# Arts

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Last day to apply to feature in new Irish music showcase

Hard Working Class Heroes is Ireland’s annual showcase and conference to get young Irish talent on the road to music success.

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Jul 26th 2013, 3:29 PM

# c-art-ography

13 works of art made from Google Maps images

Artist Jenny Odell has brought together satellite images of common topographical features to create unusual works.

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Jul 21st 2013, 11:30 AM

# History

Free history lectures to shed light on Ireland's past

The initiative was launched by Minister Jimmy Deenihan last night.

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Jul 9th 2013, 6:45 AM

# Arts

'We need to get away from Celtic Tiger thinking' – Arts Council

The arts has “untapped potential”, supports almost 21,000 jobs in Ireland and has the potential to create more, the Arts Council has said.

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Jun 27th 2013, 8:45 PM

# Arts

400 events promoting Irish arts organised across Europe for Ireland’s EU Presidency

Hundreds of events are taking place across all Member States of the European Union to help promote Irish culture during the country’s EU Presidency.

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Mar 15th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Third Level

Science, business and agriculture courses increase in CAO popularity

However teaching, medicine and arts have all dropped.

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Mar 9th 2013, 4:20 PM

# In the frame

24 breathtaking photos taken by Irish camera club members

Irish Photographic Federation competition shows off some of the best photos taken by Irish enthusiasts this past year.

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Mar 8th 2013, 9:34 PM

# Sky Arts

Sky Arts Ignition to invest €230,000 in an Irish arts organisation

Sky Arts has announced it will invest €230,000 in an Irish arts organisation in the next Sky Arts Ignition application round.

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Feb 13th 2013, 10:03 PM

# Careers

€150k fund to support artists with disabilities or mental health problems

The fund, which is being run by the Rehab Group, will help people to pursue careers in the arts over the next five years.

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Jan 6th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Film

Irish Film Institute highlights Roman Polanski films

Controversial director under the spotlight in January schedule of films as two of his major movies are re-released.

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Jan 4th 2013, 7:30 PM

# social history

In pics: Ellis Island and its 'huddled masses'

Archive photographs show “the tired, the poor” – and the occasional imposter Russian prince – who made up the millions passing through US immigration terminal from 1892.

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Jan 1st 2013, 11:00 AM

19 absolutely stunning Sony World Photography contenders

There is just one week left for entries in prestigious global contest – and the competition is fierce.

26.0k

Dec 27th 2012, 9:00 PM

# Call me al

Every Hitchcock film ever to play in Irish Film Institute

Well, every one of his 52 surviving films. Which is rather a lot.

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Dec 4th 2012, 8:30 PM

# Arts

New arts programme for people with intellectual disabilities to be launched

Organisers will offer classes in drama, dance and art for those with intellectual disabilities – saying that such activities help people to develop ‘better and faster’.

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Nov 29th 2012, 7:15 AM

# Week in Photos

The week in photos: Stellar

This is the week that was, in photos…

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Nov 17th 2012, 6:30 PM

# experience

How art and social media helps us understand what it's like to be ill

International symposium in Cork to hear how experience of illness expressed through music, dialogue, fiction, film and other arts – as well as through social media.

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Nov 11th 2012, 11:00 AM

# Masterpieces

Host of famous Irish artists' work to go under hammer

Paintings from Paul Henry, Jack B Yeats, Harry Clarke and Louis le Brocquy to be sold in London this month.

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Nov 3rd 2012, 8:45 AM

# Amy

Amy Winehouse play to open in Denmark

Danish Royal Theatre in Copenhagen to focus on life of late singer

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Oct 25th 2012, 9:56 AM

# art power

Ai Weiwei, Pussy Riot make art world power list

Art Review magazine’s annual Power 100 list includes the Chinese and Russian dissidents in its top 100 influential figures in the art world.

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Oct 18th 2012, 11:43 AM

# fisin

€5k up for grabs for Irish language short film

Dingle Film Festival is launching its third scheme to support a fresh new short idea… as Gaeilge.

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Oct 14th 2012, 7:45 AM

# sound and vision

Charlie Haughey drama trilogy gets major chunk of €4.5m BAI funding

Trilogy charting Ireland through Charlie Haughey for RTÉ gets €1m funding and TG4 crime drama Corp + Anam lands €775k of the pot.

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Oct 11th 2012, 7:15 AM

# Culture

Internationally renowned Wexford Festival Opera attracts 'heartening endorsement'

The 61st Wexford Festival Opera is close to selling out with more than a fortnight to go before opening.

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Oct 9th 2012, 1:30 PM

# TV

Irish TV series gets third season on BBC...

…and animation company behind it hopes to create 60 new jobs.

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Oct 8th 2012, 4:58 PM

# Arts

Arts provide significant direct and indirect employment to economy - report

The arts sector is a ‘major’ employer in Ireland – with Arts Council supported jobs generating an annual turnover of €184 million, according to a new report.

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Oct 8th 2012, 2:30 PM

# one-stop shop

VIDEO: RTÉ's one-take promo for Big Week is impressive...

…but we also like a similar idea performed by a school in Lisburn earlier this year.

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Oct 8th 2012, 11:12 AM

# In pics

iPhoneography: An experiment in pictures

Fan of Instagram? Wait until you see what this photographer has done with his smartphone and some of the latest picture apps out there…

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Oct 7th 2012, 6:30 PM

# Irish music

In pics: 10 years of Hard Working Class Heroes

Music festival celebrates a decade of promoting and helps new Irish talent.

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Oct 5th 2012, 12:00 PM

# bye bye now

Vanishing phoneboxes doc represents Ireland in China fest

Bye Bye Now, which shows how phoneboxes acted as a hub for love and life, picked to represent the nation in EU Film Festival across four Chinese cities.

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Oct 5th 2012, 9:40 AM

# Masterpieces

The FBI’s 10 most sought-after pieces of stolen art

A Renoir, a Picasso and a very pricey violin count among the lost masterpieces.

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Sep 30th 2012, 7:45 AM

# Abbey Theatre

Abbey Theatre can rebuild on current site after buying adjoining land

The theatre – which had been considered for moves elsewhere in recent years – will now stay at its current location.

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Sep 26th 2012, 12:21 PM

# absolut fringe

Winners of Absolut Fringe Awards revealed

Dogs, Farm and Death of the Tradesmen were the big winners last night.

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Sep 24th 2012, 6:15 AM

# absolut fringe

Nutshell Review: Funk

Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2012.

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Sep 23rd 2012, 8:00 PM

# absolut fringe

WIN: Tickets to an ABSOLUT Fringe show tomorrow

Win a pair of tickets to a hot Fringe show – and then tell us what you think of it for our readers’ review series.

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Sep 22nd 2012, 10:00 AM

# absolut fringe

Nutshell review: DISCOnnected

Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2012.

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Sep 21st 2012, 8:10 PM

# absolut fringe

Nutshell review: Codes

Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2012.

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Sep 21st 2012, 7:45 PM

# Culture Night

It's Culture Night around Ireland - so what's on?

A record 34 towns, cities and counties will tonight offer cultural discovery for all ages. Check out what museums, galleries, studios and events you can explore free of charge.

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Sep 21st 2012, 11:34 AM