Ireland

‘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

Say Nothing is Disney’s attempt to turn the Troubles into premium TV. Josh Finan, the actor playing Gerry Adams, tells Big Issue how he took on the role

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

Among young people in the north of Ireland, Kneecap have built a fervent fanbase, glad to see their post conflict lives reflected back at them with brio

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?

Thousands of women were sent to Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries – which operated until the 1990s – but their brutal story is still too little known. New BBC drama The Woman In The Wall aims to change that.

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

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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’

In a time of growing poverty, there is no reason to also foster a poverty of creativity
Opinion

In a time of growing poverty, there is no reason to also foster a poverty of creativity

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

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