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RTÉ Cult TV Classics: David O'Doherty's magic Modest Adventures

Winner of the top prize at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a beloved presence across UK panel shows, and a bestselling children's author to boot – David O'Doherty has achieved just about everything in the funny business

RTÉ Cult Classics • 2 mins

The new LEGO Batman game is a love letter to the Caped Crusader

Legacy of the Dark Knight beckons a bright future for Batman...

Games • 21 hrs

New Irish Writing: Rituals by Danielle McLaughlin

We present an extract from the new novel the acclaimed author of The Art of Falling and the short story collection Dinosaurs On Other Planets.

Books • 18 May

Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina on her political memoir

Speaking to Oliver Callan ahead of the International Literature Festival Dublin, Maria Alyokhina talks about her imprisonment and escape from Russia disguised as a food delivery driver, as told in her memoir Political Girl: Life and Fate in Russia

Highlights • 20 hrs

US novelist Paul Auster (R) and his wife US writer Siri Hustvedt (L) pose during an award ceremony after he received the "Grand Vermeil" medal from the mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoe, on June 10, 2010 in Paris. Auster is the guest of honour of the 2010 e

Haunted: Siri Hustvedt's heartbreaking memoir will make you cry

"Divested of others, what exactly is a self?" This question occurs halfway through Siri Hustvedt's extraordinary new grief memoir, Ghost Stories, writes Julienne van Loon.

Reviews • 21 hrs

NO REPRO FEE 18.5.2026 Minister Patrick O’Donovan T.D. today launched Cruinniú na nÓg 2026, Ireland’s National Day of Creativity for children and young people, at TU Dublin Grangegorman. Pictured at the launch is Molly Noone (14), centre, from Shanagarry,

Over 1,300 free events on 6 June for Cruinniú na nÓg 2026

This year, Cruinniú na nÓg lands on Saturday, June 6 with over 1,300 free events taking place all over the island of Ireland. Find out more here!

Cruinniú na nÓg 2026 • 16 hrs

Sharon Shannon's story takes centre stage in new RTÉ documentary

Tradfluencer – The Sharon Shannon Story is a new RTÉ documentary that gives an access all areas look at the life and career of renowned Irish accordion virtuoso, Sharon Shannon.

Documentaries • 18 May

New Irish Writing: The Wildelings by Lisa Harding

We present an extract from Lisa Harding's acclaimed novel, a vivid and compulsive story of obsession, control and guilt, set in Nineties Dublin.

Books • 17 May

Book Of The Week: Séamas O'Reilly's Prestige Drama is a must-read

There's not enough cynicism anymore...

Book Of The Week • 16 May

Pirate Predator episode 1 recapped - Meet The Electrician

If you're going away on holiday and need someone to feed the cat, if you run out of milk and desperately need a cup of tea, if you lock yourself out on a frosty winter night, where do you go?

Podcasts • 15 May

Why a season of films about death doesn't have to be a bummer

Kevin Coyne from the Irish Film Institute introduces This Moral Coil, a month-long season of classic movies at the IFI exploring life, death and the meaning of life.

Film • 02 May

The 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...

Listicles • 16 May

Something For The Weekend: Liz Nugent's cultural picks

Author and five-time Irish Book Award winner Liz Nugent currently sits atop the bestseller lists with her latest twisty-turny thriller, The Truth About Ruby Cooper.

Something For The Weekend • 14 May

We Are An Archipelago: a poetic ode to home and freedom

Spoken word poet Erin Fornoff's acclaimed show We Are An Archipelago explores friendship, homecoming, ageing, and the courage to embrace change late in life, as a hurricane approaches.

Theatre • 14 May

My audience with 'Pirate Predator' Eamonn Cooke

Peter Mulryan, the writer and narrator of RTÉ podcast series Pirate Predator, revisits his own chilling encounter with Cooke.

Podcasts • 13 May

New Irish Writing: Somewhere by Jessamine O'Connor

Clodagh finds herself adrift after leaving her partner Seamus...

Books • 20 hrs

Los Angeles, CA, October, 29, 2025: Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage (39) pitches during the first inning of Game five of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 in

Get Creative: Journalism in the age of AI - pitching your work

Ever dreamed of being a journalist but unsure where to start in an age where anyone can publish, algorithms shape visibility, and AI can generate copy in seconds?

Get Creative • 13 May

Celebrating the creativity of blind and vision-impaired writers

The publication of a creative writing project, Frances Browne Storytellers, has led to Twin Towns library being named Island of Ireland Regional and Country Winner at the British Book Awards.

Books • 13 May

Ultraviolet Art Talks: Artist Niamh McCann in conversation

Ultraviolet Art Talks is a podcast/videocast series exploring the human side of artists, curators, musicians and people involved in the art world.

visual arts • 13 May

Fishamble Theatre director Jim Culleton and actor Pat Kinevane, against a black background, on stage after performance of 'King', 2025

Sunday Miscellany: Culture Shock, by Jim Culleton

An Indian theatre tour brings a new perspective

Sunday Miscellany • 13 May

RTÉ Cult TV Classics: Wanderly Wagon is a psychedelic fever dream

As part of my ongoing mission to declutter my parents' house, I recently dropped off a dusty stack of DVDs at CeX, the cherry-red tech trade-in megastore whose name has been making us smirk since 1992.

RTÉ Cult Classics • 12 May

Watch: Oklahoma! comes to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

Theatre • 12 May

What not to miss at International Literature Festival Dublin 2026

Readers, writers and curious minds are invited to gather once more in Merrion Square this May as the International Literature Festival Dublin (ILFD) returns...

Books • 05 May

Sarah Webb's The Bookshop Sisters - a tale for younger readers

In 1956, bookworm Rosy Heron and her big sister Martha are sent to Dublin to help their aunt Toto in her busy bookshop for the summer and their quiet lives change overnight...

Books • 15 May

Author-illustrator Chris Haughton named new Laureate na nÓg

Author and illustrator Chris Haughton has been named the eighth Laureate na nÓg, Ireland's Children's Literature Laureate, at a special ceremony hosted by the Arts Council at The Ark cultural centre for children in Dublin.

Books • 11 May

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