Start planning this year’s holidays and weekends away in Ireland with our guide to the best arts events and festivals throughout the country

A year of Yeats. The return of the Gathering. The zaniness of TedFest. The muckiness of the National Ploughing Championships. The musical magic of Electric Picnic. The spectacular scenery of Earagail Arts Festival. And much more. Consider yourself told

Video screens, singers in stilettos, a team of dancers and a lot of body paint: mind your steps at ‘Tardigrade’, Philip Connaughton’s latest work

'We're like two old slippers'

Dublin Fringe Festival director Róise Goan to hand over role to Canadian at event’s end

‘When he’s with his friends, it’s all about us’