Natural History Museum to close for major refurbishment The Natural History Museum in Dublin is to close from September for a number of years to facilitate major refurbishment works. Ireland • 17 Jun
€6m in funding to provide artist workspaces Funding of €6 million is being provided to deliver artist workspaces across the country, to address the widespread shortage of creative spaces. Ireland • 05 Jul
Basic Income scheme for arts having 'positive' effect The Basic Income scheme for those working in the arts has had a positive effect so far, according to a report published this morning. Ireland • 28 May
Watch: Children welcome 'Little Amal' to Dublin Children welcomed 'Little Amal' - a 3.6m puppet that has become a global symbol of human rights - to Dublin. visual arts • 27 May
Romania's Mircea Cărtărescu wins Dublin Literary Award Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu and his translator Sean Cotter have won this year's Dublin Literary Award for the novel Solenoid. Ireland • 24 May
'Dance Out Loud' as Dublin Dance Festival gets under way The Dublin Dance festival kicks off this week, with Irish and international dancers celebrating this year's theme of 'Dance Out Loud'. Dublin • 16 May
Waterford acting group scoops top drama award Ballyduff Drama Group, directed by Ger Canning, were crowned RTÉ All Ireland Drama champions at the Gala Awards ceremony in Athlone's Radisson Blu Hotel last … Theatre • 14 May
RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival gets under way in Athlone Amateur drama is taking centre stage in Athlone, Co Westmeath as the first competitors in the 2024 RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival take to the … Arts and Culture • 03 May
RTÉ lyric FM celebrates 25 years on air RTÉ lyric FM first hit the airwaves 25 years ago today with its debut broadcast at noon on 1 May 1999. RTÉ • 01 May
Playwright marks Abbey debut despite cancer diagnosis Playwright Hilary Fannin's adaptation of classic 1905 comedy Children of the Sun has started its run at the Abbey Theatre - just as the writer … Ireland • 20 Apr
Irish authors among shortlisted for Dublin Literary Award Novels by two Irish authors have been shortlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award. Books • 27 Mar
Lankum wins RTÉ Choice Music Prize Album of the Year Folk music group Lankum has won the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year for their album False Lankum. RTÉ Choice Music Prize • 13 Mar
Dreams of restoring Abbey stones rekindled 62 years on A 93-year-old woman says it will mean "everything" if her late husband's dream of restoring the building blocks of the original Abbey Theatre is finally … Ireland • 05 Jan
Sligo children star as exhibition rethinks portraits In days gone by it was only the rich and powerful who had their portraits painted but in Sligo that old-fashioned tradition has been consigned … Regional • 19 Dec 23
Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize for his novel Prophet Song Paul Lynch has become the sixth Irish writer to win the Booker Prize with his novel 'Prophet Song', which is a vision of a dystopian … Books • 28 Nov 23
Two Irish authors in the running for 2023 Booker Prize Two Irish writers have made this year's Booker Prize shortlist. Culture • 26 Nov 23
'Dream come true' for Murray at Irish Book Awards Paul Murray's The Bee Sting won the Eason Novel of the Year at this year's An Post Irish Book Awards. Books • 24 Nov 23
An Post Irish Book Awards 2023 celebrate new Irish writing The winners of the An Post Irish Book Awards 2023 will be announced tonight (Wednesday November 22nd) at a ceremony in the Convention Centre, Dublin. Books • 22 Nov 23
Culture Night events to catch nationwide We've chosen a handful of choice cultural happenings from this year's packed Culture Night programme Culture Night • 21 Sep 23
Most Irish authors ever on Booker Prize longlist Four Irish authors feature on the Booker prize 2023 longlist of 13 books. Books • 01 Aug 23
Nothing compares: Sinéad O'Connor remembered We're left speechless at the profoundly sad passing of one of the great voices in music Culture • 27 Jul 23
Harry Clarke Museum an ambition for Dublin City Council Internationally renowned stained-glass artist, Harry Clarke, will get his own museum if Dublin City Council has its way. Dublin • 20 Jul 23
Art by intellectually disabled artists on display The artwork of ten intellectually disabled artists has gone on display at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland in Dublin. Regional • 17 Jul 23
Czech writer Milan Kundera dies at 94 Czech-born novelist Milan Kundera, who satirised totalitarian regimes and mixed dark irony with philosophical musings to explore the human condition, has died, a library he … Culture • 13 Jul 23
National Museum of Ireland launches five-year strategy plan Building relationship with local communities, promoting action on biodiversity and promoting public history will be central to the National Museum of Ireland's work over the … Museums • 07 Jul 23
