"It would be an interesting social experiment to ask people to wipe the arts entirely from their lives for a week and see how they felt at the end of it." www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Take a look at just some of the many amazing readers, poets, musicians and fellow travellers we are looking forward to hearing from at our Home Again event, celebrating the life of the late, great Gerald Dawe poet, academic and friend. 🔗Tickets available via poetryireland.ie/whats-on/hom...

Miriam Margolyes: ‘I can do naughty stories... but I’m more than just a potty mouth’ www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

What the ‘is Trump dead?’ rumours reveal about our current moment www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Mark O'Connell: The idea of electing a president other than Michael D Higgins seems like a category error

Former government minister Mary Hanafin has ruled herself out of seeking the Fianna Fáil presidential nomination

Police chief ‘furious’ at Reform MP’s comments on female officers (and justifiably so) www.ireland-live.ie/news/uk/1882...

📣 REVIEW | CONSUMED at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 🎭 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💬 “a sophisticated and ambitious piece of writing” 📖 thespyinthestalls.com/2025/08/consumed/ 📷 Pamela Raith 👉 @traversetheatre.bsky.social @edfringe.bsky.social @painesplough.bsky.social #️⃣ #review #thespyinthestalls #Edinburgh

Romola Garai: The Years’ success can open up West End to more women’s stories www.thestage.co.uk/news/romola-...

Gender equality in Irish firms worsens, with no women in senior roles at one in seven companies www.businesspost.ie/news/gender-... via @businesspost.bsky.social

The UK and Ukraine have signed a loan agreement worth £2.26 billion (€2.74 billion) to support Kyiv's defence capabilities, which London called a sign of "unwavering and ongoing support for the Ukrainian people"

Deloitte UK signals splits with Trump’s US over diversity commitments www.independent.co.uk/business/del...

‘Deeply unsettling for everyone’: Fears among undocumented Irish under Trump administration

Irish poet Michael Longley dies aged 85 www.rte.ie/news/2025/01... via @news.rte.ie

Una Mullally: From Paul Mescal to Bad Sisters to Clare Keegan, the green wave keeps rolling www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024...

Ethnic minority representation in boardrooms stalls despite Government review www.irishnews.com/news/uk/ethn...

Conor McGregor’s name to be dropped from whiskey brand after Nikita Hand verdict www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024...

General Election: what issues face candidates in the arts sector? www.rte.ie/culture/2024... via @rte.ie

Everyone piled into the courtroom and waited, in total silence www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

Met Éireann has issued an advisory for the whole of Ireland for Storm Bert, together with a nationwide yellow wind and rain warning for Friday night into Saturday | Follow live www.rte.ie/news/2024/11...

Parties commit to continued support for Basic Income for Arts www.rte.ie/culture/2024... via @rte.ie