Arts Irish author Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize 2023 with Prophet SongHe is the fifth Irish author to win the award, worth £50,000, according to the Booker Prize, following Dame Iris Murdoch, John Banville, Roddy Doyle and Anne Enright
The Big Interview Louise O’Reilly, boss of Business to Arts: ‘My career probably looks insane to the corporate side of the house’The chief executive of the charity says linking up the two sectors sparks an exciting chemistry and a multitude of benefits for both
Theatre Sara Keating: Irish theatre makers pack up in preparation for Edinburgh FringeThe Scottish showcase connects artists with a wider community of theatre producers and audiences from further afield
Culture Sara Keating: Galway International Arts Festival offers a cornucopia of sensory experiencesThis year’s event offers a wonderful mix of artistic experiences and installations
Arts Offaly arts centre opened by president nearly €1m over-budget Michael D Higgins heralded the centre as a ‘major landmark’ in the advancement of the arts in the midlands
Film Big Read: Cinema industry reeling from double whammy of pandemic and rise of streamingAs streaming services dominate the movie market, numbers going to the big screen are declining worldwide – although Ireland appears to be bucking the trend
Column Sara Keating: Arresting theatre puts the human condition under the spotlight in Shawshank RedemptionWith characters isolated and behind bars, the use of the prison setting on stage offers a microcosm of power structures and poses ethical questions to the audience
US Politics Marion McKeone: Studios’ showdown with writers leaves Hollywood a ghost townIt’s a tense wait to see who will blink first in the week-old strike of 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America against a brutal squeeze on pay and conditions by studios and streaming giants
Column Sara Keating: Writer Max Porter exemplifies art’s empathetic connection with young men in crisisThe emotional impact of the novelist’s stories is complemented by the experimental presentation of his trilogy, the final book of which is out now
The Big Interview Avril Stanley: ‘I was like, okay honey, we gotta build a ship, and the ship was Body & Soul’The founder of Body & Soul in Ireland is planning this summer’s event and says that while the festival may grow again, it will never become so big that it loses sight of what is important
Arts Arts crowdfunding platform Fund it shuts due to competition The agency said it could no longer support the operating costs required to stay running
Tastemaker ‘It makes me happier to believe in an afterlife, even if I don't believe it entirely’ – Con HorganCircus company founder and street performer Con Horgan on his earliest ambition and the five famous guests he’d like to have around to dinner
Theatre Sara Keating: Rough Magic enjoys a Shakespearean lark in the park The company’s staging of The Tempest at the Kilkenny Castle Parklands was one of the biggest highlights of the Kilkenny Arts Festival, which concludes on Sunday
