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Roscommon Irish version of The Midnight Court found

Roscommon Irish version of The Midnight Court found

Ireland / 12 Oct

'Girl With Balloon' went under the hammer for £1m

Banksy artwork shreds itself after sold at auction

The historic Ilen back on the water in Limerick city

Historic boat sails back to Limerick after 92 years

Munster / 03 Oct

Around 400,000 people attended free vents around the country last year

Thousands take part in Culture Night events nationwide

Sinead Crowley / 21 Sep

Hannah Kiely is parting company with Galway 2020 after criticism locally

Galway 2020 chief executive steps down

Galway 2020 / 10 Sep

Liam Lambert (and Judge) in the workshop of the Lambert Puppet Theatre

Lambert Puppet Theatre to close its doors

Ireland / 05 Sep

Nine wooden panels with art and graphics detailing the stages of harm endured from child sexual abuse have been erected

Art installation challenges pope as 'distress call'

Pope Francis In Ireland / 24 Aug

The Central Bank's Derville Rowland said there is no magic wand to solve all of the issues at Irish banks

Banks still have to work on 'consumer-focused culture'

Business / 24 Jul

The festival's artistic director said this year was the most ambitious programme to date

Galway International Arts Festival celebrates 41st year

Ireland / 20 Jul

The Gate Theatre, in addition to the Abbey and Druid Theatres, have all signed up to the policy

Theatres agree policy boosting opportunities for women

Ireland / 09 Jul

'Bring Your Own Chair' highlights the realities of rural living at a time when rural public amenities are closing

'Bring Your Own Chair' features in Kilkenny arts event

Leinster / 19 Jun

Van Gogh painted 'Fishing Net Menders in the Dunes' when he was 29

Early Van Gogh landscape sells for over €7m

Europe / 05 Jun

Seán McSweeney grew up off Dorset Street in Dublin but moved to north Sligo in the 1980s

Landscape artist McSweeney dies at age of 82

Ireland / 02 Jun

The building is in the control of a private company

Galway cinema recorded 'no income' despite public funds

Ireland / 24 May

Tom Murphy's plays were performed all over the world and he had a significant association with the Druid Theatre Company

Award-winning playwright Tom Murphy dies, aged 83

The newsreels include footage of the shelling of the Four Courts by the Irish Free State Army

Footage from fight for independence available online

Ireland / 03 May

Hetty Lawlor won the Texaco Children's Art Competition with her entry 'Gráinne'

Mayo teen wins Texaco Children's Art Competition

Connacht / 18 Apr

Locals have erected three billboards outside Leitir Mealláin

Three billboards in Conamara for Martin McDonagh

Connacht / 20 Feb

A number of people made allegations of inappropriate behaviour against Michael Colgan

Colgan has 'case to answer' over Gate behaviour

Gate Theatre / 09 Feb

Bob Geldof presented the Band Aid Trust archive to the National Library of Ireland

Geldof presents Live Aid archive to National Library

Bob Geldof / 20 Dec 17

Review ordered into RTÉ's orchestral services

Taoiseach says ministers to examine RTÉ orchestras

Politics / 13 Dec 17

Seamus Heaney was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995

NLI announces details of Seamus Heaney exhibition

Ireland / 06 Dec 17

Josepha Madigan collected her seal of office at Áras an Uachtaráin

What you need to know about the new Culture Minister

News Lens / 01 Dec 17

Patrick Kavanagh died on 30 November 1967

Ceremony to mark 50th anniversary of Kavanagh's death

Culture / 30 Nov 17

RTÉ has announced an independent review of its orchestral services

RTÉ accused of working to downgrade orchestras

Ireland / 29 Nov 17

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