How much is a Taylor Swift live show worth to a country? A lesson in Swiftonomics: can a Taylor Swift tour visit help a country shake off the impacts of the global economic slowdown? Taylor Swift • 24 Jun 24
How much is a Taylor Swift live show worth to a country? A lesson in Swiftonomics: can a Taylor Swift tour visit help a country shake off the impacts of the global economic slowdown? Taylor Swift • 24 Jun 24
Why do people talk so much at gigs and concerts? Audience members chatting all the way through a live show is yet another example of bad gig behaviour Music • 24 Jun 24
Why do people talk so much at gigs and concerts? Audience members chatting all the way through a live show is yet another example of bad gig behaviour Music • 24 Jun 24
Why are Irish gig tickets so expensive? The price of a ticket to see your favourite act has increased dramatically for a plethora of reasons Music • 20 Jun 24
Why are Irish gig tickets so expensive? The price of a ticket to see your favourite act has increased dramatically for a plethora of reasons Music • 20 Jun 24
What do Irish medieval handbells sound like? An exhibition allows visitors to experience a small part of medieval Ireland as it was heard more than 1,000 years old Culture • 17 Jun 24
What do Irish medieval handbells sound like? An exhibition allows visitors to experience a small part of medieval Ireland as it was heard more than 1,000 years old Culture • 17 Jun 24
Why do so many films show AI taking over the world? Both Atlas and The Creator stick to the plot of AI films and are dominated by a fear of AI taking control of our world Film • 12 Jun 24
Why do so many films show AI taking over the world? Both Atlas and The Creator stick to the plot of AI films and are dominated by a fear of AI taking control of our world Film • 12 Jun 24
What Leopold Bloom's food diary tells us about Bloomsday The story of Ulysses unfolds through the food Leopold Bloom eats as he travels around Dublin by day and night Bloomsday • 10 Jun 24
What Leopold Bloom's food diary tells us about Bloomsday The story of Ulysses unfolds through the food Leopold Bloom eats as he travels around Dublin by day and night Bloomsday • 10 Jun 24
8 times Ulysses made a splash on stage and screen How have various adaptations of Ulysses tried, succeeded or failed to bring audiences closer to Joyce's Dublin odyssey? Ulysses • 10 Jun 24
8 times Ulysses made a splash on stage and screen How have various adaptations of Ulysses tried, succeeded or failed to bring audiences closer to Joyce's Dublin odyssey? Ulysses • 10 Jun 24
What did James Joyce have to say about the Irish beef industry? Dive into Ulysses and you'll find much about cattle - and the economic relationship between Ireland and Britain James Joyce • 10 Jun 24
What did James Joyce have to say about the Irish beef industry? Dive into Ulysses and you'll find much about cattle - and the economic relationship between Ireland and Britain James Joyce • 10 Jun 24
What makes a successful piece of public performance art? Grounded in theatre but branching into many other art forms, performance art has always been disruptive and unpredictable Culture • 11 Jul 24
What makes a successful piece of public performance art? Grounded in theatre but branching into many other art forms, performance art has always been disruptive and unpredictable Culture • 11 Jul 24
What can we learn from Ireland's fraught history with public art? From historical monuments to the Spire and the Portal, public art in Ireland has often struggled to win over the general public Culture • 23 May 24
What can we learn from Ireland's fraught history with public art? From historical monuments to the Spire and the Portal, public art in Ireland has often struggled to win over the general public Culture • 23 May 24
How Irish artist Hilary Heron became a pioneering modern sculptor Heron travelled to post-war Paris on a motorbike, taught herself to weld and broke down barriers Culture • 10 Jun 24
How Irish artist Hilary Heron became a pioneering modern sculptor Heron travelled to post-war Paris on a motorbike, taught herself to weld and broke down barriers Culture • 10 Jun 24
Why do people behave badly around public art like the Portal? Herd mentality can escalate the frequency and intensity of attention-seeking behaviour, especially in an interactive public space like the Portal Psychology • 20 May 24
Why do people behave badly around public art like the Portal? Herd mentality can escalate the frequency and intensity of attention-seeking behaviour, especially in an interactive public space like the Portal Psychology • 20 May 24
Palword, Pokémon and Pikachu: a rip-off or an influence? There are several aspects to consider when looking at the case of similar yet legally distinctive and separate video games Copyright • 15 May 24
Palword, Pokémon and Pikachu: a rip-off or an influence? There are several aspects to consider when looking at the case of similar yet legally distinctive and separate video games Copyright • 15 May 24
Why did Ireland give Israel 10 points at the Eurovision? Pollster Kevin Cunningham explains how the nature of Eurovision voting influenced the outcome Eurovision • 14 May 24
Why did Ireland give Israel 10 points at the Eurovision? Pollster Kevin Cunningham explains how the nature of Eurovision voting influenced the outcome Eurovision • 14 May 24
All you ever wanted to know about webcomics There are a myriad of reasons why webcomics have proven so popular with both creators and readers Webcomics • 09 May 24
All you ever wanted to know about webcomics There are a myriad of reasons why webcomics have proven so popular with both creators and readers Webcomics • 09 May 24
How Irish Traveller stories link us to the natural world The traditional knowledge contained in Irish Traveller stories may help us to reconnect with the natural world Folklore • 02 May 24
How Irish Traveller stories link us to the natural world The traditional knowledge contained in Irish Traveller stories may help us to reconnect with the natural world Folklore • 02 May 24
Why Beyoncé's accent is the best thing about Cowboy Carter The accent of the singer is the most essential component of country music and that's the genius of the Texas native's new album Beyoncé • 01 May 24
Why Beyoncé's accent is the best thing about Cowboy Carter The accent of the singer is the most essential component of country music and that's the genius of the Texas native's new album Beyoncé • 01 May 24
Meet Kathleen Cox, the Irish ceramic artist who broke the mould Unheralded during her lifetime, Cox left behind a striking collection of works which continue to fascinate, influence and inspire Ireland's Hidden Treasures • 26 Apr 24
Meet Kathleen Cox, the Irish ceramic artist who broke the mould Unheralded during her lifetime, Cox left behind a striking collection of works which continue to fascinate, influence and inspire Ireland's Hidden Treasures • 26 Apr 24
What language can teach us about identity and belonging The way language changes shows us the very idea of separating things into 'foreign' or not does not make sense Language • 19 Apr 24
What language can teach us about identity and belonging The way language changes shows us the very idea of separating things into 'foreign' or not does not make sense Language • 19 Apr 24
What we've learned about Michael Collins from Sligo jail diary The revolutionary leader's "daily notes and musings" are a chance to hear his authentic voice, rather than speeches or more formal writings Michael Collins • 20 Apr 24
What we've learned about Michael Collins from Sligo jail diary The revolutionary leader's "daily notes and musings" are a chance to hear his authentic voice, rather than speeches or more formal writings Michael Collins • 20 Apr 24
A secret history of coin-operated games manufacturing in Ireland Irish factories began producing coin-operated games for international export in the late 1950s and early 1960s History • 19 Apr 24
A secret history of coin-operated games manufacturing in Ireland Irish factories began producing coin-operated games for international export in the late 1950s and early 1960s History • 19 Apr 24
The quiet life: putting John McGahern's Leitrim on screen Pat Collins' film of McGahern's That They May Face The Rising Sun shows the importance of landscape and place in shaping people's lives Film • 10 Apr 24
The quiet life: putting John McGahern's Leitrim on screen Pat Collins' film of McGahern's That They May Face The Rising Sun shows the importance of landscape and place in shaping people's lives Film • 10 Apr 24
How Kurt Cobain is still shaping culture 30 years after his death The custodians of the Nirvana singer's legacy continue to advance and protect his thoughts and ideas long after his tragic death Kurt Cobain • 08 Apr 24
How Kurt Cobain is still shaping culture 30 years after his death The custodians of the Nirvana singer's legacy continue to advance and protect his thoughts and ideas long after his tragic death Kurt Cobain • 08 Apr 24
Why nostalgia for the early 2000s isn't all it's cracked up to be Nostalgia for early 2000s' pop and fashion may paint a rosy picture, but it ignores the complex realities of that era Nostalgia • 08 Apr 24
Why nostalgia for the early 2000s isn't all it's cracked up to be Nostalgia for early 2000s' pop and fashion may paint a rosy picture, but it ignores the complex realities of that era Nostalgia • 08 Apr 24
Lá 'le Pádraig agus ceiliúradh an Éireannachais Léiríonn Lá 'le Pádraig gnéithe éagsúla d'fhéiniúlacht na hÉireann atá casta agus go minic frithráiteach ó laistigh agus lasmuigh den tír st patricks day • 14 Mar 24
Lá 'le Pádraig agus ceiliúradh an Éireannachais Léiríonn Lá 'le Pádraig gnéithe éagsúla d'fhéiniúlacht na hÉireann atá casta agus go minic frithráiteach ó laistigh agus lasmuigh den tír st patricks day • 14 Mar 24
