Sinead Gleeson on motherhood in life and literature Mothers: An Essay on Love and Cruelty by Jacqueline Rose, Professor of Humanities at Birbeck Institute for the Humanities, examines expectations and representations of motherhood … Books • 25 May 18
Amanda Palmer on doing it yourself & her #MeToo anthem From street artist to rock star to Kickstarter and TedTalk legend, Amanda Palmer has done it all and she has done it her way. Music • 24 May 18
RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival takes centre stage The RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival has officially kicked off and the crème de la crème of amateur dramatics find themselves in Athlone, waiting for … Theatre • 08 May 18
Listen: Sondheim's Assassins - killing it at The Gate Arena's Kay Sheehy spoke to director Selina Cartmell, actor Dan Gordon and musical director Cathal Synott at rehearsals for their production of Assassins by Stephen … Theatre • 25 Apr 18
Celebrating 100 years of the spy novel From Rudyard Kipling to Ian Fleming, the great spy writers have kept us on the edge of our seats for over a hundred years. Declan … Books • 09 Apr 18
Vivienne Westwood uncovered - inside her new documentary Despite her protestations, the life, times and achievements of the fashion icon are anything but boring, as evidenced in new film, Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist. … Film • 23 Mar 18
Watch: Arena celebrates Liam O'Flynn with Christy Moore & friends On the day his death was announced, RTÉ Arena hosted a memorable celebration of the uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn - watch it here. RTÉ Radio 1 • 15 Mar 18
A Very Fatal Murder - parodying the true crime podcast True crime podcasts have dominated the podcast charts in recent years, seemingly coming out of the shadows and gaining momentum with the unexpected success of … Podcasts • 09 Mar 18
Watch: David Kitt live in session on Arena David Kitt battled through the bad weather to treat Arena listeners to a couple of tracks on the show on Tuesday night. Music • 02 Mar 18
Watch: Taxi Driver writer Paul Schrader talks to RTÉ Arena Watch Arena's Seán Rocks in conversation with legendary screenwriter and director Paul Schrader in front of a live audience at O'Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College, as … Film • 26 Feb 18
Watch: Arena celebrates Tom Murphy at the Abbey A packed house gathered at Abbey Theatre on Thursday night for a very special live edition of RTÉ Arena celebrating the work of one of … Theatre • 02 Feb 18
Listen: Tradfest live with RTÉ Arena Tradfest 2018 takes place this weekend, and to celebrate, Kay Sheehy presented a special edition of RTÉ Arena live from The House of Lords in … Culture • 26 Jan 18
Three Billboards - does it live up to the hype? Awards season is in full flight in Hollywood. Hilary White and Arlene Hunt have been perusing some of the nominated films for Arena. Film • 18 Jan 18
REM's Automatic for the People at 25: Alan Corr on a rock classic 25 years ago REM released their eighth album, Automatic for the People, to widespread acclaim. An anniversary edition of the album has been released to … Music • 23 Nov 17
Alias Grace is "a masterclass in acting" Mary McGill joined Seán Rocks on Arena to deliver her verdict on whether the new Netflix show Alias Grace has succeeded. Netflix • 05 Nov 17
Frank McGuinness on James Joyce's final hours Studio One was filled with a wide-eyed and captive audience last Monday for a very special live programme of Arena. Books • 25 Sep 17
RTÉ Culture Night events: The Strypes storm the castle! Although ticketed events are now fully booked, RTÉ has lots more going on in Dublin Castle which doesn't require booking. culture night • 20 Sep 17
Artist Amanda Coogan: Irish Sign Language is my first language Performance artist Amanda Coogan has collaborated with the Dublin Theatre of the Deaf, for a show in this year's Dublin Fringe Festival entitled Talk Real … Theatre • 14 Sep 17
Banksy at 20 - Cristín Leach on the graffiti artist as superstar Art critic (and regular Culture contributor) Cristín Leach joined Seán Rocks on Monday night's Arena to discuss the anonymous street artist's 20-year career. visual arts • 12 Sep 17
RTÉ at the heart of Culture Night 2017 RTÉ's partnership with Culture Night has provided audiences with some remarkable performances and experiences throughout the years, and this year will be no different! Culture night 2017 • 15 Sep 17
Jim Sheridan on Daniel Day-Lewis's retirement: "It's definite." Actor Daniel Day-Lewis caught fans and peers off-guard this week, announcing his retirement from acting following completion of his role in Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom … Film • 23 Jun 17
The History of Def Jam - 'It was a very, very exciting sound' Nowadays Def Jam Recordings is owned by Universal Music Group, but it started off as the labour of love of its co-founders, producer and heavy … Music • 15 Jun 17
Shane Connaughton's new novel: "Fiction, but it's more friction" Set on the Cavan-Fermanagh border in the late 1950s, Married Quarters tells the stories of a group of individual gardaí stationed in a fictional town … Books • 25 May 17
Star Wars at 40: "We all know George Lucas is a terrible writer" It might seem hard to believe now, but there was a time when there was no such a thing as Star Wars. Film • 17 May 17
