David Horan

Sandpaper on Sunburn: A humorous, compelling portrayal of what it means to be neurodivergent

Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: David Horan’s family drama dives head first into the topic of autism

Thu Oct 03 2024 - 13:19

If you’re part of the cult of Dermot Bannon, you’ll enjoy this

TV review: Room To Improve – Constructive Criticism avoids being a backslapping bacchanalia

Sun Mar 20 2022 - 23:00

The other side of the housing crisis: rising wealth for many

Smart Money with Cliff Taylor: Less well-off people have struggled to get into the market for years

Thu May 13 2021 - 13:13

Household wealth jumps by 74% since last recession – report

CSO data suggests many in better position to deal with Covid-19 crisis than 2008 crash

Tue Sept 22 2020 - 15:55

This Beautiful Village: One-note characters addressing a symphony of concerns

Theatre review: Lisa Tierney-Keogh’s middle-class satire is somewhere between Yasmina Reza and Bernard Farrell

Fri Sept 06 2019 - 13:46

The best theatre shows to see this week

Marvellous Sarah Morris and Stephen Jones feature in Class

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 10:21

Theatre highlights: A bracing documentary on HIV in Ireland

Look out for ‘Rapids’, about life with HIV by Shaun Dunne, and the Abbey’s 24-hour plays

Sat Feb 02 2019 - 05:00

Who is Dublin for? Who do we want to share it with?

Dublin Theatre Festival director Willie White on Arts Council rows and Ireland’s cultural deficits

Wed Sept 19 2018 - 05:00

Edinburgh festivals: awards and acclaim – and exhaustion – for Irish performers

As the international and fringe festivals close, Irish teams reflect on a good month

Tue Aug 28 2018 - 10:55

Creative flights as Galway arts festival soars

Programme straddling popular and esoteric work attracts record numbers

Tue Jul 31 2018 - 06:15

Paul Muldoon’s ‘Incantata’ on stage at Galway International Arts Festival

Tom Murphy remembered as festival gears up for Galway 2020

Wed May 16 2018 - 18:19

First look: Bewley’s Cafe Theatre reopens after stylish re-fit

After three years off-site, the lunchtime venue returns to swish new facilities

Thu Apr 12 2018 - 16:42

The best theatre shows this week

A Dublin Theatre Festival hit transfers to the Abbeywhile a young company sees if there’s new life in the Dublin monologue form

Sat Jan 20 2018 - 07:00

Abbey Theatre reveals new season

The Abbey Theatre’s directors Graham McLaren and Neil Murray on their second programme, forging new collaborations and looking for new forms of theatre

Wed Nov 29 2017 - 05:00

Dublin Theatre Festival: Bewildering Synge, futuristic Ibsen

Three reviews from the opening weekend of the Dublin Theatre Festival

Sun Oct 01 2017 - 13:37

Irish shows conquer Edinburgh’s hilly terrain

In the largest international festival on earth, artists from Ireland have proven themselves disproportionately successful

Fri Aug 22 2014 - 01:00

Review: Moll

This butter-wouldn’t-melt production is a place of hapless priests and pushy housekeepers in a changeless world

Fri May 30 2014 - 16:34

Review: Faith

Is this depiction of one man’s crisis in faith something we can believe in?

Wed Mar 05 2014 - 17:25

Behind the curtain: the dark arts of dramaturgy

Help the writer deliver the best play possible. Get the basics right early. Do very little for a successful show, then claim the credit. Welcome to the tricks of the dramaturg’s trade

Tue Oct 08 2013 - 01:00