The Irish Times

Best theatre: You’ll dig Peat and be held captive by The Examination

A witty play about weighty matters; and a prison drama drawn from real life

Sat Mar 2 2019 - 05:00

‘I’m two months from homelessness’: the real lives of performers

Average weekly earnings of €494 for performers in the arts is two-thirds of the average in other sectors

Wed Jan 23 2019 - 06:00

Woman Undone review: Mary Coughlan’s acts of creation and destruction

The singer’s unconventional collaboration with Brokentalkers makes an unsettling art of suffering

Mon Nov 19 2018 - 15:25

Relaxed Jack McCaffrey taking every challenge in his stride

Busy newly-qualified doctor still enjoying the big occasions at Croke Park with Dublin

Tue Aug 14 2018 - 06:00

The pick of this week’s theatre

This week’s theatre highlights all involve stories that need to be heard, and those who are either literally and figuratively deaf to them

Sat Nov 11 2017 - 05:00

Going out or staying in? The best shows, exhibitions and TV to see this weekend

City of London Sinfonia at the NCH, ‘This Beach’ revived from Fringe, BBC’s ‘Howards End’

Fri Nov 10 2017 - 17:28

Rapids review: An artful antidote to the resurgence of HIV

The HIV infection rate in Ireland is twice the European average, thanks to shame and silence

Thu Oct 12 2017 - 16:25

Circus Animals’ Desertion review: Know the dancer from the cat

Brokentalkers’ surreal piece of dance theatre takes WB Yeats at his word

Sat Oct 8 2016 - 11:00

Dublin Fringe begins: reviews from the opening weekend

The opening weekend of the Fringe festival bursts into life with disturbing future visions and exhilarating burlesque

Mon Sep 12 2016 - 14:00

Brokentalkers break their own free-form traditions

In two productions, the maverick theatre group tackle big ideas about national identity, ‘which is really based on the idea that some people are better than others’

Mon Sep 12 2016 - 06:00

Tiger Dublin Fringe: five ways to choose what to see

From Panti Bliss and Hot Brown Honey to The Vaudevillians, here’s what you might pick

Sat Sep 3 2016 - 05:00

Billy Walsh foresees Michael Conlan thriving as professional

Boxing coach insists he won’t break his contract in America to return home

Mon Aug 22 2016 - 01:08

Transition from Olympic bubble not as straightforward as going home

Many athletes find normal life extremely difficult after the high of competing on greatest stage

Sat Aug 20 2016 - 01:00

Loss of Billy Walsh has led to implosion of Irish boxing

Katie Taylor’s defeat is the final straw for a sport that’s in crisis

Mon Aug 15 2016 - 22:17

Kathy Sheridan: Why Billy Walsh leaving is a serious matter for Irish sport

To the young men and women in Ireland’s 375 amateur boxing clubs, example is important

Wed Oct 28 2015 - 02:40

IABA reneged on agreement over Billy Walsh’s employment

August deal with the Sports Council worth €95,000 was withdrawn within days

Fri Oct 23 2015 - 12:07

If Ireland loses Billy Walsh’s services it’s a national disgrace

Irish sport, and Irish boxing, should do everything to keep the successful coach

Sat Aug 29 2015 - 10:00

Darren O’Neill appalled at prospect of Billy Walsh departure

Former Olympic boxing team captain says loss of coach would be ‘disgraceful’

Fri Aug 28 2015 - 01:00

Sanita Puspure returns to action in final trial at National Rowing Centre

Aim this season is to qualify boats for the Olympics through the World Championships

Fri Mar 20 2015 - 01:00

Calling the shots: A life in the day of a stage manager

It’s not actors whose way you need to stay out of behind the scenes at a theatre but stage managers, the key crew who subtly crack the whip from the wings

Sat Feb 21 2015 - 01:00