Tom Hickey obituary: An actor with a vocation for his craft

‘In this country, where most of the population are play-actors ... it’s bound to yield players’

Actor Tom Hickey, star of The Riordans, has died

President Michael D Higgins leads tributes to ‘an artist of total commitment’

Twelve artists elected to Aosdána

Association honours new members in artforms such as writing, drama, dance and film

Michael Harding: ‘Do I know anything? Very f**king little’

The author on the poetry of religion and the heart attack that gave him a lift

President leads tributes to late playwright and poet Tom MacIntyre, 87

Authors, actors and critics remember the Cavan writer best known for The Great Hunger

Tom MacIntyre: Writer who spoke to world from island off west of Ireland

Late poet and playwright was a storyteller who used his own silence to listen

Colm Tóibín slates plan to cut grants for non-productive artists

Author writes six-page letter to Arts Council describing proposals as ‘oddly North Korean’

UCD gets Connemara film and sound archive of artists and poets

Clifden Community Arts Festival donates 40-year ‘sociological record’ of the arts

Writers’ view of Rising far from rose-tinted

Ever since the seismic events of 1916 Irish artists have taken a nuanced view of events

Novelist and poet who captured ordinary truths

Dermot Healy: November 9th, 1947 - June 29th, 2014

An actor’s journey into character

Tomorrow, this year’s Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards will be presented. The nominees for best actor and best actress talk about the roles they play

Culture Shock: The lights of the Peacock Theatre must not be switched off