Why Seamus Heaney's best poems remind us to go slow As I become increasingly aware of my diminishing attention span, I find myself drawn again to Heaney's poems of concentration Seamus Heaney • 02 Oct
Why Seamus Heaney's best poems remind us to go slow As I become increasingly aware of my diminishing attention span, I find myself drawn again to Heaney's poems of concentration Seamus Heaney • 02 Oct
Does The Bear reflect life in a restaurant kitchen? The working kitchen environment of a restaurant is so ripe for a drama like The Bear Brainstorm • 11 Aug 23
Does The Bear reflect life in a restaurant kitchen? The working kitchen environment of a restaurant is so ripe for a drama like The Bear Brainstorm • 11 Aug 23
'I was just being me': Sinéad O'Connor's dedication to the truth The singer's experience after speaking out about child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church reflects what can happen to whistleblowers Sinéad OConnor • 08 Dec 23
'I was just being me': Sinéad O'Connor's dedication to the truth The singer's experience after speaking out about child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church reflects what can happen to whistleblowers Sinéad OConnor • 08 Dec 23
'I'm just Ken': a brief history of Barbie's boyfriend How the all-American boyfriend designed by women for girls became a poster boy for troubled masculinity and movie star Ken • 02 Aug 23
'I'm just Ken': a brief history of Barbie's boyfriend How the all-American boyfriend designed by women for girls became a poster boy for troubled masculinity and movie star Ken • 02 Aug 23
How Coldplay worked out how to tour the world sustainably The band's climate initiatives can encourage fans and other acts to engage in environmentally benign behaviour Coldplay • 27 Jul 23
How Coldplay worked out how to tour the world sustainably The band's climate initiatives can encourage fans and other acts to engage in environmentally benign behaviour Coldplay • 27 Jul 23
Why does the death of an artist we love affect us so much? 'It's actually a complex question when you go to to pull at the strings of how it all comes together' Psychology • 27 Jul 23
Why does the death of an artist we love affect us so much? 'It's actually a complex question when you go to to pull at the strings of how it all comes together' Psychology • 27 Jul 23
Why did Barbie bring out the mean-girl energy in me? How a feminist philosopher learned to stop worrying and found her way back to the doll Culture • 18 Jul 23
Why did Barbie bring out the mean-girl energy in me? How a feminist philosopher learned to stop worrying and found her way back to the doll Culture • 18 Jul 23
4 things businesses and artists should know when working together Artists need business and business needs artists, but why is it so difficult for both to work together? Culture • 07 Jul 23
4 things businesses and artists should know when working together Artists need business and business needs artists, but why is it so difficult for both to work together? Culture • 07 Jul 23
Cormac McCarthy's unflinching dedication to life's big themes A continued commitment to understanding human existence made McCarthy such a mesmerising author Cormac McCarthy • 14 Jun 23
Cormac McCarthy's unflinching dedication to life's big themes A continued commitment to understanding human existence made McCarthy such a mesmerising author Cormac McCarthy • 14 Jun 23
A fairytale of New York: Martin McDonagh, Druid & Beauty Queen 27 years ago, Martin McDonagh's Beauty Queen of Leenane and Druid Theatre were the toast of Broadway winning four Tony Awards Theatre • 02 Jul
A fairytale of New York: Martin McDonagh, Druid & Beauty Queen 27 years ago, Martin McDonagh's Beauty Queen of Leenane and Druid Theatre were the toast of Broadway winning four Tony Awards Theatre • 02 Jul
Why the ancient site of Newgrange sounds a lot like my office New technology allows researchers to recreate and study the acoustics of megalithic structures like Newgrange Acoustics • 29 May 23
Why the ancient site of Newgrange sounds a lot like my office New technology allows researchers to recreate and study the acoustics of megalithic structures like Newgrange Acoustics • 29 May 23
There's never been a better time for female actors on Irish TV Say hello to the formidable females of family dramas, all turbo-charged characters imbued with a satisfying spice of girl power TV • 16 May 23
There's never been a better time for female actors on Irish TV Say hello to the formidable females of family dramas, all turbo-charged characters imbued with a satisfying spice of girl power TV • 16 May 23
All you need to know about Japanese manga culture Manga comics, cartoons and graphic novels have the potential to help people better relate to the world around them Japan • 27 Apr 23
All you need to know about Japanese manga culture Manga comics, cartoons and graphic novels have the potential to help people better relate to the world around them Japan • 27 Apr 23
The strange story of Irish theatre in Italy during WWII Embracing the notion of Irishness became a way for theatre to continue in Italy during WWII without having to worry about fascist censorship Culture • 20 Apr 23
The strange story of Irish theatre in Italy during WWII Embracing the notion of Irishness became a way for theatre to continue in Italy during WWII without having to worry about fascist censorship Culture • 20 Apr 23
Why we need to talk about the fungus in The Last of Us Is it sci-fi hysteria or do fungal spores present a real danger? Let's investigate the world's potential ticking time bomb Science and Technology • 19 Apr 23
Why we need to talk about the fungus in The Last of Us Is it sci-fi hysteria or do fungal spores present a real danger? Let's investigate the world's potential ticking time bomb Science and Technology • 19 Apr 23
Women and the Big House novel in Irish culture For over 200 years the Big House novel has remained a thriving literary tradition led by an array of Irish women writers, north and south Culture • 19 Apr 23
Women and the Big House novel in Irish culture For over 200 years the Big House novel has remained a thriving literary tradition led by an array of Irish women writers, north and south Culture • 19 Apr 23
Do political events make for good theatre? There has been a rich seam of political and documentary theatre in Ireland in the post-Celtic Tiger era Theatre • 04 Apr 23
Do political events make for good theatre? There has been a rich seam of political and documentary theatre in Ireland in the post-Celtic Tiger era Theatre • 04 Apr 23
Why are two of Hemingway's novels now forgotten and overlooked? Both Across the River and Into the Trees and The Garden of Eden challenge the stereotypical style of the writer Ernest Hemingway • 04 Apr 23
Why are two of Hemingway's novels now forgotten and overlooked? Both Across the River and Into the Trees and The Garden of Eden challenge the stereotypical style of the writer Ernest Hemingway • 04 Apr 23
Why it's so easy to fall for fake AI images We can learn a lot about AI from viral images of Donald Trump being arrested and a fashionable Pope Francis that fooled us all Artificial Intelligence • 31 Mar 23
Why it's so easy to fall for fake AI images We can learn a lot about AI from viral images of Donald Trump being arrested and a fashionable Pope Francis that fooled us all Artificial Intelligence • 31 Mar 23
John McGahern's debut novel The Barracks 60 years on What is striking is how a man in his twenties could write so convincingly about the plight of a middle-aged female character Books • 21 Mar 23
John McGahern's debut novel The Barracks 60 years on What is striking is how a man in his twenties could write so convincingly about the plight of a middle-aged female character Books • 21 Mar 23
5 treasures from David Bowie's archive The pop icon's archive contains over 80,000 objects so here are five which sum up his life, work and influences David Bowie • 10 Mar 23
5 treasures from David Bowie's archive The pop icon's archive contains over 80,000 objects so here are five which sum up his life, work and influences David Bowie • 10 Mar 23
The ups and downs of monuments Debates around removing public monuments reveal the relationship that exists between history, memory and politics History • 09 Mar 23
The ups and downs of monuments Debates around removing public monuments reveal the relationship that exists between history, memory and politics History • 09 Mar 23
A short history of Irish actors at the Oscars Even before this year's record-breaking run of nominations, Irish actors have had many successes at Hollywood's big night out Oscars 2023 • 07 Mar 23
A short history of Irish actors at the Oscars Even before this year's record-breaking run of nominations, Irish actors have had many successes at Hollywood's big night out Oscars 2023 • 07 Mar 23
Why All Quiet on the Western Front resonates so much in Germany The anti-war message of the Oscar nominated film seems to resonate with particular urgency in today's world Oscars 2023 • 07 Mar 23
Why All Quiet on the Western Front resonates so much in Germany The anti-war message of the Oscar nominated film seems to resonate with particular urgency in today's world Oscars 2023 • 07 Mar 23
Why are so many Irish films and filmmakers nominated for Oscars? A network of producers, writers and directors and a massive financial investment in filmmaking infrastructure has paid off for Irish film Oscars 2023 • 03 Mar 23
Why are so many Irish films and filmmakers nominated for Oscars? A network of producers, writers and directors and a massive financial investment in filmmaking infrastructure has paid off for Irish film Oscars 2023 • 03 Mar 23
