18+ hour, 59+ min ago   (535+ words) “You aren’t given power. You take it.” The Red Book of Farewells (Penguin International Writers, £14.99), in a sparkling translation by Mia Spangenburg, is the final volume in Pirkko Saisio’s hugely acclaimed Helsinki trilogy. It continues, as with previous works Lowest…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (408+ words) Harry Styles has announced that he is bringing the final leg of his Together Together tour to Dublin next year, hinting that he will be taking a step away from the limelight afterwards. The singer is set to play Croke…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (253+ words) What could possibly capture the nuance and complexity of modern motherhood? Why, a metatheatrical reality TV show in which women carry the cloned foetuses of historical figures, of course. In Daddy Issues, a zany and incisive new play by Brigid…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (790+ words) The Irish Times Event guide: Culture Night, Matilda the Musical and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead September 12th-18th, 2026: The best music, art, theatre and more coming your way this week Friday, September 18th, nationwide, adm…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (283+ words) Such caricatures are amped up with glee on RTÉ with Love/Hate and Kin. Liverpool has received the equivalent treatment with The Responder and The Cage – dramas Channel 4 producer Jimmy Mulville has described as all having “a big bag of…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (422+ words) When choosing a house to buy, three-time Irish Olympian Natalya Coyle took her career as a pentathlon athlete into consideration. “I was going for the Tokyo Olympic Games around the time,” recalls Coyle. “A pentathlon involves running, swimming, shooting, horse…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (571+ words) Thirty years and one lengthy hiatus later, the duo have returned with Half-Told Tales, their finest album since the 1990s. Seeing them square up to middle age like boxers readying for a final bout, it reconnects with the wistful ferocity of…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (207+ words) Founded in 2012 as a classical chamber music collective, Musici Ireland has since expanded into hybrid theatre, including 2023’s A Mother’s Voice, which tackled Ireland’s mother and baby homes. An equal combination of theatre and musical performance, Chronically Hopeful’s ensemble comprises…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (819+ words) Having spent an extremely enjoyable evening at the new Conor McPherson play, The Brightening Air, in the Gate Theatre on Friday, I made my way the following morning to Avondale in Co Wicklow for a visit to the ancestral home…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1588+ words) They have been friends for around 25 years. They’re all from Bray, but also “priced out of Bray”, and all have very young children. “We’re in the trenches,” says Catherine Egan, an accountant. They have agreed to talk to me about…...