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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … Television • 27 Jan 21
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 … Television • 18 Mar 20
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 … Mark Hamill • 26 Oct 17
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 … Entertainment • 24 Feb 17
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 - 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 … Book Reviews • 24 Feb 17
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 … Entertainment • 27 Aug 16
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 … 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 … Entertainment • 15 Apr 15
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 … 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' … Entertainment • 13 Feb 15
