Arts Minister Heather Humphries’ Protestant background will help make the 1916 commemoration events more inclusive, the Minister for Finance said yesterday.

MUSIC NEWS: Netflix subscribers now have access to two worthwhile music documentaries: Keith Richards: Under the Influence, in which the Rolling Stones guitarist talks about his new solo album and the sounds that have inspired him over the years; and Time Is Illmatic, the film that tells of Nas’s classic 1994 album, and his background in New York that gave rise to it. 

Looking for plans for the weekend? Here’s a list of what’s on and where.

The true story of an Irish cabin boy eaten by his shipmates is now a play, writes Colette Sheridan

Global star Van Morrison will make an appearance in Ireland next month after a local jazz committee secured its biggest coup ever.

A new arrival to a small town awakens a closeted 65-year-old, writes Colette Sheridan.

A show, devised and written by people in Moyross in Limerick, promises to offer an alternative to the negative headlines about the area and give a voice to the community. Entitled Moyross, the show runs at the Lime Tree Theatre in Limerick from May 1-3 as part of the Limerick City of Culture programme.

Transition year students in Tipperary have taken the innovation world by storm following their hugely successful “Bicycles agus Bróga” campaign.

The 40th anniversary of the death of one of our truly great female writers will be remembered at the 2014 Limerick Literary Festival from tonight until Sunday. Many well-known names will participate in the festival which honours Limerick-born novelist and playwright Kate O’Brien.

One of the nation’s leading lights in children’s theatre, Branar Téatar do Pháistí, are currently touring their new Christmas show, Twas The Night Before Christmas.

Bruce Springsteen: New album will be released on January 10.

ANGELA’S ASHES, the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography by Frank McCourt, may not seem material for a musical.

The new theatre will offer a venue for professional tours, director Louise Donlon tells Colette Sheridan

Kate O’Brien’s dissection of Irish society will be discussed at this weekend’s celebration of her life, writes Colette Sheridan

A MASTERPLAN for the development of the Mary Immaculate College in Limerick over the next six years, has been adopted by the board of trustees.