Stephen James Smith: ‘Sometimes you also need a fallow period’
The poet talks of his upcoming tour, relocation to Wexford and paying the bills
The poet talks of his upcoming tour, relocation to Wexford and paying the bills
My Lovely Horse animal rescue is facing a deficit this year of €70,000
Performance combining opera, poetry and mental health launches with First Fortnight
English spoken word performer should put on vibrant show at Vicar Street
Dylan, Patti Smith, Gil Scott-Heron and Lou Reed wrote song-poems that transcended pop, and bands such as Fontaines DC are keeping rock and poetry in perfect rhyme
The programme of 200+ acts extends across 13 stages and venues
Plus songs to hear from Elma Orkestra/Ryan Vail and Crome Yellow
‘What am I doing with my life? Is there a way I can be zany and mad in a positive way?’
From Dublin's St Patrick’s Festival to Kilkenny Tradfest and a Co Wicklow slime lab
The Big Day Out expands to three among the myriad of delights for the St Patrick’s Day weekend
This year’s event mixes the old and the new as it explores and revitalises Irish traditions
Rock & pop gigs of the week
Actor on his favourite New Zealand city, his appreciation of Niall Buggy and dancing at ‘Dreamgirls’
Review: The move to London made Friday’s Late Late Show even more parochial than usual
Fans pay up to £3,500 to attend fundraiser alongside the great and good of city’s Irish
London’s Irish community get ready for a blast of Ed Sheeran
Dublin festival features concerts, workshops, masterclasses and creative partnerships
The poet and playwright on ‘The Young Offenders’, Ruth Negga and Galway
GB18 sees Irish theatre, art, dance and music on show all year long in Britain
‘Unbelieeeeeevable’ the only word as Ireland secure their place in history books
From Dublin’s huge parade to small, quirky events around Ireland
In conversation: Grace Dyas and Gary Gannon
Beth Orton is back on the gig trail; The Lost Brothers find their way around Ireland; British Sea Power sail on; and The Pale are still hale 25 years later
Readers were also interested in Michael Colgan, Vincent Hanley and maps of Ireland
Stage times for the Main, Body and Soul, Rankin’s Wood and Other Voices stages
The spoken-word festival is holding its final event next week, but its demise isn’t an entirely sad story
An Olympic medallist, Alsatian farmers and a pirate queen all featured in this year’s event
Poet Stephen James Smith manages to tread the line between knowing and clever, and full of heart and raw emotion
More than 3,000 performers to take part, with 100,000 overseas visitors expected
In a new piece commissioned for the St Patrick’s Festival, spoken-word artist Stephen James Smith encapsulates the best (and worst) of Ireland
Young Blood: an edgy night of hip hop and poetry in the NCH promises to present the voices of the next generation
Working Abroad: Gary Dunne, director of arts and culture at the London Irish Centre
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices