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Elle Fanning and Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm, from 1pm

Something for The Weekend: Jan Brierton's cultural picks

Poet Jan Brierton brings Wild Words, a live celebration of the everyday power of poetry and prose, to Dublin's historic Ambassador Theatre for one night only this November.

Something For The Weekend • 07 Nov 24

Colin Farrell and a scene-stealing donkey in The Banshees Of Inisherin

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Culture 5 • 21 Oct 22

Dublin Fringe returns with packed 2022 programme

Theatre • 20 Jul 22

21 plays that define 21st century Irish theatre

Ireland has a rich tradition of globally-celebrated theatre that stretches back centuries – but our contemporary playwrights and theatremakers are making their mark on the stage in all senses of the word, too.

Theatre • 17 Mar 22

Palme d'Or-winning body horror Titane screens at this year's French Film Festival

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Culture 5 • 12 Nov 21

Watch: The Seanchaí Sessions with Avoca Reaction & more

Storytelling • 29 Oct 21

Straight to Video - Emmet Kirwan on his new play

Theatre • 08 Nov 21

India Mullen and Evanna Lynch star in Personal Space

Personal Space - Mairéad Kiernan on her new Drama On One play

Drama On One • 22 Oct 21

Stay Alive - a powerful film for World Suicide Prevention Day

Film • 09 Sep 21

Watch: Celebrating Leonard and Hungry Paul - One Dublin One Book

Join us for the flagship event to celebrate One Dublin One Book 2021, Leonard and Hungry Paul...

Books • 20 Apr 21

Nice Night For It - heartwarming Irish short films

We're delighted to present a series of acclaimed Irish short cinema, presented in association with Screen Ireland.

Irish Short Films • 03 Apr 20

Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat: Dublin Oldschool returns to the stage

From stage to screen to stage once again, Ian Lloyd Anderson and Emmet Kirwan are bringing Dublin Oldschool out for one more tune on the stage of the Project Arts Centre.

Theatre • 01 Dec 18

Emmet Kirwan returns to the stage, in his play Dublin Oldschool

Win tickets to see Dublin Oldschool's stage return

With smash-hit runs both at home and abroad, and hot on the heels of its triumphant cinematic release, Emmet Kirwan's play Dublin Oldschool is returning to its original home, Dublin's Project Arts Centre - and we've got tickets to give away.

Theatre • 27 Nov 18

Emmet Kirwan on Borris Fest and Roddy Doyle's Star Trek

C'mere, c'mere, c'mere. Have you seen Emmet Kirwan live yet? The performer is gearing up to speak at the Festival of Writing and Ideas this weekend in Borris, Co Carlow - and he is not to be missed.

Emmet Kirwan • 06 Jun 18

Pantisocracy guests (L to R) Duke Special, Emmet Kirwan, Jen Coppinger and Talos join Panti Bliss (centre)

Pantisocracy Episode 3: Duke Special sings, Emmet Kirwan kicks it

Panti Bliss is back on the airwaves and inviting a diverse gathering of intriguing, high profile and articulate guests into her parlour to chat about their life's journey and share their stories.

pantisocracy • 11 Aug 17

A sit down with... Emmet Kirwan

As Body&Soul returns to Ballinlough Castle in Westmeath this weekend, RTÉ Culture sat down with writer and performer Emmet Kirwan about the festival, his career and plans for the future.

Theatre • 20 Jun 18

Emmet Kirwan writes and stars in Dublin Oldschool, which returns to the Irish stage next week

Rave reviews as Dublin Oldschool returns

Dublin Oldschool started playing to crowds of just fifty people upstairs in Bewley's Cafe Theatre as part of the Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival back in 2014. There is a lot to be said for humble beginnings.

Culture • 27 Jan 17

Emmet Kirwan

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Something for The Weekend: Jan Brierton's cultural picks

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Dublin Fringe returns with packed 2022 programme

21 plays that define 21st century Irish theatre

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Watch: The Seanchaí Sessions with Avoca Reaction & more

Straight to Video - Emmet Kirwan on his new play

Personal Space - Mairéad Kiernan on her new Drama On One play

Stay Alive - a powerful film for World Suicide Prevention Day

Watch: Celebrating Leonard and Hungry Paul - One Dublin One Book

Nice Night For It - heartwarming Irish short films

Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat: Dublin Oldschool returns to the stage

Win tickets to see Dublin Oldschool's stage return

Emmet Kirwan on Borris Fest and Roddy Doyle's Star Trek

Pantisocracy Episode 3: Duke Special sings, Emmet Kirwan kicks it

A sit down with... Emmet Kirwan

Rave reviews as Dublin Oldschool returns

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