Several new plays were due on the country’s big stages, a rare sight

Jessie Buckley and Niamh Algar among nominees for Irish Film and TV Awards

Donald Clarke and Tara Brady's definitive list has more than a few surprises

America at Large: Emigrant excelled in US but never forgot his roots or his sporting passions

Irish actors play some of the best characters: earthy Ser Davos, tough Catelyn Stark, vile Joffrey

It opened its doors on the cusp of the Troubles, but Belfast’s Lyric has survived

Review: Duffy is getting his practice in for his role in the upcoming Snow White panto

This stage version of Terri Hooley’s story makes the transition from film with style

The gimmick in Rellik is to tell a detective story in reverse. It’s not too late to back out now

The Netflix series, which has celebrity guests fighting for a place, is in it for the long run

Director Seán Holmes had never seen The Plough and the Stars staged – until his current version went up at the Abbey Theatre

Conroy’s new play is about the journey made by transgender people, but more than anything, says the writer, it’s about families

New anthology explores how playwrights responded to a country - and a theatre - in crisis

Review: ‘Fortitude’, starring Sophie Grabol, Stanley Tucci and Christopher Ecclestone; Room to Improve; Phil Spencer: Secret Agent; Touched By Auschwitz; and How to Get Way With Murder