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Culture

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2022
Ronan Collins Show to finish on RTÉ Radio 1 after 37 years on air
The final show will be broadcast on 23 December.
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Dec 9th 2022, 12:28 PM
My Fourth Time, We Drowned by Sally Hayden named as the An Post Irish Book of the Year 2022
The book details the migrant crisis across North Africa, using first-hand stories from people incarcerated in Libyan detention centres.
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Dec 7th 2022, 11:36 PM
Elton John to headline Glastonbury 2023 as part of last ever tour
The singer has been travelling the globe on his marathon Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour over the past couple of years.
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Dec 2nd 2022, 9:42 AM
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
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Dec 1st 2022, 8:30 PM
Aisha: How this Irish film gives a look inside the Direct Provision system
We speak to the director, Frank Berry.
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Nov 26th 2022, 10:00 AM
Why we can't look away from Tubridy's Toy Show
‘Nation’s collective mental health held together by prospect of rapping rural child’
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Nov 25th 2022, 3:00 PM
Tonight's Late Late Toy Show sees Ryan donning ruby slippers and heading for the Emerald City
The much-anticipated Toy Show returns to our screens at 9.35pm this evening.
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Nov 25th 2022, 6:00 AM
Joe Lycett reveals the £10,000 he appeared to shred in David Beckham-Qatar protest was fake
The comedian previously threatened to destroy the money unless David Beckham reneged on his deal with Qatar 2022.
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Nov 21st 2022, 2:41 PM
Opinion: What photographing abandoned Ireland taught me about the country's past
An Post Irish Book Awards nominee Rebecca Brownlie writes about what she’s learned through taking photos of abandoned buildings.
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Nov 20th 2022, 1:00 PM
She Said: How two journalists broke the silence around Harvey Weinstein
We speak to the reporters, Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, about a new film about their New York Times reporting.
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Nov 19th 2022, 9:00 PM
Extract: A pot of boiling water can lead to a glorious, simple and cheap meal
Tamar Adler shares an excerpt from the new hardback edition of her book, An Everlasting Meal.
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Nov 12th 2022, 8:00 PM
The Explainer: What do the layoffs at Meta and Twitter mean for the tech industry?
Listen in to hear Elaine Burke, editor of Silicon Republic, explain to Sinéad O’Carroll.
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Nov 11th 2022, 5:00 PM
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
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Nov 10th 2022, 8:30 PM
Boomtown Rats guitarist Garry Roberts dies aged 72
The Irish rock group announced the news in a statement this afternoon.
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Nov 9th 2022, 9:19 PM
Anne Enright to be honoured with lifetime achievement award
The award will be given to the lauded author at the An Post Irish Book Awards later this month.
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Nov 8th 2022, 1:37 PM
Could Mastodon take over from Twitter - and how do you join?
We explain why the decentralised social media site is now in favour, and what makes it different.
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Nov 7th 2022, 3:44 PM
Irish Book Awards shortlist unveiled - is your favourite 2022 book on it?
TheJournal.ie Best Irish Published Book of the Year is among the categories.
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Oct 20th 2022, 6:46 PM
Manchán Magan: 'For a long time, we had this sense that we were just going to exploit the land'
Magan explains why he turned to the myths and lore of Ireland for his new book.
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Oct 16th 2022, 9:30 AM
Harry Potter and Cracker actor Robbie Coltrane dies aged 72
Coltrane’s agent confirmed that the Scottish actor died today.
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Oct 14th 2022, 6:02 PM
'Fraggle Rock, a father's tears and Lesley the Viking' - A weekend at Manchester City
The42 visited the Premier League champions to watch Ireland’s Gavin Bazunu face Erling Haaland up close with Southampton. But that was only part of the story.
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Oct 10th 2022, 5:00 PM
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
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Oct 6th 2022, 8:30 PM
Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize In Literature 2022
The French author has written about her life across a series of highly acclaimed memoirs.
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Oct 6th 2022, 12:23 PM
Colourised photographs bring Irish Civil War to life in new way
We have a selection of the images from a new collection.
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Oct 2nd 2022, 10:00 AM
Sinéad O'Connor's legacy: 'This young woman from Dublin created so much reaction across the world'
We speak to the director of a new documentary about Sinéad O’Connor, called Nothing Compares.
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Oct 2nd 2022, 9:30 AM
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
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Sep 29th 2022, 8:30 PM
Eurovision 2023 to be held in either Liverpool or Glasgow
Ukraine won the contest this year but the UK, who came second, will host due to Russia’s invasion.
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Sep 27th 2022, 2:43 PM
The Irish Read: 'Summers were for plants and foolishness, autumns for oblivion'
Read an extract from Andrew Meehan’s latest novel, Instant Fires, published by New Island.
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Sep 18th 2022, 7:00 PM
Culture Night 2022: Highlights across the country, from art to dance to queer history
Here are some of the highlights.
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Sep 17th 2022, 1:00 PM
Germany's famed Oktoberfest opens after two-year pandemic hiatus
In its 200-year history, the world’s biggest folk festival has been cancelled just 26 times.
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Sep 17th 2022, 12:30 PM
Succession and Squid Game are big winners at television's Emmy awards
“Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong noted it had been a big week for successions – a reference to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Sep 13th 2022, 8:01 AM
Review: Tears from Garth Brooks as he takes to the stage for long-awaited Croke Park gig
How did the much-anticipated gig go? We were there – here’s our verdict.
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Sep 9th 2022, 11:38 PM
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
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Sep 8th 2022, 8:30 PM
Why does Ireland have such a connection with Garth Brooks?
Fans and a music expert have their say.
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Sep 3rd 2022, 8:00 PM
Actor and activist Jane Fonda confirms she has cancer
The 84-year-old Oscar winner vowed to fight the “very treatable” illness.
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Sep 3rd 2022, 8:25 AM
Heading to Electric Picnic 2022? Here's everything you need to know
It’s the first Electric Picnic since 2019.
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Sep 2nd 2022, 1:30 PM
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
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Sep 1st 2022, 8:30 PM
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
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Aug 25th 2022, 8:30 PM
More than 300 free events to take place across Dublin on Culture Night
The “celebration of creativity and culture” is returning this year on 23 September.
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Aug 22nd 2022, 3:01 PM
'I was never a fan of de Valera': Neil Jordan on the legacy of his Michael Collins biopic
The film is credited, along with a biography published around the same time, of bringing Collins’s role as a revolutionary to prominence.
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Aug 21st 2022, 2:27 PM
Oliver Cromwell, a confession box and sex work - Dublin Fringe Festival unveils its 2022 programme
This year sees topics including climate change and the mother and baby homes being explored through art, music, theatre and performance.
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Aug 21st 2022, 10:00 AM
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