The Wexford opera train returned for one night only. At €479 a ticket here’s what you got
Champagne, plentiful wine, rich food and the gentle rhythm of the restored carriages on the way to see The Gambler: it’s all dangerously soporific
Sergei Prokofiev
Composer
Wexford Festival Opera 2026: The Gambler review – Challenging Prokofiev comes to life in five-star production
Ivan Popovsky directs a strong cast that includes the Irish tenors Gavan Ring and Seán Tester as the Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra plays a blinder
‘The driver talked all the time for the three-hour journey. I understood maybe 20%’
Rosetta Cucchi, Wexford Festival Opera’s artistic director, on discovering Irish hospitality, revisiting past works for the event’s 75th anniversary and letting the public choose what to perform
O’Brien clan set to be central figures again in Royal Ascot drama
Aidan favourite to retain top trainer crown, while sons hoping to break new ground
Breeders Cup racing will see 15 Irish-trained horses among European challenge
Aidan O’Brien’s 13 entries include Mendelssohn in Saturday night’s climax to the event, the $6m Classic on dirt
Impressive Iridessa gives Joseph O’Brien a maiden UK Group One
14-1 shot beats Aidan O’Brien’s Hermosa at Newmarket as Limato resurgence continues
Mendelssohn set for Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park
Another clash with Catholic Boy may be on card for race in which Diversify tops betting
Alpha Centauri scores at Deauville for fourth successive Group One win
Jessica Harrington’s filly continues dream season with Prix Jacques le Marois win
Saxon Warrior heads 12-strong field for Irish Derby
2000 Guineas winner heads four-strong team for race specialist Aidan O’Brien
Condon and Foley target Royal Ascot success with Romanised
Aidan O’Brien pitches a dozen runners at Day One of British racing’s showpiece
Success Days set to try and halt Winx’s winning streak in Sydney
Aidan O’Brien’s first two year old runners of 2018 in action at Dundalk
Tidings of Discomfort and Joy – An Irishman’s Diary about miserable-but-uplifting Christmas songs
‘The Pogues’ Fairytale is now 30 years old. And on Christmas Day, the son of Tipperary who wrote it will be twice that age’
Feast of Russian miniatures: This week’s classical music highlights
Elisaveta Blumina in Dublin, RTÉ Contempo Quartet on tour and Irish Baroque Orchestra
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