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Top five Irish jazz albums of 2024, from Mary Coughlan to Adjunct Ensemble
‘Thank God I’m alive,’ Mary Coughlan sings on her album Repeat, Rewind. Hear, hear
Outdoor gigs in 2021 help limit losses for INEC arena operator
Revenues for 2021 will be 40 per cent down on pre-Covid years, operator says
Former senior politicians criticise social media and its effect on public life
‘I’m a strong fan of social media being regulated appropriately’ – Mary Harney
Supreme Court rules former harbour master not entitled to salary payments
Court previously found decision to dismiss Patrick J Kelly should be quashed
‘The whole music industry should be out on the street marching about this’
Performers say outdoor gigs for 200 people a ‘joke’ as 40,000 fans at All-Ireland final
Arts industry unfairly targeted by Covid-restrictions, says Mary Coughlan
‘I don’t know why they are targeting the music industry,’ says Galway singer
Mary Coughlan revisits her past: ‘It was everywhere. Bags of cocaine, champagne and tequila’
TV review: In ‘Keys To My Life’, well known people travel to the places they have lived
Supreme Court quashes dismissal of harbour master minister complained about
Judges uphold claim of objective bias over Mary Coughlan’s ‘twin involvement’ in case
Home: Part One – Abbey stream amplifies the voices of silenced mother and baby home survivors
Theatre review: Powerful, earth-shifting testimonies are solemnly read as scripts
Artists performing train station gigs to raise funds for Focus Ireland
Mary Coughlan, Damien Dempsey and Erica Cody playing to support homeless charity
Track records: Musicians use their platform to raise money for Focus Ireland
Eleanor McEvoy and Brian Kennedy among artists who will perform at railway stations
A live performance beats livestreaming every time
The continual threat of lockdown makes planning very difficult for the arts
In a Word . . . assassination
The assassination of JFK was one of those rare events people remember forever after
Mary Coughlan: Life Stories review – Truthful and tenderhearted without sentimentality
Coughlan’s emotions dart between aggrieved injustice, acceptance and resilience
Mary Coughlan: ‘32 times I ended up in hospital with alcohol poisoning’
Through addiction, infidelity and other life struggles, music was her constant escape
Pieta House preparing for further surge in calls as lockdown measures are eased
Darkness into Light marked across the country as donations needed to raise funds
Election 2020: New ‘baby’ of the Dáil is Fianna Fáil’s James O’Connor
Fine Gael’s Bernard Durkan, who is heading towards his 75th birthday, has been returned to represent Kildare North
Miriam Lord: A scare in Sligo as FF ghosts come out for ‘Mac the Knife’
Blasts from the party’s past gather to pay homage to former tánaiste Ray MacSharry
How should the moon landing be remembered 50 years on?
Prominent Irish figures recall their memories of Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon
The week’s best rock and pop gigs
Icebreaker at the NCH; Lisa O’Neill and Junior Brother in Galway; Eve Belle at Whelan’s
Australia is no longer the inclusive and progressive place it was when I arrived
Marianne Hendron is chief executive of a regional women's health service in Ballarat in Victoria
Eurovision 2019: Everything you need to know
Where can you watch it, and what time is Ireland’s Sarah McTernan singing?
Labour Party: Green shoots arise from grassroots focus
Party keen to see support bounce back after big losses in 2016 general election
The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: all this year’s nominees
After seeing more than 130 shows, the judges have made 60 nominations in 15 categories
Leo Varadkar defends visit to monastery which refuses entry to women
In Ethiopia Taoiseach says it is appropriate to respect customs of different cultures
Miriam Lord: Micheál Martin's notions prove to be wide of the Marc
FF’s backbench baritone pleads with leader to abandon confidence-and-supply deal
Blazing a trail: The 19 female ministers since 1918
After Constance Markievicz, Ireland had no woman at cabinet for 60 years. In the past century, there have been just 19 female ministers - and two female presidents
Vote 100: Events to mark the centenary of the vote for women in Ireland
The ending of the ban on women voting and standing for election is being celebrated across the country
Over 90 female politicians gather ahead of suffrage centenary
Ceann Comhairle calls for increased participation of women in politics
Woman Undone review: Mary Coughlan’s acts of creation and destruction
The singer’s unconventional collaboration with Brokentalkers makes an unsettling art of suffering
Irish women in politics: ‘Now, now, girlie. There’s no place for women here’
The trailblazing women who breached the male-dominated world of Irish politics encountered sexism and prejudice – from both sexes, writes Martina Fitzgerald, in this edited extract from her new book
Inside Track: Claire Garvey, couture designer
Dublin-based fashion designer wants to work with as many musicians as possible
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: How Ireland can take a stand in the Trump era
'Irish Stand' event to mark the anniversary of the US election by empowering the vulnerable
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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