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Coldplay and friends deliver surprise performance for fans on Dublin's Grafton Street

Coldplay are in Dublin for four sold-out concerts at the 82,000-capacity Croke Park,

<p>Brian Warfield, Tommy Byrne and Noel Nagle of The Wolfe Tones in concert at Musgrave Park on Saturday. Picture: Eddie O'Hare</p>

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Musgrave Park review: The Wolfe Tones thrill with a rousing farewell to the Rebel County

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Kaleidoscope review: Electric Picnic cool - created with children centrestage

Letters to the Editor: ‘That They May Face the Rising Sun’ is a movie masterpiece

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Letters to the Editor: ‘That They May Face the Rising Sun’ is a movie masterpiece

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'I can concentrate full-time on my art': 14 months of the BIA scheme

Cork cultural centre appoints US piano virtuoso as artist in residence

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Cork cultural centre appoints US piano virtuoso as artist in residence

Irish Examiner view: Social media platforms allow hate and harassment fester

Irish Examiner view: Social media platforms allow hate and harassment fester

Senator Micheál Carrigy's case is the latest example of the kind of appalling abuse that tech giants profit from

Fri, 08 Dec, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Plan a full review of policing rather than merely calling for heads to roll

Letters to the Editor: Plan a full review of policing rather than merely calling for heads to roll

A policing expert proposes an approach to reviewing An Garda Síochána's work, while other readers address topics including war in the Middle East, neutrality, cinema, and Katie Taylor

Fri, 01 Dec, 2023

'The next U2 could be out there right now but won't make it if they don't get radio airplay'

'The next U2 could be out there right now but won't make it if they don't get radio airplay'

Oireachtas media committee hears from the Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland about their concerns about airplay on Irish radio stations

Wed, 22 Nov, 2023

Cork Film Festival announces winner of inaugural best new Irish feature award

Cork Film Festival announces winner of inaugural best new Irish feature award

'Prospect House' was selected from an eclectic shortlist to be named the Best New Irish Feature at the 68th Cork International Film Festival

Sun, 19 Nov, 2023

Colin Sheridan: Sally Rooney is leading Ireland's cultural renaissance

S Colin Sheridan: Sally Rooney is leading Ireland's cultural renaissance

A surreptitious reading of 'Normal People' kicked off COLIN SHERIDAN's discovery of contemporary Irish culture

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023

Movie tax credit boost puts Ireland in the spotlight — but issues with the scheme remain

Movie tax credit boost puts Ireland in the spotlight — but issues with the scheme remain

The decision to increase the expenditure cap under Section 481 is likely a ploy by the Government to lure streaming giants to Ireland after corporation tax rose to 15% in January

Sat, 14 Oct, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Cork cinema revamp is welcome

Letters to the Editor: Cork cinema revamp is welcome

Irish Examiner readers consider issues including the fate of a Cork cinema, driving test delays, the GAA season, the environment, and censorship

Wed, 16 Aug, 2023

Irish night-time economy

Arts Council chief warns ‘pandemic habits may lead to arts losing a generation’

The director of the Arts Council has expressed concern that young people are not attending plays, art exhibitions and other cultural performances as often as before the pandemic.

Sun, 23 Jul, 2023

Lights, camera, industrial action: Hollywood's on strike but the blockbusters are back

Lights, camera, industrial action: Hollywood's on strike but the blockbusters are back

In turbulent times for the industry, this summer's slew of blockbusters will make waves that could benefit smaller films including Irish-made movies, writes Esther McCarthy

Sun, 16 Jul, 2023

Arts Council meeting branded a 'box-ticking exercise'

Arts Council meeting branded a 'box-ticking exercise'

Several of those impacted by the error met earlier this week, with some proposing to ask for compensation based on legitimate expectation

Wed, 05 Jul, 2023

‘They're lucky we’re not showing up to Merrion Square and saying: "Where's my money?"’

‘They're lucky we’re not showing up to Merrion Square and saying: "Where's my money?"’

Some 140 artists were left stunned after the Arts Council informed them they had been awarded a 'life-changing' €25,000 — but followed up to say the first message had been a mistake

Tue, 04 Jul, 2023

Death announced of influential Cork impresario Barra Ó Tuama

Death announced of influential Cork impresario Barra Ó Tuama

'I used to go out and search across the world for new rising talent and bring it back so that Irish audiences could hear these fantastic voices before they became household names,' he told the Irish Examiner in 2011

Fri, 23 Jun, 2023

Review: The Waterboys Live at the Marquee - Poetry and folk rock from one of the great live bands

Review: The Waterboys Live at the Marquee - Poetry and folk rock from one of the great live bands

One of the truly great vocalists, Scott is also an excellent guitarist. And he’d need to be. He’s the only guitarist in this band, so he’s on rhythm and lead

Sun, 18 Jun, 2023

Christy Moore LATM Photo by Ray Keogh

S Christy Moore Live at the Marquee Review: Mercurial magic from the champion of acoustic folk

'Incredible repertoire, but his personality is even bigger than the songs. Down these parts, he can do no wrong,' writes Joe Dermody

Sun, 18 Jun, 2023

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Irish Examiner view: Beyonconomics

Inflation in Sweden

Fri, 16 Jun, 2023

Olly Murs Live At the Marquee Photo by Ray Keogh

Live at the Marquee review: Hearts skip a beat as Olly Murs asks 'Will you marry me?'

'It’s the kind of gig I’ll take my mam to,' one concert-goer said as Olly Murs woos and wows his Leeside audience — and pays moving tribute to his late friend, Caroline Flack

Fri, 09 Jun, 2023

Sarah Harte: Ageism that pervades our society is both short-sighted and irrational

Sarah Harte: Ageism that pervades our society is both short-sighted and irrational

Do older people have a best-before date creatively?Last week as part of the Cork International Poetry Festival, Deirdre Brennan won the Farmgate National Poetry Award for her collection, Medea’s Cauldron, which is published by Arlen House.

Wed, 24 May, 2023

Culture That Made Me: Cork actor Éanna Hardwicke talks Paul Newman, Kevin Barry and Hilary Mantel

Culture That Made Me: Cork actor Éanna Hardwicke talks Paul Newman, Kevin Barry and Hilary Mantel

I saw Lord of the Rings in the Capitol Cineplex on the Grand Parade in Cork. It’s gone now. It’s such a loss. It had this old, Hollywood theatre feel to it... It’s a film I think of when I think of childhood magic

Sun, 14 May, 2023

Dramatic shanty singing seafarer sculpture makes its way to Cobh

Dramatic shanty singing seafarer sculpture makes its way to Cobh

Belvelly Castle owners Garry and Anne Wilson have gifted the commissioned sculpture by Ray Lonsdale to the town

Sun, 02 Apr, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Colm Tóibín will bring readers into a different world to that of 'Brooklyn'

Irish Examiner view: Colm Tóibín will bring readers into a different world to that of 'Brooklyn'

The original novel resonated deeply with Irish readers so the sequel, set some decades later, is a mouth-watering prospect

Wed, 29 Mar, 2023

Western Stars Premiere - BFI London Film Festival 2019

Bruce Springsteen among those to be honoured with US National Medal of Arts

Bruce Springsteen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Vera Wang, and Mindy Kaling are among the famous faces set to receive top federal honours for their contributions to the arts.

Tue, 21 Mar, 2023

Planning granted for multi-million Crawford Art Gallery regeneration in Cork

Planning granted for multi-million Crawford Art Gallery regeneration in Cork

€29m investment in the Cork art gallery will increase gallery space by 45%

Wed, 15 Mar, 2023

95th Annual Academy Awards - Show

From Ballyfermot to Middle Earth and Pandora: The career of two-time Oscar winner Richard Baneham

The Dublin man has worked on some of the highest-grossing and most visually groundbreaking films of all time

Mon, 13 Mar, 2023

New festival in Cork to celebrate the work of neurodivergent artists

New festival in Cork to celebrate the work of neurodivergent artists

The programme will also welcome visual artists from the Neurodiverse and Dyslexic Visual Artist’s Group and will finish with a performance of autistic theatre writer Roderick Ford’s new production, Daughter of God in The Granary Theatre

Thu, 23 Feb, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Waiting for Godot falls foul of prevailing nostrums

Irish Examiner view: Waiting for Godot falls foul of prevailing nostrums

Those of a sceptical, or world-weary, mien may draw amusement or solace from two encounters between two of Ireland’s greatest writers and the anxieties and preoccupations of today’s young, sometimes easily offended, students.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2023

Paul Hosford: It's not popular to say so, but we need more ministers

Paul Hosford: It's not popular to say so, but we need more ministers

As the Dáil grows and the world around us changes, it is reasonable to ask if the bare 15 is really sustainable

Sat, 04 Feb, 2023

Screen Ireland unveils exciting line up for 2023

Screen Ireland unveils exciting line up for 2023

The Screen Ireland launch follows a hugely successful week for the Irish film industry, with a record 14 nominations for the Oscars in March

Tue, 31 Jan, 2023

Clodagh Finn: Recalling Sarah Purser and her towering ambition

Clodagh Finn: Recalling Sarah Purser and her towering ambition

Sarah Purser, artist and founder of An Túr Gloine (the Tower of Glass), the stained-glass cooperative which opened its doors 120 years ago on New Year’s Day, still has the power to inspire — and distract.

Sat, 31 Dec, 2022

Cork Opera House emerges strongly from pandemic with €260k surplus

Cork Opera House emerges strongly from pandemic with €260k surplus

Dramatic turnaround credited to State aid and the resilience of artists, audiences, and the theatre's 'talented and tenacious' staff

Fri, 02 Dec, 2022

MTV Europe Music Awards 2022 - Show - PSD Bank Dome

Irish Examiner view: Taylor Swift ticket scramble shows up a problem with Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster and Live Nation effectively formed a monopoly that may have implications for Irish musicians and their fans

Fri, 18 Nov, 2022

Colm Tóibín quits as Listowel Writers' Week president as row escalates

Colm Tóibín quits as Listowel Writers' Week president as row escalates

Novelist stepped down from Kerry festival after its local voluntary committee was disbanded to be replaced by a curator

Sun, 13 Nov, 2022

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Terry Prone: From Kanye West to Elon Musk, wealthy exploiters kept on getting their own way

Taylor Swift, among many others, could tell us a thing or two about the privileged rich men we keep letting off the hook

Mon, 07 Nov, 2022

Nostalgia for Hothouse Flowers and even B*Witched with The Ultimate Irish Playlist

Nostalgia for Hothouse Flowers and even B*Witched with The Ultimate Irish Playlist

Don't Go is a brilliant, sad song and Liam Ó Maonlaí still has it as a performer

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

Irish Examiner View: Bum note to start Jazz weekend

Irish Examiner View: Bum note to start Jazz weekend

Transport works

Thu, 27 Oct, 2022

Theatre review: Lost Lear offers a brilliant take on dealing with dementia

Theatre review: Lost Lear offers a brilliant take on dealing with dementia

Dan Colley's piece at Dublin Theatre Festival is based around a controversial technique involving playing along with a dementia patient's long-term memories

Wed, 05 Oct, 2022

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Tom Dunne: The Ian Brown horror show and the folly of backing-track karaoke

The Stone Roses singer has been getting deserved stick this week after dodgy footage emerged from a solo gig

Thu, 29 Sep, 2022

Clodagh Finn: Of all Joyce’s women, it is Lucia and her genius that need to be reclaimed

Clodagh Finn: Of all Joyce’s women, it is Lucia and her genius that need to be reclaimed

It’s late in the day, but the slow rehabilitation of Lucia Joyce, the brilliant dancer, is well underway, writes Clodagh Finn

Wed, 28 Sep, 2022

Independent review to be conducted into Abbey Theatre

Independent review to be conducted into Abbey Theatre

An independent review of governance at The Abbey Theatre is to be carried out following months of controversy over payments made to former directors.

Tue, 27 Sep, 2022

Tommy Tiernan LATM Photo by Ray Keogh

Joyce Fegan: All we really are missing is willpower in this climate fight

Last Sunday two things happened in Ireland. In the first half of the day, Tommy Tiernan’s testimony about his recent trip to Somalia was published in a Sunday paper.

Sat, 24 Sep, 2022

UCC's Glucksman Gallery wins a prestigious art museum award

UCC's Glucksman Gallery wins a prestigious art museum award

University College Cork gallery scoops a major Europe-wide honour due to 'excellence in curatorial practice, collections care, and audience engagement'

Sat, 10 Sep, 2022

Failure to means-test €325 weekly payment for artists draws criticism

Failure to means-test €325 weekly payment for artists draws criticism

Minister 'acknowledges disappointment' for those unsuccessful in random selection process

Thu, 08 Sep, 2022

Electric Picnic: Great music, wet weather and drug testing among the talking points of a fine weekend

Electric Picnic: Great music, wet weather and drug testing among the talking points of a fine weekend

The weather gods didn’t favour Electric Picnic this year, but there was still plenty fun to be had, with both Snow Patrol and Actic Monkeys playing blistering sets on the final night

Sun, 04 Sep, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Delivering a little piece of art every day

Irish Examiner view: Delivering a little piece of art every day

An Post celebrates a centenary of art on stamps

Sat, 27 Aug, 2022

Culture That Made Me: Iarla Ó Lionáird on Cork song culture, and other influences

Culture That Made Me: Iarla Ó Lionáird on Cork song culture, and other influences

The Coolea singer also includes the likes of Joni Mitchell and Talking Heads among his touchstones

Mon, 22 Aug, 2022