The Irish Times

Fra Fee: ‘I was completely terrified of coming out in Northern Ireland’

Cabaret star’s acting career has taken him from Tyrone to West End and LA

Thu May 26 2022 - 16:50

Megan Cusack fronts domestic-violence campaign in chilling abuse video

Irish actor joins FKA Twigs and Leah Harvey to push for enactment of Valerie’s Law in UK

Wed Sept 15 2021 - 12:30

Megan Cusack: ‘I can’t help but feel I’ve got something to live up to’

The Call the Midwife actor is the latest generation of the Cusack acting dynasty

Sat May 01 2021 - 05:00

Britain’s Irish community raises its voice at Brexit protest

Demonstrators play folk songs as they rally against British government’s ‘nonsense’

Sun Oct 20 2019 - 15:41

View from the UK: What does it mean to be a national theatre?

It’s not just in Ireland that questions of how a national theatre should reflect a country’s identity are being asked

Tue Jan 15 2019 - 10:34

Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to Minister

National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 16:16

Royal Irish Academy of Music set for €20m transformation by 2021

Westland Row campus redevelopment involves €9m public funding and significant philanthropy

Fri Oct 26 2018 - 06:00

Michael Jackson at Lugalla: He asked for ‘the portrait of the freaky-looking man with the frizzy hair’ to be taken down

Portrait-painter Anthony Palliser on his friendship with Garech Browne, halcyon days at Luggala and his famous Irish subjects

Sat May 26 2018 - 06:00

Jeremy Irons on #MeToo: ‘I don't think censorship is a good idea’

The 69-year-old award winning actor on #MeToo, longevity, life without social media, and that now-infamous photocall with his ‘Red Sparrow’ co-star Jennifer Lawrence

Fri Mar 02 2018 - 05:00

Miriam Lord: Juncker’s MEP outburst disrupts bloc party

Meanwhile, Leo proves to be the perfect host as Fine Gael looks forward to summer nights

Fri Jul 07 2017 - 21:17

Mozart and the Bard headline 59th Dublin Theatre Festival

‘Don Giovanni’, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘The Seagull’ on the bill for 2016

Thu Sept 29 2016 - 05:00

Anne Harris: Denigration of Gore-Booth sisters reveals Yeats’s flinty heart

Poet’s behaviour mirrors that of many patriarchal institutions, particularly – and ironically – the Catholic Church

Sat Dec 05 2015 - 01:36

Dublin Theatre Festival more than doubles profits

Profits at firm that operates theatre festival last year increased by 151 per cent

Fri Jul 31 2015 - 22:31

Ifta 2015 film and drama nominees announced

‘Frank’ with Michael Fassbender and ‘Patrick’s Day’ with Moe Dunford top nominations

Wed Apr 29 2015 - 16:02

Stephen Rea recognised for outstanding contribution

The best in theatre of past year are honoured at ‘Irish Times’ award show

Mon Feb 23 2015 - 12:00

Stephen Rea to receive Irish Times Special Tribute Award

Award is part of the celebrations at this year’s Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards

Tue Feb 17 2015 - 13:30

Win a night of drama and decadence at the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards and the Dean Hotel Dublin

Celebrate with the stars at one of the year’s biggest theatre events

Wed Feb 11 2015 - 16:11

Charlie Murphy: from Love/Hate to zen

As she gears up for a Christmas reunion with her extended family back in her native Wexford, Charlie Murphy pauses to chat about a ridiculously busy year

Thu Nov 20 2014 - 00:00

Culture Shock: Reality check at Dublin Theatre Festival

The audience and the city had important roles to play in this year’s festival, closing the gap between reality and fiction

Sat Oct 18 2014 - 01:00

Review: Our Few and Evil Days

Nevermind Mark O’Rowe’s return to dialogue, does his family tragedy for the Abbey signal a new commitment to realism? Or is anything here as it seems?

Sun Oct 05 2014 - 11:43

Sam Reid plays it posh again but has sights on less plummy parts

Sam Reid seems to have a monopoly on posh English parts. A soldiering stint is next for the Australian actor

Sat Oct 04 2014 - 01:00

Mark O’Rowe on the power to shock – and feel

The plays of the ‘Howie the Rookie’ writer are dark, complex affairs. With his new work, ‘Our Few and Evil Days’, about to open at the Abbey Theatre, even he admits he doesn’t fully know what makes them tick

Sat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00