Top theatre companies will “grasp the nettle” of gender discrimination by ensuring workers are fully protected from unwanted advances, and guaranteeing half of all new plays are written by women.

The Gate Theatre’s former artistic director, Michael Colgan, “managed by fury, threats and fear”, used profane language, belittled staff to the point of making them cry, eroded their confidence, and retaliated if confronted, according to allegations detailed in a review of his tenure at the theatre.

Update 9.30pm: Grace Dyas, the first woman to come out with allegations against Michael Colgan has responded to his apology on TV3’s The Sunday Show.

One of the women who accused former Gate director Michael Colgan of inappropriate behaviour has said she will not engage with the independent expert appointed to examine the issue.

Latest: One of the women who has accused Michael Colgan of inappropriate behaviour has said she will not engage with an independent HR expert appointed by the Gate Theatre.

The Gate Theatre received €860,000 in public money in 2017, despite Taoiseach Leo Varadkar describing it as a “private body”.

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has called for an independent investigation into allegations of harassment at the Gate Theatre, against its former director Michael Colgan.

A number of women who allege they have been the victims of “abuse of power” at the hands of former Gate Theatre director Michael Colgan have said they will not avail of a confidential email address offered by the theatre to detail their experiences.

In a statement it says it joins other theatres in condeming the problem in the sector and wishes to foster a safe and supportive working environment.

It’s the end of an era for Irish theatre as Michael Colgan bows out at the Gate. He tells Alan O’Riordan about an eventful 33 years

Dublin’s Gate Theatre made a loss last year, which cut into its accumulated profits, newly-filed accounts reveal.

A 12-month-old child who, eight years ago, choked on plastic allegedly contained in a Cow & Gate baby food jar, was awarded €10,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

Connacht and Munster have battled their way through to the Cup quarter-finals of the Limerick World Club Se7ens.

A REVIVAL of Tom Murphy’s magnificent play, The Gigli Concert, begins in the Gate Theatre tonight, and for Denis Conway, the show is a case of déjà vu.

Finding good Irish-made gifts under €20 for the page today was easy. 

The combined pay for the country’s best-paid arts administrator, artistic director of the Gate Theatre, Michael Colgan, and a fellow director decreased last year by almost €20,000 or 7% to €269,006.

Baby feed time at the Slattery household in Caherconlish is a marathon routine.

A real life “guardian angel” from the “Gate of Heaven” saved Jacqueline Kennedy from drowning when she holidayed in Co Waterford in 1967.

The developer of one of the country’s single largest open-plan office blocks said he is confident it will help deliver 1,000 jobs within a year.

Ciarán Hinds, star of film and TV, returns to the Abbey after 20 years, in Juno and the Paycock, says Pádraic Killeen.

JOHN Kiely’s Oneeightofamile made a victorious return to hurdling in the featured Dermot Casey-Hire Sales and Tree Services Hurdle at Cork’s well-attended jumps fixture last night.

CLARE County Council has come under fire for giving the go-ahead to contentious plans for a €40 million hospital in Ennis.

Irish theatre director Michael Colgan today said he was truly surprised to be awarded an honorary OBE by the British queen.

The extinction of playwright and columnist Hugh Leonard’s dazzling energy has left Ireland a poorer place, his funeral heard today.

A production of one of the world’s best known theatrical masterpieces will visit the length and breadth of the country this autumn.

British airports operator BAA overcame the impact of the London bombings and the Gate Gourmet catering dispute to post an 8% rise in operating profits today.

GATE receipts from this year’s hurling and football championships are set to top the €25 million mark following another bumper year for the GAA.

SCROOGE must have turned in his grave when cast members of A Christmas Carol gathered at the Gate to applaud the generosity of its latest benefactor.