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What’s on TV: six shows to watch this week

What’s on TV: six shows to watch this week

Gerry Adams, Conor McGregor, Hozier, One Direction ... and some sad dads

Sun Dec 06 2015 - 18:00
It’s Christmas: Here’s the alternative Queen’s speech

It’s Christmas: Here’s the alternative Queen’s speech

It’s Christmas day, and the queen is not feeling very well. Alas, she will not be able to give here traditional Christmas speech on the telly, and it’s too late to get a replacement. Hold on – here are three people ready to step in at the last minute and fill the slot

Wed Dec 02 2015 - 11:00
TV preview: Five shows to watch this week

TV preview: Five shows to watch this week

Bill Murray’s Christmas special, political hot spots under the spotlight and a German spy drama

Mon Nov 30 2015 - 18:00
Christmas reads for music lovers

Christmas reads for music lovers

Kevin Courtney reviews new rock and pop books by or about Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Grace Jones, Bernard Sumner, Allen Klein and Bob Stanley

Thu Nov 26 2015 - 14:32
What’s on TV: seven shows to watch this week

What’s on TV: seven shows to watch this week

It’s all about the toys on RTE this week, with a series of looks back at 30 years of the ‘Late Late Toy Show’ leading up to Friday’s main event

Sun Nov 22 2015 - 18:00
What's on TV: eight shows to watch this week

What's on TV: eight shows to watch this week

It’s a feast for music fans, with the Mercury Prize this week and Adele taking over the Graham Norton Show, while TV3 is throwing its toys out of the pram

Sun Nov 15 2015 - 18:00
This week’s TV: seven shows to watch

This week’s TV: seven shows to watch

Peep Show’s creepy charm returns while Sky has crime thrills in store and RTÉ puts on its lab coat

Sun Nov 08 2015 - 15:35
Spiders in your house? Relax, they’re just looking for love

Spiders in your house? Relax, they’re just looking for love

The arachnids invading your home at this time of year are fully grown males crawling towards the women of their dreams

Thu Nov 05 2015 - 06:00
This week’s TV: seven shows to watch

This week’s TV: seven shows to watch

Ardal O’Hanlon’s latest outing, country and Irish in full (crystal) swing, and nursing under the microscope

Sun Nov 01 2015 - 18:04
TV preview: nine shows to watch this week

TV preview: nine shows to watch this week

Jeckyll and Hyde gets remastered, while Wee Daniel visits the B&Bs of Ireland

Sun Oct 25 2015 - 18:00
Eight television shows to watch this week

Eight television shows to watch this week

Modern Family is back for a seventh series, Republic of Telly makes a return and Ricky Wilson gets ready to Bring the Noise

Mon Oct 19 2015 - 16:03
Six television shows to watch this week

Six television shows to watch this week

Abi Morgan has a classy new drama on the BBC; Michael Dwyer’s killing gets the forensic treatment; and Brent Pope is shaking up the art world

Mon Oct 12 2015 - 10:00
TV preview: Six shows to watch this week

TV preview: Six shows to watch this week

Homeland is back, a look at the physical toll rugby takes, and Maia Dunphy on childbirth are this week’s television highlights

Mon Oct 05 2015 - 11:17
Peter Gabriel: 1-4 Vinyl Remasters | Album Review

Peter Gabriel: 1-4 Vinyl Remasters | Album Review

Fri Oct 02 2015 - 00:00
Seven TV shows to watch this week

Seven TV shows to watch this week

RTÉ’s got a gritty new drama in Clean Break, while Hozier will be talking songs of praise with Gay Byrne

Mon Sept 28 2015 - 06:57
David Bowie: Five Years 1969-1973 Box Set | Album Review

David Bowie: Five Years 1969-1973 Box Set | Album Review

Fri Sept 25 2015 - 00:00
Watch this: the best television of the week

Watch this: the best television of the week

From death-wish mammies to Garda Down Under, here are some of the best shows on TV this week

Mon Aug 31 2015 - 07:36

Watch this: the best television of the week

From Pop Art icons to blubbing billionaires, here are some of the best shows on TV this week

Mon Aug 24 2015 - 07:33

Roses, heroes and scandalous ladies: Six to watch this week on TV

Scandalous period drama, the annual lovely girls competition, David Simon is back, and a cold eye on Revenge Porn all feature in this week’s TV selection

Mon Aug 17 2015 - 06:00
New Bike to School scheme proposed

New Bike to School scheme proposed

Thu Aug 13 2015 - 05:17
Dead Poets Society, Grease and Harry Potter: Top class films set in school

Dead Poets Society, Grease and Harry Potter: Top class films set in school

Music, poetry and magic are the main lessons to come out of these classics

Thu Aug 13 2015 - 05:01
Rock round-up: musical memoirs with original angles

Rock round-up: musical memoirs with original angles

New books by Steve Conway, on Radio Caroline, Stuart David, on Belle and Sebastian, Wyndham Wallace, on Lee Hazlewood, and Philip Glass, on his life in the musical avant-garde

Sat Aug 01 2015 - 01:23
Reset your watch for the Anthropocene epoch

Reset your watch for the Anthropocene epoch

Officially we are in the Holocene epoch, although one school of thought argues that human activity has brought about a new epoch, which could be our undoing

Thu Jun 18 2015 - 06:00
Would you climb a mountain to hear your favourite band?

Would you climb a mountain to hear your favourite band?

Yucatan are launching their new album on a mountain top. Here’s a few acts that could follow their lead

Fri Jun 12 2015 - 07:35
Scents and sensibility: how humans sniff each other out

Scents and sensibility: how humans sniff each other out

Research showing people were more likely to sniff their hands after shaking another’s points to an unexpected role for smell

Thu May 28 2015 - 01:00
Paul Weller: Saturns Pattern | Album Review

Paul Weller: Saturns Pattern | Album Review

Fri May 15 2015 - 00:00
Blur: The Magic Whip | Album Review

Blur: The Magic Whip | Album Review

Fri Apr 24 2015 - 13:42

If you listen to one thing this week: The Magic Whip by Blur

Blur's long awaited release is the Ticket's Album of the Week

Thu Apr 23 2015 - 14:00
Migraine pain: from auras to absenteeism

Migraine pain: from auras to absenteeism

While almost half a million Irish people suffer from the condition, there are still barriers to revealing it

Tue Mar 24 2015 - 06:30
The Lady of the Rock gets a makeover

The Lady of the Rock gets a makeover

Sat Mar 21 2015 - 16:42
Starbucks and love-bombing: how to deradicalise a teen

Starbucks and love-bombing: how to deradicalise a teen

Psychologist Owen Connolly explains how he helped to stop a schoolgirl from becoming a suicide bomber

Fri Feb 27 2015 - 12:30
Straight outta Roscommon, Moone Boy lands for third series

Straight outta Roscommon, Moone Boy lands for third series

Hit comedy series set in Boyle is co-written by, and stars, Chris O’Dowd

Tue Feb 17 2015 - 23:51
Pop music really is facile, repetitious and samey

Pop music really is facile, repetitious and samey

Apologise to your father: he was right

Thu Feb 12 2015 - 22:46
Holland-Dozier-Holland: Rare 45s Box Set

Holland-Dozier-Holland: Rare 45s Box Set

Thu Jan 15 2015 - 16:00

If you listen to one thing this week: Holland-Dozier-Holland 45s Box Set

The Album of the Week is a rare record release of songwriting trio Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland and Brian Holland's hits that dominated the sounds of '60s soul

Thu Jan 15 2015 - 14:48

The world’s most expensive hamper

A hamper for the pampered

Fri Dec 19 2014 - 06:13
Review: Aladdin

Review: Aladdin

The Olympia’s panto is a mixed bag, though Simon Delaney brings some flair to the show

Thu Dec 18 2014 - 16:29
Review: Cinderella

Review: Cinderella

There’s plenty to please the crowd in this Cinderella reboot

Thu Dec 18 2014 - 15:59
Your Christmas Survival Pack

Your Christmas Survival Pack

Try our handy do-not-forget list for getting thorugh Christmas day

Wed Dec 17 2014 - 13:40
Christmas soundbites we can’t stop ourselves saying

Christmas soundbites we can’t stop ourselves saying

“So... are you all set for Christmas?”

Tue Dec 16 2014 - 14:00
Classic Christmas short stories for children

Classic Christmas short stories for children

Gather the kids around and sprinkle a little Christmas magic with these festive short stories

Tue Dec 16 2014 - 11:29
FoodCloud: a virtual foodbank

FoodCloud: a virtual foodbank

Many poorer families will be hoping the cupboard’s not too bare this Christmas, and praying that they’ll have enough festive fare to go round

Tue Dec 09 2014 - 08:00
Raw and raunchy Hozier serves up full-throated display at Olympia

Raw and raunchy Hozier serves up full-throated display at Olympia

Rapturous reception for songwriter capping off sensational year with short Irish tour

Fri Dec 05 2014 - 11:45
All I want for Christmas: Hilary Rose

All I want for Christmas: Hilary Rose

Star of RTE’s The Fear and Republic of Telly tells us about her Christmas

Fri Dec 05 2014 - 08:00
Pimp my Christmas!

Pimp my Christmas!

Ryan Tubridy as a tree (with a fairy on top), cashmere romper suits and Lady Gaga as a dinner guest... the festive period gets a madcap makeover

Tue Dec 02 2014 - 08:00
Celebrities party to mark Barretstown’s 20th anniversary

Celebrities party to mark Barretstown’s 20th anniversary

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Gordon D’Arcy and Glen Hansard among 950 guests

Sun Sept 28 2014 - 20:05
Fantastic voyage in nanomedicine takes us into realm of science fiction

Fantastic voyage in nanomedicine takes us into realm of science fiction

Collaborative research in TCD is leading to exciting developments which may lead to more targeted and less traumatic treatment of diseases such as cancer

Thu Sept 11 2014 - 01:00
The Kooks: Listen Virgin

The Kooks: Listen Virgin

Fri Aug 29 2014 - 00:00
And the award for Best 99 is scooped by...

And the award for Best 99 is scooped by...

... McGreevy’s in Westport, Co Mayo, which impressed the lickeratti and ran a great campaign

Thu Aug 21 2014 - 01:00
Best 99: One week until we have a winner

Best 99: One week until we have a winner

At Fitzpatrick’s in Glounthaune, Co Cork, you will find what many consider to be the best 99 in the Rebel County

Thu Aug 14 2014 - 01:00
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