Comedian on the ‘cult’ of Catholicism, his love of poetry and giving up fags and booze

Extraordinary Emigrants: Fermanagh woman gathered intelligence on the Nazis for Britain

Symposium in Trinity will look to discuss creative ways of treating illness

London Letter: Unfortunately, we ensured anguish was on the menu that day

Extraordinary Emigrants: De Valois founded the company that became the Royal Ballet

John Osborne’s aggressive scourge Jimmy Porter is about to appear in the Gate

Suspicions raised that actor timed his coming out as gay to deflect attention from claims

Bruce Forsyth obituary: born February 22nd, 1928; died August 18th, 2017

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Obituary: Peter Sallis. Born February 1st 1921; died June 2nd, 2017

London Letter: Tate Britain’s landmark show tells a story of courage, shame and sex

In later years his face developed creases like the famous ‘lived-in’ face of Samuel Beckett

The German composer is a master of quite contradictory styles and his output runs to more than 400 works

Engagement is key to employee happiness, says a workplace psychology expert

Hollywood star who shot to global acclaim as Hans Gruber in Die Hard was suffering from cancer

Role of Chinese financial hub as a safe haven for Jews is being recognised

Englishman was granted honorary Irish citizenship by President Mary McAleese

Q&A with Irish actor Rory Fleck Byrne: ‘It took going abroad for me to realise how much Ireland has contributed to the world of theatre and film’

Beautiful people have all the frickin’ problems in Paul Haggis glossy but superficial drama

New movie Pride celebrates the unlikely meeting of Britain’s striking miners and gay rights campaigners in the 1980s. Poverty, homophobia, Aids and the defeat of the miners provide an unlikely backdrop. Donald Clarke takes pride in a cultural rebellion

Oscar-winner directed ‘Gandhi’, ‘Cry Freedom’ and ‘Oh! What a Lovely War’

Kindly-old-uncle façade hid inner steel and prodigious gift for the macabre

Dora Bryan: February 7th, 1923 - July 23rd, 2014

Review: The deterioration of Behan’s health and talent during his three-year love affair with the US is the subject of a fascinating book

Noël Coward’s breakthrough play depicts a downward spiral, but Annabelle Comyn’s brave production feels like progress

Star of ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ brought new style of theatrical weight to cinema

Killarney’s Jessie Buckley is to share a stage with Jude Law in a West End production of ‘Henry V’. The experience has been terrifying and ‘completely liberating’

Clancy’s plan to ride to Shanghai was thwarted by the absence of roads