Evelyn O'Rourke

Arts and Media Correspondent

Venetia Bowe is an actor from Dublin who plays 'Joy' in playwright Dan Colley's show 'Lost Lear'

Irish among artists taking part in Edinburgh festivals

Irish artists are among thousands from across the world who are packing their bags and heading off to Edinburgh in Scotland, for the annual internationally renowned arts festivals.

UK • 31 Jul 25

The 13 books on the longlist for the Booker Prize

Trinidadian-Irish writer makes Booker Prize longlist

The longlist for the Booker Prize has been announced with no Irish-born authors included this year.

Books • 29 Jul 25

Little Shop of Horrors opens for business in Dublin

With Little Shop of Horrors set to open at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin this weekend, Evelyn O'Rourke headed there to meet the creative team behind the theatre's first in-house production.

Entertainment • 24 Jul 25

A flats complex at the Ballymun Housing Project in the 1960s (Image: Irish Film Institute)

Forty years of Ballymun captured in video collection

A collection of more than 40 years of camera footage telling the story of Ballymun has been released.

Dublin • 31 Jul 25

Live Aid at 40: 10 moments that made musical history

Forty years after Live Aid rocked the world, Evelyn O'Rourke looks at ten ways the music event of a lifetime made musical history.

Live Aid • 15 Jul 25

Co-Chair of the RTÉ Trade Union Group Trevor Keegan sitting before the Oireachtas media committee

Committee hears concerns over outsourcing content at RTÉ

Offering existing RTÉ programmes "out to tender" to outside production companies "does not enhance the cultural life of this nation", a Dáil committee has heard.

Politics • 08 Jul 25

The research states that concerts in high-capacity venues account for the largest share at €298 million

Music industry contributes €1bn to Irish economy - IMRO

The Irish music industry contributes €1 billion annually to the Irish economy, according to a new report published today by IMRO.

Ireland • 08 Jul 25

The display, called 'Dickie to Richard', in The Hunt Museum tells the story of his life from childhood to his successful acting career

Richard Harris exhibition opens in Limerick's Hunt Museum

A new exhibition of photographs, videos and many personal items depicting the life of the late actor Richard Harris has opened in Limerick city.

Munster • 07 Jul 25

Mickey MacConnell was from Co Fermanagh but had been living in Kerry (Credit: TG4 production)

Acclaimed songwriter Mickey MacConnell dies

The death of Mickey MacConnell, writer of the popular song 'Only Our Rivers Run Free', has been confirmed by his family in Cork.

Regional • 04 Jul 25

The Arts Council spent €7 million on an unsuccessful IT system

Arts Council's IT system legal costs doubled, cttee told

The costs incurred for legal redress by The Arts Council in relation to its failed IT system are almost double what was previously stated, the Oireachtas Committee on Media has been told.

Ireland • 02 Jul 25