‘Utterly engaged’ Macron talks up support for Ireland on Dublin ramble
Joyce, Brexit, Kabul and Sophie Toscan du Plantier among wide variety of topics
Tête à tête with Michael D Higgins on the menu for Macron’s whirlwind visit
French president will also discuss Afghanistan, NI protocol and corporate tax with Taoiseach
Claire Byrne isn’t easily silenced. But this left her lost for words
Radio: The RTÉ host heard from Erin and James McClean about their anti-Irish abuse
‘We have learned from Covid how much we miss touch’
Unthinkable: Philosopher Richard Kearney argues that sight began displacing other senses even before the pandemic
Michael D Higgins: It is time to reflect on the painful events of 100 years ago in Ireland
Amnesia will not help us through the coming centenaries, writes President Higgins
Is there an answer to ‘the ultimate meaning’ of life?
Unthinkable: Philosopher Patrick Masterson believes there is a ‘rational order’ to the universe whether or not God exists
‘Resistance’: Baddasses of the Irish War of Independence
Review: The sequel to RTÉ’s ambitious ‘Rebellion’ take liberties – but it’s a drama, not a history lesson
Man of compassion or savage capitalist? The difficulty of defining Macron
Paris Letter: The French are struggling to make sense of their president
Some Americans went ‘against their interests’ by voting Trump
Philosopher Richard Kearney of Boston College says people wanted charisma
In praise of Ivor Browne: groundbreaker, lifesaver
The Irish psychiatrist at the heart of a new documentary has transformed our view of mental illness
Rebel yell: how the Irish dominated British rock music
From The Beatles to The Pogues, Oasis and The Smiths, musicians of Irish descent played a key role in UK scene, writes Johnny Rogan
Can we commemorate 1916 and the Somme together?
With President Hollande set to visit Glasnevin to mark the Irish role in the World Wars, we can acknowledge duality and remember those on opposite sides 100 years ago
Ten things we learned at the Theatre of Change Symposium
Tackling malevolent cupcakes, mutant lesbians and “the man problem” at the Abbey
Abbey’s Theatre of Change opens with the body politic
The three-day conference launches the theatre’s Waking the Nation programme
Voices on Joyce: A showcase of Irish takes on James Joyce
The variety in this richly satisfying book is evident when we note how the insights of philosophy, musicology, and literary history and criticism are germane to Joyce studies
Culture Shock: Anything’s better than doing nothing about Gaza
In times of conflict, culture also becomes a battleground
Is the Irish media devoid of intellectual depth?
‘We need to see that there are different ways of looking at the world to that served to us by the mass media, which is necessarily pretty banal,’ argues Desmond Fennell
How atheists can still believe in God
‘If you ever stop deconstructing God and then reconstructing God, you get an idol’
Branding, riots and archives centre stage at Abbey
Limerick City of Culture controversy among issues tackled at ‘Theatre of Memory’ symposium
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