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The Fates by Rosie Garland, extracted - Greek mythology reimagined

We prsent an extract from The Fates, the new novel by Rosie Garland. Before Gods and mortals, there ...

When Beyonce went country - Lauren Murphy on artists mixing it up

They say a change is as good as a rest, but that's probably not what Beyoncé was thinking when she d...

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

MOVIE: BACK TO BLACK Following the success of the Bob Marley biopic One Love, here comes another por...

Achill group launches Camille Souter cottage residency campaign

In the village of Dooagh on Achill Island, the cottage-studio of acclaimed Irish artist Camille Sout...

The return of the Bothy Band

Via The Journal Of Music: TG4 has broadcast a new documentary film on the reformed 1970s group The B...

Something For The Weekend: Sinead Gleeson's cultural picks

Sinead Gleeson is a broadcaster, essayist and critic, the author of Irish Book Award-winning essay c...

We Realised the Power of it: The Legacy of Derry Film and Video Workshop

'We just wanted to tell our stories and learned the skills as we went along...' Filmmaker Anne Crill...

Sean-nós sensation Eoghan O'Ceannbháin sings for RTÉ Arena

Dubliner Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose melodies are ...

Sparks of Bright Matter by Leeanne O'Donnell - read an extract

We present an extract from Sparks of Bright Matter, the debut novel by radio documentary maker, podc...

The legendary Mark Knopfler talks music with Marty

Mark Knopfler just released his tenth solo studio album, entitled One Deep River, and he joined Mart...

Mystery Train - your weekly selection of tracks from John Kelly

Mystery Train host John Kelly Complete Mystery Train playlists - all the right notes in the right or...

Meet the dance company celebrating the power of diversity

This April, UK-based ensemble Stopgap Dance Company presents Lived Fiction, a new work at Project Ar...

Watch: Sessions From Oblivion with Cruel Sister and Reylta

Popular online music show Sessions From Oblivion showcases the cream of Ireland's musical crop, in p...

Civil War in America: Alex Garland on his controversial new film

Alex Garland's new film Civil War depicts an all-too recognisable America, ruled over by a three-ter...

Book Of The Week: Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson

Sinéad Gleeson has forged a career that has, among other things, become largely devoted to supportin...

The Comedy Nobody: Funnyman Karl MacDermott dies harder

Comic and writer Karl MacDermott introduces his new show about about 'a comedy nobody. Who still lon...