# Arts

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# 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

# Big Tops

Animal rights groups welcome cut in funding for animal circuses

Which is €15,000 less than last year.

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Jan 16th 2015, 7:00 AM

# Cork City

"We're fighting for it": Artists transform derelict building - now they're in danger of losing it

NAMA own the location, and it is now on the market.

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Dec 16th 2014, 7:15 AM

# Tourism

It's been Ireland's City of Culture, now Limerick is bidding to be Europe's

They are not the only Irish city interested though…

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Nov 5th 2014, 5:24 PM

# Irish Film

Will we be welcoming more celebrities to Ireland next year?

More films? More film stars?

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:15 PM

Voices

Video: 'At the time, there were few plays that expressed what I was thinking'

Steve Berkoff is recognisable to many as Victor Maitland from Beverly Hills Cop, or Colonel Podovsky in Rambo – but there’s much more to this writer and actor.

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Sep 4th 2014, 5:38 PM

# smugairle roin

Gaeltacht Minister shows Irish classes are paying off with 'as gaeilge' radio performance

Minister of State Joe McHugh showed that his intensive summer language courses had paid off in an interview on Raidio na Gaeltachta.

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Aug 29th 2014, 10:56 AM

# arts funding

'Great sadness' as Waterford's Red Kettle Theatre Company closes

There will be several job losses as a result of the closure.

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Aug 15th 2014, 10:35 AM

# ahoy matey

Heather Humphreys battles pirates to bring Culture Night news to the masses

The national event will take place on Friday 19 September.

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Aug 14th 2014, 12:04 PM

# cúpla focail

New Gaeltacht minister: No, I haven't started Irish lessons yet

Heather Humphreys, the senior minister at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, has admitted her command of the language isn’t the best.

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Aug 14th 2014, 11:40 AM

# Glassblowing

NCAD's decision not to replace a furnace 'tells a bigger story about arts funding'

The college has not had capital investment in four years.

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Jun 26th 2014, 7:00 AM

Voices

Column: Never waste the lessons of a good recession – capitalise on creative vision

Communities and economies thrive on creative thought and vision – our dancers, writers, thinkers, performers, artists create so much return on the small investments made in them.

Apr 21st 2014, 8:30 AM

# rare bird

Gardaí still carrying out "extensive investigations" over killing of white-tailed eagle

A post-mortem carried out on the male eagle confirmed it had been hit with around 50 shotgun pellets.

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Apr 19th 2014, 8:15 AM

Voices

Column: Cinema's enduring fascination with mental disorders can be a force for good

Negative and inaccurate depictions of those living with mental health problems has led to misunderstanding and fear, but there is hope on the horizon.

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Apr 17th 2014, 8:00 AM

Voices

Video column: The priest – a tribute Fr Peter McVerry

As part of a series of interviews with Dubliners, journalist Eoin Lynch and photographer Deirdre Brennan paint a picture of the characters of the capital.

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Apr 13th 2014, 7:31 PM

# x rated

New Censorship Board being put together...solely to deal with Alan Shatter's 'Laura'

The board have not met since June 2008 and its future is being considered by the Government.

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Mar 18th 2014, 1:03 PM

# Demolition

3,000 people sign petition to save Moore Street's Paris Bakery

A room on the premises that has been boarded up for years is being inspected today to see if there are elements relating to the 1916 Rising present.

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Feb 17th 2014, 4:11 PM

# Frank Exchange

Exchange Dublin 'suspended' because of anti-social behaviour says Temple Bar Cultural Trust

An upsurge in anti-social behaviour, including a ‘serious assault’ led to the all-ages space being removed from their Temple Bar home, it has been said.

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Jan 29th 2014, 5:50 PM

# Holy Show

‘Thou shalt not laugh’: Bible play banned in Northern Ireland

A play that was dubbed ‘blasphemous’ has been pulled from a council-run theatre.

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Jan 24th 2014, 10:49 PM

Voices

Column: Irish art and culture is being failed by lazy, inept leadership

Our Arts minister is unable to represent his department with any real knowledge, and is therefore failing to exploit what could be a multi-billion euro industry, writes Eoin Lynch.

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Jan 22nd 2014, 1:29 PM

# limerick city of culture

These amazing rare photos of Limerick, Clare and Kerry are to go on display

A German-born professional photographer captured Limerick from 1910 until the 60s and his work is going on display.

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Jan 14th 2014, 11:45 AM

# preserve us

Technology saving major works in National Gallery

Priceless art collection preserved for future through latest conservation methods.

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Jan 11th 2014, 10:15 AM

# limerick city of culture

Former artistic director of Limerick National City of Culture backs new appointment

Karl Wallace has said that Mike Fitzpatrick’s appointment will ensure that “arts and culture are once more front and centre”.

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Jan 7th 2014, 10:29 PM

# limerick city of culture

Deenihan: 'Limerick City of Culture should move forward in a calm and measured way'

The Minister for Arts said he met with board members and local art groups.

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Jan 7th 2014, 2:58 PM

Voices

Column: Limerick City of Culture must not be allowed to fail

The City of Culture is a very important and valuable project for Limerick – and it can still be a success. But there are considerable issues and concerns to be addressed first, writes Sandra McLellan TD.

Jan 5th 2014, 7:14 PM

# First Fortnight

First Fortnight: "We can't just make people talk about mental health issues"

First Fortnight is an arts festival that wants to encourage us to think and talk about mental health. Here’s how.

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Jan 2nd 2014, 3:42 PM

# top pics

The Week in Photos: Breaking through

Pushing out, gathering speed, breaking out.

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Dec 14th 2013, 6:30 PM

# ignite

This man is turning fog horns, sirens and a cherry picker into performance art

Jez Colborne is the winner of one of the Arts & Disability Ireland’s lucrative commissions.

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Dec 7th 2013, 10:00 AM

# no princesses

A kettle, a hammer, an Ouch Pouch: the painful secrets of making a ballet shoe fit

Ballet Ireland’s Zoe Ashe Brown on ‘breaking in’ a pair of pointe slippers. We weren’t expecting that.

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Nov 24th 2013, 5:30 PM

# pics

The Week in Photos: Autumnal

Russets, reds and rubies.

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Nov 23rd 2013, 6:30 PM

# Northern Ireland

£11 million contract for Belfast's Lyric Theatre was "rigged and manipulated"

The Public Accounts Committee in the North says that the rebuilding of the theatre was “significantly flawed”, with the most expensive tender being chosen.

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Nov 13th 2013, 11:57 AM

# Week in Photos

The Week in Photos: Grey Matter

This is the week that was, in photos…

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Nov 9th 2013, 6:30 PM

Voices

Column: Funding to the Arts can’t be stretched any further

The direct impact of the arts on the Irish economy is a good one. So surely an intelligent economic strategy would support this area, rather than starve it? writes Eoin Lynch.

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Oct 14th 2013, 7:30 PM

# RIP

Enda Kenny's poetic tribute to Seamus Heaney is quite moving

He (or his speechwriter) wrote an elegiac homily to the late Nobel laureate poet that evokes Heaney’s Mid-Term Break.

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Sep 24th 2013, 6:24 PM

# Boards

Merger of National Library and National Museum boards will save €630,000

A statutory nine-person body is to replace the boards of the National Library and National Museum and Jimmy Deenihan says that it will be more efficient and streamlined.

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Sep 14th 2013, 8:15 AM