Culture

This year

2024

RTÉ

Just move the station to Cork? Experts give their take on what next for 2FM

The departures of four big names from the 2FM roster have caused much speculation across the industry.

Eoghan Dalton

1 Jun

13.5k

bloom festival

'Early cancer detection' garden goes on display in Phoenix Park as annual Bloom festival launches

29 May

14.9k

Report

Ireland's 13-year-olds have fewer friends but better familial relationships than a decade ago

28 May

14.5k

The Daily Poll

Poll: Oasis or Blur?

23 May

30.8k

European Central Bank

'Strong likelihood' ECB will cut interest rates in the coming weeks

21 May

17.0k

philosophical

Tánaiste on the Portal: 'Would we say some fella let the class down when we're roaring laughing?'

16 May

23.6k

Closing Time

Flashing, mooning and homegrown potatoes: The bad behaviour that (temporarily) shut The Portal

15 May

13.0k

Eurovision

Ireland's '10 points' for Israel shouldn't surprise anyone - a pollster explains why

13 May

49.3k

evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

8 May

5.0k

rap battle

Opinion: There's collateral damage as Kendrick Lamar conquers Drake in the rap feud of its era

Dean Van Nguyen

8 May

11.5k

dublin 1

Fears for future of cultural space as council seeks to empty studios to complete repairs

5 May

18.3k

FactCheck

Debunked: Posts ‘as Gaeilge’ among more than 100 scam ads featuring presenter Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh

25 Apr

12.3k

too sweet

Hozier becomes fourth Irish artist ever to reach number one spot in US Billboard chart

2 hrs ago

38.3k

University of Galway

Tired after a long day of video calling for work? It might be because of your face, study says

10 hrs ago

11.3k

bad dogs

Dog owners urged to increase efforts to keep pets under control in new campaign

17 hrs ago

17.5k

swifties

Excitement, surprise and A LOT OF CAPS after Taylor Swift releases new 31-track album

19 Apr

17.5k

irish cig border

UK's youth smoking ban plans would likely be enforced in NI (even if the DUP is against it)

The DUP’s seven MPs all voted against the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in the House of Commons.

17 Apr

11.8k

Let's Get Quizzical

Quiz: Do you know who played these celebrities in famous biopics?

14 Apr

25.5k

Paris 2024

Here's what the Irish athletes will wear at the Olympics opening ceremony

9 Apr

20.2k

Calculation once again

A united Ireland would cost €20 billion every year for 20 years, says study

Updated 4 Apr

41.9k

145

Egg Drive

Two young sisters from Dublin organise Easter egg drive for children in Temple Street Hospital

28 Mar

19.4k

islington

Council taking measures to protect Banksy art in UK after mural defaced days after its arrival

20 Mar

21.2k

Holocaust Awareness Ireland

Ballet Ireland accused of 'dragging art into politics' by dropping Israeli choreographed performance

19 Mar

10.4k

choo choo

Irish Rail operating additional services, including late night trains, in Dublin this weekend

16 Mar

11.2k

evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

15 Mar

5.6k

let's go girls

Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA and Shania Twain to headline Glastonbury

14 Mar

9.5k

Gender Equality

Fertility, income and the Six Nations: The stats showing the different lives of Irish men and women

13 Mar

12.2k

Red Eye To LA

'Do I look like a Batman?' - Cillian Murphy's journey from jazz musician to Best Actor

Updated 11 Mar

26.7k

Cillian Wins

'Go raibh míle maith agaibh': Cillian Murphy won the Oscar

Despite last summer’s ‘Barbenheimer’ rivalry, Barbie claimed just one award.

"I’m a very proud Irishman standing here tonight," Murphy declared in his acceptance speech

Oppenheimer went on to win Best Picture - completing a major sweep of the night’s accolades

It was also a big night for Irish production company Element Pictures as Poor Things picked up four awards

11 Mar

57.4k

Quiz

Quiz: How much do you know about this year's Oscar nominations?

10 Mar

15.0k

7 deadly reads

Sitdown Sunday: How the Disney Company carefully created millions of lifelong consumers

3 Mar

9.2k

Gone to the dogs

Dublin City Council says dog seizures will increase as it steps up animal enforcement

3 Mar

22.9k

RIP

John Savident, known for playing Fred Elliott on Coronation Street, dies aged 86

23 Feb

19.0k

BAFTAs

Cillian Murphy wins best actor BAFTA as Oppenheimer cleans up the top awards

Christopher Nolan also picked up his own award, winning best director for Oppenheimer.

18 Feb

44.4k

Explainer

Can committees compel Dee Forbes to appear before them? TDs say they're considering it

Updated 16 Feb

20.2k

your stories

'I'm keenly aware of private sector colleagues': We asked public sector workers about the new pay deal

A number of readers said that the deal doesn’t do enough to recognise the cost of living for people living and working in Dublin.

Muiris O'Cearbhaill

13 Feb

32.9k

Big Money

Super Bowl ads: A rapping Ben Affleck, a nostalgic RFK Jr. and Beyoncé 'breaking the internet'

12 Feb

18.4k

highway to hill 16

AC/DC set to rock Croke Park this summer

12 Feb

24.1k

corr blimey

The Corrs announce tour for Ireland and UK this year

6 Feb

17.4k

Strasbourg

Irishman Michael O'Flaherty elected as Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights

24 Jan

17.6k