3,500 people to attend Ireland’s first big music festival for 16 monthsGavin James, Denise Chaila and more to perform at Royal Hospital Kilmainham on July 3rdTue Jun 22 2021 - 15:51
Deirdre Kinahan: ‘I had about six plays opening. Then I got fecking cancer’The Saviour, about warped Irish religiosity, is live-streaming during Cork MidsummerTue Jun 15 2021 - 05:00
Placing queerness at the heart of the Irish emigrant experienceA new exhibition celebrates the cultural and social impact of Ireland’s LGBTQ+ diasporaSat Jun 12 2021 - 06:00
How a Galway accountancy grad became Sr Colette of the Poor ClaresSr Colette of the Galway enclosed order on embracing a life unimaginable to manySun Jun 06 2021 - 06:15
Basic income pilot scheme for artists could start in January 2022Government to develop three-year trial of full scheme that would cost €27.4m a yearWed Jun 02 2021 - 13:20
In Carlow’s former Braun factory, the best party you’ve never been toModernist complex housing Woman in the Machine art experience for Brightening Air festivalWed Jun 02 2021 - 05:00
Margaret Atwood: ‘People think you’ve got woo-woo powers. Which in fact I don’t’The novelist talked to Max Porter at the Borris House festival’s Spring Series of online talksTue Jun 01 2021 - 15:00
Bursting for the loo? Next time you’re caught short, use this map of Ireland’s public toiletsEach time the public share loo locations with pee.ie, they help improve our outdoor lifeThu May 27 2021 - 06:00
Toxic teen relationships: ‘It’s considered normal. That’s the massive issue’A scheme by Kerry pupils arms young people to spot and counteract controlling behaviourSat May 22 2021 - 06:00
Cinemas ‘at breaking point’ urge Taoiseach to set reopening dateOperators say they have been left behind as 80% of European cinemas now have timetableFri May 21 2021 - 14:40
Dublin’s Virgin Mary alcohol-free bar to open in Abu DhabiWe gave the world the Irish pub. Now we’re giving them the alcohol-free Irish pub ...Mon May 17 2021 - 15:30
Rupert Everett: ‘I became very promiscuous at about 16½’Everett and Simon Callow were in conversation at the Borris Festival of Writing & IdeasThu May 13 2021 - 09:34
Electric Picnic: ‘No reason’ why 2021 festival can’t go aheadMusic promoters say big events, with full Covid testing, should be possible by summerTue May 11 2021 - 13:29
‘Was there red wine late at night involved?’ the hairdresser asksI’m more than delighted with My New Hair; now all I need is somewhere to take itMon May 10 2021 - 14:42
The Irish Times guide to Ireland’s reopening museums, galleries and heritage sitesFrom the National Gallery to the Book of Kells, and Croke Park to the leprechaun museumMon May 10 2021 - 06:00
Scandal, silence, shame: the careful retelling of a buried storyA new NUI Galway production responds to the lived experiences notably missing from the report into mother and baby homesSat May 08 2021 - 06:00
Hope It Rains: Imagining future us, in a drowning worldPlayful images of life after the deluge are a serious attempt to challenge climate inactionWed May 05 2021 - 05:00
Cork Midsummer Festival: The show must go on, but how?A dynamic blend of outdoor and online events runs from breakdancing to doorstep performancesSat May 01 2021 - 05:00
Cinemas seek clarity on contradictory dates for reopeningGovernment removes reopening date online as TDs post about June 7th on social mediaFri Apr 30 2021 - 18:30
Galway International Arts Festival 2021 rescheduled for end of AugustCovid-19 restrictions also force postponement of city’s Big Top gigs to summer 2022Fri Apr 30 2021 - 11:19
Cinema group demands clarity on reopening datePilots of large-scale events planned with small cultural events for 15 outdoors allowed from May 10thThu Apr 29 2021 - 22:15
How do you get a role as an extra in Disenchanted this summer?Those who want a moment of glory in Disney sequel will have to jump through some hoopsThu Apr 29 2021 - 12:32
White male artists dominate Irish charts and radio, report findsWhy Not Her? collective says women and artists of colour ignored by music industryWed Apr 28 2021 - 06:00
Nationwide arts events planned to celebrate brighter days as Ireland reopensLight Ballet on the Shannon and VR films are part of 10-day Brightening Air programmeWed Apr 28 2021 - 06:00
Druid’s new production explores the mind and imagination of Eavan BolandPerformance piece edited by Colm Tóibín will livestream one year after the poet’s deathTue Apr 20 2021 - 05:00
Is your conversation with a therapist truly confidential?Media reports expose cases where psychiatrists have shared notes of clients’ sessionsSun Apr 11 2021 - 06:00
Permanent arts hub for Galway planned under post office tenderAn Post is seeking to lease site to developer for mixed use including civic spaceWed Mar 31 2021 - 21:48
Noam Chomsky and Zadie Smith headline Mountains to Sea virtual books festivalJoe Biden’s biographer; novelist Polly Samson and husband David Gilmour also featureSat Mar 27 2021 - 06:59
Online fundraising: ‘First time, I didn’t leave the room. It’s all consuming’Fund It, the Irish crowdfunding website, celebrates 10 years, having supported 1,200 creative projectsSat Mar 27 2021 - 06:00
The Gate’s Selina Cartmell: ‘We were fighting for our lives’Closed for a year, the theatre is staging a new Frank McGuinness play written during CovidSat Mar 27 2021 - 05:00
Live performance support worth €50m acknowledges sector’s fight for survivalAnalysis: Grants to be paid in arrears, which may be difficult for cash-strapped promotersFri Mar 19 2021 - 13:00
€25m live entertainment grant programme opens for applicationsLive Performance Support Scheme 2021 will award grants of €10,000-€800,000Fri Mar 19 2021 - 11:12
Alonement: Learning solitude skills to make time alone fulfilling and pleasurableThe time is always right for solitude skills: journaling, scheduling time for yourself, treating yourself well ...Sat Mar 13 2021 - 00:00
Cúirt was the first arts festival hit by Covid and now it's back online againThere’s a strong lineup for this year including Viet Thanh Nguyen, Emma Dabiri, Kerri ní Dochartaigh, Elaine Feeney, Max Porter, Marian Keyes and moreThu Mar 11 2021 - 11:00
Helping hand: Initiative to help mothers in direct provisionMatching mothers to pass on the tradition of handing down baby essentialsSat Mar 06 2021 - 06:00
St Patrick’s Day Festival 2021: A year on, Paddy’s Day has changed utterlyThis year’s virtual festival will be a six-day TV channel in Ireland, and online worldwideSat Mar 06 2021 - 05:00
Truce in century-long row between Ireland and UK over Hugh Lane’s paintingsNew partnership around 39 works agreed between Dublin and London galleriesFri Feb 26 2021 - 20:09
Arts Council to invest €46m from biggest ever grant to help key cultural organisations stay afloatRecord €130m budget reflects reality that culture sector ‘will still be living with Covid’Thu Feb 25 2021 - 17:21
Abbey Theatre: New artistic and executive directors announcedCaitríona McLaughlin and Mark O’Brien will succeed Graham McLaren and Neil MurrayTue Feb 23 2021 - 16:25
St Patrick’s Festival to stream worldwide with six-day TV stationAwaken Ireland! theme will ‘connect our family of 80m’ with more than 100 virtual eventsWed Feb 17 2021 - 11:00
Rough Magic prepares to cast spell on live audiences againThe theatre company is feeding the future through a wide development programmeTue Feb 16 2021 - 05:00
Dancer and choreographer Emma O’Kane dies aged 44CoisCéim dancer was ‘a performer of extreme passion and talent’Wed Feb 10 2021 - 19:01
When will we dance again? The importance of clubbing as culture‘On the dancefloors we totally lost ourselves and discovered ourselves’Sat Jan 30 2021 - 06:00
Gabriel Byrne: ‘We stayed long enough to see the blood seeping through the Brother’s hair’The actor spoke to Hugh Linehan on the final evening of the Irish Times Winter Nights festivalFri Jan 29 2021 - 23:23
Radio still plays ‘staggeringly, shockingly’ more male Irish artistsGender Disparity report shows boost for female Irish artists only on some radio stationsThu Jan 21 2021 - 06:00
A guide to the festivals (probably) taking place in Ireland in 2021Contingency planning is the name of the game for arts festivals and events in the coming yearSat Jan 16 2021 - 05:00
How Covid-19 changed what Ireland eats and cooksA pandemic plus: Irish people cooking more from scratch, according to studyThu Jan 07 2021 - 06:00
Performers on 2020: ‘This year wasn’t difficult, it was a wipe-out’Elaine Kelly, Steve Wall, Sharon Shannon, Seán Millar and others on a tough year for the artsSat Dec 26 2020 - 05:00
Weirdest term ever: How students have coped, from primary to third levelPupils and students around Ireland, and their teachers, on learning in Covid-19’s shadowSat Dec 12 2020 - 06:00
Samhlú 2020: Imagining a magical world of performance and creativityTG4’s joyous and surreal film celebrates the resilience of art in the age of CovidThu Dec 10 2020 - 05:00
