Designer Louise Kennedy: ‘I loved being on the shop floor. I thought my parents had bought Harrods’
The celebrated designer on dressing Irish presidents, how fashion has changed and the future of her luxury brand
Damon Albarn’s creative output proves the musical magic of keeping office hours
Sublime new Gorillaz album The Mountain shows, once again, how it helps to be a ‘daily musician’
Irish television has become a theme park of throwbacks and weird vibes
From How to Get to Heaven from Belfast to These Sacred Vows, too many series feel trapped in time
Heathcliff, it’s me, I’m Cathy 2.0, and I want my Wuthering Heights sequel
The second half of Emily Brontë’s novel is often left out of adaptations. It deserves its own film
The shrinking of RTÉ: ‘It feels like an increasingly neutered organisation’
‘We’re not cutting the Six One or anything’ says director general Kevin Bakhurst, as some staff talk about the emergence of ‘two RTÉs’ and fear for the future
The chaotic, thrilling ER is landing on Netflix. It’s the legacy boost it deserves
The star performer of another TV era was influential in a way that is now often forgotten
Kevin Bakhurst: ‘For many years the level of presenter pay at RTÉ got a little bit out of control’
Director general disagrees with Claire Byrne’s claim of ‘editorial nervousness’ at broadcaster
The X Factor is due an exposé. Will Sky’s documentary confront the dark, nasty parts of its history?
Contestants’ stories about some of their experiences on the show deserve a new spotlight
Challenger, 40 years on: the space shuttle disaster watched live by millions of children
Nasa’s avoidable tragedy exemplified 1980s overconfidence and haunted a generation, but the allure of space exploration endured
Motherland star Philippa Dunne: ‘People love Anne, and it really touches me’
Mayo-born actor on her new play at the Gate Theatre, getting a ‘cringey’ photo with Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, and coming from a long line of women who ‘live into their 100s’
Harry Styles proves the art of a great album title is not dead
Harry Style's upcoming LP, featuring the single Aperture, is called Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. What’s not to love?
Irishwoman Rachel Duffy has proven the truth at the heart of Traitors UK
Cast as a traitor, the communications executive from Newry has played a brave yet clever game. But is it over?
Jessie Buckley nominated for Oscar, Hamnet co-star Paul Mescal misses out
Sinners smashes nominations record with 16 nods, Element Pictures picks up four for Bugonia
I’ve already watched the greatest slice of live television entertainment I’ll see all year
Million Dollar One Point Slam, at the Australian Open, is a brilliant reminder that sometimes we only get one shot
Money ‘no issue’ for long awaited revamp of National Concert Hall, says Minister
Major redevelopment of classical music venue first announced in 2005 but stalled by financial crash