# Arts

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# imram

An Irish-language festival is coming to Dublin next week ... here's what's in store

IMRAM, the Irish language literature festival, is taking place in multiple venues around Dublin from Monday.

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Oct 13th 2018, 5:30 PM

# waking the feminists

Gender-blind casting and unconscious bias training on the way for some major Irish theatre companies

The move comes after 18 months of work following the Waking the Feminists movement.

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Jul 9th 2018, 9:14 AM

# delinquent season

'It can happen because you're in the wrong place at the wrong time': A movie about 'good people' having an affair

Writer and director Mark O’Rowe’s latest film is the next chapter in a diverse and lauded career.

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Apr 29th 2018, 10:34 AM

# all about dis

'People with disabilities are represented as one-dimensional, that they're happy all the time'

A new podcast is giving people with disabilities a platform to share their stories.

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Apr 22nd 2018, 6:30 PM

# pálás

Long-delayed state-of-the-art €8 million cinema in Galway to finally open its doors this week

The cinema will feature three screens, a bar and café.

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Feb 20th 2018, 9:11 AM

# going out

'So many venues' wheelchair bathrooms won’t have sanitary bins, soap, or mirrors - they barely have a working lock'

Going to gigs or performances when you have a disability shouldn’t be a stressful experience. We find out more at the launch of Arts and Disability Ireland’s latest strategy.

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Dec 2nd 2017, 8:15 AM

# electric feel

Wellies? Check. Tickets? Check. But should I bring shorts? All you need to know about Electric Picnic

How to get there, some of our recommendations, and what kind of weather you should prepare for…

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Sep 1st 2017, 6:05 AM

# cruinniú na cásca

Cruinniú na Cásca: Hundreds of thousands attend Ireland's newest cultural festival

Cruinniú na Cásca attracted some 550,000 people to events around the country.

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Apr 17th 2017, 6:19 PM

# enjoy yourself

Easter holidays have begun and here's what's happening around the country

A quick round-up of the events taking place across Ireland over the next week.

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Apr 8th 2017, 10:30 AM

# CREATIVE IRELAND

iTunes visionary praises Irish pledge to give all children access to arts and coding

Project to roll out free tuition in arts, drama, music and coding is attracting international attention.

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Mar 3rd 2017, 6:38 PM

# capital investment

These are the 56 arts and culture centres that will benefit from €9 million in funding

Over 85% of the funding is going to projects outside Dublin.

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Feb 13th 2017, 10:25 PM

# repairs

Russborough House is getting thousands in public funding for the first time in years

In recent years the popular tourist attraction, constructed in the mid 1700s and located close to the Blessington Lakes, has faced funding difficulties.

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Dec 29th 2016, 2:47 PM

# RIP

Writer and 'rare public intellectual' Anthony Cronin has died

He was 88 years old and is survived by his wife and daughter.

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Dec 28th 2016, 12:43 PM

# 1916 leader

Government delays the sale of Pearse's last surrender letter

The letter was added to the Register of Cultural Objects last Friday evening, which will delay the sale for a year.

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Dec 19th 2016, 9:38 PM

# RIP

'Another great loss to Irish letters' - John Montague dies aged 87

He passed away at his home in Nice and it is expected he will be laid to rest in Tyrone.

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Dec 10th 2016, 12:45 PM

# Spoilsports

Government to block bill calling for new public holiday, despite one of its own calling for the same thing

The Public Holidays Bill 2016 is being brought before the Dáil today by Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh.

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Nov 3rd 2016, 6:01 AM

# running wilde

Paris has finally opened its first-ever Oscar Wilde exhibition

The writer died in the French capital.

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Oct 1st 2016, 9:30 AM

# Commemorations

Calls for a fixed date in the year to remember Ireland's Great Famine

The current commemorations do not have a specific date.

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Jul 8th 2016, 6:15 AM

# back off

Dublin City Council set to ban backing tracks for buskers - but amplifiers are ok

Backing tracks are seen as a means of assisting (or even replacing) a performance.

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Jun 21st 2016, 3:44 PM

# Heritage

Poll: Should the government increase arts spending by 445%?

People are calling for a minimum spend.

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May 18th 2016, 10:03 AM

# homeplace

Heaney's attic study to be recreated in former RUC station in Derry

It’s for a new arts centre which will open in his name in Bellaghy.

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May 17th 2016, 9:11 PM

# Centenary

RTÉ had another 'Riverdance moment' last night

Centenary, which gathered together some of Ireland’s most talented musicians and performers, gave everyone goosebumps.

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Mar 29th 2016, 9:32 AM

# arts degree

18 things all Irish arts students know to be true

GIDDENS, GIDDENS.

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Mar 5th 2016, 3:00 PM

# First Fortnight

This Irish arts festival has helped get mental health on the national agenda

One of its founders tells us how they did it.

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Dec 30th 2015, 6:05 AM

# weekend guide

No plans for the bank holiday? Here's what's on over the long weekend

A quick round-up of the weekend’s best events.

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Oct 23rd 2015, 6:19 PM

# weekend guide

Stuck for weekend plans? Here are some of the best things to do around Ireland

A quick round-up of weekend events taking place across the country.

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Aug 13th 2015, 9:00 PM

# weekend guide

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are the best events from around the country

A quick round-up of the weekend’s best days out.

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Aug 6th 2015, 8:15 PM

# weekend guide

No plans for the bank holiday? Here are the best events lined up this weekend

A quick round-up of the long weekend’s best days out.

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Jul 30th 2015, 9:00 PM

# homebeat

Goodbye to the Dublin that 'was about bars with neon lights and s**t music'

A festival called Another Love Story takes place in a stately manor in Co Meath – and its founder talked to us about what makes it different.

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Jul 26th 2015, 7:30 PM

# weekend guide

Looking for a weekend plan? Here's what you don't want to miss

A round-up of the best events happening around the country this weekend.

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Jul 24th 2015, 6:30 PM

# weekend guide

Stuck for things to do this weekend? Here's what's going on around the country

A quick round-up of weekend events taking place across Ireland.

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Jul 16th 2015, 10:00 PM

# breast is best

A giant balloon is dangling 10 enormous boobs over Galway

Magical mammaries.

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Jul 15th 2015, 9:14 PM

# weekend guide

Looking for a good day out? Here's what's happening around Ireland this weekend

A quick round-up of weekend events taking place across Ireland.

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Jul 10th 2015, 9:00 PM

# On the up

This Irish festival is quickly shedding its 'best-kept secret' status

It’s been going for 15 years.

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Jul 9th 2015, 10:25 AM

# weekend guide

Looking for a weekend plan? Here's what's happening around the country

These are just some of the big events on this weekend.

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Jul 3rd 2015, 5:25 PM

# county-by-county guide

No plans for the weekend yet? Here are some of the best things to do around Ireland

These are just some of the big events happening around the country.

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Jun 26th 2015, 8:00 PM

# Staying Put

Christie's formally withdraws Russborough paintings from auction

… but there’s an October deadline to come up with other philanthropic alternatives to keep the paintings is Ireland.

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Jun 26th 2015, 2:57 PM

# weekend guide

Stuck for a weekend plan? Here are some of the best things to do around Ireland

A quick round-up of events happening around the country.

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Jun 18th 2015, 9:00 PM

Voices

My favourite female characters are warm, wilful and – above all – flawed

The push for strong female characters literature is great, but let’s remember that ‘strong’ doesn’t mean ‘perfect’.

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Mar 5th 2015, 12:57 PM

# to put it bluntly

James Blunt pens scathing response to MP who called him 'posh'

Blunt called the MP a “classist gimp”.

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Jan 19th 2015, 1:44 PM