MUSIC NEWS: Radiohead may have got some stick recently for playing in Israel, but Thom Yorke and co are back on more solid ground with the announcement of a 20th anniversary release of their classic OK Computer album.

Garrett Lombard and Druid’s other young guns were eager to put their spin on Beckett’s classic, writes Alan O’Riordan

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Kerry actress Aisling O’Sullivan is relishing the thought of bringing Druid’s Shakespeare extravaganza to Limerick and Skibbereen, writes Padraic Killeen

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.

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Jo Kerrigan rounds up the best theatre offerings at home and abroad for the months ahead

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Bailegangaire will be staged alongside Tom Murphy’s new prequel to his classic play, writes Pádraic Kileen

3,000-year-old remains of a baby have been found during inaugural archaeological works at a Meath site reputed to be the birthplace of Halloween.

IN the arts, January is a quiet month. Yet last week, I saw two major plays, Druid’s production of Dion Boucicault’s The Colleen Bawn and the revival of Martin McDonagh’s A Skull in Connemara.

For Garry Hynes, artistic director with Druid Theatre Company, 2014 has begun where 2013 ended, with the joyous revival of Dion Boucicault’s 1860 play, The Colleen Bawn.

FOLLOWING a successful tour in 2013, Decadent Theatre Company’s revival of Martin McDonagh play A Skull in Connemara is back for an 11-week whirl around the country.

Druid’s acclaimed collaboration with Tom Murphy gave his work a new lease of life. Now it is reaching new audiences with a national tour, writes Pádraic Killeen

The huge box office success of John B Keane’s Big Maggie was one of the factors behind theatre company Druid recording a turnaround in its fortunes last year.

LETTER-writing is in danger of obsolescence and ‘hard copy’ communication is dwindling rapidly.

Steve Wall talks to Siobhán Cronin about celebrating 25 years of The Stunning and his role as Uncle Danny in Moone Boy

Imeall on TG4 kicks off its new season with a revealing interview with playwright Tom Murphy, says Richard Fitzpatrick

Tom Murphy’s emigration trilogy is “an inner history of Ireland,” Garry Hynes tells Alan O’Riordan

Tom Murphy’s The House exposes the returning emigrant’s frail sense of place, says Pádraic Killeen

Garry Hynes of Druid Theatre in Galway on why she still marvels at John B’s huge ambition

IN 2005, Galway theatre company, Druid, revived six works by the Irish playwright JM Synge.

KENNY DALGLISH was in Ireland yesterday to launch an initiative designed to help forge fresh links between young footballers here and Liverpool FC.

MICK LALLY was one of the best-loved actors of his generation and will be dearly missed, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said.

The theatre world was tonight mourning the loss of Mick Lally, one of its most renowned actors.

HOLLYWOOD screen legend Maureen O’Hara will attend this weekend’s re-enactment of the first commercial transatlantic flight to Ireland.

Theatre and dance acts are invading far-flung places all over the globe as part of a bid to promote Irish culture.

ARTS Minister John O’Donoghue led tributes yesterday to Wexford Festival Opera chief executive Jerome Hynes, who died suddenly at the age of 48.

A DRUID sword-bearer who was charged with possessing an offensive weapon after being stopped in a shop carrying his ceremonial weapon has had the case dropped by the English Crown Prosecution Service.

Druid's Glen will stage the Seve Ballesteros Trophy in April of next year, in a major coup for the Wicklow course and Bord Failte.