An Irishwoman’s Diary

Emmet Kirwan and Dave Tynan are shooting a low-budget film in Dublin's crowded city centre

Conor Pope talks to former ‘Coronation Street’ star Kevin Kennedy about growing up in Manchester and his new role in stage musical adaptation of ‘The Commitments’

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People like us will decide that on balance, Hughie is a grand fellow, up front at every funeral and ready with a hand-out for a family in trouble

Whiteness is as much frame of mind as skin colouring, says Linda Martín Alcoff

For six years, Danny O’Donoghue and his bandmates have relied on an ethos of plain talk, hard work and ambition – 10 million albums later, it’s worked

Festival encourages reading of book connected to Dublin in April of each year

An attentive look at the small print of race and immigration in Ireland today

Staying in Dublin has kept the writer grounded and in touch with Irish life. So although lots of people would like to see The Commitments II, Doyle has other issues, from the recession to middle-aged angst, on his mind