Ireland

Kneecap speak out: 'Against our will, we were sucked into this carnival'
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Kneecap speak out: 'Against our will, we were sucked into this carnival'

The Belfast/Derry trio have been carried on a whirlwind for the past year, becoming lightning rods for moral panic and government bans
Ireland's basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI
Paul McNamee

Ireland's basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI

Saipan star Steve Coogan: 'The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod' 
Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan, stars of Saipan
Film

Saipan star Steve Coogan: 'The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod' 

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?

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'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The first-ever World Vacant Homes Day is putting focus on bringing empty homes back into use
boarded-up empty homes
Adam Cliff and Tom Gilligan

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

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
Josh Finan as Gerry Adams in Say Nothing
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
Kneecap
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?
A woman lies on the road in a nightgown surrounded by cows
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
A young Sinéad O’Connor
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
Charles Fort, Kinsale Co. Cork
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
Paul Mescal as Brian O’Hara and Emily Watson as his mother Aileen in God's Creatures.
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
The Speculations of Country People by Majella Kelly
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
Florence Pugh as Lib Wright in The Wonder
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'
Ardal O'Hanlon
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
Guitar, drum and pints of Guinness
Paul McNamee

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'