Furey is back on the road after a period of grieving for his brother, and an injury that could have put him out of business as a piper. Catch him while you can

Ann Sullivan: August 12th, 1938 - September 30th, 2014

The fact the State has its own Woodstock for economists shows just how obsessed Middle Ireland has become with fiscal matters

The comedian was diagnosed with prostate cancer on the same day he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, but it seems nothing can stop the Big Yin laughing

Editor of Le Cool Dublin responds to Trevor White’s article questioning Irish pride in the capital

The man from Sheriff Street, known for his expressive singing voice and generosity, left an indelible mark on Irish music and on the Irish singers who came in his wake

Hard work and quality product never goes out of fashion

In 2,000 or so entries by more than 200 contributors, a new encyclopedia sets out to chart Irish musical experience across recorded history. Here are 26 of them, from Air to Zozimus

Nature will fight back by killing two-thirds of the world’s population, the education system creates conformists and giving love brings love, says ‘one of Ireland’s great liberators’, psychiatrist Ivor Browne, who at 84 finds himself surrounded by women

National theatre argues it is a ‘cultural icon’ located beside the new bridge