https://www.rte.ie/culture/en-ieRTÉ 2025-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:00:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0624/1518106-the-tarot-reader-of-versailles-by-anya-bergman-read-an-extract/It is the early days of the French Revolution and, on the streets of Paris, terror reigns.Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand is a young woman with an extraordinary power...Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:00:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0624/1518106-the-tarot-reader-of-versailles-by-anya-bergman-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0623/1519839-death-stranding-2-reviewed-a-video-game-sequel-that-delivers/Set 11 months after the events of the first game, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is an engrossing and utterly bizarre game of epic proportions.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:00:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0623/1519839-death-stranding-2-reviewed-a-video-game-sequel-that-delivers/Gameshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0624/1511982-in-the-picture-painter-selina-mowats-donegal-watercolours/Painter Selina Mowat has won acclaim for her evocative watercolours - view a gallery of her work above.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:00:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0624/1511982-in-the-picture-painter-selina-mowats-donegal-watercolours/visual artshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0623/1519850-sabrina-carpenters-new-album-cover-satire-or-self-degradation/Sabrina Carpenter's Man's Best Friend album cover has fans divided.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:00:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0623/1519850-sabrina-carpenters-new-album-cover-satire-or-self-degradation/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0623/1519903-sunday-miscellany-comic-joe-rooney-on-his-glastonbury-debut/Mud, glitter, and new beginnings at the legendary festival in SomersetMon, 23 Jun 2025 16:47:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0623/1519903-sunday-miscellany-comic-joe-rooney-on-his-glastonbury-debut/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0623/1518959-book-of-the-week-the-benefactors-by-wendy-erskine/When John William De Forest coined the 'Great American Novel' in 1868, he anticipated a work which had the ability communicate the tableau of contemporary living through "the ordinary emotions and manners of American existence".Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:00:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0623/1518959-book-of-the-week-the-benefactors-by-wendy-erskine/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1519095-ambient-orbit-on-rte-lytic-fm-goes-live-for-the-summer-solstace/RTÉ lyric fm's Ambient Orbit will broadcast live from Eyeries on the Beara Peninsula for a special programme to mark the summer solstice on Saturday June 21st.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:39:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1519095-ambient-orbit-on-rte-lytic-fm-goes-live-for-the-summer-solstace/Rté Lyric Fmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0622/1519209-get-creative-on-writing-a-novel-go-find-your-tribe/Ever dreamed of writing a novel but didn't know where to start?Sun, 22 Jun 2025 07:00:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0622/1519209-get-creative-on-writing-a-novel-go-find-your-tribe/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0621/1519176-too-much-content-are-you-suffering-from-cultural-burnout/Take it from me: this is a hard pill to swallow. As an arts and culture journalist, there is an added pressure on me to keep up with every new album, book, movie, play, exhibition, TV show and podcast available for consumption.Sat, 21 Jun 2025 07:00:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0621/1519176-too-much-content-are-you-suffering-from-cultural-burnout/The Lauren Murphy Columnhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1516517-author-meg-grehan-how-writing-in-verse-helped-me-find-my-voice/'Poetry is a scary word for so many...' Acclaimed Donegal-based author Meg Grehan introduces her latest novel for young readers The Brightest Star, written entirely in verse.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:00:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1516517-author-meg-grehan-how-writing-in-verse-helped-me-find-my-voice/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0623/1519909-renowned-italian-sculptor-pomodoro-dies-aged-98/Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, renowned for his huge bronze spheres, including one at TCD, has died a day before his 99th birthday.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:34:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0623/1519909-renowned-italian-sculptor-pomodoro-dies-aged-98/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0620/1519542-the-prompt-tackles-embarrassment-with-author-caoilinn-hughes/This week on The Prompt on RTÉ Radio 1, author Caoilinn Hughes joins Zoë Comyns to chat about embarrassment, drafting, titles and mini masterclasses.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:02:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0620/1519542-the-prompt-tackles-embarrassment-with-author-caoilinn-hughes/The Prompthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0620/1518104-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm, from 1pmFri, 20 Jun 2025 07:00:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0620/1518104-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Culture 5https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0616/1518798-i-am-woman-eileen-walshs-24-hour-theatrical-tour-de-force/Between 4pm on Saturday 14 June and 4pm on Sunday 15 June, Walsh spent 24 hours playing The Second Woman at Cork Opera House as part of Cork Midsummer Festival 2025. I watched her for sixteen of them.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:41:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0616/1518798-i-am-woman-eileen-walshs-24-hour-theatrical-tour-de-force/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0620/1519526-six-month-extension-announced-for-basic-income-for-the-arts/Recipients will continue to receive weekly payment until February 2026.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:56:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0620/1519526-six-month-extension-announced-for-basic-income-for-the-arts/Basic Income for the Artshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0617/1518885-stolen-sister-episode-3-recapped-on-the-hunt/In September 1976, the island of Ireland was terror stricken as news circulated of a young woman going missing in Brittas Bay Co Wicklow.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:09:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0617/1518885-stolen-sister-episode-3-recapped-on-the-hunt/Documentary On Onehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0620/1517559-in-plain-sight-by-joseph-birchall-read-an-extract/Darcy has always dreamed of joining the serious crime detectives of the NBCI. She finally gets her chance to prove herself on what should have been an open-and-shut case...Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:00:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0620/1517559-in-plain-sight-by-joseph-birchall-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0619/1517553-was-columbanus-one-of-irelands-earliest-influencers/Matthew Seaver from the National Museum of Ireland tells us why the new Words on the Wave exhibition at the NMI is an absolutely must-see for everyone this summer.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 07:00:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0619/1517553-was-columbanus-one-of-irelands-earliest-influencers/Folklorehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0619/1518715-sunday-miscellany-the-faith-healer-by-colin-regan/On Brian Friel's great play and a round-the-world odyssey to a father's bedsideThu, 19 Jun 2025 13:00:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0619/1518715-sunday-miscellany-the-faith-healer-by-colin-regan/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1519166-death-announced-of-celebrated-theatre-actor-vincent-oneill/The death of the celebrated theatre actor Vincent O'Neill in Buffalo New York on Tuesday night was confirmed by his niece, Fair City's Aisling O'Neill .Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:54:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1519166-death-announced-of-celebrated-theatre-actor-vincent-oneill/In Memoriamhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0617/1518946-marble-ous-kilkenny-arts-festival-announces-2025-programme/Kilkenny Arts Festival Director Olga Barry introduces this year's KAF programme, which brings arts happenings of every imaginable shape and size to the Marble City from August 7th - 17th.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:32:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0617/1518946-marble-ous-kilkenny-arts-festival-announces-2025-programme/Festivalshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1518105-an-audience-with-big-jack-eamon-carrs-new-book-extracted/In the late 1980s Horslips lyricist and drummer Eamon Carr began his journalistic career by conducting interviews with an eclectic mix of famous people.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:00:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1518105-an-audience-with-big-jack-eamon-carrs-new-book-extracted/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0616/1517567-book-of-the-week-our-song-by-anna-carey/Our Song marks Carey's first foray into fiction for adults, and what unfurls in this charming and compulsively readable novel is not just a tender love story, but one that harmonises with Carey's real life story of musical romance.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:00:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0616/1517567-book-of-the-week-our-song-by-anna-carey/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518370-wreckquiem-pat-shortt-is-music-mad-in-mike-finns-new-play/RTÉ Arena spoke to multi-award-winning actor, comedian, show runner, comedian, musician and national treasure Pat Shortt.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:51:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518370-wreckquiem-pat-shortt-is-music-mad-in-mike-finns-new-play/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518290-summer-of-cmat-the-rise-and-rise-of-irelands-gobbiest-pop-star/It's out with the cigs, the Bic lighters, the "strappy white tops with no bra" and all the other garish lime green accoutrements; time to drag out the cowboy hats and boots, tooth jewels and brightly coloured tights from storage.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:58:22 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518290-summer-of-cmat-the-rise-and-rise-of-irelands-gobbiest-pop-star/The Lauren Murphy Columnhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0615/1517896-get-creative-on-writing-a-novel-a-great-place-to-start/Ever dreamed of writing a novel but didn't know where to start? Now's the perfect time to pick up your pen (or keyboard) and dive into the world of storytelling—no experience needed, just your imagination.Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:00:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0615/1517896-get-creative-on-writing-a-novel-a-great-place-to-start/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1518716-sunday-miscellany-fias-football-by-christian-oreilly/A daughter's missing birthday present opens a door to adventure...Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1518716-sunday-miscellany-fias-football-by-christian-oreilly/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0617/1518371-was-the-year-1975-a-watershed-moment-in-music-and-pop-culture/What year in music history spawned Springsteen's Born to Run, Led Zeppellin's Physical Graffiti and Love Is the Drug by Roxy Music?Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:04:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0617/1518371-was-the-year-1975-a-watershed-moment-in-music-and-pop-culture/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0614/1517875-lets-a-go-mario-kart-world-and-the-latest-video-games-reviewed/We're only halfway through the year, but it's safe to say 2025 has exceeded all our expectations in the world of video games.Sat, 14 Jun 2025 07:00:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0614/1517875-lets-a-go-mario-kart-world-and-the-latest-video-games-reviewed/Gameshttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0617/1518738-kneecap-anti-colonialism/'They represent the new symbols and soundtrack of Irish anti-colonial resistance for a generation that aren't actually evoking violent nationalism'Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:49:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0617/1518738-kneecap-anti-colonialism/Kneecaphttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518361-taylor-tomlinson-on-turning-personal-trauma-into-comedy-gold/Taylor Tomlinson is set to play Dublin's 3Arena on Sunday, 13 July, 2025.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:16:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518361-taylor-tomlinson-on-turning-personal-trauma-into-comedy-gold/Comedyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0617/1518713-sunday-miscellany-whats-in-a-joycean-name/Carers from around the world are treated to a Ulysses immersion - with varying resultsTue, 17 Jun 2025 12:00:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0617/1518713-sunday-miscellany-whats-in-a-joycean-name/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/ulysses/We celebrate James Joyce's literary masterpiece UlyssesSun, 15 Jun 2025 10:25:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/ulysses/Bloomsdayhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518309-katherine-lynch-the-magic-of-bloomsday-and-finding-joy-in-joyce/Bloomsday is simply Bohemian bowler hat heaven in our beloved Dublin.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:31:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518309-katherine-lynch-the-magic-of-bloomsday-and-finding-joy-in-joyce/Bloomsdayhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1516864-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm, from 1pmFri, 13 Jun 2025 07:00:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1516864-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Culture 5https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518127-twin-peaks-returns-co-creator-mark-frost-talks-to-rte-arena/Written by Mark Frost and David Lynch, Twin Peaks was a sensation when it first aired in 1989.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:52:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518127-twin-peaks-returns-co-creator-mark-frost-talks-to-rte-arena/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0616/1518605-james-joyce-dante-ulysses-divine-comedy/Dante and Joyce take different paths with the Divine Comedy and Ulysses, but their journeys are deeply connectedMon, 16 Jun 2025 09:34:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0616/1518605-james-joyce-dante-ulysses-divine-comedy/James Joycehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518297-the-prompt-tearing-it-down-with-author-dave-rudden/For the latest episode of RTÉ Radio 1's new writing showcase The Prompt, writer Dave Rudden chose the prompt 'Tearing it Down'.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:52:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518297-the-prompt-tearing-it-down-with-author-dave-rudden/The Prompthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1518114-paddy-power-comedy-festival-reveals-star-studded-lineup-for-2025/From Thursday, 24 July - Sunday, 27 July, Irish audiences will enjoy both international and homegrown talent thanks to a star-studded line-up.Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:32:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1518114-paddy-power-comedy-festival-reveals-star-studded-lineup-for-2025/Comedyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0613/1518204-ip-applicants-play/A play based on the real life experiences of people living in an International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) centre in Newbridge, Co Kildare, has begun a nationwide tour.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0613/1518204-ip-applicants-play/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1517873-calling-donegal-from-outer-space-jimmy-mcaleavey-on-his-new-play/In Jimmy McAleavey's new play Static, a veteran astronaut in space and a lonely amateur radio operator in Donegal find each other by chance in the most unusual way.Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:00:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1517873-calling-donegal-from-outer-space-jimmy-mcaleavey-on-his-new-play/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1518129-nesting-composer-amanda-feery-on-home-land-and-belonging/Composer Amanda Feery has long explored the landscapes of sound—blending acoustic instruments, electronics, voice, and field recordings into her work.Thu, 12 Jun 2025 13:53:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1518129-nesting-composer-amanda-feery-on-home-land-and-belonging/https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1516682-something-for-the-weekend-oisin-fagans-cultural-picks/Oisin's new novel, Eden's Shore, is a bold and inventive work that explores greed, love and power in an imagined South America at the close of the 18th century.Thu, 12 Jun 2025 07:00:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1516682-something-for-the-weekend-oisin-fagans-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0613/1518109-james-joyce-latin-language-ulysses-bloomsday-portrait/The language, the way it was taught and references to Latin literature are constants throughout James Joyce's workFri, 13 Jun 2025 12:25:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0613/1518109-james-joyce-latin-language-ulysses-bloomsday-portrait/James Joycehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1518072-re-joyce-ulysses-returns-to-the-rte-airwaves-for-bloomsday/Drama On One's Kevin Reynolds introduces the legendary RTÉ production of James Joyce's Ulysses, performed by the Radio Éireann Players, which returns to the airwaves for Bloomsday.Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:16:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1518072-re-joyce-ulysses-returns-to-the-rte-airwaves-for-bloomsday/RTÉ Drama On Onehttps://www.rte.ie/kids/2025/0616/1518757-rte-podcast-we-love-books-childrens-books-ireland-awards/We Love Books is the podcast from RTE where all about books - the people who make them and the kids who read them!Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:52:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/kids/2025/0616/1518757-rte-podcast-we-love-books-childrens-books-ireland-awards/Podcastshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1518130-brian-wilson-remembered-rte-arena-on-a-troubled-pop-genius/Brian Wilson co-founder, chief songwriter, and creative force behind The Beach Boys, one of the most influential bands in American pop music history has died at the age if 82. For RTÉ Arena, John Meagher reflects on Brian's life and workThu, 12 Jun 2025 16:55:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1518130-brian-wilson-remembered-rte-arena-on-a-troubled-pop-genius/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1518060-sly-stone-remembered-the-influential-funk-pioneer-took-us-higher/There's immense variety in popular music careers, even beyond the extremes of one-hit wonders and the long-haulers touring stadiums into their dotage, writes Adam Behr...Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:45:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1518060-sly-stone-remembered-the-influential-funk-pioneer-took-us-higher/In Memoriamhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0609/1517511-rte-arenas-kay-sheedy-signs-off-after-25-years/'Its been such a thrill...' As the incomparable Kay Sheehy bids farewell to RTÉ after a quarter century, she looks back on a glorious career as a true champion for arts and culture in Ireland.Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:12:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0609/1517511-rte-arenas-kay-sheedy-signs-off-after-25-years/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0609/1517460-listen-aedin-gormleys-movies-musicals-live-with-the-rte-co/Aedín Gormley's beloved RTÉ lyric fm show Movies & Musicals returns to the stage in this very special concert with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:33:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0609/1517460-listen-aedin-gormleys-movies-musicals-live-with-the-rte-co/Rté Lyric Fmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0609/1517134-book-of-the-week-let-me-go-mad-in-my-own-way-by-elaine-feeney/Elaine Feeney's new novel is a masterclass in Irish storytelling...Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:00:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0609/1517134-book-of-the-week-let-me-go-mad-in-my-own-way-by-elaine-feeney/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0611/1517487-why-jane-austen-novels-make-perfect-period-adaptations/Announcing its new six-part adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, Netflix quoted screenwriter Dolly Alderton as saying: "Once in a generation, a group of people get to retell this wonderful story."Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:00:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0611/1517487-why-jane-austen-novels-make-perfect-period-adaptations/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0611/1517183-something-for-the-weekend-anna-careys-cultural-picks/Anna Carey is an Irish Book Award-winning novelist, journalist, editor and scriptwriter who spent her teens and twenties playing in bands...Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:00:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0611/1517183-something-for-the-weekend-anna-careys-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0610/1517182-the-tension-at-the-heart-of-brian-friels-enduring-appeal/As the Gate Theatre's acclaimed revival of Brian Friel's play Dancing At Lughnasa returns to Dublin's 3Olympia this July, Thomas Conway explores the enduring appeal of the Donegal playwright's work.Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:00:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0610/1517182-the-tension-at-the-heart-of-brian-friels-enduring-appeal/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0616/1518012-bloomsday-1964-history-dublin-james-joyce-ulysses/Dublin's annual celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses may be a big event now, but its debut outing was rather inauspiciousMon, 16 Jun 2025 00:01:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0616/1518012-bloomsday-1964-history-dublin-james-joyce-ulysses/Bloomsdayhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0527/1146705-listen-ulysses-james-joyce-podcast/James Joyce's 'Ulysses' is one of the most important works of modernist literature. The book chronicles the passage of Stephen Dedalus and Leopold Bloom through Dublin during an ordinary day, 16 June 1904...Tue, 27 May 2025 07:00:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0527/1146705-listen-ulysses-james-joyce-podcast/Ulysseshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0610/1517512-listen-the-culture-file-debate-live-from-borris/The Culture File Debate on RTÉ lyric fm took a trio to Carlow, for a special edition recorded live at this year's Borris Festival of Writing & Ideas 2025...Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0610/1517512-listen-the-culture-file-debate-live-from-borris/Rté Lyric Fmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0605/1516680-hell-for-leather-how-we-made-rtes-epic-new-gaa-series/Colm O'Callaghan, RTÉ's Head of Specialist Factual Content, introduces Hell for Leather, an epic new 5-part RTÉ One series, delving into the role of Gaelic Football in the sporting, cultural and social history of modern Ireland.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:00:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0605/1516680-hell-for-leather-how-we-made-rtes-epic-new-gaa-series/Documentarieshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0610/1515733-a-place-for-art-to-live-40-years-of-west-cork-arts-centre/Ann Davoren, the Director of Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, celebrates the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the venerable Skibbereen-based arts institution.Tue, 10 Jun 2025 07:00:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0610/1515733-a-place-for-art-to-live-40-years-of-west-cork-arts-centre/Arts Centreshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0610/1517692-stolen-sister-episode-2-recapped-elizabeth-is-missing/Ireland is reportedly set to have a particularly hot summer this year, so expect packed Ryanair flights, bursting beaches and men in shorts the second it tips towards 20C...Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:08:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0610/1517692-stolen-sister-episode-2-recapped-elizabeth-is-missing/Podcastshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0604/1516672-composer-jane-oleary-to-receive-nch-lifetime-achievement-award/https://journalofmusic.com/news/honoured-privileged-surprised-and-deeply-humbled-jane-o-leary-receive-national-concert-hallWed, 04 Jun 2025 13:09:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0604/1516672-composer-jane-oleary-to-receive-nch-lifetime-achievement-award/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0607/1516883-support-dont-star-rethinking-the-arts-councils-role/Theatremaker Dan Colley asks: Has the Arts Council of Ireland taken on too much 'main character energy'?Sat, 07 Jun 2025 07:00:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0607/1516883-support-dont-star-rethinking-the-arts-councils-role/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0606/1517167-the-prompt-imagining-a-world-without-with-sinead-moriarty/This week on The Prompt on RTÉ Radio 1, guest writer Sinéad Moriarty's writing prompt is 'A World Without'.Fri, 06 Jun 2025 22:05:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0606/1517167-the-prompt-imagining-a-world-without-with-sinead-moriarty/The Prompthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0608/1515464-get-creative-writing-non-fiction-hybrid-texts-collaborations/Ever thought about writing non-fiction, be it an essay, a memoir or even a brief snapshot of your life? Why not take the leap?Sun, 08 Jun 2025 07:00:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0608/1515464-get-creative-writing-non-fiction-hybrid-texts-collaborations/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2025/0609/1517550-frederick-forsyth/Frederick Forsyth, the author of The Day of The Jackal, has died at the age of 86 after a brief illness, his literary agents Curtis Brown said.Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:13:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2025/0609/1517550-frederick-forsyth/UKhttps://www.rte.ie/kids/2025/0604/1516692-rte-schools-out-tv-short-animations/As part of RTÉ Kids' Sparks scheme we present 7 new short animated films across RTÉjr, RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:43:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/kids/2025/0604/1516692-rte-schools-out-tv-short-animations/School's Outhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0607/1516648-our-song-by-anna-carey-read-an-extract/Tadhg and Laura used to be in a band together.They used to be a lot of things.Sat, 07 Jun 2025 07:00:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0607/1516648-our-song-by-anna-carey-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0608/1516676-a-one-stop-summer-reading-list-via-a-trio-of-top-irish-authors/Speaking to Brendan O'Connor, acclaimed Irish authors authors Naoise Dolan, John Banville and Emer McLysaght bring us an eclectic list of book recommendations for your suitcase this summerSun, 08 Jun 2025 09:00:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0608/1516676-a-one-stop-summer-reading-list-via-a-trio-of-top-irish-authors/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0603/1516412-stolen-sister-episode-1-recapped-remembering-elizabeth/The author Alice Walker once said: "Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister?"Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:02:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0603/1516412-stolen-sister-episode-1-recapped-remembering-elizabeth/Documentary On Onehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0606/1515728-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm, from 1pm.Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:00:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0606/1515728-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Culture 5https://www.rte.ie/learn/2025/0607/1517269-watch-cruinniu-na-nogs-creative-sparks-flew-today/From coding to circus skills, dance to drama - young people across the island truly unleashed their creative spark today for Cruinniú na nÓg 2025 with Creative Ireland!Sat, 07 Jun 2025 18:03:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/learn/2025/0607/1517269-watch-cruinniu-na-nogs-creative-sparks-flew-today/Cruinniú na nÓg 2025https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0603/1515917-the-charity-bringing-joy-creativity-and-culture-to-young-lives/Helene Hugel, founder and CEO of Helium Arts, explores the work of the Irish charity that brings creativity and joy to children and young people aged 6–16 living with lifelong physical health conditions.Tue, 03 Jun 2025 07:00:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0603/1515917-the-charity-bringing-joy-creativity-and-culture-to-young-lives/Childrenhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0531/1515921-nintendo-switch-2-what-to-expect-from-the-gaming-event-of-2025/With over 152 million units sold, the Nintendo Switch remains one of the best-selling consoles of all time.Sat, 31 May 2025 08:00:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0531/1515921-nintendo-switch-2-what-to-expect-from-the-gaming-event-of-2025/Gaminghttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0605/1516804-in-the-picture-macklemore-returns-for-outdoor-dublin-gig/Macklemore returns to Dublin with outdoor gig at St AnnesThu, 05 Jun 2025 10:35:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0605/1516804-in-the-picture-macklemore-returns-for-outdoor-dublin-gig/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0605/1515240-theatremaker-irene-kelleher-does-the-double-at-cork-midsummer/'Am I mad? Probably, but don't we have to be do what we do?' As part of this year's Cork Midsummer Festival, actor and playwright Irene Kelleher has written and will perform in a pair of solo shows - Footnote and Stitch. On one performance day, she'll perThu, 05 Jun 2025 08:00:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0605/1515240-theatremaker-irene-kelleher-does-the-double-at-cork-midsummer/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0604/1516665-rte-supporting-the-arts-this-june/RTÉ is Supporting 20 Arts and Cultural Events all over Ireland this JuneWed, 04 Jun 2025 12:54:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0604/1516665-rte-supporting-the-arts-this-june/RTE Supporting The Artshttps://www.rte.ie/learn/2025/0606/1517099-rte-this-is-art-island-brings-art-to-you-for-cruinniu-na-nog/As part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2025, RTÉ's This is Art! and Creative Ireland present RTÉ This is Art! Island - a celebration of youth creativity featuring a series of art exhibitions across the island of Ireland.Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:01:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/learn/2025/0606/1517099-rte-this-is-art-island-brings-art-to-you-for-cruinniu-na-nog/RTÉ This is Art! Islandhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0604/1514655-something-for-the-weekend-lynton-stephens-cultural-picks/Linton Stephens is a renowned bassoonist and interim Artistic Director with Chineke! Orchestra, Europe's first professional orchestra to be made up of majority Black and ethnically diverse musicians.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 07:00:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0604/1514655-something-for-the-weekend-lynton-stephens-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0605/1515241-a-truly-interdisciplinary-sonic-art-quiet-music-ensemble-at-10/Quiet Music Ensemble's John Godfrey celebrates the 10th anniversary of the group's debut LP The Mysteries Beyond Matter, now re-released in a new remastered version.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:00:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0605/1515241-a-truly-interdisciplinary-sonic-art-quiet-music-ensemble-at-10/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0531/1515614-careful-now-the-10-best-father-ted-episodes-ranked/It's one of the best sitcoms of all time, and certainly one of the most iconic and beloved Irish shows ever. If you want to spark a lively debate across a pub table, however, you need only utter the words: 'What's the best Father Ted episode?'Sat, 31 May 2025 07:00:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0531/1515614-careful-now-the-10-best-father-ted-episodes-ranked/Listicleshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0604/1515420-village-people-christine-dwyer-hickey-on-dublin-then-and-now/We present the text of a speech made by author Christine Dwyer Hickey at the Dublin Literary Dinner, 2025, celebrating the winner of this year's Dublin Literary Award, Canadian author Michael Crummey.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:00:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0604/1515420-village-people-christine-dwyer-hickey-on-dublin-then-and-now/Reminisceshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0522/1514281-sea-bones-artist-siobhan-mcdonald-on-the-mythologies-of-wetlands/Acclaimed artist Siobhan McDonald works with natural materials, drawing them from their cycles of generation, growth, and decay.Thu, 22 May 2025 09:30:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0522/1514281-sea-bones-artist-siobhan-mcdonald-on-the-mythologies-of-wetlands/visual artshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0604/1516449-sunday-miscellany-trapeze-artists-of-burgh-quay-by-denis-mcclean/Chasing stories for The Irish Press in the 1980s, and the challenges of reporting from the fieldWed, 04 Jun 2025 12:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0604/1516449-sunday-miscellany-trapeze-artists-of-burgh-quay-by-denis-mcclean/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0603/1516446-sunday-miscellany-rachael-hegarty-ponders-poetry-on-the-leaving/For the season that's in it...pondering poetry on the Leaving CertTue, 03 Jun 2025 18:07:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0603/1516446-sunday-miscellany-rachael-hegarty-ponders-poetry-on-the-leaving/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0603/1516406-bloomsday-film-festival-2025-celebrates-james-joyce-and-cinema/The 2025 Bloomsday Film Festival will take place across Dublin from Wednesday 11th to Sunday 16th June, offering a programme that celebrates the legacy of James Joyce's life and work.Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:34:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0603/1516406-bloomsday-film-festival-2025-celebrates-james-joyce-and-cinema/Festivalshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0603/1493260-5-classic-us-tv-series-to-binge-on-rte-player/Just when you think you've watched everything, it might be time to go back and discover (orall-time rediscover) some classic U.S. telly via RTÉ Player - but where to begin?Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:00:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0603/1493260-5-classic-us-tv-series-to-binge-on-rte-player/Listicleshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0529/1483807-housewife-of-the-year-how-we-made-the-acclaimed-new-documentary/'When we started making Housewife of the Year, during the height of lockdown, we weren't sure if there was going to be enough material to sustain a documentary.'Thu, 29 May 2025 16:54:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0529/1483807-housewife-of-the-year-how-we-made-the-acclaimed-new-documentary/Documentarieshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0602/1515487-what-might-a-modern-irish-revival-look-like-in-todays-world/Noisín Co-founder Cian O'Connell introduces a new series of cultural events 'creating space for a new wave of expression rooted in tradition but alive to the present'.Mon, 02 Jun 2025 07:00:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0602/1515487-what-might-a-modern-irish-revival-look-like-in-todays-world/Cultural Happeningshttps://www.rte.ie/kids/book-club/2025/0603/1516424-rtejr-book-club-june-2025/Ruth Concannon, Publications Officer for Children's Books Ireland, is here with more great reading recommendations for all you RTÉjr Book Clubbers. And she tells us about a brand new reading guide too!Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:53:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/kids/book-club/2025/0603/1516424-rtejr-book-club-june-2025/Book Clubhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0521/1503258-long-live-iggy-pop-rte-arena-on-the-godfather-of-punk/Ahead of his headline performance at In The Meadows, Paul McLoone looks back at the amazing career and life of the Godfather of Punk Iggy Pop.Wed, 21 May 2025 14:57:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0521/1503258-long-live-iggy-pop-rte-arena-on-the-godfather-of-punk/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0601/1515688-get-creative-on-non-fiction-writing-groups-and-first-readers/Ever thought about writing non-fiction, be it an essay, a memoir or even a brief snapshot of your life? Why not take the leap?Sun, 01 Jun 2025 07:00:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0601/1515688-get-creative-on-non-fiction-writing-groups-and-first-readers/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0526/1515075-stolen-sister-the-new-true-crime-podcast-from-doc-on-one/I have a friend who often remarks that you instantly know if someone has a sister...Mon, 26 May 2025 18:20:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0526/1515075-stolen-sister-the-new-true-crime-podcast-from-doc-on-one/Podcastshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0530/1515916-the-prompt-opening-an-unexpected-parcel-with-edel-coffey/This week on The Prompt on RTÉ Radio 1 guest writer Edel Coffey's writing prompt is 'An Unexpected Parcel'.Fri, 30 May 2025 13:51:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0530/1515916-the-prompt-opening-an-unexpected-parcel-with-edel-coffey/The Prompthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0528/1514971-100-buildings-the-tipperary-bus-station-reborn-as-an-arts-centre/In 1948, while construction had halted on Busáras, a regional CIÉ bus station opened in Tipperary.Wed, 28 May 2025 07:00:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0528/1514971-100-buildings-the-tipperary-bus-station-reborn-as-an-arts-centre/100 Buildingshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0529/1515080-something-for-the-weekend-peggy-seegers-cultural-picks/We're honoured to welcome a true music legend to these pages...Thu, 29 May 2025 10:00:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0529/1515080-something-for-the-weekend-peggy-seegers-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0530/1513899-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm, from 1pm - listen back here.Fri, 30 May 2025 07:00:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0530/1513899-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days/Culture 5https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0529/1515547-public-accounts-committee/The Arts Council has said it "greatly regrets" spending €6.7 million on a complex IT project that was later abandoned, the Public Accounts Committee has heard.Thu, 29 May 2025 06:02:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0529/1515547-public-accounts-committee/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0530/1515411-irish-national-opera-announces-2025-26-season/The Irish National Opera (INO) has unveiled its ambitious 2025–26 season, with work spanning the heavens and the earth, the mythic and the rustic, featuring both celebrated masterpieces and ground-breaking contemporary opera.Fri, 30 May 2025 12:10:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0530/1515411-irish-national-opera-announces-2025-26-season/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0527/1515081-10-takeaways-from-the-78th-cannes-film-festival/There are years when Cannes feels like a ritual - and then there was this year, when the Croisette bristles with the kind of energy one can't manufacture, writes Darragh LeenTue, 27 May 2025 07:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0527/1515081-10-takeaways-from-the-78th-cannes-film-festival/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0521/1514140-artist-dorothy-cross-on-returning-a-mummified-body-to-egypt/We present an extract from Kinship, the new book by celebrated artist Dorothy Cross.Wed, 21 May 2025 14:00:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0521/1514140-artist-dorothy-cross-on-returning-a-mummified-body-to-egypt/Books