Jessie Buckley, a generational talent with acting superpowers
From her quiet emotion in War & Peace to her compelling physicality in Hamnet, the Irish actor has shown her talent runs deep
Oscars 2026: Jessie Buckley becomes Ireland’s first ever best actress winner
Irishman Richard Baneham secures his third visual effects Oscar, while One Battle After Another takes six awards, including best picture
The White House ‘slopaganda’ machine is a direct hit on American soft power
Hollywood is used to being in the international persuasion business. Donald Trump’s triumphalist warmonger videos change that
Oscars 2026: Where to watch Hamnet, Sinners, One Battle After Another and all the other best picture nominees
Streaming services, digital rentals and catch-up cinema screenings mean you can see all of this year’s key contenders
Claudia Winkleman’s chatshow is ‘obviously going to be awful’. Or is it?
The host has a flair for spontaneous hilarity and an expert team behind her, but this is still a plunge into new territory
Raye in Dublin: The singer’s vocal power and range are a joy in this intimate, playful five-star show
The star seems to shrink 3Arena in a chatty and cathartic night showcasing her genre-hopping talent
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