Culture Night: Over 1,700 events take place nationwide Live music, dance, guided tours, readings and a live television show from Lough Boora in Co Offaly all form part of this year's Culture Night. Ireland • 23 Sep
Irish author Sally Hayden wins RIA Michel Déon Prize Irish author Sally Hayden has won the 2022 Royal Irish Academy Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction for her debut book My Fourth Time, We Drowned. Ireland • 15 Sep
2,000 basic income grants for artists and creatives The Government has announced the beneficiaries of a 'once-in-a-generation initiative' aimed at supporting a wide variety of artists, which Minster for the Arts Catherine Martin … Ireland • 08 Sep
Booker nod caps exceptional year for Claire Keegan There were celebrations in the Irish literary world last evening when Claire Keegan's novel, Small Things Like These, was named on the six-book shortlist for … Books • 07 Sep
Irish author Claire Keegan shortlisted for Booker Prize Irish author Claire Keegan has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize for her novel 'Small Things Like These'. Ireland • 07 Sep
Portrait unveiled of first women called to Irish Bar A portrait of the first women called to The Bar of Ireland has been unveiled in the dining hall at King's Inns in Dublin. Culture • 27 Jul
Two Irish authors on Booker Prize longlist Two Irish women are on the longlist for this year's Booker Prize. Culture • 26 Jul
Campaign to name Dublin street after Theatre Royal A campaign is underway to name a street in Dublin after the Theatre Royal, which closed its doors 60 years ago today. Dublin • 30 Jun
Veronica 'Ronnie' Dunne memorabilia donated to RIAM The family of the late Veronica 'Ronnie' Dunne has donated her extensive collection of musical scores, recordings and other memorabilia to the Royal Irish Acadamy … Culture • 25 Aug 21
Anakana Schofield wins Irish Novel of the Year for Bina Irish author Anakana Schofield has won the 2021 Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award for her book Bina. Culture • 02 Jun 21
St. Patrick's Festival 2021 - watch SPF TV With more than 100 events to enjoy at this year's St. Patrick's Festival, from performance, literature and art to virtual tours, sustainability and politics, there's … st patricks festival • 18 Mar 21
Denise Chaila: Ireland, Zambia and the 'sacred dream' of freedom Denise Chaila on the links between her two homeplaces and the influence of Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's first president Culture • 17 Dec 20
Poet Derek Mahon dies aged 78 The death has been announced of poet Derek Mahon, who passed away in Cork on Thursday night at the age of 78, after a short … Poetry • 02 Oct 20
Dublin's Gate Theatre will not reopen until 2021 Dublin's Gate Theatre has announced that it has postponed all productions for this year and will not be reopening until 2021. Culture • 30 Jul 20
Film unites Mayo people as pandemic keeps them oceans apart Hope is always on the horizon - that's the message of a new short film about Mayo and its people during the coronavirus pandemic. Oceans … Connacht • 02 May 20
Abbey premiere performances on RTÉ Culture begin tonight From tonight for four nights live online, the Abbey Theatre will premiere a series of unique performances by Irish writers and actors of monologues written … Theatre • 28 Apr 20
Group says concerns about Abbey remain unaddressed A group of theatre professionals who first outlined their concerns about the Abbey Theatre in January 2019 have said they believe their concerns remain unaddressed … Ireland • 06 Mar 20
Maureen Kennelly appointed as Director of the Arts Council Maureen Kennelly has been appointed as the new Director of the Arts Council. Arts & Culture • 06 Mar 20
Arts Council to meet group to discuss gender equality The Arts Council is to meet three signatories of a letter, sent to it and the Department of Culture Heritage and the Gaeltacht, to discuss … Ireland • 28 Feb 20
Listen: Ireland Portrayed - Nation States In this new four-part radio series on RTÉ lyric fm, art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually … visual arts • 08 Jul 20
Painter Veronica Bolay dies in Dublin aged 78 The painter Veronica Bolay, a member of Aosdána and the Royal Hibernian Academy, died this morning in Dublin aged 78. Ireland • 03 Jan 20
The Naked Irish by Clare O'Dea - read an extract Subtitled Portrait of a Nation Beyond the Clichés, in this insightful book, cross-cultural journalist Clare O'Dea takes the most common assumptions about the Irish and … Books • 13 Dec 19
