Nicholas Grene
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Patrick Burke – actor, scholar and writer who made lasting contribution to Irish life
- People
- January 31, 2021, 15:01
Actor, teacher, drama director, scholar and writer Pat Burke, born on May 6th, 1943, in Johnstown, Co Kildare, was a “man for all seasons” (to borrow (...)

‘Tom was very good at expressing his emotions, so I always felt his love. He didn’t bottle that up’
- Stage
- May 18, 2019, 05:00
‘I’m surrounded by Tom here,” says Jane Brennan. “His presence is everywhere. It’s very strong.” We’re sitting in their sitting room in Rathgar. The p(...)

The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: all this year’s nominees
- Stage
- January 19, 2019, 05:00
A stunning, shape-shifting lament with a bravura star performance. A room-spinning take on an unstaged Samuel Beckett novel. A vivid mingling of forgo(...)

‘I loved him’: Tributes to Tom Murphy
- Stage
- May 16, 2018, 12:00
Many people, from those who worked with Tom Murphy or knew him well to those who had more fleeting contact, have paid tribute to his luminescent work (...)

State to purchase a number of items from Yeats Family Collection
- Politics
- September 27, 2017, 01:00
The State has agreed to purchase a number of significant items from the Yeats Family Collection, due to be auctioned today. The collection features m(...)

Voting closes at midnight in the Audience Choice Theatre Award
- Stage
- February 1, 2017, 14:00
Voting in the Audience Choice prize for the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards closes at midnight this evening. The awards celebrate the best plays, per(...)

The ‘Journey of a Playboy’ goes online
- Education
- January 18, 2017, 13:52
“Scenes of a most-extraordinary character were witnessed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, last night in connection with the performance of ‘The Playboy o(...)

‘We can’t keep funding productions and not the time for their development’
- Stage
- January 14, 2017, 05:00
It was a significant year, 2016, a period of commemoration when the Easter Rising seemed to rise and rise again. Incentivised by a splurge of State fu(...)

Siobhán Bourke and Jane Daly of Irish Theatre Institute win Special Tribute award
- Stage
- January 13, 2017, 14:32
The Special Tribute award at this year’s Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards will be given to Siobhán Bourke and Jane Daly of the Irish Theatre Institute(...)

Anne Clarke to receive Special Tribute Award at Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards
- Culture
- January 22, 2016, 07:00
Anne Clarke of Landmark Productions is the recipient of this year’s Special Tribute Award at the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards 2015. The presenta(...)