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.

‘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.

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

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.

Champagne Supernova was written by Gallagher and has been turned into a soundscape.

Gary Lightbody was speaking after a meeting in Belfast to discuss underinvestment in the arts.

Scotland’s former first minister was interviewing author Paul Lynch.

The initiative aims to shine a light on theatre and dance works created by artists and arts organisations from Northern Ireland.

The show will be set to an orchestral version of the classic album.

John Boyne’s work explores a friendship between the son of an SS officer and a prisoner boy at Auschwitz.

John Le Carre, Dame Diana Rigg, Dame Barbara Windsor and Monty Python troupe member Terry Jones are also mentioned in the new edition.

The Belfast venue will host Caravaggio’s The Supper at Emmaus and The Taking of Christ next month.

Ballaghaderreen artist Death Milkshake has released his third single and music video entitled ‘Algorithm. ’ The Alt-Rock influenced electronic artist recorded the video in Ballaghaderreen with the entire crew and cast based in the locality.

A Strokestown woman who tragically passed away from cancer in 2020 is the inspiration behind a new single after she appeared to the songwriter in a dream.

The Dublin-born author took home the book of the year prize and £30,000 for his fourth novel The Bee Sting.

Several Irish artists withdrew from a Texas arts festival citing its ties with the US Army and weapons manufacturers

The Co Down novelist will be based at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast for two years.

The origins of Boyle Musical Society date back to January 1984, when local Bank of Ireland employees Joan Tuohy, Belinda McCauley and Adrian Moore discussed the possibility of starting a Musical Society in the town.

One of four category winners will be awarded the book of the year award and receive £30,000.

The Irish Arts Centre in New York will host Agreement from April 11th to May 12th.

The research found a large cohort of younger people are not aware they should seek medical help if they have trouble conceiving for more than a year

Jan Carson said she wanted to address the under-representation of rural Northern Ireland experiences in literature

Local students were honoured at the recent prestigious national Poetry Aloud competition. This competition challenges second-level students across the country to perform a prescribed poem from memory and the winners were announced last week.

The new history book will be launched in the town next week

Tickets would make the ideal Christmas present

The author said he found himself ‘living through’ scenes he had already written for his book Prophet Song during the pandemic lockdowns.

His book Prophet Song describes what happens when his home country becomes authoritarian.

The creative Cornafulla woman used poetry as a medium for healing in a series of workshops

A new Roscommon Women’s Network Intercultural Art Project will highlight how people of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicities can work together to celebrate and achieve, the project launch was told.

It may be dark and dreary outside, but Athlone Little Theatre is determined to bring some much-needed fun and laughter in the run-up to Christmas.

It features one of the stars of Normal People along with Danny De Vito's scene partner

The choir will be joined by special guest, Johnny Carroll

A Ballygar man has been named as the 2023 Bard of Connacht, following an event at Creggs Harvest Festival. Poets from all over the island gathered in Creggs for the second annual Bard of Connacht, which has a prize fund of €1,000.

Local talent tackled timely issues through the medium of art

The first exhibition by teenager George Naughton was launched at the Anam Gallery, Roscommon last week where it was opened by Niall Breslin ‘Bressie’.

Sketches for an Artificial Forest by artist Catriona Gallagher opened last week at Roscommon Arts Centre.

The Roscommon Solstice Choir’s 10th anniversary concert in the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon Town, on Friday night last was a resounding success.

Little did Siobhan Cox Carlos think when she randomly went to an evening class in painting back in the ’80’s that it would become her passion and give her a life full of amazing opportunities.

A Roscommon artist is delighted to be bringing his acclaimed musical theatre production to his home county this weekend.