George Bernard Shaw Adapted screenplay, 1939 George Bernard Shaw on a visit in Los Angeles answering questions from the American journalists around him. Photograph: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images Yes, yes, George Bernard Shaw and Bob Dylan are the only people to have won both an Oscar and Nobel Prize for Literature. Shaw, also the first … Read more
A lively rendition of The Auld Triangle was performed at the unveiling of a plaque honouring playwright, poet and novelist Brendan Behan outside his former Dublin home on Saturday. The performance, led by musicians Glen Hansard and Josh O’Keefe, took place outside 13 Russell Street, close to Croke Park, where Behan grew up. The Auld … Read more
“You have to enter Dublin like a Spitfire. Full armour.” In a hotel room in New York, Glen Hansard is pacing the thick carpet as he describes a typical day in his hometown, directing his thoughts over a WhatsApp video call. “Often Irish people will just come up and start a conversation in the middle: … Read more
Event of the week Hot Press: History in the Making Friday, February 6th, 3Arena, Dublin, 6.30pm, €88.75/€68.20, ticketmaster.ie Founded in June 1977, Hot Press is an enduring presence in Irish cultural life, hanging in there when other independent publications have come and gone. The magazine may be beginning its 50th-birthday celebrations somewhat sooner than expected, … Read more