The assassination of JFK was one of those rare events people remember forever after

Mourners ‘privileged to be here to celebrate the life of ... a conduit of sublime thought’

Covid-19 complicates community desire to pay respects to man who gave city so much

The discovery of his remains could shed light on a tumultuous chapter of Irish history

Cork actor appeared in stage version of Borstal Boy nine times, winning Tony award

The ‘anthem’ writer and hitmaker on his Derry childhood, two marriages and life in music

Derek O’Connor remembers the actor, who was a giant of Irish theatre

Previous saoithe have included Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney and Brian Friel, and Doyle believes that Ireland’s composers are up there with our literary greats

Previous holders of title include Samuel Beckett, Brian Friel and Seamus Heaney

Actor Michael Mellamphy from Dublin on the grannies who inspired him to tread the boards in Manhattan and life in US

Shaping cultural identity formed part of the reason Raidió Teilifís Éireann was established

New writing ‘has to be nurtured and taken care of’, says artistic director Garry Hynes

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Cillian Murphy and Sarah Morris win main acting awards

The actor will be honoured at this year's Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards

Southern Irish Protestantism remained vibrant and combative even as it lost its accent

To celebrate 30 years in New York, the company is staging the playwright’s ‘Dublin’ trilogy

Fionnuala Kennedy on being a homeless single mother and the inspiration for her play

After seeing more than 130 shows, the judges have made 60 nominations in 15 categories

‘His ability to freeze the elusive and contradictory essence in a physical gesture is the mark of a great actor’

It opened its doors on the cusp of the Troubles, but Belfast’s Lyric has survived

‘Milkman’ author has been praised for her ‘dazzingly inventive’ writing approach

Dublin Theatre Festival: Strangers spill personal anecdotes in Nicoline van Harskamp’s essayistic performance piece

Works of art donated by the late playwright’s wife Anna sold well over estimate

We’re seeing a revolution in form in theatre, but content is what keeps audiences engaged

With her play ‘Girls and Dolls’ set to be revived, the writer explains what makes for good storytelling

I find myself, as I do every year, dabbing aloe vera on to the Picasso artwork of burns on my skin

John Kelly on a film-maker whom Seamus Heaney called ‘a one-man peace process’

Taking on Homer’s Odyssey in its first translation by a woman is all about facing up to uncomfortable truths, says actor Maxine Peake

Portrait-painter Anthony Palliser on his friendship with Garech Browne, halcyon days at Luggala and his famous Irish subjects

We cannot vote to impose on others what we do not really know ourselves

Murphy gave the Irish canon a series of masterpieces. Peter Crawley assesses his drama

Bringing Friel's 'Translations' to the Washington stage, I hope will bring comfort to those who feel like exiles

Fintan O’Toole on Christopher Fitz-Simon’s edition of the great theatre director’s delightfully lively letters

I interviewed Donal McCann once, and approached with nervous uncertainty

Maurice Hayes obituary: Born July 8th, 1927 – Died December 23rd, 2017

The pianist marks his 70th birthday year with a wonderful coda

The lost theatres of Dublin revealed

'She’ll never work in Dublin again’ was a phrase that he used a lot around the office,' one woman recalled