100: Events to mark the centenary of the vote for women in IrelandThe ending of the ban on women voting and standing for election is being celebrated across the countryMon Dec 10 2018 - 02:00
Bright lights, big city this Christmas with 13 radiant attractionsCouncil unveils Winter Lights Dublin City – a year in planning ... and a sight to beholdSat Dec 08 2018 - 19:52
Blockbusters returns: What was your favourite childhood TV show?As the classic quiz returns, hosted by Dara O Briain, we want to hear about your TV memoriesTue Dec 04 2018 - 14:16
‘I’m pretty buzzing’: Irish actor Jessie Buckley wins best newcomer award in BritainAnd Element Pictures scoop 10 prizes for ‘The Favourite’ at British Independent Film AwardsMon Dec 03 2018 - 15:15
Come From Away: a 9/11 side-story that offers hope for humanity‘I was crying so hard I had snot bubbles and was laughing at the same time’Sat Dec 01 2018 - 06:00
Tips at the Ivy restaurant: Following the moneyControversy over tipping at Dublin’s new Ivy restaurant exposes a knotted, opaque systemSat Dec 01 2018 - 05:30
What’s new in design: A fresh take on lace and snazzy drinks cabinetsSculptural lighting illuminates Collins Barracks while a Celtic spa in Naas offers refugeSat Dec 01 2018 - 00:00
Me Too founder says victims shouldn’t be forced to discuss their traumaCampaign needs to focus on power and privilege imbalances, says Tarana BurkeFri Nov 30 2018 - 16:00
Food Month podcast: Aoife McElwain and Lilly Higgins share food tipsListening to the ‘Irish Times’ food writers is like eavesdropping on two seasoned bloggersFri Nov 30 2018 - 14:00
Food Month podcast: Tasting beer for a living. Well someone’s got to do itLilly Higgins and Sorcha Hamilton discuss craft beer, destination breweries and no-alcohol brewsMon Nov 26 2018 - 12:00
Dublin’s Ivy restaurant gets tangled in very public row over tips and waiting staffManagement accuses waiting staff of ‘deplorable greed’ for not sharing tipsThu Nov 22 2018 - 11:00
What do you get a friend who has everything? An abandoned village, says Gwyneth PaltrowAlready got Goop’s vagina eggs and coffee suppositories? Here’s its ultimate presentWed Nov 21 2018 - 13:41
