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Box office income plunges by more than €500k at Abbey Theatre after 11 fewer productions staged
Box office income plunges by more than €500k at Abbey Theatre after 11 fewer productions staged
Drop in box office income and number of productions stages coincided with Arts Council funding increasing by €500,000 from €8m to €8.5m

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

Frank Grimes obituary: Dublin breakthrough led to long career on stage and screen in Britain
Frank Grimes obituary: Dublin breakthrough led to long career on stage and screen in Britain
Remembered in Ireland chiefly for his role in RTÉ's 'Strumpet City', Frank Grimes went on to a successful career on stage and screen in London

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025

The Weir review: enthralling mix of bar-room banter and absorbing storytelling 
The Weir review: enthralling mix of bar-room banter and absorbing storytelling 
The cast includes Brendan Gleeson, Seán McGinley, Owen McDonnell, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, and Kate Phillips

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025

Jennifer Zamparelli narrates The Rocky Horror Show musical coming to Cork this month: 'It’s an absolute riot' 
Jennifer Zamparelli narrates The Rocky Horror Show musical coming to Cork this month: 'It’s an absolute riot' 
The radio presenter, TV host and entrepreneur talks about Jason Donovan, Dancing with the Stars, Abba, and on-air bloopers

Wed, 13 Aug, 2025

Arts imitates life for New York-based Cork actor Michael Mellamphy
Arts imitates life for New York-based Cork actor Michael Mellamphy
The star of stage and screen is preparing to tread the boards at Cork Arts Theatre in a one-man play focusing on immigration

Sun, 25 May, 2025

Cork Opera House appeals for memorabilia to help it mark its 170th birthday
Cork Opera House appeals for memorabilia to help it mark its 170th birthday
The venue has put out a public appeal for programmes, posters, photos and more as part of its 'Send It Home' campaign

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

In profile: Des Kennedy, the new artistic director at the Everyman in Cork
In profile: Des Kennedy, the new artistic director at the Everyman in Cork
The Belfast native is already working his contacts book to secure interesting productions for the MacCurtain Street theatre 

Wed, 09 Oct, 2024

In at the deep end: Cork artist will stage her latest work in a city swimming pool
In at the deep end: Cork artist will stage her latest work in a city swimming pool
For some, swimming pools conjure up images of speedos and floating verruca bandages. But Natasha Bourke is turning a Cork pool into her theatre during Cork Midsummer Festival

Sat, 15 Jun, 2024

Why representation of people with intellectual disability on stage and screen is so important
Why representation of people with intellectual disability on stage and screen is so important
Blue Teapot Theatre Company has launched a search for aspiring actors with an intellectual disability to audition for a permanent place, Esther McCarthy finds out more

Mon, 15 Jan, 2024

Yorkshire Ripper dies
Irish Examiner view: The booming business of murder
From grisly narratives such as that of the 'Yorkshire Ripper', to mysterious murders and disappearances here at home, we are fascinated by true crime stories

Sat, 04 Nov, 2023

Cork Opera House seeks creative leaders to drive new productions
Cork Opera House seeks creative leaders to drive new productions
Cork Opera House to recruit a creative producer for opera and conductor to drive new productions and strategies

Thu, 07 Sep, 2023

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar visit to Kyiv
'I'm sorry for what happened': Leo Varadkar's apology to Ukrainian attacked in Dublin
Oleksandr Hrekov was attacked in Dublin city centre shortly after performing at the city’s Abbey Theatre

Wed, 19 Jul, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Water safety imperative these months
Irish Examiner view: Water safety imperative these months
Lack of lifeguards

Tue, 06 Jun, 2023

Hamilton the musical: All you need to know about the show before it comes to Ireland
Hamilton the musical: All you need to know about the show before it comes to Ireland
In advance of its tour dates in Ireland next year, Marjorie Brennan provides a dummy’s guide to the hugely successful musical Hamilton

Tue, 18 Apr, 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

Theatre review: Engrossing production of The Weir at the Abbey 
Theatre review: Engrossing production of The Weir at the Abbey 
Conor McPherson’s West End hit from the 1990s has been well worth revisiting 

Wed, 07 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

George Miller
Happy Feet director George Miller gives Glengarriff panto a shout-out
The mind behind the Mad Max and Babe film series, and classics like Lorenzo's Oil, has saluted the cast and crew of Glengarriff Theatre Group's production of The Snow Queen

Tue, 29 Nov, 2022

Beauty and the Beast cast look forward to Christmas in Dublin as show makes its way to Ireland
Beauty and the Beast cast look forward to Christmas in Dublin as show makes its way to Ireland
Denise O’Donoghue travels to Bristol to meet the cast of Beauty and the Beast, as it begins its run in Dublin

Sat, 19 Nov, 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

Fiona O’Carroll on the joys of working with her dad Brendan, and her new musical
Fiona O’Carroll on the joys of working with her dad Brendan, and her new musical
We first saw Fiona O'Carroll in Mrs Brown's Boys, and she says that hit show isn't so far away from her new role in Copper Face Jacks: The Musical 

Tue, 16 Aug, 2022

Tadhg Hickey:  'The postman might be the only person you would see that day'
Tadhg Hickey:  'The postman might be the only person you would see that day'
The Cork actor/comedian on his role in new John B Keane adaptation, and dealing with the double-edged sword that is social media 

Tue, 26 Jul, 2022

Theatre review: Translations, by Brian Friel, at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin 
Theatre review: Translations, by Brian Friel, at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin 
This production of the classic tale of cultural clashes in the north-west underlines the mastery of its creator  

Fri, 01 Jul, 2022

When the party's over: Hard-hitting chemsex play to premiere at Cork market 
When the party's over: Hard-hitting chemsex play to premiere at Cork market 
Party Scene uses dance and drama to explore a scene which is having a detrimental effect on the lives of some gay men 

Fri, 20 May, 2022

Constellations review: An enjoyable tale of when the beekeeper met the boffin 
Constellations review: An enjoyable tale of when the beekeeper met the boffin 
Sarah Morris and Brian Gleeson shine in a story of love and betrayal 

Tue, 17 May, 2022

"A Strange Loop" Broadway Opening Night
Maeve Higgins: Broadway hit transforms issues of race, identity, and sexuality
Tony Awards feels extra special this year after two seasons of silence - and this show deserves every one of its 11 nominations

Sat, 14 May, 2022

Evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theatre airstrike – double the estimate
Evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theatre airstrike – double the estimate
The Russian bombing of a theatre in Mariupol was far deadlier than estimated, killing closer to 600 people inside and outside the building, an investigation has found.

Wed, 04 May, 2022

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Clodagh Finn: Introduction of drama, film, and theatre studies as a school subject an inspired idea
'While there is some mention of the health benefits of the arts, the idea of theatre and wellbeing has been little explored in Ireland,' says one theatre historian

Wed, 27 Apr, 2022

Irish Examiner View: London audiences' turn to enjoy outstanding Irish production
Gare St Lazare's production of 'How It Is (Part 2)' earned rave reviews when performed pre-Covid in The Everyman in 2019.

Mon, 18 Apr, 2022

Terry Prone: Falling for a dancer — but Patricia Ward wasn’t even aware of Gene Kelly’s career
Terry Prone: Falling for a dancer — but Patricia Ward wasn’t even aware of Gene Kelly’s career
A young gold-digger who took control of a former star... But no... This isn't that kind of story. Instead, pause a while and listen to a woman who loved a great man and cherishes his menory

Mon, 11 Apr, 2022

David Byrne's "American Utopia" Reopening Night
Maeve Higgins: Me, a statue, was so moved that I danced my way to utopia
Movement is for everyone, like a mother tongue, and never has that been more apparent than in David Byrne's Broadway show 'American Utopia', writes Maeve Higgins.

Sun, 09 Jan, 2022

Coronavirus - Thu Dec 9, 2021
Government extends wage subsidy scheme to aid Covid-hit businesses
The enhanced rates of EWSS will continue for the months of December and January

Thu, 09 Dec, 2021

Support package worth €50m announced for struggling live performance sector
Support package worth €50m announced for struggling live performance sector
The funds announced include money for pantos, as well as the wider live performance sector, which is once again under Covid-19 restrictions 

Wed, 08 Dec, 2021

Work to begin on Cork theatre and library damaged by fire
Work to begin on Cork theatre and library damaged by fire
The Briery Gap complex in Macroom was extensively damaged when a fire broke out at the back of the building in May 2016

Fri, 03 Dec, 2021

Panto producers assure patrons of safety procedures in venues
Panto producers assure patrons of safety procedures in venues
Nine panto producers have said that they are confident that their respective shows can proceed.

Wed, 01 Dec, 2021

'The arts sector has learned never to take anything for granted'
'The arts sector has learned never to take anything for granted'
Director of 'Philadelphia, Here I Come', Cork's first major dramatic presentation since Covid, says Irish theatre is in a good place but a new generation of playwrights need funding and support

Mon, 04 Oct, 2021

Original copy of John B Keane's first play discovered during cleanout of Cork city house
Original copy of John B Keane's first play discovered during cleanout of Cork city house
The piece is now on display at the John B Keane room at the Kerry Writers’ Museum in the Square in Listowel

Mon, 04 Oct, 2021

Tony Tormey: Just sitting in a damp rehearsal room for a play still excites me and putting 'actor' down on forms still makes me feel proud
Tony Tormey: Just sitting in a damp rehearsal room for a play still excites me and putting 'actor' down on forms still makes me feel proud
Someone once said to me that when you have kids you're no longer the picture, you're the frame. I'm very much a frame right now

Sat, 02 Oct, 2021

'Billa was to panto what Roy Keane was to soccer: Amazing, energetic, and totally focused'
'Billa was to panto what Roy Keane was to soccer: Amazing, energetic, and totally focused'
Cork City Council has opened an online Book of Condolences for the legendary Cork entertainer

Thu, 23 Sep, 2021

'Cork will be a strange place without him' - Billa O'Connell dies
'Cork will be a strange place without him' - Billa O'Connell dies
Legendary Cork singer and entertainer Billa O'Connell is survived by his wife, Nell, their six children, their 19 grandchildren, and their 10 great-grandchildren

Thu, 23 Sep, 2021

Everyman artistic director blasts government inaction on reopening of live events
Everyman artistic director blasts government inaction on reopening of live events
The future of institutions like the Everyman is hanging by a thread due to the shutdown, Sophie Motley said

Thu, 19 Aug, 2021

The pandemic has made arts events accessible to all: Why change that?
The pandemic has made arts events accessible to all: Why change that?
As gigs and live events return, disabled people hope accessibility gains made during the pandemic will remain 

Mon, 05 Jul, 2021

The Hot 100: Essential arts, fashion and food for the summer
The Hot 100: Essential arts, fashion and food for the summer
From Billie Eilish to Baste BBQ - we've got your guide to what's happening as society reopens in earnest

Sat, 29 May, 2021

Frankly speaking: Brian Gleeson on working with his famous family and his next project in Cork
Frankly speaking: Brian Gleeson on working with his famous family and his next project in Cork
As Brian Gleeson comes to Cork for three performances at The Everyman he speaks to Jennifer Stevens about working with his famous family and having an empty diary for the rest of the year

Sat, 29 May, 2021

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