Kilkenny Arts Festival 2021 gives two fingers to adversity with a striking line-up
Ranging from opera to a skatepark installation, the programme marks an extraordinary balancing act
Ranging from opera to a skatepark installation, the programme marks an extraordinary balancing act
From Rough Magic’s Tonic to Mozart’s Requiem, the festival starts August 6th
Plus Marian Keyes, Frank McGuinness, Mick Fleetwood and the National Symphony Orchestra
New Dublin Music’s John Harris on factors beyond his control and keeping streamed performances fresh
Irish National Opera commissioned 20 short operas that were composed and quickly produced for video
Pandemic forced young company to revamp plans and find ways of performing online
Dublin Theatre Festival 2020: Live performance is more important than ever, says Willie White
Beethoven’s Fidelio and New Music Dublin both come to the National Concert Hall
The annual Festival of Youth Orchestras shows the power of these teenage ensembles
It has become clear over the years that whatever it is they like, they call it traditional
Paul Fahy says it is ‘shocking’ that city is still without a proper cultural hub and gallery
The gut-wrenching, experimental telling of the story of JFK’s hidden sister
The best picks from this year’s selection of theatre, street spectacle and quirky surprise
The tragic tale of JFK’s sister and National Youth Orchestra moves from east to west
Composer Brian Irvine’s new opera focuses on JFK’s intellectually disabled sister
Master classes, talks, public interviews and recitals in Cork, Kilkenny and Galway
Irish National Opera season to also feature new opera set in direct provision
Irish-born opera composer Jennifer Walshe on scores, made-up history and globalisation
Launch of new company ‘a golden moment’ and signals commitment to Irish creative talent
A day of celebration and an opera marathon mark birth of a new approach to opera
‘Composing the Island’ celebrates 100 years of music by Irish composers, written between 1916 and 2016. What do composers think about Irish music now?
Classical Music: The ensemble is to give a series of concerts in the dark; elsewhere, street opera proves a slippery business
What, you haven’t heard of Zaftig Giolla or the Guinness Dadaists? Let Jennifer Walshe enlighten you
Sniffs and snuffles are welcome at this lively classical concert for kids
‘We connect when it comes to understanding the value of music’
Colin Bateman and Eoin McNamee among four artists to receive £15,000 awards
Several key vacancies persist at the top of RTÉ’s performing groups, and one man is currently covering three roles
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is failing to engage with modern music, and this needs to change
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