Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, his former sister-in-law, the photographs taken in Kildare, and the paintings that sparked a copyright row. irishtimes.com/culture/2023/0…

It’s looking great, Fidget Feet and @CeolConnected! Yeats-on-high: aerial dance and traditional arts Draíocht Blanchardstown as part of Dublin Fringe Festival #fidgetfeet25 Olwen Fouéré irishtimes.com/culture/stage/…

FORRO dancing article by Deirdre Falvey photos by Tom Honan Video by Bryan O'Brien Dancing Forro The Irish Times irishtimes.com/life-style/peo…

Nice to spy a pic of our journals area in this lovely feature by Deirdre Falvey in Irish Times Books devoted to the as-ever flourishing Irish literary journal scene. Some of the beautiful Irish journals we stock here to follow 1/5 🌸🌻🌹 irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

The Abbey: Shadow of a controversy lingers at Ireland’s national theatre, as costs arising from controversial payments may have now surpassed €1 million, and governance report delayed irishtimes.com/culture/stage/…

★★★★★ for #TheGigglerTreatment from Deirdre Falvey in The Irish Times 🤩 "A gorgeous, glorious miniature musical" "The splendid cast have a blast making it sing" Fionn Foley's "sparkling music and songs do justice to Doyle’s anarchic, silly tale" irishtimes.com/culture/stage/…

Historic trauma at the Abbey Theatre has eroded employee wellbeing, culture audit finds irishtimes.com/culture/stage/…

⁦Abbey Theatre⁩ productions to go dark until autumn after #thesugarwife ends next month, with in-house shows returning for ⁦Dublin Theatre Festival⁩ irishtimes.com/culture/stage/…

Why did a south Dublin institution, Newpark Academy of Music, announce it was closing suddenly? ⁦Newpark Music⁩ #savenewparkmusic #Wearenewpark #jazzatnewpark Grace Tallon kevin brady music @riamdublin irishtimes.com/culture/music/…

⁦⁦Abbey Theatre⁩ governance report⁩ (expected Sept 2023) still not delivered to ⁦⁦The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon⁩, while on July 28 Frances Ruane’s term as chair since 2017 ends. Her departure “severs the last link between the old regime and the new” irishtimes.com/culture/2024/0…

Former Abbey Theatre directors ‘address mistaken impressions’ about payments they received. ⁦Catherine Martin⁩ Abbey Theatre ⁦The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon⁩ ⁦Department of Culture, Communications and Sport⁩ ⁦mclarenandmurray⁩ irishtimes.com/culture/stage/…

New Abbey chair appointment ‘under way’, as delayed governance report still awaited & ⁦Department of Culture, Communications and Sport⁩ says Arts Council has primary governance responsibility for ⁦ Abbey Theatre⁩ ⁦Catherine Martin⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon⁩ irishtimes.com/culture/2024/0…

Reunion review: Zinger of a play doesn’t flag for a second ⁦Galway International Arts Festival⁩ ⁦Landmark Productions⁩ #reunion irishtimes.com/culture/stage/…

#Somnium review: ⁦@BruTheatre⁩ Dark story of sexual violence becomes a stunning dream show ⁦Galway International Arts Festival⁩ irishtimes.com/culture/stage/…

Dublin Theatre Festival unveils 2024 programme, with new shows from Druid, Teac Damsa, Anu, Thisispopbaby and more irishtimes.com/culture/stage/…

Deirdre Falvey chats to Jack Phelan in the Irish Times Culture about his upcoming Light up the Castle extravaganza kicking off this Wednesday 14th and running until the 17th. Don't miss this! irishtimes.com/culture/art/20….

No matter how nasty the comments get because some people can’t read past a headline, this is what I love about Limerick - and Ireland - and why I’m proud to call it home.

Abbey Theatre report finds ‘unclear’ governance and poor handling of issues involving former directors - Deirdre Falvey reports Independent review by Crowe Ireland also finds ‘significant failure’ in record keeping irishtimes.com/culture/stage/… via The Irish Times

It’s taken years, but finally partial clarity on the off-stage drama ⁦Abbey Theatre⁩ - report finds ‘unclear’ governance and poor handling of issues involving former directors. irishtimes.com/culture/stage/…

The Abbey’s €1m controversy: What went wrong? 18 things we now know, or shouldn’t forget. ⁦Abbey Theatre⁩ ⁦Department of Culture, Communications and Sport⁩ ⁦The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon⁩ ⁦Catherine Martin⁩ ⁦@IrishTheatreIns⁩ mclarenandmurray⁩ irishtimes.com/culture/stage/…