Arts Council to fund almost 300 bodies next yearThe Arts Council yesterday announced increased funding for arts organisations across Ireland for next year, with plans to fund…Tue Dec 21 2004 - 00:00
Around Ireland without Hinde sightTravel: Two new books about Ireland in one month, each of them tackling the subject of what it is like to live in Ireland today…Sat Dec 11 2004 - 00:00
Poetry, theatre and music honour Patrick Kavanagh centenary yearThe centenary of the birth of the poet Patrick Kavanagh was honoured in Dublin's City Hall yesterday.Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
This girl's life, for children and adultsFiction: How I Live Now is American-born Meg Rosoff's startlingly good début novel, and on the strength of this one book alone…Sat Sep 4 2004 - 01:00
If only armchair sport was an Olympic eventAs a general rule, Rosita Boland doesn’t watch any sport. But every four years she makes an exception for the OlympicsSat Aug 14 2004 - 01:00
Where there's a will there's a blazing rowPortadown could have done with some good newsWed Jul 21 2004 - 01:00
A Gauling mismatchAsterix may be back, but for Rosita Boland , Tintin wins hands downSat Jul 17 2004 - 01:00
Dublin rejoices with Bloomsday celebrationsDublin: On sunny North Great Georges Street yesterday morning, the international television crews had difficulty keeping each…Thu Jun 17 2004 - 01:00
Soul searchingHas Ireland lost its soul, Archbishop Séan Brady asked this weekSat Jun 12 2004 - 01:00
Two nations under a grooveDavid Holmes and The Frames drew Chinese audiences to Beijing's most vibrant cultural quarter during the city's Irish arts festival…Wed Jun 2 2004 - 01:00
Looking for valueA new website helps users get a good deal on groceries, reports Rosita BolandMon May 31 2004 - 01:00
Park Avenue princesses go name-droppingPopular Fiction: Eew! Haven't come across that expression before? In the New York world populated by the Park Avenue princesses…Sat May 22 2004 - 01:00
Want to know what an 'Irishman's fart' is?Dictionary: It sounds like an Irish joke: the Welshman, who now lives in Greece, writing a dictionary of Irish phrasesSat May 15 2004 - 01:00
Turning abortion into a showGraphic footage of an abortion will be shown on TVSat Apr 17 2004 - 01:00
Tributes paid to Potter, a theatre legendMaureen Potter, the much-loved Dublin-born actor and comedian, died yesterday at her home in Clontarf, aged 79Thu Apr 8 2004 - 01:00
President leads the nation's tributes to 'icon'Many tributes were paid to Maureen Potter, actress and comedienne, who died yesterday at her home in Dublin at the age of 79.Thu Apr 8 2004 - 01:00
Minister hints at move for AbbeyThe Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism, Mr O'Donoghue, has given his strongest indication yet that the National Theatre could…Wed Apr 7 2004 - 01:00
Costa packetIt's not only those travelling for several weeks or months who are now looking for more comforts.Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
When you just haven't the heartNot everybody loves St Valentine's Day and all that comes with it - and whyshould they, asks Rosita BolandFri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Six new members elected by Aosdana assemblySix new members have been elected to Aosdána, the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland.Fri Feb 6 2004 - 00:00
Abbey announces its programme to mark next year's centenaryThe Abbey Theatre has given details of its programme of events to celebrate its centenary next yearThu Nov 20 2003 - 00:00
Arts community relieved at 19% funding increaseArts: There was an air of relief in the arts community yesterday following the announcement that €52Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
Getting ready for RamadanIreland's Muslims are about to begin a month of fasting, reflection, worship and charityFri Oct 24 2003 - 01:00
The slow motion testI am a statistic. Usually my life is considerably more interesting than this, but right now, I am a figure; one of the 128,412…Wed Oct 15 2003 - 01:00
SpiegelIt's the final festival week and 7,000 people have been through the red velvet curtains of the Spiegeltent.Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
#10,000 poetry prize for CarsonBelfast poet Ciarán Carson has won Britain's £10,000 Forward Prize for the best poetry collectionThu Oct 9 2003 - 01:00
Theatre Forum wants funding restoredThe newly-formed Theatre Forum organisation, which represents 160 performing arts groups, is to launch a national billboard campaign…Wed Oct 8 2003 - 01:00
spiel SpiegelYou step from the noise of central Dublin into a dimly lit 1930s-cabaret tent, all red velvet booths, candlelit tables, rococo…Fri Sep 26 2003 - 01:00
Let down by loveCrime P.D. James likes to set her crime novels in small, self-contained worldsSat Jul 12 2003 - 01:00
Shriver praises organisers for 'new kind of glory'PARENT POWER: "Forty years ago this week, I came to Ireland with my brother, John F Kennedy, and the first words that Éamon …Sat Jun 28 2003 - 01:00
Locals come out to cheer as the Russian team beat the odds as well as their rivalsVOLLEYBALL: It has become noticeable over the past few days that, apart from the 1,200-strong Team USA, not many delegations…Thu Jun 26 2003 - 01:00
Slogging away without any glory at prelimsSWIMMING: Abbotstown on a Tuesday morningWed Jun 25 2003 - 01:00
'You normally get money. My cousins got millions'Children's View: The children of Scoil Nioclás Naofa, Dunmore National School, Co Galway, will make their Communion on May 24th…Sat May 10 2003 - 01:00
Poetry readings led by HeaneyThe crowd at a May Day reading of poetry in the Dublin Writers Museum yesterday morning was enough to flatter a living poet, …Fri May 2 2003 - 01:00
Visiting the glories of Cambodian heritage before tourist influxON THE ROAD: Until a year ago, the men of Siem Reap rode around town on their motorbikes with guns strapped to their backsTue Jan 14 2003 - 00:00
Where every prospect pleases and only man is vileON THE ROAD: At the risk of sounding in need of some kind of help, perhaps a head examination, I'm going to say that island-…Wed Jan 8 2003 - 00:00
When the wanderlust is irresistible - even in the face of terrorist bombsRosita Boland has gone backpacking in AsiaSat Nov 23 2002 - 00:00
Proposed Arts Bill challenged at FG seminarSeveral provisions of the new Arts Bill were challenged at a seminar held in the Irish Writers' Museum in Dublin yesterday.Wed Sep 18 2002 - 01:00
Curios emerge from behind closed doorsThis summer the National Museum at Collins Barracks is putting on week-long displays of items kept in storage the rest of the…Tue Jul 30 2002 - 01:00
'I sing whatever I feel like'The only time opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa was available for interview was 8 a.mSat Jul 6 2002 - 01:00
ArtscapeTomorrow night's 2002 Ernest Blythe lecture at the Abbey - Blythe was director of the Abbey from 1941 to 1967 - will be given…Sat May 18 2002 - 01:00
Where to find the buzz as the days - and nights - get longerFESTIVALS AND SUMMER SCHOOLS: Looking for ways to enjoy memorable days and nights this summer? Here's a selective guide to the…Tue Apr 30 2002 - 01:00
Scenes from the Border countryTea on the bog. First day at school. Eccentric rural neighbours. The coming of electricity. DancehallsWed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
Getting the vision thingHaving the vision of a mole could make you a good candidate for laser eye surgeryMon Jan 21 2002 - 00:00
No apologies for being Mr Nice Guy The Saturday ProfileDaniel O'Donnell has won the adoring approval of a legion of latemiddle-aged, mostly female fansSat Jan 5 2002 - 00:00
Bargain shopping for a good causeIt's often hard to be surprised by a normal shop's stockTue Dec 11 2001 - 00:00
Reversal of fortune in cyber townIt's a sign of how fast Leixlip has developed in the last few years that the people who live or work there are stymied when asked…Wed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00