Oscar Wilde
The Weight of Angels by John Boyne: What if Oscar Wilde had lived long beyond his 46 years?
A poignant, moving, sometimes funny novel about regret and atonement
John Boyne: ‘Wilde was gay, he went to Trinity, he went to England. That’s me, me, me’
The Irish author’s new novel is an alternate history in which Wilde lives a long life. It has been on his list of books to write for years, he says
Oscar Unwritten review: A consistently entertaining, if misleading, portrait of Oscar Wilde
Theatre: Tim Scott’s tightly scripted, visually impressive, well-acted play struggles to match its subject’s self-awareness and intellectual depth
Olivia Wilde: ‘My family is all in Ireland right now. We still have the same house’
The director and star of The Invite on returning to Waterford, marriage and her love of Oscar Wilde
Arena host Rick O’Shea: ‘I’m going to say it out loud. I have no self-esteem of any kind’
After 25 years at RTÉ, the broadcaster now presents Radio 1’s culture show. He feels as if he’s found the thing he’s good at. He’s only sorry about the tragic circumstances
The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon: ‘When my father died there was no great mourning, as I’d been doing it for a decade’
The Divine Comedy songwriter on his journey from pop star to accidental country gent and why he’s ‘less willing to put on a happy face’
Time we followed Northern Ireland on legislating to outlaw foxhunting
Time for hunting with hounds to follow other bloodsports into the history books
Designing modern costumes for an Oscar Wilde play: ‘It all has to feel a bit extra’
Designer James McGlynn Seaver has created wild but impeccably crafted costumes for An Ideal Husband at The Gate Theatre
Marita Conlon-McKenna: ‘I write what I see and what I feel. I can sense things. I always have’
Our senses lead a pathway to what’s going on in a story, says the bestselling author
Rare photo of Oscar Wilde bought by ‘hardcore collector’ at auction for €6,000
Auctioneer says rare image of the Dublin author and playwright was a ‘lucky find’ by the seller
The Gate’s assured Ideal Husband remains fittingly haunted by the circumstances of its creation
Matthew Malone and Caitríona Ennis star in Marc Atkinson Borrull’s revival of Oscar Wilde’s most political work
Oscar: saol déthoiseach
Baineann saothair liteartha Wilde níos mó le seomraí suite galánta Shasana ná le saol na hÉireann, cé gur Gael bródúil ba ea é.
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Cultural exchange: Frank McNally on the mutual benefits of being an occasional tour guide
I suggested my guests look up Raglan Road on a well-known Swedish institution
Oscar Wilde, Paris and the afterlife of a scandal that never quite ended
The beautiful youth Wilde blamed for his downfall ended up a ‘stooped old man’ in Hove
Oscar Wilde death bed photo sells for about 100 times its guide price
The image was taken on the day Wilde died
Books, books and more books: Oscar Wilde and Brendan Kennelly memorabilia up for grabs
Annual sale at Trinity College Dublin to include books owned by the late poet and professor of modern literature
After Oscar: the Legacy of a Scandal by Merlin Holland – A dramatic and engaging narrative
Book by playwright’s grandson relates how public shame over Wilde’s downfall shadowed his family into the mid-20th century
‘Very progressive’ Ireland celebrated as bust of Oscar Wilde is unveiled in Paris
Few people wanted to be seen with Irish playwright in his final days, actor Simon Callow says - but 125 years on, he is honoured
Oscar Wilde’s forgotten friend who nurtured him back from prison life on the French Riviera
Despite editor Frank Harris’s reputation as a rogue, the Irish literary light trusted him, as he approached his death 125 years ago
Event guide: CMAT, Ash and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
November 29th-December 5th, 2025: The best music, theatre, art and more coming your way this week
John Singer Sargent: The American painter who became an honorary Frenchman
Sargent: Dazzling Paris, a sumptuous exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay, tells the story of the artist’s formative decade in Paris
Rest in Paris: fancy your chances of being buried beside Oscar Wilde or Jim Morrison?
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Oscar Wilde’s British Library reading pass reissued 130 years after confiscation
Pass was taken from Irish playwright following his 1895 conviction for gross indecency
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary: ‘If you think the present is horrible then you should try living even 70 years ago’
Deary talks about his new book for adults, rebellion, the cushie present day, and ‘wanting to create something worthwhile’
Children’s fiction: New and reprinted titles from Mary Murphy, Raymond Briggs, Oscar Wilde and more
A fearless explorer arrives on Earth, postwar childhood tales and classics to bewitch a new generation
In Extremis review: Intriguing footnote from Oscar Wilde’s final days of freedom
Neil Bartlett’s play imagines Wilde’s meeting, just before his trial, with the society palmist Mrs Robinson
Let’s face it ‘reach for the stars’ is not a very Irish mantra
Many disabled artists would opt for the ‘humble’ option of requesting lesser or no payment for work. Reaching for the stars is too risky
Bookish breaks: Get inspired with these literary destinations, from Castletownshend to the French Riviera
To celebrate Bloomsday on June 16th, we explore spots that inspired famous writers to create their classics
Red into the record – Frank McNally on Peadar O’Donnell’s libel case against the Irish Rosary magazine
The trial had its origins in the ‘Red Scare’ general election of 1932
Author Lisa Harding: ‘I have never been scared to look at the dark side of life’
The novelist on her latest book, Wildelings; her penchant for unlikeable characters; and how her acting background is a boon to her writing
Charm offensive: The close personal encounters with charmers that leave us uneasy
We know charm is routinely weaponised in politics, business and personal relationships. Still, we’re not always immune to charming people, and maybe we don’t want to be
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