A new exhibition shows the huge amount of work needed to get Song of the Sea from basic idea to Oscar-nominated film. Richard Fitzpatrick looks at the major stages in the eight-year process

A record number of visitors are expected to flock to 34 towns, cities, and regions across the country next month for a free evening of music, dance, theatre, and art.

Dance: Junk Ensemble: Dusk Ahead, Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny

The discerning readers of Condé Nast Traveller magazine voted Kilkenny one of its top 10 of world’s friendliest cities recently, and if you visit during its festival period, you might even consider a mere top 10 is a bit unfair to the place.

THE funding which supported establishment of the award-winning Glucksman Gallery is nearing an end and management have called for the Arts Council to give them the much-needed finance essential to the maintenance of its international reputation.