Naomi Klein: âIt was hard to feel like climate change was urgentâThe author argues for a radical, anti-capitalist green new deal solution to climate challengeSat Sept 21 2019 - 05:00
Why are we so obsessed with anniversaries?Historical and popular culture landmarks offer valuable opportunities to reflect on eventsSat Sept 14 2019 - 05:00
Why do we keep asking artists what they think of Brexit?The notion of âcultureâ has been complicated and diluted by its co-option for so many usesSat Sept 07 2019 - 05:00
Netflix is a huge disappointment in the âGolden Age of TVâI naively thought Netflix would mean the worldâs best films and TV at your fingertipsSat Aug 31 2019 - 05:00
Maureen Dowd: âTrump is the mediaâs villain and we are hisâPulitzer prize-winning columnist on turmoil in Washington and thriving journalismSat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Ross OâCarroll-Kelly is a narcissistic monster and a truly great Irish creationThe SoCoDu rugby-loving idiot savant does not translate internationally. Thatâs a good thingSat Aug 17 2019 - 05:00
What will public service media look like in five yearsâ time?Government must face new realities when replacing TV licence with broadcasting chargeSat Aug 10 2019 - 05:00
Anarchy in the UK: Brexit, Billy Bragg and punk rockThe protest singer tells the Irish Times politics podcast punk was about solidarity, not Brexit-style masochsimFri Aug 02 2019 - 10:20
Does the auteur theory hold in the era of big television?The reality of creative control is increasingly muddy in what is a large team sportSat Jul 27 2019 - 05:00
Extreme politics stoking the fire of the culture warsNewly emboldened social conservative in age of Trump seek to roll back recent changeSat Jun 29 2019 - 07:00
Inside the Trump presidency: A mad king roams empty hallsFire and Fury author Michael Wolff goes back inside the White House in his new bookSat Jun 22 2019 - 06:00
Have you noticed how Toy Story 4 isnât so different from Chernobyl?One is cinema that blurs into TV, the other TV that blurs into cinema. Both are brilliantSat Jun 22 2019 - 05:00
Creative Ireland initiative is not perfect but it is making a differenceChildren from all backgrounds could benefit from music, drama and art in every schoolSat Jun 15 2019 - 08:00
Words made flesh: Why author events are the new hot ticketsThe growth of spoken-word festivals reflects our hunger for real-life experiencesSat Jun 08 2019 - 06:00
Rees-Moggâs terrible reviews are a cause for celebrationWhen writing a real stinker of a review once defamation laws are not breached then every insult and rhetorical flourish should be deployedSat May 25 2019 - 06:00
Roddy Doyleâs Family stands up as a classic 25 years laterWe hear about TVâs current Golden Age but Family was as great as anything todaySat May 18 2019 - 08:00
Apart from Ryan Tubridy, radio presenters donât read intervieweesâ booksBBCâs cost-cutting instruction to staff not to read books reveals the shallowness of mediaSat May 11 2019 - 07:00
Bob Woodward: âIn fairness to Trump, he hasnât started a warâDonald Trump has adopted Nixonâs Watergate strategy, says the veteran Washington reporterSat May 11 2019 - 06:00
âI hate intervals. The overheated hell of the bar. The aimless milling aboutâThe intermission - or interval to you and me - is a threatened species in theatre and an extinct one in cinemaSat Apr 27 2019 - 05:00
Will Madonna be âbulliedâ into pulling out of Eurovision in Israel?The singer faces calls to boycott next monthâs contest. But it is impervious to politicsSat Apr 20 2019 - 05:00
âDublin in the 1970s was a long dayâs journey into sh**eâDouglas Kennedyâs time living in Ireland â where he managed the Peacock theatre and wrote for âThe Irish Timesâ â feeds into his new novel, a sprawling, almost 600-page epicWed Jan 30 2019 - 05:00
Anti-Semitism today: âZionistâ is often a euphemism for âJewâDeborah Lipstadt: Anti-Semitism is still with us but not taken seriously in politicsSat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
Abbey leads the field in Irish Times Irish Theatre Award nominationsControversial co-productions boost national theatreâs tallySat Jan 19 2019 - 01:00
The clocks have gone back, but is it for the last time?Ready for 4am June dawns, 10ams in December and resetting at the Border?Sat Oct 27 2018 - 05:00
Former director of Tyrone Guthrie centre dies in CataloniaBernard Loughlin ran artistsâ retreat at Annaghmakerrig in Co Monaghan for 18 yearsSun Oct 21 2018 - 10:54
Could Donald Trump really be spying for Vladimir Putin?In âHouse of Trump, House of Putinâ Craig Unger claims the US leader is a Russian agentSat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
Aretha Franklin bequeaths enduring legacyThe singer (76), who has died at her Detroit home, made life-affirming soul musicFri Aug 17 2018 - 01:00
Gig of the Week: Kilkenny Arts FestivalAs always, Kilkennyâs strong musical tradition is paramountSat Aug 04 2018 - 05:00
Ruth Neggaâs âHamletâ leads Dublin Theatre Festival line-upProductions from all over the world will come to capital in September and OctoberTue Jul 24 2018 - 13:00
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Brahms, Beethoven and Bertie on the menuOpera version of the âOdysseyâ and an open-air Shakespeare production will run in AugustMon Jun 18 2018 - 13:48
Five artists on shortlist for Royal College of Surgeons awardAward comes with prize of âŹ5,000 and commission worth âŹ10,000Wed May 23 2018 - 01:00
Under Sheila Pratschke, the Arts Council has rarely been free from controversyâIâm the person who should speak out ... I did what I thought was rightâThu Apr 19 2018 - 06:00
30 plays chosen to move to next stage of A Play For Ireland processProject seeks subjects that âcapture the zeitgeistâ of the countryThu Apr 05 2018 - 13:00
How do Irish people really feel about our heritage?A poll reveals Irelandâs attitudes to the issue ahead of European Year of Cultural HeritageMon Jan 29 2018 - 05:01
Arts organisations to receive funding decisions todayDecisions on grants totalling âŹ28.4 million made by council for 2018Wed Dec 20 2017 - 01:00
Twitter attacked for failing to remove threats and racist abuseHouse of Commons committee cites violent threats against MPs on social media serviceTue Dec 19 2017 - 19:24
Why is this horrible shirt following me around the internet?The Worst Shirt in the World proves online algorithms are not as smart as we thinkMon Dec 18 2017 - 19:55
Social housing: âLetâs not make the same mistakes againâThereâs a danger that quick-fix âsolutionsâ to the housing crisis will create new problemsSat Dec 16 2017 - 06:00
Varadkar pledges highest ever investment in cultural infrastructureTaoiseach reaffirms commitment to doubling expenditure on arts, culture and sportWed Dec 13 2017 - 13:46
Global newspaper body expresses âdismayâ at Irish defamation lawExtraordinarily high damages threaten âvery existenceâ of newspapers, WAN-IFRA saysTue Dec 12 2017 - 13:53
Inappropriate conduct will not be tolerated, Forbes tells RTĂ staffDirector-general says employees should feel they work in âsafe and supportiveâ environmentFri Dec 08 2017 - 18:46
Varadkar and his Ministers go back to school in search of creativityâCreative Youthâ plan to give every child access to cultural expression by 2022Thu Dec 07 2017 - 19:29
Luas: Reshaping the city centre and its cultureWhat effect will the new line have on the arts and creativity in Dublin?Thu Dec 07 2017 - 01:00
Arts Council chair rejects âinferenceâ of conflict over Michael ColganMcBride tells committee association with ex-Gate director âno differentâ from others in arts worldWed Dec 06 2017 - 08:05
New Bill proposes action against fake social media accountsGovernmentâs strategic communications unit targeted in Fianna Fail legislationTue Dec 05 2017 - 09:11
âFianna FĂĄilâ to remain safely embedded in national anthemQuestions about copyright raised by Senator following Paul Galvin Dunnes Stores adMon Dec 04 2017 - 14:41
Proposal to break link between needing licence and owning TVOireachtas committee calls for significant changes in funding of public service mediaTue Nov 28 2017 - 18:30
Arts Council to put response about Colgan into Oireachtas recordCouncilâs director questioned at committee about friendship with Michael ColganMon Nov 27 2017 - 18:33
Scope and methodology of RTĂ gender pay review criticisedQueenâs University Belfast academic says review fails to give clear RTĂ gender profileThu Nov 23 2017 - 21:06
âThey gave us to Mladicâs soldiers, to kill the men, rape the womenâTwo Bosnians living in Ireland react to Serb generalâs conviction at UN courtWed Nov 22 2017 - 17:21
