What’s really happening to the tips you give, now that the law has changed? One year on from the introduction of a new law, what’s the story with tips, fairness and clarity about who gets the extra you leave for staff?Sat Dec 16 2023 - 09:00
You Belong to Me: Rory Nolan’s impressive writing debut straddles high comedy and painful human dramaTheatre: Lynne Parker’s adept direction balances the verbal sparring and snappy lines with a sense of wasted lives and lost hopesWed Dec 13 2023 - 18:50
‘Sometimes weather wise you hardly even see your neighbours here in Ireland’New to the Parish: Kisu Ali Telfer from Ghana opened a shop full of African baskets, jewellery and fashion in Dún LaoghaireTue Dec 12 2023 - 06:00
Dingle Literary Festival: ‘I wanted to get that sensibility of people who are half online and half in the world’The weekend was stuffed with fiction, non-fiction, poetry events: writer interviews and panels in English and IrishThu Dec 07 2023 - 05:15
‘Irish people are very open, almost to the point of oversharing’New To the Parish: Horia Dumitra moved to in Dublin in December 2018 from TransylvaniaTue Dec 05 2023 - 06:00
Historic trauma at the Abbey Theatre has eroded employee wellbeing, culture audit findsThe audit found an organisation perceived as split ‘upstairs – downstairs’, with a sense of ‘being in the dark’ about thingsMon Dec 04 2023 - 18:06
The Giggler Treatment review: A glorious miniature musical that’s great fun for children and adults alikeTheatre: Roddy Doyle’s tale gets a fitting stage adaptation from Fionn Foley – and splendid cast have a blast making it singMon Dec 04 2023 - 12:54
Paul Murray wins Novel of the Year for The Bee Sting at the An Post Irish Book AwardsOther winners include Mark Moriarty for Cookbook of the Year, and Katriona O’Sullivan for Biography of the Year and Listener’s Choice AwardWed Nov 22 2023 - 22:30
‘The banter, I love the banter. I think that’s why I’m doing so well in Ireland’New to the Parish: Jinny Ly, a Vietnamese-Chinese-American textile artist, moved to Dublin during the Covid-19 pandemicTue Nov 21 2023 - 13:40
Landmark’s Anne Clarke: ‘Every producer, if they’re honest, is a control freak’From giving modern classics their first Irish productions to nurturing new work from key Irish names, Landmark has had an outsize impact over the past 20 yearsSat Nov 18 2023 - 05:15
Gate Theatre delays Peter Pan opening night Roddy Doyle’s new version of Peter Pan postponed because of ‘intricate and technical nature’ of show, says Dublin theatreMon Nov 13 2023 - 13:21
The Abbey: Shadow of a controversy lingers at Ireland’s national theatreTwo investigations surrounding events at the theatre have cost over €200,000 between them, with an independent review of governance, in particular, incurring escalating costsSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
The United States vs Ulysses review: A clever courtroom drama entertainingly brought to lifeColin Murphy’s script explores the 1933 legal battle to allow US publication of James Joyce’s UlyssesFri Nov 10 2023 - 12:25
What makes the Irish literary magazine scene tick?The literary journal scene is stronger than 10 or 20 years ago, unrecognisable from 25 years agoWed Nov 08 2023 - 05:00
Irish Book Awards 2023 shortlist: Paul Murray, Liz Nugent, Liam Brady and PJ Gallagher nominatedWinners of the 18th year of the An Post book awards will be announced at a ceremony in NovemberThu Oct 19 2023 - 18:30
Anne Enright, Sally Rooney, Paul Murray among authors calling for end to destruction in PalestineFormer hostage John McCarthy and many leading Irish writers, actors and musicians among signatories of London Review of Books open letterThu Oct 19 2023 - 13:21
One Song: Histoire(s) du Théâtre IV review: An exhilarating, raucous meditation on grief, and on lifeDublin Theatre Festival 2023: Miet Warlop’s creation, which closes this year’s festival, is a feat of endurance and an act of hopeMon Oct 16 2023 - 08:46
Fall and Float review: A charming, playful, skilful show for young audiences, full of discovery, play and balloonsDublin Theatre Festival 2023: The children at the Ark are audibly delighted and amused, gasping and giggling throughout Mónica Muñoz’s productionFri Oct 13 2023 - 12:29
RTÉ needs State money to fund voluntary job cuts, director general tells staffKevin Bakhurst says he will present a strategic plan in early November to reduce numbersWed Oct 11 2023 - 18:31
Terry Prone: ‘I never do parties, dinners. I’ve always been reclusive and shy’The communications guru, writer and broadcaster’s memoir is full of contradictions, just like the woman herselfSun Oct 08 2023 - 06:00
Forró dancing at Grand Canal Square: ‘I love it, it’s fun, it reminds me of Brazil’It feels tropical, a hot-country thing, this social dancing outdoors for pleasure. Could this really be Dublin? writes Deirdre FalveySat Sept 23 2023 - 05:00
Tony Cantwell’s Sketch Show review: Charming and inventive with silly flights of fancyDublin Fringe Festival 2023: The comedian enjoys his games and riffs, and so does the audienceFri Sept 22 2023 - 12:40
Culture Night 2023: A guide of 26 events to see and do this FridayWith more than 1,700 events across Ireland, all free, there is plenty to keep you busy this Friday nightFri Sept 22 2023 - 08:01
Persona Metropolitana review: An exhilarating love song to the nature of citiesDublin Fringe Festival 2023: Evocative, thoughtful, entertaining and uplifting about the nature of urban lifeThu Sept 21 2023 - 11:27
When the Moon Spun Round: Fidget Feet turn Yeats’s poems for children into a stage showDublin Fringe Festival 2023: The poems are the jumping-off point for a fast-moving aerial dance show in collaboration with Ceol ConnectedSat Sept 16 2023 - 05:30
The Garden of Shadows review: A magical and haunting coming together of nature, technology and artDublin Fringe Festival 2023: Botanic Gardens is skilfully transformed and feels so different in the darkFri Sept 15 2023 - 11:59
Drainage Scheme review: Deception, back-scratching and cute-hoorismDublin Fringe Festival 2023: It’s a highly unusual topic and setting: a family-run drainage scheme in Co KerryWed Sept 13 2023 - 11:17
Hothouse review: Deadly serious and wildly funnyDublin Fringe Festival 2023: Sharp, nuanced script rips along under Claire O’Reilly’s assured, quirky directionMon Sept 11 2023 - 10:33
Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, his former sister-in-law and the paintings that sparked a copyright rowLize McCarron claims Wood copied her photos of the band's Voodoo Lounge sessions for a suite of paintings without her permissionSat Sept 09 2023 - 06:30
Dublin Fringe Festival 2023: 21 shows to catch, from comedy to cabaret, clubbing and wrestlingThere’s something for everyone this year, even children will have acts to choose from as part of this year’s eventMon Sept 04 2023 - 05:30
‘It’s like being on a roller coaster’: David Francis Moore’s first year as Dublin Fringe Festival directorAfter taking over the role from Ruth McGowan in May, Moore emphasises the importance of the festival for emerging artistsSat Sept 02 2023 - 05:00
Listowel Writers’ Week, the curator’s story: ‘It was an oppressive atmosphere’Stephen Connolly says he experienced hostility and anti-Northern bias from people angry at changes to Kerry festivalSat Aug 19 2023 - 06:00
Mother of All the Behans: Imelda May sings gloriously – and shows an eye for bringing characters to lifeTheatre: This revival of Rosaleen Linehan’s one-woman show throws the singer in at the deep end, but she delivers a highly entertaining eveningThu Aug 17 2023 - 12:23
Galway International Arts Festival 2023: 12 moments we’ll remember Including The Pulse, Colm Meaney’s Galway tribute, David Mach’s exploding installation, Luke Murphy’s explosive dance, and the epic DruidO’CaseyTue Aug 01 2023 - 05:00
You’ll See...: Ulysses for kids, with a star turn from the charming, funny, knowing Helen Gregg Theatre: Branar’s take on James Joyce is surprisingly simple for such a complicated novel – and a great introduction to its appealFri Jul 28 2023 - 07:04
Life & Times of Michael K: A magical staging of JM Coetzee’s sweeping, epic taleGalway International Arts Festival 2023: Handspring’s astonishing puppetry brings Michael K and his mother to lifeWed Jul 26 2023 - 11:45
Dublin Theatre Festival 2023: The best shows to book, and how to get bargain ticketsThis year’s festival blends stage with cinema, dance, installation and more – with lots of €10 admissionsTue Jul 25 2023 - 09:00
‘I’m waiting for somebody to say, I love Dublin – it needs a fantastic cultural infrastructure’Willie White of Dublin Theatre Festival holds forth on the current state of the capital’s nightlife, and its need for a new municipal venueTue Jul 25 2023 - 09:00
‘The fresh air is good for the head’: The joy and community to be found in city allotmentsClondalkin Global Garden Community is a sheltered haven that came about to help reconnect people with their cultures and as an outlet for localsSat Jul 22 2023 - 06:00
Dublin Fringe Festival 2023: 562 performances in 32 venues, including 45 world and 18 Irish premieresThis year’s festival, featuring everything from sound-and-light installations to wrestling, begins on September 9thWed Jul 19 2023 - 19:00
Every Brilliant Thing: An enjoyable, interactive and life-affirming monologue about mental healthGalway International Arts Festival 2023: Clare Barrett is vulnerable and utterly charming in managing the vagaries of improvised audience participationWed Jul 19 2023 - 16:20
Not a Word: An evocative, heartrending play about yearning and forgotten livesGalway International Arts Festival 2023: In the hour-long show there is physicality, mask and music, but there’s not a wordWed Jul 19 2023 - 16:08
Cloakroom: A gorgeous slice of adolescence about to blossom into new possibilitiesGalway International Arts Festival 2023: Zara Devlin provides the voice for a ballroom attendant in Enda Walsh’s latest Rooms installationTue Jul 18 2023 - 16:09
The Pulse: Jaw-dropping acrobatics, exquisite singing, ferocious skillGalway International Arts Festival 2023: Gravity & Other Myths’ outstanding show stretches the limits of what a human body can doTue Jul 18 2023 - 13:29
Galway International Arts Festival: 15 events you don’t want to missIncluding DruidO’Casey, The Saw Doctors, Bedbound and more, this year’s festival programme has heft and depthMon Jul 10 2023 - 06:30
Grazing in Lucan: Italian ambassador’s residence opens to public with herd of buffalo sculpturesDavide Rivalte’s outsized bronze lioness is already on show at Dublin Castle. Now a whole herd of his animal sculptures has landedThu Jun 29 2023 - 05:30
Stephen Murphy wins RCSI award for a sculpture of his premature newborn son‘Our baby, PJ, he’s a miracle – I’m not kidding. He had so many obstacles, he shouldn’t even exist’Wed Jun 28 2023 - 19:20
Kaleidoscope Festival 2023: Line-up, tickets, weather forecast and moreEverything you need to know about the family-friendly festival taking place at Russborough House, Co Wicklow from Friday, June 30th to Sunday, July 2ndWed Jun 28 2023 - 10:15
Mother-of-12 to start studying medicine: ‘I stopped worrying colleges were going to laugh at me’Dubliner Rosemary Murphy (40) says she fought hard for a college place and is determined to make her dream come trueSat Jun 24 2023 - 05:00
Kilkenny Arts Festival’s 2023 line-up: From Light Up the Castle to eavesdropping in the localIt’s been a year like no other for the festival team, who ‘had to find a couple of extra gears’ to get ready for AugustWed Jun 21 2023 - 10:00
