Multi-disciplinary performance-maker Luke Casserly grew up in Lanesboro, Co Longford, close by to the Bord na Móna bogs. From this young man emerges a rather unusual theatrical work inspired by the scents and sounds of those bog landscapes.

Football legend Harry Redknapp says the pride of 17 statues is a ‘great way to get fans behind the team’ as England depart for the 2026 tournament.

White will launch his exhibition, These Thoughts May Disappear, at Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery on Friday.

Ireland is the first, and only, country in the world to have a national day of free creativity for children and young people under 18.

Celebrate Poetry Day Ireland in Castlebar Library later this week. Poet Isabela Basombrío Hoban and singer/songwriter John Hoban will celebrate Poetry Day Ireland with their unique event - 'Mayo Home: Fishheads and Covies'.

The Southbank Centre has said all of its board members have the ‘right to exercise their freedom of expression within the law’.

Mayo County Council Arts Service invites members of the public to attend Connect Café - A Cultural Companions Conversation, taking place on Wednesday, May 27, from 12 noon to 2. 30pm at The Ellison Hotel, Castlebar.

Ballina Fringe Festival is delighted to announce a number of exciting open calls ahead of its 2026 festival, taking place from October 2nd to 11th, 2026.

More than 100 delegates from Europe, New Zealand and Japan are expected to attend the 13th international George Moore Conference hosted by Atlantic Technological University (ATU) at its Mayo campus (Castlebar) from Tuesday to Thursday, May 5th to ...

Oliver Dickens will perform the readings in the author’s former home in central London – now the Charles Dickens Museum.

William Costelloe said he wanted to continue his father’s support for the Jack And Jill Foundation.

Achill Island’s 2026 Heinrich Böll Memorial Weekend promises a dynamic blend of literature, visual art, performance, and contemporary comedy, bringing together some of Ireland’s most compelling creative voices.

The event will be held at the Southbank Centre in London this summer.

The Basic Income for the Arts scheme, which is hoped to be available from September, will operate in three-year cycles.

Organisers said this year's theme aims to celebrate "where we come from, what grounds us, and how we continue to grow together".

Malcolm Byrne told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that he wanted Mr Bakhurst to remain at RTÉ to continue the work and changes he had started.

A failed IT project, unused X-ray equipment, and millions unspent on capital projects were the focus of a new report.

Mayo Dark Sky Park at Wild Nephin National Park, in partnership with UCD College of Science and Parity Studios, has announced artist Louise Beer as the inaugural SATELLITE artist-in-residence.

As part of its professional development programme 2025, Mayo County Council’s Arts Service is delighted to present 'Evolving Access', a mini-symposium with an artists' tour on Wednesday, October 29, from 10. 30am to 3. 30pm.

A grandnephew of one of the 1916 Rising leaders says a near-fatal swimming pool accident changed the course of his life.

From October 3rd to 12th, Ballina will once again be home to Ballina Fringe Festival - a celebration of arts, music, storytelling and creative expression happening right here in our region.

Anna Jansson (21) has been given the Milton Violin for use during her tenure.

The grants have been delivered through the Arts Council’s National Lottery Project Funding.

The Taoiseach listed projects and initiatives to connect both sides of the border during the annual Seamus Share Home Place lecture.

Live events dominate consumer expenditure, generating €786 million annually.

The Spotlight On Theatre And Dance From Northern Ireland initiative will be held on August 19th

There is an exciting line-up of events taking place at the National Museum of Ireland for Cruinniú na nÓg, which takes place this year on Saturday next, June 7th.

A three-day conference at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast will bring together experts on the poet.

Costumes worn by stars including Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson and Owen Wilson will also go on display

Last weekend, Ballina Arts Centre opened two new and very different exhibitions, one of which forms the basis of a Family Art Workshop at the centre, which will take place this coming Saturday, April 12.

Since the scandal emerged, Minister for the Arts Patrick O’Donovan has said is among issues that have caused “huge embarrassment” to his department in recent times

Float is produced by Crybaby Productions and written by emerging playwrights Orla Graham and Kirby Thompson.

It emerged that the Arts Council had spent €6.6675 million on a failed IT project.

Westport Library is hosting a month-long exhibition of poems by the children of Gaza.

‘I do want to recognise the really good work the Arts Council does do,’ Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said.

The Arts Minister said there are a range of ‘fundamental questions’ about governance and culture within the Arts Council.

The Arts Council has published new research that indicates Irish arts audiences are returning to pre-Covid levels.

Mr Longley died at the age of 85 after winning world-wide renown for his writing.

The first feature-length documentary about Ireland’s first female president, entitled Mrs Robinson, will embark on a UK three-city tour in Glasgow, Birmingham and London from January 28 to February 1.

Mayo County Council Arts Service has announced that Friday, February 14th, will be the deadline for its annual grants and bursaries for 2025.

Three Irish authors have been nominated this year including Calm With Horses writer Colin Barrett.

Her book Orbital, about astronauts looking down at Earth, was named as the winner of the £50,000 prize.

Throughout the first weekend of November, the Ballina Arts Centre welcomed drama groups from across the country to compete in a celebration of amateur drama.