Ireland on course for top 10 finish at Junior World Cup in South Africa
Perdue fires home from penalty corner with just seconds to go to clinch win over Malaysia
Murder in Finglas: ‘These people are throwing away lives’
A week after a 29-year-old father was shot dead in Finglas there are fears of an escalation that will draw in already traumatised young people
UCD and Loreto contribute 13 players to 20-strong panel for Junior World Cup
Senior Irish international and Olympian Sarah McAuley among seven UCD players to make the cut
Fiachra Garvey: From sheep dipping to Shostakovich
Pianist and farmer talks about agriculture, classical music and protecting his hands
Back to school: ‘We were told we’d be out for 12 weeks ... that was last August’
Delays in building works force Cork primary school off its grounds for more than a year
The best classical music to see this week
The Irish Language Art Song Project , the next in NSO’s Bruckner series and pianist Simon Trpceski
The best classical concerts and opera this week
You can see Killian Farrell, Yannis Kyriakides, the Irish Baroque Orchestra and the Sestina choir
La cucina/Adina review: A production so busy it ties itself in knots
Wexford Festival Opera: Andrew Synnott’s skilful music faces a riot of onstage activity
NCH’s chamber music series offers flexibility amid closure uncertainty
Collaboration part of long tradition of composers coming together with mixed results
Cause for deep concern as symphony orchestra moves under NCH’s wing
Dearth of Irish and female composers in new season offerings at National Concert Hall
Classical music development has lagged behind since foundation of State
Classical music has not been documented the way it is in other European countries
Zee Zee tops the bill at the NCH: this week’s classical highlights
The Chinese pianist makes her Irish debut with the RTÉCO under Jonathan Bloxham
Homeless lives ‘changed’ by Mater Hospital’s new liaison nurse
Appointment of Jess Kenny is in response to increasing number of homeless patients
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival review: In need of some firm quality control
The festival’s favoured production style is at the gag-rich, pantomime end of the spectrum
Old Alexandra keep Hockey League promotion dream alive
Dublin side advance to second-round playoffs after winning all four games at Milltown
Don’t get ‘hangry’ – know your good-mood foods
A Mediterranean diet, more yoghurt and less alcohol can help keep you happy
Schubert dip and Caesar salad: Classical and opera treats this week
Schubert: Dreaming the Sublime, Giulio Cesare, and Rediscovering Irish State Musick
The unusual final year of Mozart’s life gets an airing in Kilkenny
The Mozart programme at Kilkenny Arts Festival featured compositions for mechanical organ and glass harmonica
Visual Art: Anxious, formidable work at graduate shows
Bumper year with third- and fourth-year graduates’ marathon exhibitions
Agrippina: Scheming, betrayal and cleavage make for a great evening | Opera review
Handel’s first great opera is a comic piece about a serious subject
‘The day of the fat singer standing in the middle of the stage is long gone’
The cast of a new Irish production of Handel’s opera Agrippina talk about the gruelling demands of modern opera singing, the loneliness of the road and how House of Cards fans are in for a treat
The devil in the detail of RTÉ’s orchestral cutbacks
A heavily redacted report on RTÉ’s orchestras gives the lie to the Government’s claims about transparency
Rachel Kelly to stage three-day food and drink festival in Boston
iFest to showcase Irish brands including Guinness and Kerrygold
Taste of Dublin opens in Iveagh Gardens
Rain or shine, Ireland’s foodies will be line for all manner of treats at this year’s festival, which continues until Sunday
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