Culture Sara Keating: Is this a poem, and other thought-provoking questionsTwo initiatives invite us to reconsider our perception of the art form
Life Seven Days: The people, products and places on our radar this week Ireland’s biggest online art sale, our first neurodivergent festival, and new fashion and beauty launches have caught our eye this week
Arts Arts analysis: Why book clubs are making a come backA recent RTÉ series showed that reading is becoming a social activity again, long may it last
Life Seven Days: The people, products and places on our radar this weekNew fashion and beauty launches in the Irish market, a food tour and the latest release from an Irish author caught our eye this week
Life Seven Days: The people, places and products on our radar this weekA Hollywood megastar, a wine tasting evening and some colourful tableware caught our eye this week
Culture Sara Keating on Culture: Left-brained or right-brained? The correct answer is bothCreative Brain Week in Trinity College Dublin brings together the fields of art and science, culture and technology, to explore the neural connections between brain health and creativity
Culture Sara Keating: What British censorship of Republican rap trio Kneecap says about the artsThe Arts Council of England released a statement this week declaring that "political statements" made by individuals linked to arts organisation can cause "reputational risk", breaching funding agreements
Diary My Week: Glass Mask theatre’s Rex Ryan on not giving a f**k about reviews – except his daughter’sThe only review that an artistic director should concern themselves with is that of the most influential and important critic in the house - my nine year old daughter
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