# Arts

Last year

2022

# Literature

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

The winner was announced in a ceremony that was broadcast this evening.

8.7k

Oct 17th 2022, 10:06 PM

# Arts

More than 300 free events to take place across Dublin on Culture Night

The “celebration of creativity and culture” is returning this year on 23 September.

18.1k

Aug 22nd 2022, 3:01 PM

# cultural life

A lottery will see 2,000 artists receive €325-a-week in pilot income scheme

All eligible applications will be entered into a random selection process.

27.3k

Apr 5th 2022, 12:41 PM

All time

# culture night 2021

Culture Night promises a 'national moment' as events take place across the country

Here are some of the highlights from tonight’s national event.

11.6k

Sep 17th 2021, 7:00 AM

# It's back

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival returning this year after being cancelled due to Covid-19 in 2020

The festival is set to take place over the bank holiday weekend from 22 to 25 October.

14.3k

Sep 8th 2021, 5:23 PM

# live events

'We need a plan': Live events are happening in Ireland - but it's not all plain sailing

We speak to promoters and venues putting on gigs in the new era of live performance.

13.0k

Aug 14th 2021, 8:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: Basic income for Ireland's artists? It's about time

Arts programmer Naoise Nunn looks at why it’s important the arts are funded – and valued.

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Jun 11th 2021, 2:29 PM

# Live Music

Minister defends live performance ban for pubs and restaurants but musicians criticise 'sledgehammer approach'

Live music will not be permitted at food and beverage facilities under new guidance.

The chair of the Musicians' Union of Ireland has described the latest guidance as "outrageous", write Orla Dwyer and Christina Finn.

Government sources have indicated that the Fáilte Ireland guidelines could be modified during the summer.

Minister Catherine Martin said every restriction is guided by public health advice.

33.6k

May 27th 2021, 12:05 AM

Voices

Minister Martin: We can protect our artists by covering their basic living costs

The creative sector was badly hit by the pandemic and has most to benefit from a Universal Basic Income pilot, write the Arts Minister.

39.3k

Mar 20th 2021, 8:00 PM

# Arts

Arts sector: €50m support for live events announced in Budget 2021

Michael McGrath said Covid has had a “devastating impact” on arts, cultural and sporting activities.

13.1k

Oct 13th 2020, 3:51 PM

Voices

Opinion: Self-publishing your own book is an achievable dream

Self-published author Seán Brennan has some simple advice for anyone who feels it’s time to write that book they’ve been thinking about.

25.6k

Sep 27th 2020, 8:00 PM

# live events

'Creative lifeblood of Ireland': Events industry pens open letter on impact of Covid-19 on the sector

The open letter is part of the national awareness week for the live entertainment and event industry in Ireland.

13.7k

Sep 18th 2020, 8:52 AM

# Job Losses

New Pandemic Unemployment Payment bands kick in today, here's what you need to know

The PUP will move from two rates of payment to three rates, and the top rate is being reduced.

46.6k

Sep 17th 2020, 6:00 AM

# Arts

Martin announces establishment of arts and culture recovery taskforce

It will report to Minister Martin by 31 October to provide the government with an action plan for the sector.

12.3k

Sep 10th 2020, 10:07 PM

# Arts

€6 million worth of support packages for live performance and music industry announced

Minister Catherine Martin announced the measures this evening.

21.2k

Sep 9th 2020, 7:54 PM

# Arts

'We'd hoped that by September things would improve': Arts festivals grapple with the impact of the coronavirus

The organisers of three festivals spoke to us about how they’ve been coping – and what it means for the future.

19.8k

Sep 6th 2020, 9:30 AM

# ban on booze

Ban on alcohol at gigs under consideration in a bid to allow music events resume

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and Minister for Arts Catherine Martin are meeting artists today.

18.8k

Aug 31st 2020, 2:15 PM

# mixed messaging

Campaign group to seek NPHET's 'specific concerns' about live events in meeting with Health Minister

Confusion arose earlier this month following conflicting messages on numbers permitted at cultural events.

35.3k

Aug 30th 2020, 8:15 AM

# confusing

Latest: Music venues can 'place query with Department' on whether 50 people are allowed at events

Yet another statement on the matter has been issued by the Department of Culture this evening.

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Updated

Aug 20th 2020, 6:50 PM

# arts venues

Limited to 6 people: Government statement says strict rules now apply to indoor cultural events

The outdoor limit is 15 people.

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Aug 19th 2020, 11:24 PM

# bleak outlook

Despite some Phase Three optimism, TDs to be told many SMEs are 'dying' due to pandemic

A worrying picture will be painted when representatives from a number of sectors address TDs today.

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Jun 30th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Catherine Martin

‘Whatever you’re having yourself’: TD questions new ‘jumble drawer’ ministry

Some critics have concerns about whether each area will get enough attention from Catherine Martin.

70.1k

Jun 27th 2020, 10:53 PM

# criunniú na nóg

Kids bored at home? This children's art festival shares classes and events online

“We just want to really encourage people to make, and to create,” Margarita Cappock of Dublin City Council said.

9.3k

Jun 12th 2020, 6:10 AM

# creative kids

'It was incredible to witness': RTÉ documentary shows the power of the arts for young children

It follows the launch of the creative programme in Irish schools last year.

18.1k

May 2nd 2020, 8:00 PM

# Coronavirus

'There isn't a bleak enough word to say how bleak it is now': Artists grapple with impact of coronavirus crisis

People working in the arts say the current situation has placed huge financial pressure on them.

19.2k

Apr 16th 2020, 8:00 AM

# Funding

Government criticised over schemes aimed at helping artists impacted by coronavirus

Minister Josepha Madigan made the announcement about a number of new initiatives today.

31.8k

Apr 3rd 2020, 6:08 PM

# Civic Theatre

'Overwhelming number' of applications to fund for Irish creators in need due to coronavirus

The fund was set up by the Civic Theatre in Tallaght, Dublin.

37.5k

Mar 21st 2020, 8:30 AM

Voices

Opinion: 'It's only as an adult in a post-Brexit world that the extent of what people lived through in the Troubles hits home'

Two women and dancers, Nicola Curry and Liz Roche, explore their own stories of growing up on both sides of the border.

22.1k

Feb 1st 2020, 6:00 PM

# frayed

'What was Zeus playing at?': A tour with a difference is hoping to get more people into art

It’s part of a new arts festival taking place in Dublin next week.

8.8k

Sep 7th 2019, 10:30 AM

# Events

Event guide: Here's what is happening around the country this weekend

A goat fair and a Cavan food festival are just some of the events taking place.

12.9k

Aug 10th 2019, 9:00 AM

# gaze festival

'From the outside it looks like everything's great, but there's still a lot to do': The film festival that celebrates Ireland's LGBT community

The festival’s curator talks us through its highlights.

22.6k

Aug 3rd 2019, 6:30 AM

# Arts

Plans for €110m Parnell Square cultural quarter facing major setback over lack of funding

The cost of the library was originally estimated to cost €60m but has since increased to €80m according to the latest reports.

16.2k

Jul 26th 2019, 9:27 AM

# electrolyte

A journey through music, youth culture and loss is coming to Ballymun

A new work opens tonight in the Axis theatre.

6.6k

May 21st 2019, 7:30 PM

# city culture

Government considering staggered closing times and 'night mayors' to enhance Irish nightlife

The minister has suggested a night mayor for cities such as Dublin could be beneficial.

36.5k

May 8th 2019, 7:23 PM

# The Luckiest Guy Alive

John Cooper Clarke: 'I heard on the news that Bono's leather pants were robbed, so I put it to rhyme'

The godfather of British performance poetry will embark on an Irish tour in March and April.

22.4k

Mar 3rd 2019, 8:00 PM

# UK

Government pledges £1m to redevelop London Irish Centre to help 'serve diverse needs' of community

The centre first opened in 1955 to meet the needs of new Irish emigrants to the English capital.

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Jan 30th 2019, 9:11 PM

# Complaint

Artists who wrote letter criticising Abbey Theatre direction 'won't be blacklisted'

That was among the sentiments expressed at an Oireachtas committee meeting today during which the current issues with the Abbey Theatre were discussed.

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Jan 30th 2019, 5:49 PM

# singing for survival

Hunger Games meets X Factor: Play highlights how people who are 'different' are treated in a post-Trump world

The piece is devised and performed by an ensemble of actors with intellectual disabilities, reflecting satirically on the rise of right-wing authoritarianism.

10.0k

Dec 27th 2018, 6:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: Should disabled characters be played by disabled actors?

‘I’m really not a fan of hiring someone because they have or have not got a disability and I, for one, would not like to be hired for a job on that basis,’ writes filmmaker Paddy Slattery.

21.7k

Dec 13th 2018, 7:00 AM

# Improv

'What is this magic, how are they making this up as they go along?'

Improvisers from all over the world are performing in Dublin this week.

18.6k

Dec 1st 2018, 6:30 PM