Evelyn O'Rourke

Arts and Media Correspondent

Amble win RTÉ Choice Music Prize Song of the Year

Amble have won the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Song of the Year award for their track Schoolyard Days.

RTÉ Choice Music Prize • 05 Mar

A View of Ireland is screened at the Irish Film Institute in Dublin

Irish news reels filmed over 60 years ago released by IFI

A collection of archive newsreels which were filmed across Ireland in the 1950s and early 1960s have been released on the Irish Film Institute's archive player.

Ireland • 04 Mar

Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd pictured at the World Premiere of the film Power Ballad at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre

Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas at DIFF closing premiere

The 2026 Dublin International Film Festival has come to a close after 11 days of screenings, discussions and workshops, with the world premiere of John Carney's new film Power Ballad at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.

Movies • 03 Mar

Group of people sit around a table in a library

'Addicted to this library' - book club on joys of reading

For the month of February, readers across the country have been invited to get lost in a book to celebrate the Ireland Reads campaign.

Ireland • 27 Feb

U2 release politically charged EP Days of Ash

U2 have released a brand-new six-track politically charged EP ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Music • 18 Feb

Leitrim school wins FÍS Film of the Year at annual awards

Awards have been given to primary schools from across the country to mark the annual FÍS Film Awards as it celebrates 20 years of film making in primary schools.

Ireland • 12 Feb

Photo exhibition for visually impaired launches in Dublin

A unique photography exhibition, 'World Unseen', which has been travelling across the world since 2024, is being hosted by the Photo Museum Ireland in Dublin's Temple Bar.

Dublin • 11 Feb