Ireland

Ireland’s basic income scheme for artists is being made permanent. Would it work in the UK?
Basic income

Ireland’s basic income scheme for artists is being made permanent. Would it work in the UK?

A study has found that for every €1 spent on the Basic Income for Artists scheme, €1.39 was made back

For Those I Love: ‘I totally understand why people in Ireland feel so disheartened’
Music

For Those I Love: ‘I totally understand why people in Ireland feel so disheartened’

The latest album from For Those I Love, aka David Balfe, is an honest depiction of modern Ireland

The first-ever World Vacant Homes Day is putting focus on bringing empty homes back into use
Adam Cliff and Tom Gilligan

The first-ever World Vacant Homes Day is putting focus on bringing empty homes back into use

World Vacant Homes Day takes place on 8 October for the first time. Empty Homes Network’s Adam Cliff and Mayo County Council’s Tom Gilligan explain why they hope a global awareness can fill homes

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is harrowing – but we all need to listen. Here’s why
Paul McNamee

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is harrowing – but we all need to listen. Here’s why

‘Don’t judge the person you’re playing’: Say Nothing actor Josh Finan on playing Gerry Adams
TV

‘Don’t judge the person you’re playing’: Say Nothing actor Josh Finan on playing Gerry Adams

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Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day
Film

Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day

The Woman In The Wall: What is the true story of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries?
TV

The Woman In The Wall: What is the true story of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries?

How Sinéad O’Connor risked it all to speak truth to power – and inspired a new generation
Film

How Sinéad O’Connor risked it all to speak truth to power – and inspired a new generation

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention
Paul McNamee

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention

God’s Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama
review

God’s Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama

The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly’s poems of desire
Poetry

The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly’s poems of desire

The Wonder: Florence Pugh nourishes the soul as a nurse in 19th-century Ireland
review

The Wonder: Florence Pugh nourishes the soul as a nurse in 19th-century Ireland

Ardal O’Hanlon: ‘As a writer, you want to look into the abyss’
Culture

Ardal O’Hanlon: ‘As a writer, you want to look into the abyss’

Oliver Jeffers: ‘Patriotism is suspect, but I can get behind cultures’
Art

Oliver Jeffers: ‘Patriotism is suspect, but I can get behind cultures’