From jigsaws to art from your fridge, there are mental health benefits from make-and-do

Late star knew his demons and knew his gifts, says Mass celebrant Fr Brian D’Arcy

A year after his death, playwright Tom Murphy is being celebrated by actors keen to share their experience of working on his plays. His widow, actor Jane Brennan, talks about life with – and without – Murphy

Actor and director who appeared in Father Ted remembered as lovable curmudgeon

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

From Dublin to Dingle, from Belfast to Cork ... here's our selection of the country's best cafes

The Dublin artist on his love of Amsterdam, documentaries and Graham Norton

Over 600, including big cross-section from theatre and arts , attend humanist service

It’s hard to know what to make of the sexual politics of John B Keane’s play

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Druid actor Rory Nolan takes his comedy seriously - which may explain his impressive ability when it comes to theatre, and to trolling his fellow cast members

A smart touchscreen in St James' Hospital tells staff what is happening all patients at all times

It’s taken eight years for this tour diary to make it on to our screens, and for Johnny Murphy it marked the end of his acting road

The 13th victim killed at Croke Park gets fitting memorial after 96 years in an unmarked grave

A theatre man who was ‘an appallingly bad actor’ and a dad who loved unconditionally