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From jigsaws to art from your fridge, there are mental health benefits from make-and-do
Níall Tóibín funeral told of ‘great actor, great comedian and great man’
Late star knew his demons and knew his gifts, says Mass celebrant Fr Brian D’Arcy
‘Tom was very good at expressing his emotions, so I always felt his love. He didn’t bottle that up’
A year after his death, playwright Tom Murphy is being celebrated by actors keen to share their experience of working on his plays. His widow, actor Jane Brennan, talks about life with – and without – Murphy
Tributes to ‘unique and wonderful’ actor Pat Laffan at funeral
Actor and director who appeared in Father Ted remembered as lovable curmudgeon
Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to Minister
National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’
19 great Irish coffee shops ... where the food’s not bad either
From Dublin to Dingle, from Belfast to Cork ... here's our selection of the country's best cafes
James Earley: On My Culture Radar
The Dublin artist on his love of Amsterdam, documentaries and Graham Norton
President pays tribute to ‘courageous being’ Tom Murphy
Over 600, including big cross-section from theatre and arts , attend humanist service
The Chastitute review: A promiscuous play that can’t settle down
It’s hard to know what to make of the sexual politics of John B Keane’s play
Did you hear the one about the actor trying to be funny?
Druid actor Rory Nolan takes his comedy seriously - which may explain his impressive ability when it comes to theatre, and to trolling his fellow cast members
How technology could save your life in an Irish A&E
A smart touchscreen in St James' Hospital tells staff what is happening all patients at all times
The Waiting Game review: ‘There is no glamour. It’s endless. Absolute murder’
It’s taken eight years for this tour diary to make it on to our screens, and for Johnny Murphy it marked the end of his acting road
Bloody Sunday victim Daniel Carroll finally gets a headstone
The 13th victim killed at Croke Park gets fitting memorial after 96 years in an unmarked grave
Funeral of Fergus Linehan told of kindness and principles
A theatre man who was ‘an appallingly bad actor’ and a dad who loved unconditionally
The Seagull review: Chekhov feels at home in Ireland
In Corn Exchange’s witty and absorbing new version, set in contemporary Ireland, the feathers fly again
Cultural greats honour Edna O’Brien’s life and writing
Gathering in Dublin includes Paddy Moloney, Michael Longley and Olivia O’Leary
Landowner denies megalithic dolmen was damaged by works
Larry Brennan says listed monument is ‘grand’ despite claims by tourism association
SMEs losing out by ignoring the benefits of an online presence
More than 1,000 people are expected to attend DigiCon in Cork this week
How Olwen Fouéré conquered Beckett’s memory challenge
The actor continues her performances of notoriously tricky Irish prose works with Beckett’s Lessness, which comprises 60 sentences apparently chosen at random
Review: The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow is an old favourite, but Lyric Opera is looking to win a few new admirers in this production with Irish National Youth Ballet
A brush with the great outdoors at Wexford’s Art in the Open festival
The annual outdoor painting festival in the southeast draws artists from Ireland and overseas
Review: Variations, Concertino and Beauty and the Beast
A promising evening for the young generation of classical dancers and musicians
Review: Conservatory
Michael West’s new play at the Abbey is a grimly amusing and deeply unsettling exploration of marriage
Pride and Prejudice
In this adaptation of Austen’s classic, the young lovers’ encounters lack frisson, but the art of capturing an entire life in a few moments is demonstrated in the supporting roles
Funeral of actor Susan Fitzgerald told of her serenity facing death
Priest recalls an ‘extraordinary’ person
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