Declan Hassett, former arts editor of the ‘Irish Examiner’, marks the passing of a ‘true great’, Niall Tóibín

Cara O’Sullivan and Majella Cullagh have joined forces for a touring show of favourite tunes, writes Jo Kerrigan.

Irene Kelleher is taking her fictional play, Mary and Me, to the Edinburgh Fringe. It was inspired by the tragic events in Granard in 1984, writes Colette Sheridan

Declan Hassett and Pat Talbot have teamed up to create a play about Jack Lynch’s incredible feats in both sport and politics, writes Jo Kerrigan.

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Five things from the worlds of arts, culture and film to keep you occupied this week

THE title of Pat Talbot’s new play, A Great Arrangement, is a reference to what the director describes as “almost a fantasy” that Michael Collins and Kitty Kiernan had. 

A farm family had no choice but to defend proceedings against a 123-year-old rowing club, some of whose members had “aggressively pursued” a claim for a right of way through the lands, a judge said yesterday.

The residents of a listed Victorian-era estate have appealed to Irish Water to exclude their historic homes from its water metering programme amid fears the work could damage their homes.

CORK actor Ciaran Bermingham’s unique selling point is that he is “a small, chubby, balding guy. There’s not many actors like me around”.

The Everyman Sunday Songbook marks its 10th anniversary. Colette Sheridan reports.

Majella Cullagh interprets Tom Lehrer and so much more in her new show, says Jo Kerrigan

Fresh from enjoying an acclaimed run off-Broadway, Janet Behan’s play Brendan at the Chelsea makes its Dublin debut at Project Arts Centre next week. Produced by Belfast’s Lyric Theatre, the play stars Adrian Dunbar as writer Brendan Behan.

Colette Sheridan hears that Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys is about reaching an age where you feel you’re no longer wanted

THE historic Everyman Palace Theatre has appointed internationally acclaimed British-born director Michael Barker-Caven as its new artistic director.

TRIBUTES were paid last night to stage and comedy legend Paddy Comerford who died suddenly yesterday. He was 80.

TRIBUTES were paid last night to stage and comedy legend Paddy Comerford who died suddenly yesterday. He was 80.

COLLEAGUES from the worlds of theatre and television have paid tribute to actor Mick Lally, who died yesterday morning, aged 64.

IN response to your editorial of June 19 dealing with the temporary closure of the Opera House in Cork and the question posed in it – “when did our national theatre – the Abbey – last bring a production to the south?” – the answer is September 2009, when the award-winning play Terminus, by Mark O’Rowe, was presented by the Abbey on the stage of the Everyman Palace Theatre.

HUNDREDS bid a fond farewell yesterday to a much-loved man who believed the arts and sport were the heartbeat of humanity.

TRIBUTES poured in yesterday for David Gordon, one of the country’s most colourful choreographers, who died yesterday, aged 69.

Referendums make for the strangest of bedfellows, and this one is no different. Paul O’Brien profiles some leading campaigners.