https://www.rte.ie/culture/en-ieRTÉ 2024-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:00:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0718/1459030-tune-of-the-week-i-want-desire-by-pinhole/This week's Tune Of The Week is the new single by the experimental Dingle/Cork-based band...Thu, 18 Jul 2024 07:00:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0718/1459030-tune-of-the-week-i-want-desire-by-pinhole/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0717/1459584-dublin-fringe-festival-10-must-see-shows-at-this-years-fringe/David Francis Moore is the Director of Dublin Fringe Festival, which this September celebrates 30 glorious years of bringing live performance and new artists' voices to the fore.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:13:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0717/1459584-dublin-fringe-festival-10-must-see-shows-at-this-years-fringe/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0718/1459592-watch-simple-minds-live-dont-you-forget-about-them/Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:00:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0718/1459592-watch-simple-minds-live-dont-you-forget-about-them/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0712/1459608-meet-the-locals-the-new-film-capturing-dublins-election-trail/Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Luke McManus (North Circular) introduces his latest documentary The Locals, a fly-on-the-wall look at the recent local elections in Dublin's North Inner CityFri, 12 Jul 2024 17:47:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0712/1459608-meet-the-locals-the-new-film-capturing-dublins-election-trail/Documentarieshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0717/1460129-lost-in-collaboration-crash-ensemble-take-a-trip-to-musictown/Kate Ellis, Artistic Director of Crash Ensemble, introduces a series of unique collaborations between Ireland's leading new music ensemble and a quartet of singular performersWed, 17 Jul 2024 09:00:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0717/1460129-lost-in-collaboration-crash-ensemble-take-a-trip-to-musictown/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0717/1459977-sunday-miscellany-affirmation-by-andrew-clancy/Time, building and what we leave behindWed, 17 Jul 2024 13:00:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0717/1459977-sunday-miscellany-affirmation-by-andrew-clancy/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0713/1459155-welcome-to-brat-summer-how-charlie-xcx-created-a-moment/Before her most recent album was released, the word 'brat' was reserved for unruly children and twentysomething actors from the 1980s.Sat, 13 Jul 2024 07:00:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0713/1459155-welcome-to-brat-summer-how-charlie-xcx-created-a-moment/The Lauren Murphy Columnhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0706/1457754-hail-to-the-king-50-years-of-the-master-of-literary-horror/One afternoon in the early 1970s, the author Tabitha King stopped by her husband's office and noticed an unusually large pile of pages in his waste paper basket...Sat, 06 Jul 2024 07:00:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0706/1457754-hail-to-the-king-50-years-of-the-master-of-literary-horror/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0716/1459945-from-diva-to-dj-opera-star-claudia-boyle-on-finding-her-voice/Ahead of her DJ-ing debut on RTÉ lyric fm this month, soprano Claudia Boyle writes for RTÉ Culture about her musical journey...Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:00:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0716/1459945-from-diva-to-dj-opera-star-claudia-boyle-on-finding-her-voice/Rté Lyric Fmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0714/1451990-the-tempestuous-lives-of-roger-casement-the-new-book-extracted/Pioneering human rights campaigner, patriot, romantic, traitor, LGBTQ+ martyr: this is the story of Roger Casement, one of the 20th century's most complex and compelling figures.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 07:00:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0714/1451990-the-tempestuous-lives-of-roger-casement-the-new-book-extracted/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0715/1459373-ghosts-goofy-and-good-evil-the-latest-games-reviewed/2024 could arguably be called the year of the remake...Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0715/1459373-ghosts-goofy-and-good-evil-the-latest-games-reviewed/Disneyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0716/1459954-watch-arcade-fire-in-concert-at-bilbao-bbk-live-festival/Alternative music icons Arcade Fire are known for their rousing performances, and this one, captured a few days ago at the Bilbao BBK Live Festival in Spain, is no exception.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:00:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0716/1459954-watch-arcade-fire-in-concert-at-bilbao-bbk-live-festival/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0709/1459001-actor-robert-sheehan-on-how-meditation-changed-his-life/You'd think it would be hard to be a renaissance man, but Robert Sheehan – actor, writer, musician – sure makes it look easy.Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:40:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0709/1459001-actor-robert-sheehan-on-how-meditation-changed-his-life/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0715/1459026-the-case-for-keeping-the-basic-income-for-the-arts/A number of artist resource organisations are working together to retain, extend and expand Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts Pilot.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 06:00:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0715/1459026-the-case-for-keeping-the-basic-income-for-the-arts/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0716/1459958-jim-carroll-on-andre-3000s-pivot-from-rapper-to-flautist/The last time I saw André 3000, we were shooting the breeze about greyhounds.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:00:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0716/1459958-jim-carroll-on-andre-3000s-pivot-from-rapper-to-flautist/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0716/1459978-sunday-miscellany-a-wee-french-air-by-cornelius-browne/An artists's relations with a country where he has never beenTue, 16 Jul 2024 15:00:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0716/1459978-sunday-miscellany-a-wee-french-air-by-cornelius-browne/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0709/1458264-10-must-see-movies-at-this-years-gaze-lgbtqia-film-festival/GAZE returns this August bank holiday and will screen 110 films from across the world...Tue, 09 Jul 2024 07:00:58 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0709/1458264-10-must-see-movies-at-this-years-gaze-lgbtqia-film-festival/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0705/1458434-the-best-video-games-of-2024-so-far/2024 has already been a stellar year in gaming. And thankfully, we're only halfway through!Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:19:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0705/1458434-the-best-video-games-of-2024-so-far/Gaminghttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0715/1459591-watch-belle-sebastian-live-at-elbjazz-festival-2024/Twee-pop melodies and acerbic lyrics about the difficult passage to adulthood: It can only be Glasgow's own Belle & Sebastian...Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:00:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0715/1459591-watch-belle-sebastian-live-at-elbjazz-festival-2024/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0712/1459198-sunday-miscellany-architect-john-tuomeys-fairytale-of-new-york/A young architect's impressions of New York, and decades later is a significant place of work and friendshipsFri, 12 Jul 2024 13:00:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0712/1459198-sunday-miscellany-architect-john-tuomeys-fairytale-of-new-york/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0710/1459242-violinist-mari-samuelsen-on-recomposing-vivaldi-with-the-rte-co/Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:27:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0710/1459242-violinist-mari-samuelsen-on-recomposing-vivaldi-with-the-rte-co/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0710/1455700-the-beginnings-of-brian-friel-inside-the-new-biography/Author Kelly Matthews introduces, a new biography of the legendary playwright and author of Dancing At Lughnasa, which returns to Dublin's Gate Theatre this July.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 07:00:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0710/1455700-the-beginnings-of-brian-friel-inside-the-new-biography/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0712/1457526-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm...Fri, 12 Jul 2024 07:00:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0712/1457526-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Culture 5https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0711/1457753-designing-endgame-francis-oconnor-on-druids-summer-of-sam/'We are still at the beginning...'Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:00:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0711/1457753-designing-endgame-francis-oconnor-on-druids-summer-of-sam/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0710/1459241-still-slippy-irvine-welsh-on-his-new-book-resolution/Irvine Welsh brought us junkies, Renton, Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie in his classic novel Trainspotting.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:25:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0710/1459241-still-slippy-irvine-welsh-on-his-new-book-resolution/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0711/1458865-something-for-the-weekend-peter-whelans-cultural-picks/Peter is the Artistic Director of Irish Baroque Orchestra.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:00:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0711/1458865-something-for-the-weekend-peter-whelans-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0711/1459194-sunday-miscellany-all-you-need-is-love-by-cathy-power/A family wedding, and where love is expressed through the heart and not the eyeThu, 11 Jul 2024 13:00:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0711/1459194-sunday-miscellany-all-you-need-is-love-by-cathy-power/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0710/1459195-sunday-miscellany-the-wig-by-julie-feeney/On being an artist and what to wear to be our true selvesWed, 10 Jul 2024 19:20:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0710/1459195-sunday-miscellany-the-wig-by-julie-feeney/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0709/1458958-the-real-carrie-jade-season-finale-recap-im-sadie-harris/Dear reader, after six weeks and almost one million listens; The Real Carrie Jade podcast has reached its natural endpoint.Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:09:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0709/1458958-the-real-carrie-jade-season-finale-recap-im-sadie-harris/Podcastshttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0710/1459005-ireland-olympic-games-artworks-jack-b-yeats-letitia-hamilton/We know Jack B Yeats' medal-winning painting is in the National Gallery, but where are the other Irish artworks which were Olympic hopefuls?Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:29:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0710/1459005-ireland-olympic-games-artworks-jack-b-yeats-letitia-hamilton/Olympic Gameshttps://www.rte.ie/learn/2024/0709/1459009-new-discover-irish-kids-books-this-july/Irish YA author Triona Campbell brings us some of the latest books from Irish authors and Illustrators in the #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks series!Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:15:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/learn/2024/0709/1459009-new-discover-irish-kids-books-this-july/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0709/1458993-from-rock-star-to-movie-star-imelda-may-talks-to-rte-arena/Singer, poet and actress Imelda May is set to star in a new film set to premiere at this year's Galway Film FleadhTue, 09 Jul 2024 14:50:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0709/1458993-from-rock-star-to-movie-star-imelda-may-talks-to-rte-arena/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0707/1458261-cloudspotting-for-beginners-your-new-favourite-hobby/"Every cloud engenders not a storm," Shakespeare tells us and cloudspotters everywhere would surely be quick to agree, pointing out that it's usually the cumulonimbus that brings the storm.Sun, 07 Jul 2024 19:42:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0707/1458261-cloudspotting-for-beginners-your-new-favourite-hobby/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0708/1458447-the-art-of-reading-belinda-mckeon-talks-to-colm-toibin/The Art of Reading is a monthly book club hosted by Colm Tóibín, the Laureate for Irish Fiction.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 08:00:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0708/1458447-the-art-of-reading-belinda-mckeon-talks-to-colm-toibin/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0620/1455803-monumenta-by-lara-haworth-read-an-extract/Olga Pavic's house has been requisitioned.The council will bulldoze it.Her home will become a monument to a massacre.Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:51:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0620/1455803-monumenta-by-lara-haworth-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0706/1457516-the-rattler-jim-carroll-on-the-return-of-anohni-and-the-johnsons/We're in Aviva Studios, out by Castlefield and the canals in old Manchester...Sat, 06 Jul 2024 10:00:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0706/1457516-the-rattler-jim-carroll-on-the-return-of-anohni-and-the-johnsons/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0705/1457520-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm...Fri, 05 Jul 2024 07:00:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0705/1457520-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Culture 5https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0621/1273505-listen-to-john-kellys-mystery-train-playlist/Each week, we present a random selection of tracks played by John Kelly on RTÉ lyric fm's Mystery Train...Fri, 21 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0621/1273505-listen-to-john-kellys-mystery-train-playlist/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0704/1458124-new-report-highlights-discrimination-in-the-arts-sector/A new report published by Irish Theatre Institute highlights the discrimination and harmful behaviours experienced by artists and arts workers from minoritised groups in Irish workplaces.Thu, 04 Jul 2024 10:26:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0704/1458124-new-report-highlights-discrimination-in-the-arts-sector/Arts and Culturehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0705/1457521-the-sparrow-making-a-modern-day-greek-tragedy-in-west-cork/Filmmaker Michael Kinirons introduces his directorial debut The Sparrow, a haunting family drama lensed in West Cork, which opens in selected cinemas nationwide this weekend.Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0705/1457521-the-sparrow-making-a-modern-day-greek-tragedy-in-west-cork/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/kids/book-club/2024/0701/1457575-rtejr-book-club-july-2024/It's time for another edition of the RTÉjr Book Club with our friends at Children's Books Ireland.Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:09:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/kids/book-club/2024/0701/1457575-rtejr-book-club-july-2024/Book Clubhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0704/1457612-something-for-the-weekend-ollie-wests-cultural-picks/Young actor Ollie West won an IFTA nomination for Best Actor for his big-screen debut, as a troubled teen with a secret in West Cork-set drama The Sparrow, which lands in Irish cinemas this weekend.Thu, 04 Jul 2024 07:00:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0704/1457612-something-for-the-weekend-ollie-wests-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0702/1457757-from-lego-fortnite-to-minecraft-great-educational-games-for-kids/With the school uniforms packed away and the holidays just beginning, it's time for families around the country to plan for a summer of fun...Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:53:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0702/1457757-from-lego-fortnite-to-minecraft-great-educational-games-for-kids/Gaminghttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0702/1457839-book-of-the-day-reality-check-by-vicki-notaro/As a seasoned reader, I can honestly say that every holiday check list I write includes a book.Tue, 02 Jul 2024 23:23:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0702/1457839-book-of-the-day-reality-check-by-vicki-notaro/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0704/1403706-gaa-popular-culture-tv-normal-people-film-music-saw-doctors-jimmy-winning-matches/Gaelic games have become embedded in popular culture in ways that we may not even consciously realiseThu, 04 Jul 2024 16:30:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0704/1403706-gaa-popular-culture-tv-normal-people-film-music-saw-doctors-jimmy-winning-matches/GAAhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0703/1451991-back-to-the-local-maurice-gorhams-ode-to-londons-irish-pubs/Back to the Local is a delightful, charming ramble around the London pubs of the 1940s...Wed, 03 Jul 2024 07:00:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0703/1451991-back-to-the-local-maurice-gorhams-ode-to-londons-irish-pubs/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0702/1457719-the-real-carrie-jade-episode-5-re-cap-im-a-victim/Welcome to the fifth instalment of The Real Carrie Jade, a podcast about deception, victimisation, and what happens when you try to dupe a pack of determined reporters.Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:54:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0702/1457719-the-real-carrie-jade-episode-5-re-cap-im-a-victim/Podcastshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0702/1457330-it-was-the-wildness-patti-smiths-triumphant-vicar-street-show/This was... truly something else altogether.Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:24:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0702/1457330-it-was-the-wildness-patti-smiths-triumphant-vicar-street-show/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0629/1457297-in-the-picture-lcd-soundsystem-at-malahide-castle/With support from Idols, Young Fathers and Sh!t Robot, LCD Soundsystem played their first live gig to Irish audiences in six years.Sat, 29 Jun 2024 14:34:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0629/1457297-in-the-picture-lcd-soundsystem-at-malahide-castle/Photographyhttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0703/1431418-night-mayor-ireland-night-time-economy-advisor/Dozens of cities across the world have hired 'Night Mayors' to reinvigorate cultural life and Ireland is nextWed, 03 Jul 2024 11:42:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0703/1431418-night-mayor-ireland-night-time-economy-advisor/Night Time Economyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0701/1457639-in-the-blood-singer-rioghnach-connolly-talks-to-rte-arena/With sean-nós and folk music in her blood, Ríoghnach Connolly has blended her passion for the traditional Irish folk idiom with influences from all over the world.Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:56:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0701/1457639-in-the-blood-singer-rioghnach-connolly-talks-to-rte-arena/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0618/1455360-why-irelands-literary-journals-are-enjoying-a-moment/Dean Fee, the co-editor of Donegal-based journal The Pig's Back, invites you to the Journals Fleadh, a celebration of Ireland's thriving literary landscape, coming to the Earagail Arts Festival this July.Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:05:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0618/1455360-why-irelands-literary-journals-are-enjoying-a-moment/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0701/1455443-book-of-the-week-devotion-by-micheal-mccann/One of the most frustrating things about contemporary attitudes to the Confessional lyric is the expectation that it should be wholly autobiographical.Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:15:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0701/1455443-book-of-the-week-devotion-by-micheal-mccann/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0701/1457512-rte-supporting-the-arts-this-july/This July, RTÉ is delighted to support a fantastic array of cultural events around the country.Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:13:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0701/1457512-rte-supporting-the-arts-this-july/RTE Supporting The Artshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0701/1457570-sunday-miscellany-queen-of-the-south-by-paul-mcveigh/A night out in Dumfries for two people with potentialMon, 01 Jul 2024 14:54:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0701/1457570-sunday-miscellany-queen-of-the-south-by-paul-mcveigh/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0701/1457638-the-misadventures-of-oliver-goldsmith-arena-stoops-to-conquer/Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:54:22 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0701/1457638-the-misadventures-of-oliver-goldsmith-arena-stoops-to-conquer/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0701/1457571-sunday-miscellany-three-poems-by-micheal-mccann/Trying hard on a GAA pitch, house-hunting and airport farewellsMon, 01 Jul 2024 15:01:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0701/1457571-sunday-miscellany-three-poems-by-micheal-mccann/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0629/1456468-pride-is-a-time-to-wonder-at-the-distance-weve-travelled/To kick off this year's Pride celebrations, we present the text of a moving speech delivered by LGBTQ+ activist and archivist Tonie Walsh at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, earlier this month.Sat, 29 Jun 2024 06:00:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0629/1456468-pride-is-a-time-to-wonder-at-the-distance-weve-travelled/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0630/1452424-exile-by-aimee-walsh-read-an-extract/Fiadh's life is turned completely upside down on a night out in Belfast...Sun, 30 Jun 2024 07:00:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0630/1452424-exile-by-aimee-walsh-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0624/1456391-welcome-to-swiftogeddon-your-ultimate-taylor-swift-playlist/DJ Anna Jacob introduces you to the Swiftogeddon...Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:58:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0624/1456391-welcome-to-swiftogeddon-your-ultimate-taylor-swift-playlist/Pop Culturehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0627/1455337-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm...Thu, 27 Jun 2024 07:00:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0627/1455337-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Culture 5https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0618/1455361-something-for-the-weekend-breandan-de-gallais-cultural-picks/Ériu is a contemporary Irish dance company established by Donegal native, dance scholar and choreographer Breandán de Gallaí...Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:06:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0618/1455361-something-for-the-weekend-breandan-de-gallais-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0624/1456466-the-real-carrie-jade-episode-4-re-cap-im-rebecca-fitzgerald/If you pay attention to the Irish podcast charts, you're probably already listening to The Real Carrie Jade, the new hit podcast from RTÉ Documentary on One.Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:24:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0624/1456466-the-real-carrie-jade-episode-4-re-cap-im-rebecca-fitzgerald/Podcastshttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0628/1456966-the-real-carrie-jade-podcast-con-woman-victims/Fraud can have long-lasting traumatic impact on its victims, especially when some of them are childrenFri, 28 Jun 2024 15:55:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0628/1456966-the-real-carrie-jade-podcast-con-woman-victims/True crimehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0625/1456617-i-am-celine-dion-rte-arena-on-a-portrait-of-a-diva-in-crisis/The ultimate diva, Celine Dion has been missing from her punishing concert schedule since 2020.Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:36:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0625/1456617-i-am-celine-dion-rte-arena-on-a-portrait-of-a-diva-in-crisis/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0626/1456795-john-broderick-athlone-writer-censorship-the-pilgrimage/The absence of Broderick's books meant he was not given the opportunity to become part of the Irish literary landscapeWed, 26 Jun 2024 14:06:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0626/1456795-john-broderick-athlone-writer-censorship-the-pilgrimage/Literaturehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0625/1456625-from-sunday-miscellany-an-encounter-with-micheal-o-muircheartaigh/John Toal on why his encounter with the late, great broadcaster led him to believe you should never meet your heroesTue, 25 Jun 2024 15:10:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0625/1456625-from-sunday-miscellany-an-encounter-with-micheal-o-muircheartaigh/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0625/1455811-watch-nils-frahm-live-at-the-philharmonie-de-paris/Fusing neoclassical and electro music, pianist Nils Frahm has been taking us on a musical odyssey since the mid-2000s, both soaring and danceable.Tue, 25 Jun 2024 07:00:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0625/1455811-watch-nils-frahm-live-at-the-philharmonie-de-paris/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0530/1451980-girls-night-eimear-lynchs-photos-of-irelands-teen-discos/Girls' Night, the first photo book from acclaimed Irish photographer Eimear Lynch, explores girlhood rooted in the Irish teen rituals and intimate spaces of bedrooms, bathrooms and dance halls across the country.Thu, 30 May 2024 17:00:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0530/1451980-girls-night-eimear-lynchs-photos-of-irelands-teen-discos/Photographyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0622/1455338-lauren-murphy-on-sister-act-2-and-when-nostalgia-strikes/Of all the things that have unexpectedly brought a lump to my throat on a humdrum Thursday morning, Sister Act 2 is probably the most random.Sat, 22 Jun 2024 07:00:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0622/1455338-lauren-murphy-on-sister-act-2-and-when-nostalgia-strikes/The Lauren Murphy Columnhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0621/1452433-does-ireland-have-its-own-way-of-thinking-about-music/How might it have developed? And could it explain the current dynamism in Irish musical life?Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:00:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0621/1452433-does-ireland-have-its-own-way-of-thinking-about-music/opinionhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0618/1452423-a-writer-in-exile-aimee-walsh-on-her-debut-novel/Debut author and RTÉ Culture contributor Aimée Walsh introduces her new book...Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:00:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0618/1452423-a-writer-in-exile-aimee-walsh-on-her-debut-novel/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0626/1455723-reviewed-free-therapy-by-rebecca-ivory/Losing yourself in a book is a distinct pleasure, rarely found. But finding yourself in a book is rarer still, and – when done well – pretty unnerving.Wed, 26 Jun 2024 07:00:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0626/1455723-reviewed-free-therapy-by-rebecca-ivory/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0625/1456561-sunday-miscellany-ways-of-seeing-peekaboo-by-glenn-patterson/From Sunday Miscellany: Glenn Patterson contemplates Ways of SeeingTue, 25 Jun 2024 11:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0625/1456561-sunday-miscellany-ways-of-seeing-peekaboo-by-glenn-patterson/Belfast Book Festivalhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0625/1456563-sunday-miscellany-seeing-things-by-lucy-caldwell/On childhood eye surgery, spirit animals and ways of seeingTue, 25 Jun 2024 14:31:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0625/1456563-sunday-miscellany-seeing-things-by-lucy-caldwell/Belfast Book Festivalhttps://www.rte.ie/player/movie/david-puttnam-the-long-way-home-s1-e1/526241320187An intimate portrait of Oscar winning producer David PuttnamTue, 02 Jul 2024 11:37:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/david-puttnam-the-long-way-home-s1-e1/526241320187Documentarieshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0624/1455349-book-of-the-week-old-romantics-by-maggie-armstrong/You only have to nip into any bookshop to become aware of the overwhelming rise in romance fiction...Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:00:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0624/1455349-book-of-the-week-old-romantics-by-maggie-armstrong/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0620/1455158-charlie-lennon-remembered-thoughts-on-a-traditional-music-giant/Toner Quinn remembers the great traditional musician and composer, who passed away on 8 June.Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:00:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0620/1455158-charlie-lennon-remembered-thoughts-on-a-traditional-music-giant/In Memoriamhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0619/1455618-like-house-of-the-dragon-then-youll-love-these-video-games/The wait is finally over, as Game Of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon flies back onto our TV screens this week for its second season...Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:47:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0619/1455618-like-house-of-the-dragon-then-youll-love-these-video-games/Gaminghttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0621/1450205-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm...Fri, 21 Jun 2024 07:00:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0621/1450205-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Culture 5https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0623/1451979-mouthing-by-orla-mackey-read-an-extract/Welcome to Ballyrowan. This sleepy corner of rural Ireland may seem tranquil, but scratch the surface and you'll find a hotbed of gossip and intrigue.Sun, 23 Jun 2024 07:00:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0623/1451979-mouthing-by-orla-mackey-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0617/1455133-david-puttnam-from-hollywood-to-west-cork-inside-the-new-film/Director Edel O'Mahony introduces David Puttnam: The Long Way Home, her documentary portrait of the legendary British film producerMon, 17 Jun 2024 13:00:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0617/1455133-david-puttnam-from-hollywood-to-west-cork-inside-the-new-film/Documentarieshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0620/1455154-book-of-the-week-land-is-all-that-matters-by-myles-dungan/The assertion that land is all that matters, and that the struggle over it "shaped Irish history", are big claims to make.Thu, 20 Jun 2024 07:00:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0620/1455154-book-of-the-week-land-is-all-that-matters-by-myles-dungan/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0619/1452438-watch-the-art-of-reading-megan-nolan-talks-to-colm-toibin/The Art of Reading is a monthly book club hosted by Colm Tóibín, the Laureate for Irish Fiction.Wed, 19 Jun 2024 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0619/1452438-watch-the-art-of-reading-megan-nolan-talks-to-colm-toibin/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0619/1455356-pixars-inside-out-2-reviewed-by-a-psychologist/When we think of teenagers experiencing anxiety, we're likely to think about it as a mental health concern.Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:00:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0619/1455356-pixars-inside-out-2-reviewed-by-a-psychologist/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0618/1455129-when-is-an-archive-not-an-archive/While it may seem obvious that the IFI Irish Film Archive is (as its name suggests) recognized as an archive, it would probably surprise most people to learn that we are also considered a museum.Tue, 18 Jun 2024 07:00:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0618/1455129-when-is-an-archive-not-an-archive/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0620/1450794-tune-of-the-week-sun-stop-by-lux-alma-x-dashoda/This week's Tune Of The Week is a collaboration between Irish electronic arists Lux Alma and DashodaThu, 20 Jun 2024 17:00:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0620/1450794-tune-of-the-week-sun-stop-by-lux-alma-x-dashoda/Tune Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0618/1455311-the-real-carrie-jade-episode-3-re-cap-im-lucy-fitzwilliams/We're entering the third episode of the latest podcast from the multi-award winning RTÉ Documentary on One team.Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:18:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0618/1455311-the-real-carrie-jade-episode-3-re-cap-im-lucy-fitzwilliams/Podcastshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0619/1453183-rte-arena-on-the-100th-anniversary-of-franz-kafkas-death/This month marks the one hundredth anniversary of the death of one of the greatest writers in the German language...Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:00:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0619/1453183-rte-arena-on-the-100th-anniversary-of-franz-kafkas-death/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0612/1452414-the-sugar-wife-elizabeth-kuti-on-the-abbeys-big-summer-show/A revival of her award-winning play The Sugar Wife is the big summer presentation at the Abbey Theatre.Wed, 12 Jun 2024 07:00:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0612/1452414-the-sugar-wife-elizabeth-kuti-on-the-abbeys-big-summer-show/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0618/1453389-nineteen-eighty-four-at-75-rte-arena-celebrates-a-literary-gem/In 1936, British author George Orwell (real name Eric Arthur Blair) went to the Spanish Civil War as an enthusiastic supporter of the socialist dream and a hater of fascism...Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:00:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0618/1453389-nineteen-eighty-four-at-75-rte-arena-celebrates-a-literary-gem/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0617/1455188-sunday-miscellany-the-argument-for-children-by-rory-gleeson/A doting father on the pros and cons of parenthoodMon, 17 Jun 2024 16:13:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0617/1455188-sunday-miscellany-the-argument-for-children-by-rory-gleeson/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0608/1449319-the-heart-in-winter-by-kevin-barry-read-an-extract/October, 1891. Butte, Montana. A hard winter approaches across the Rocky Mountains...Sat, 08 Jun 2024 07:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0608/1449319-the-heart-in-winter-by-kevin-barry-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0613/1454603-the-best-indie-games-to-play-in-2024-so-far/As we reach the halfway point of 2024, one thing has become clear – indie games have punched well above their weight and delivered some of the best stories and gameplay thus far.Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:36:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0613/1454603-the-best-indie-games-to-play-in-2024-so-far/Gameshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0615/1451694-arthur-mathews-on-kevin-ohiggins-his-friends-and-enemies/In July 1927, at just thirty-five years old, Kevin O'Higgins was assassinated on his way to Mass in Booterstown, Co. Dublin.Sat, 15 Jun 2024 07:00:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0615/1451694-arthur-mathews-on-kevin-ohiggins-his-friends-and-enemies/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/ulysses/RTÉ celebrates James Joyce's Ulysses and Bloomsday, the annual day of celebrations for Joyce's masterpiece.Sun, 16 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/ulysses/Bloomsdayhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0612/1452018-arts-council-chair/Wed, 12 Jun 2024 06:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0612/1452018-arts-council-chair/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0611/1454231-artist-disability-scheme/Artists and mentors gathered in Dublin city centre to mark the 10th anniversary of the 'Arts and Disability Scheme' today.Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:58:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0611/1454231-artist-disability-scheme/Arts and Culturehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0617/1455192-sunday-miscellany-a-cafe-called-dorice-by-oliver-sears/On a family friend, Josef Cukier, stranded in London at the outbreak of WW2, and his plan to rescue his wife and two daughters, Jews caught in the chaos and terror of Nazi-occupied PolandMon, 17 Jun 2024 16:21:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0617/1455192-sunday-miscellany-a-cafe-called-dorice-by-oliver-sears/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0617/1454723-medieval-handbells-soundscape/An exhibition allows visitors to experience a small part of medieval Ireland as it was heard more than 1,000 years oldMon, 17 Jun 2024 15:57:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0617/1454723-medieval-handbells-soundscape/Culture