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Why dressers and delph are at the heart of Irish homemaking

Irish Dressers and Delph: Homemaking Through Time explores how kitchen dressers and delph can teach us about our past, and help people transform their house into a home in the past and today.

Books • 18 Nov

1971: Chelsea's Ron Harris tackles Manchester United's George Best. (Photo by A. Jones/Express/Getty Images)

George Best returns to Dublin - a footballing legend celebrated

Bohemian FC's historian Gerard Farrell introduces a rare screening of a unique film showcasing an Irish footballing icon, featuring a new live score, coming to Dublin's National Concert Hall this month.

Pop Culture • 19 Nov

Gustav Parker Hibbett's High Jump as Icarus Story was nominated for the T.S Eliot Prize

In praise of small presses: Ireland's indie publishers celebrated

Ahead of the inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair this November, co-founders Tim Groenland and Éireann Lorsung salute a golden age for independent publishing in Ireland.

Books • 11 Nov

Something for the Weekend: David Young's cultural picks

National Symphony Chorus Ireland (formerly RTÉ Philharmonic Choir) was formed in January 1985 by RTÉ's choral director Colin Mawby, and has been at the heart of Ireland's choral music scene ever since.

Something For The Weekend • 24 Nov

Lifetime Achievement prize for Michael D. Higgins at Book Awards

Books • 20 Nov

6-7 and other annoying generational pop culture catchphrases

'But what does it mean?!!!'

Pop Culture • 18 Nov

National Concert Hall announces winners of 2025 Bursary Awards

The National Concert Hall has announced the winners of its three bursary awards for 2025.

Music • 20 Nov

New Irish photography award launches with €25,000 prize fund

A major new photography award was announced in Dublin today with the launch of the Taylor Wessing Irish Photo Prize 2026.

visual arts • 18 Nov

Blank Books: A magical podcast with a mystery to solve

Blank Books is an audio adventure mystery podcast from RTÉ Kids set in the world of classic tales - listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Blank Books • 21 Nov

Behind the screams - what I learned making a horror short film

Twelve years ago (gulp), myself and my husband Sean Smith began making the film that is now known as Heathen...

Get Creative • 19 Nov

Applications open for record-breaking Music Capital Scheme fund

Music Network has announced the opening of applications for the 2025 Music Capital Scheme, backed by a record €1.94 million in government funding.

Get Creative • 18 Nov

Sunday Miscellany: Cyphers 100, by Nell Regan

The importance of what Cyphers has done for literature in Ireland

Sunday Miscellany • 19 Nov

Ultraviolet Art Talks: Model maker Mark Maher

Ultraviolet Art Talks is a podcast/videocast series exploring the human side of artists, curators, musicians and people involved in the art world.

visual arts • 19 Nov

16 November 2025; Troy Parrott of Republic of Ireland celebrates after the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F Qualifier match between Hungary and Republic of Ireland at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

How Troy Parrott broke the internet, in 5 easy memes

This time last week, Troy Parrott was a respected young Irish football talent...

Pop Culture • 17 Nov

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Sunday Miscellany: John MacKenna's ode to the last Irish wolf

An ode to the last of the great Irish wolves that were driven into extinction...

Sunday Miscellany • 20 Nov

Une célébration du cinéma français à l'Irish Film Institute

Nouvelle Vague. (L-R) Matthieu Penchinat as Raoul Coutard, Guillaume Marbeck as Jean Luc Godard, Aubry Dullin as Jean-paul Belmondo and Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg in Nouvelle Vague. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix

Festivals • 12 Nov

Joe with John (L) and Nathan (R) from The Café Episode.

Joe Daly on the magic of Dizzy Deliveries

Real-life magician Joe Daly tells us about the magic of Dizzy Deliveries - streaming now on RTÉ Player!

Dizzy Deliveries • 19 Nov

Soprano Lesley Garrett comes to Dublin this Christmas

Soprano Leslie Garrett is set to bring her extraordinary tones to the Helix for a one-off experience of warmth and wonder this Christmas.

Music • 18 Nov

Get Creative: On writing a TV show - writing the entire series

Ever dreamed of writing a TV show but didn't know where to start? Now's the perfect time to pick up your pen (or keyboard) and dive in - no experience needed, just your imagination.

Get Creative • 17 Nov

Book Of The Week: Anne Enright on life, art and the world

I first read Anne Enright in 2008, the year after she won the Booker Prize for her novel The Gathering.

Book Of The Week • 17 Nov

Why movies based on Stephen King books will never die

Edgar Wright's The Running Man is the latest offering in a busy calendar year for Stephen King screen adaptations. Declan Lynch sifts through some of the horror master's back catalogue.

Opinion and Analysis • 17 Nov