Ireland

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

Nothing can change the past. But the future can be influenced, if people allow it

‘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

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

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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’

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