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Brian Kennedy to play Oscar Wilde in Phil Lynott play

Belfast singer Brian Kennedy says he is "beyond thrilled" to be joining rock-theatre show Moonlight: The Philip Lynott Enigma to play the role of Irish wit and playwright Oscar Wilde.

Music • 16 May

Echo Harte. Photo credit: Suvankar Roy. Instagram: @royphotosutra

Behind the music - Echo Harte

Galway singer Echo Harte aka Jamie Harte has released his new single, Illumination. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 08 Jul 24

A fairytale farewell to Shane on his final journey home

As Shane MacGowan once said, "God is Irish." It was hard to disagree with him yesterday as the great and the good gathered to bid a Pogue and a rogue a final fond farewell.

Music • 11 Dec 23

Succession's Sarah Snook for West End Oscar Wilde roles

Succession star Sarah Snook will bring a one-woman production of Oscar Wilde's The Picture Of Dorian Gray to the West End next year.

Oscar Wilde • 22 Jun 23

John Cooper Clarke: poetic champion composed

When the punk poet met future President Higgins in 1979

Original people's poet John Cooper Clarke has recalled his first-ever show in Ireland back in 1979 when he met an aspiring young Limerick-born poet who would go on to be the President of Ireland.

Music • 24 Feb 22

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Thursday

Loads of new and returning shows tonight, including Edward Carson and the fall of Oscar Wilde, First Dates, QI, Mercury Prize 2021 Live and an Imagine special on Tom Stoppard . . .

Television • 09 Sep 21

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Thursday

Anna Geary looks into the reasons Why Girls Quit Sport, there's an Oscar Wilde night on the Beeb, while Subterranean Sessions - Songs from Beneath the Surface of the Earth features the likes of LIsa Hannigan and Gavin James . . .

Television • 15 Jul 21

What's on? 10 top telly tips for Wednesday

Today's top TV tips include Naomi Watts starring in Penguin Bloom, Oscar Wilde's affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, Maureen Lipman as Rose, and some more seafaring food-seeking from Neven Maguire . . .

Television • 27 Jan 21

Sophie Thompson and Mae Martin in Channel 4's Feel Good

What's on? TV highlights for Wednesday

There's a great cast in new Channel 4 dramedy Feel Good, Sarah Lancashire-starring drama Kiri comes to an end, and there are documentaries about Boris Johnson's advisor Dominic Cummings and Hollywood legend Steve McQueen . . .

Television • 18 Mar 20

Mark Hamill will be honoured at Oscar Wilde Awards 2018

Mark Hamill to be honoured at Oscar Wilde Awards

Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, who is set to be honoured at next year's Oscar Wilde Awards, has revealed that "Ireland has always had a very special place" in his heart.

Mark Hamill • 26 Oct 17

The luck of the Irish - Caitriona Balfe, Ruth Negga, Glen Hansard and Irish singing duo Glenn & Ronan attend Oscar Wilde party

Wilde night for Irish stars at pre-Oscars bash

Ruth Negga, Caitriona Balfe, Glen Hansard and Irish singing duo Glenn & Ronan were among the guests on the green carpet at the US-Ireland Alliance's Oscar Wilde Awards in California on Thursday night.

Entertainment • 24 Feb 17

Oscar Wilde died a broken man following his conviction in 1895

New British law could see pardon for Oscar Wilde

Irish playwright, author and wit Oscar Wilde could be in line to receive a posthumous pardon for his conviction of "gross indecency" in 1895.

Entertainment • 20 Oct 16

Emer O'Sullivan's compelling story of an iconic Irish dynasty.

Emer O’Sullivan - The Fall of the House of Wilde

Oscar Wilde's brilliant gifts were nurtured in the confines of a talented Anglo-Irish family, his mother Speranza being active in the nationalist struggle, through her writings and poems, while Sir William was critical of social injustice.

Book Reviews • 24 Feb 17

Oscar Wilde: Tóibín follows in his footsteps at Reading

Tóibín to read De Profundis at Reading Jail

In October, author Colm Tóibín will read Oscar Wilde's De Profundis in its entirely at Reading Jail, where the playwright and writer Oscar Wilde once served a notorious two-year prison sentence.

Entertainment • 27 Aug 16

The Picture of Dorian Gray in a Victorian setting, with two-course meal

Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray makes a meal of it

Wonderland's production of The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde’s novel adapted for theatre - can be seen at Dublin's Cafe en Seine from April 27 to May 6.

Entertainment • 22 Apr 15

Fermanagh goes Wilde this May

A new arts festival celebrating the life and times of Irish playwright, essayist and wit Oscar Wilde will take place in Enniskillen and Fermanagh on the May Day Bank holiday weekend from May 1 to 4.

Entertainment • 15 Apr 15

Stephen Byrne with JJ Abrams at The Oscar Wilde party

TEN at the Oscars!

Stephen Byrne's in Hollywood for TEN checking out all the pre-Oscars action! Click through to find out what happened at The Oscar Wilde party hosted by Star Trek director JJ Abrams.

Entertainment • 23 Feb 15

'Wilde' marriage proposal couple for Today show

Friday's edition of Today on RTÉ One will set the tone for St Valentine's Day with a couple who became engaged in a very 'Wilde' and romantic way.

Entertainment • 13 Feb 15

Oscar Wilde

Brian Kennedy to play Oscar Wilde in Phil Lynott play

Behind the music - Echo Harte

A fairytale farewell to Shane on his final journey home

Succession's Sarah Snook for West End Oscar Wilde roles

When the punk poet met future President Higgins in 1979

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Thursday

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Thursday

What's on? 10 top telly tips for Wednesday

What's on? TV highlights for Wednesday

Mark Hamill to be honoured at Oscar Wilde Awards

Wilde night for Irish stars at pre-Oscars bash

New British law could see pardon for Oscar Wilde

Emer O’Sullivan - The Fall of the House of Wilde

Tóibín to read De Profundis at Reading Jail

Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray makes a meal of it

Fermanagh goes Wilde this May

TEN at the Oscars!

'Wilde' marriage proposal couple for Today show

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