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# Shakespeare

Last week
3rd December 2023 - 9th December 2023
National Gallery acquires rare piece of art by Harry Clarke for national collection
Stained-glass artist Harry Clarke is one of Ireland’s best known artists.
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This year
2023
Quiz: How much do you know about Macbeth?
It’s due to be examined on the Leaving Cert English Paper Two this week.
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Jun 5th 2023, 10:00 PM
All time
10 random words and phrases you use all the time that were invented by Shakespeare
You’d be surprised.
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May 27th 2018, 9:30 PM
How Well Do You Remember Secondary School Level Shakespeare?
There’s no excuse for English teachers to get less than 100%.
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May 3rd 2018, 9:00 PM
Column: 'Shakespeare’s solo authorship of certain plays remains in question'
Who are we really reading when we read a Shakespearean work, writes Rory Loughnane.
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May 1st 2017, 3:30 PM
13 reasons why Romeo + Juliet meant so much to Irish teens
It’s 20 years old this year, if you can believe it.
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Nov 8th 2016, 9:30 PM
Priceless 400-year-old Shakespeare first edition discovered on Scottish island
The authentication of the First Folio makes it one of the most valuable books in the world.
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Apr 7th 2016, 1:10 PM
Watch: Actors with Down syndrome challenge stereotypes with Shakespeare performance
The group spoke to Channel 4 during rehearsals at London’s Globe Theatre.
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Mar 24th 2016, 12:51 PM
QUIZ: How well do you remember King Lear?
The Leaving Cert starts this week – do you remember much from your studies?
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May 31st 2015, 7:00 PM
This video of WWE moves into a swimming pool will make your Friday
“Will somebody stop the damn match?!”
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Mar 6th 2015, 10:34 AM
Serious kid reciting Shakespeare meets disaster mid-performance
In the form of a plastic chair.
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Sep 15th 2014, 6:45 PM
Gold pants and gender bending... it's Shakespeare, but not as you know it
A look behind the scenes at the Abbey Theatre’s new production of Twelfth Night.
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May 5th 2014, 5:30 PM
13 phrases invented by Shakespeare that we use every day
It is his birthday, after all.
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Apr 23rd 2014, 6:55 AM
Man gets brilliant revenge on Gumtree fraudster by texting him entire works of Shakespeare
Inspired.
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Mar 19th 2014, 11:42 AM
‘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
Jesus Christ named the number one "historical meme"
Justin Bieber is all the way down at number 8,633. Thank GOD.
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Dec 11th 2013, 10:57 AM
These 90s teen movies were actually based on Shakespeare
Like, totally wherefore art thou Romeo, you know?
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Sep 29th 2013, 9:30 AM
Can you identify these Irish literary quotations?
Go on, give it a go…
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Oct 13th 2012, 9:15 AM
One third of British children have never heard of Shakespeare - survey
The survey also found that 5 per cent of people aged 18 to 34 believe that the playwright’s most famous work is Cinderella…
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Oct 1st 2012, 10:21 AM
Here are 21 things you (probably) didn't know about Croatia
Find out what links the country with Ireland’s most famous author, among other things.
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Jun 10th 2012, 11:22 AM
Oxford scholars uncover Shakespeare's 'co-author'
Oxford University academics say the Bard had a little help on All’s Well that Ends Well – one of his best known plays.
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Apr 25th 2012, 4:20 PM
It's Friday so here's a slideshow of donkeys from around the world
Some nice asses here…
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Nov 4th 2011, 3:04 PM
Modern language being 'eroded' by Twitter, says actor
Ralph Fiennes believes truncated sentences, sound-bites and Twitter are eroding modern language.
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Oct 28th 2011, 3:44 PM
Galway Arts Festival: What to see/hear/watch
Heading west for the arts fest? Here’s a video preview of some of the best catches this week…
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Jul 12th 2011, 2:34 PM
Have historians found the real-life inspiration for Shakespeare's Ophelia?
The death of a young child in Shakespeare’s home town of Stratford-upon-Avon may have inspired the noted playwright when composing one of his most famous and enduring plays, Hamlet.
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Jun 8th 2011, 12:03 PM