Sheila Pratschke

Writer ‘pushed the boundaries of Irish language literature through his dynamic prose’

‘I’m the person who should speak out ... I did what I thought was right’

Speak Up & Call it Out initiative could be turning point in controversy over Gate allegations

Panel discussion told it’s up to Michael Colgan how he deals with misconduct allegations

The sector is coming together to establish a code of behaviour in the wake of the Gate controversy

Launch of new company ‘a golden moment’ and signals commitment to Irish creative talent

A day of celebration and an opera marathon mark birth of a new approach to opera

Council needs to embrace idea it will no longer be sole recipient of funding

Council’s director questioned at committee about friendship with Michael Colgan

Spending promises for arts fail to materialise in budget

Campaigners compare Taoiseach’s promise unfavourably with Justin Trudeau’s actions

Opera Theatre Company and Wide Open Opera will merge to form new entity

Committee welcomes decision to leave €2.7m stipend system unchanged

Publisher Dermot Bolger reflects on encouragement visible from teenage years

Co Wexford born writer served as an arts adviser to former taoiseach Charles Haughey

Higgins heard news ‘with sorrow’, describing him as ‘one of our finest poets’