CLAIRE BYRNE will host the AGREEMENT panel, which will look at the negotiations and events around the signing of the Belfast Agreement itself. The panel will include GERRY ADAMS, BERTIE AHERN, and REG EMPEY. 🗓️18th October. ⏰ Duration: Approx. 45 minutes

''The King's name is a tower of strength.'' His reign begins October 12th, long live the King... #TheTragedyOfRichardIII 👑: bit.ly/TTOKR3

This is glorious - the best 1.10 mins you’ll see today - one of the most exhilarating openings of a Jazz standard - Wayne Shorter on sax - Lee Morgan on trumpet - Art Blakey pounding away.

So happy to have this lovely keepsake, a signed copy of his extraordinary speech by Senator George Mitchell, after a lovely event at Queen's University Belfast 🎓 for the dedication of the Global Institute for Peace, Security & Justice in his honour.

Break a leg to all the artists previewing, opening, running shows at Dublin Theatre Festival tonight and for the next 18 days. We are opening!

Remembering the great Bud Powell who was born on this day in 1924. Known as a leading figure in the development of modern jazz, Powell was credited for greatly extending the range of jazz harmony. He was among those who did away with most accepted functions of the left hand. His

Maggie Smith, Oscar-winning star of stage and screen, dies aged 89 theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/…

'We are entering a golden age for the arts in Ireland, but we must seize this moment...' Director of the The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Maureen Kennelly writes about the current cultural landscape, and the ongoing challenges facing the sector: rte.ie/culture/2024/0…

Happy 100th to Bud Powell! "He was one of the gods... we used to go by and stand outside Bud's house [and] listen to him practicing... He was like a mad genius. He was like Beethoven." –S.R. to Bret Primack (2007). youtube.com/watch?v=SDQX2-…

Dame Maggie Smith has died, aged 89. In 1993, she spoke graciously to Barry Norman about her stellar reputation in a business where even works by Chekhov could still receive a 'thank you...' letter.

Finally got to see #Agreement last night at the Gate Theatre and the show was opened by none other than Senator George Mitchell - looking and sounding like he did in 1998! A surreal trip back in time for me, having been there in the middle of it all. Ruairi Conaghan is

Wonderful to get first preview of #Agreement by Owen McCafferty on at the beautiful Gate Theatre and wonderful to have two real life participants in to see it - Senator George Mitchell and Bertie Ahern. Lyric Theatre Belfast Dublin Theatre Festival

Huge congratulations to Druid Theatre with The House The Gaiety Theatre one of Tom Murphy’s very greatest plays. I’ve loved both of the other productions over the decades & this is another stunning one with a brilliant ensemble & masterful direction from the boss GarryHynes -go see

The actress Andrea Irvine who plays Mo Mowlam in #Agreement Gate Theatre - a play about the Good Friday agreement - tells me how we could all benefit from the late Secretary of State's attitude. thetimes.com/world/ireland-…

🌹Rose + Bud🌹 We have loved having working on this show with the incredible Commedia of Errors. Thanks for everyone who came out to support the show. Let us know what you thought!

Commiserations to Emily Foran for missing out on The Stage's Best Director #DebutAwards for her charming, beautifully realised Little Women Lyric Theatre Belfast. A huge achievement to have been nominated. Congrats to Sophie Drake for lifting the award for The Bleeding Tree Southwark Playhouse

Saw two terrific shows in Belfast today Bruiser Theatre Company Wasted by Kat Woods - awesome physically by the actors - & the immersive Shadowdock in the Titanic Quarter with a spectacular score by Katie Richardson Music - that brings to 14 shows I've seen in 18 days between Belfast, London &Dublin.

Here’s Kris Kristofferson talking about a Bob Dylan tribute concert at MSG in 1992 where Sinéad O’Connor was getting booed after ripping up a photo of the Pope on SNL and he was asked to get her off the stage. He refused. “Don’t let the bastards get you down.” RIP to an icon

"Take the ribbon from your hair...." So accepting of the comforts and limits of improvised, temporary love, "Help Me Make It Through the Night" opened a window for 14-year-old me onto adulthood. Kris Kristofferson, who wrote and sang with such forlorn authority, has died at 88.

€1.27 billion for Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media; a record €140 million for The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon; arts spend almost doubled since 2020 under Catherine Martin TD's watch. Puts Arts Council of Northern Ireland's extra £500,000 this year to shame. Time to step up Gordon Lyons MLA Sian Mulholland MLA Deirdre Hargey thrive: making culture count