Simon Taylor

Director Simon Taylor is at the wishlist phase for the redevelopment of the NCH

It helps, of course, that most of what was on offer was what you would call bankable fare

After 20 years of false starts, €78m investment announced as part of Project Ireland 2040

A new commissioning scheme will provide opportunity to established and emerging [female] composers to have their work commissioned and performed at the NCH

Magdalena Kozena makes singing seem like an entirely natural activity

The NCH event has a thing or two to learn from West Cork Festival

Taoiseach weighs in, Minister for Arts kicks to touch, Fianna Fáil comes late to the cause

The pianist marks his 70th birthday year with a wonderful coda

Global Witness co-founder Patrick Alley exposes links between ecocide and genocide

‘The building looks imposing, officious. Getting people in the door is a big thing’

When it comes to ‘gender mainstreaming’, we can learn something from Vienna city hall

Big hopes for festivals throughout the coming year

The event highlighting a neglected repertoire from Irish composers should happen every year

Dave Flynn’s Burren venture is an alternative to the massive 1916 centenary survey – but the fine print is bewildering

McBride’s is one of a number of high-profile culture contracts due to expire

Some 320,000 people visited the National Concert Hall in 2015 but rising expenses sees venue report €300,000 deficit

Only one living Irish composer is part of the NCH’s seven-concert series for the 1916 centenary

Venue secures third highest attendance figures to date as box office sales reach €7m

‘Reminders’, costing €22m, include centre in GPO and Teach an Phiarsaigh in Ros Muc

RTÉ tends to give new Irish music just one airing in concert, so its plans to celebrate the past century of Irish music is a very valuable idea

Panellists include Colm Lyon of Realex Payments and Colm Piercy of Viatel and Digiweb Group