Sebastian Barry
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The Crown, season 4: Gillian Anderson takes up the Margaret Thatcher challenge
- Culture
- November 14, 2020, 05:00
In one respect at least, Margaret Thatcher has caught up with her political hero. Like Winston Churchill (always “Winston” to the eventual Baroness), (...)

ClassicsNow festival set to bring ancient Greece and Rome to life
- Culture
- November 10, 2020, 05:00
Ranging from Irish theatre and dance to language, literature and myth, the first ClassicsNow programme begins on Friday, November 13th. In a new weeke(...)

‘Always be beautiful. Always be dynamic. Always be welcoming’
- Stage
- July 23, 2020, 05:00
When Conor Hanratty was a teenager, he came upon a documentary that featured clips from the work of legendary Japanese theatre director Yukio Ninagawa(...)

The world is indeed beautiful: Sebastian Barry, Gavin Friday and others on mental health
- Health & Family
- July 18, 2020, 06:00
The men’s health charity Movember’s Conversation Piece campaign paired artists, writers and musicians to talk about mental health and create a piec(...)

Here’s to Ireland’s unofficial ambassadors flying flags around the world
- Abroad
- March 14, 2020, 06:00
Ireland has a network of diplomats working hard for the country all around the world, but ahead of St Patrick’s Day this year, even though events and (...)

Big spending election promises and Dublin hotel room taxes
- Economy
- January 19, 2020, 12:56
The election dominates the news coverage in most of the media. The Business Post says that Fianna Fáil will propose a split between public spending an(...)

Fintan O'Toole: Why do we fear the ghosts of dead policemen?
- Opinion
- January 11, 2020, 06:00
What is the greatest single performance in the Irish theatre in the last 25 years? A silly question, perhaps. But if I had to answer it, I would say i(...)

Don’t judge a book by its coverage
- Culture
- November 9, 2019, 05:00
Pick a side. Obviously, the BBC’s list of “100 Novels that Shaped Our World” is terrible. All such lists are terrible. Each one generates complaints (...)

The extraordinary genius of Donal McCann on stage
- Stage
- September 23, 2019, 05:00
I never saw Diego Maradona play football. I never saw Nijinsky dance. And I never saw Miles Davis play the horn. But baby, I saw Donal McCann act. S(...)

Actor Danika McGuigan has died at the age of 33, after a short illness. McGuigan, who is the daughter of boxer Barry McGuigan, had been ill with can(...)