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 spotlightSat Jan 31 2026 - 05:15
Challenger, 40 years on: the space shuttle disaster watched live by millions of childrenNasa’s avoidable tragedy exemplified 1980s overconfidence and haunted a generation, but the allure of space exploration enduredSun Jan 25 2026 - 06:00
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’Sat Jan 24 2026 - 06:00
Harry Styles proves the art of a great album title is not deadHarry Style's upcoming LP, featuring the single Aperture, is called Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. What’s not to love?Fri Jan 23 2026 - 10:46
Irishwoman Rachel Duffy has proven the truth at the heart of Traitors UKCast as a traitor, the communications executive from Newry has played a brave yet clever game. But is it over?Fri Jan 23 2026 - 10:19
Jessie Buckley nominated for Oscar, Hamnet co-star Paul Mescal misses outSinners smashes nominations record with 16 nods, Element Pictures picks up four for BugoniaThu Jan 22 2026 - 16:01
I’ve already watched the greatest slice of live television entertainment I’ll see all yearMillion Dollar One Point Slam, at the Australian Open, is a brilliant reminder that sometimes we only get one shotSat Jan 17 2026 - 05:15
Money ‘no issue’ for long awaited revamp of National Concert Hall, says MinisterMajor redevelopment of classical music venue first announced in 2005 but stalled by financial crashTue Jan 13 2026 - 17:00
RTÉ’s Laura Fox: ‘It broke my mother’s heart when I turned down a college place’The RTÉ presenter has a ‘jam-packed’ year in store, from Dancing with the Stars to her wedding in ItalySat Jan 10 2026 - 06:17
Paul Mescal is on the verge of joining the thirtysomething club. Has he plans to retire?The Irish actor never said he intended to take a break from acting. That won’t prevent people from getting the wrong impressionSat Jan 10 2026 - 05:15
As queen of live events, in 2026 I will compel all gigs to specify stage timesCultural new year’s resolutions revolve around one radical idea: we don’t have to live like thisSat Jan 03 2026 - 05:15
Dancing with the Stars 2026: Who are the contestants, when is it on and what’s new?Everything you need to know about the glitzy RTÉ series as it returns to screensTue Dec 30 2025 - 06:00
Warning: These 2025 TV shows and films contain scenes of a workplace natureI’m taking a break from the ‘gradual erosion of self-worth’ and staying firmly in outie modeSat Dec 27 2025 - 05:15
Words and phrases of 2025: Romo, forked, grey rocking and the Gen Z stare Did you ‘floodlight’ on a first date? Were you ‘aura farming’ on Instagram? Some terms, once heard, couldn’t be unheardSun Dec 21 2025 - 06:00
‘Reflecting on 2025, there’s an ominous sense that even greater disasters await us’Year of deepfakes, drones, masculine energy and bad weather also brought first babies of Generation BetaSat Dec 20 2025 - 06:00
Is Strictly Come Dancing nearing its last waltz?The clue is in the title: this BBC show moves peopleSat Dec 20 2025 - 05:15
Lost Christmas: From TV guides to sending cards, some traditions fade while others endureWe do some things during the festive season because we always have – not because we enjoy themSat Dec 13 2025 - 14:56
‘Badly done, Emma!’ Jane Austen needed only a picnic to torment her readersAs film and TV adaptations prove, there has never been a more excruciating group outing than the one in EmmaSat Dec 13 2025 - 05:08
I’m dreaming of a mild and slightly damp Christmas, just like the ones we knowSnow probably won’t be glistening this Christmas, but the influence of the best-selling single of all time still loomsSat Dec 06 2025 - 05:15
Elevation to Six One slot makes Tommy Meskill a big winner in latest RTÉ rejigRTÉ’s latest reshuffle finally resolves speculation about Sarah McInerney’s future on Radio 1Fri Dec 05 2025 - 13:40
Taylor Swift is Ireland’s Spotify Wrapped most-streamed artist but loses global crownKingfishr’s Killeagh is most-streamed song in Ireland while Amble’s Reverie is most-streamed albumWed Dec 03 2025 - 16:13
I love Pluribus, on Apple TV. By season four I hope it’s more than just a flingSo far Vince Gilligan’s show is compelling and mysterious. Let’s hope it doesn’t outstay its welcomeSat Nov 29 2025 - 05:14
‘Parasocial’ relationships are very 2025 apparently. They’re also perfectly normalEnjoying the feeling of connection with well-known people you have never met is not inherently ‘unhealthy’Sat Nov 22 2025 - 05:15
You don’t have to understand every word of artists such as Rosalía and Gwenno to love themListening to songs in languages you don’t know is one of the deep pleasures of musicSat Nov 15 2025 - 05:15
BBC’s near permacrisis is a cautionary tale for RTÉ about what can happen if editorial oversight starts to drift Montrose can learn from the crisis in London, as Trump lawsuit threat and febrile political climate show how any mistake can be seized uponWed Nov 12 2025 - 12:51
RTÉ’s Radio 1 reboot: ‘We weren’t aware that this level of a shake-up was on the cards’It’s the biggest change to the station’s weekday line-up since 1999. But what does that really mean?Sat Nov 08 2025 - 06:00
Hollywood’s obsession with reissued films makes cinemas feel like museums with popcorn Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the cinema, along comes another anniversary rereleaseSat Nov 08 2025 - 05:15
Trust will ‘take some time to rebuild’, says Kevin Bakhurst, as RTÉ misses key targetNational broadcaster ‘happy’ with approach to presidential election coverage despite climate complaintSat Nov 01 2025 - 06:00
Matt Cooper on the Dunnes dynasty: ‘It’s a great story about Ireland and how we’ve changed’Broadcaster and journalist on writing about the Dunne dynasty, his podcast with Ivan Yates and his future at Today FM Sat Nov 01 2025 - 06:00
If Trump’s ‘big beautiful ballroom’ goes to plan it will be capable of staging an Irish weddingWelcome to the new White House events venue, where dignity is inversely proportional to the quantity of goldSat Nov 01 2025 - 05:15
Miriam O’Callaghan: ‘Receptiongate was the most stressful moment of my entire career’This is her life: the RTÉ presenter on loving her job, her ‘red-line feminist issue’ and how the death of her sister Anne changed everythingFri Oct 31 2025 - 06:00
David Gillick: ‘I was angry and bitter but I also had fear - if I’m not running, what the hell do I do?’The national men’s 400m record holder on the ‘cutthroat’ world of athletics, life after the track and his medal-worthy interviews with a new generation of Irish starsSat Oct 25 2025 - 09:12
Art deco is the kind of lovely heritage only a heathen would disrespect, but we continue to do soCentenary of interwar design style is a reminder of what we’ll lose if we let its gems decaySat Oct 25 2025 - 05:15
David McCullagh: ‘There’s plenty of people in the long grass hoping I’ll fall flat on my face’The RTÉ presenter on his new book, From Crown to Harp, taking over Radio 1’s Today show and what people say to him on the streetSun Oct 19 2025 - 06:00
RTÉ’s quest to find the next Derry Girls, Young Offenders or Mrs Brown’s BoysThe broadcaster is seeking proposals for sitcoms that are ‘accessible, inclusive, mainstream’ and funny. What could go wrong?Sat Oct 18 2025 - 05:15
‘Obesity medications may not make you thin or happy but they will improve your health’GLP-1 drugs need to be reframed in the public mind as an essential medical treatment rather than ‘skinny jabs’, say practitionersSat Oct 11 2025 - 06:00
The Graham Norton Show is 50 minutes of chatshow alchemy delivered with aplombSome people hate laughter. But Norton’s chatshow loyalists will be relieved by the BBC’s new dealSat Oct 11 2025 - 05:21
Donald Trump says the US film industry has been ‘stolen’. Was it one heist after another?If the US president catches Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest, he’ll surely be delighted by a film shot on home soil. Right?Sat Oct 04 2025 - 05:15
Oti Mabuse, double Strictly champion, joins RTÉ’s Dancing with the Stars as head judgeMabuse replaces Loraine Barry, while Laura Fox will step in to co-host show in 2026Wed Oct 01 2025 - 06:00
Slow Horses, the very British hit about misfit spies, is back and its budget is showingThe BBC passed on the show, according to Apple TV’s Europe boss. It was a mistake worthy of Slough HouseSat Sept 27 2025 - 05:15
Traitors Ireland: ‘Poetic justice’, say the winners, but will the show return to RTÉ?Live screening of finale brings whoops and cheers, with the winners far from the only people celebratingWed Sept 24 2025 - 06:59
Director Neasa Hardiman: ‘The film industry here has become world class. It’s incredibly exhilarating’"Oh my god, the landscape of the film industry in Ireland has changed absolutely radically, and it is world class. That’s been incredibly exhilarating for me as someone who has had to go to other countries to get a break as a drama director.”Sun Sept 14 2025 - 05:00
Miriam Margolyes: ‘Maureen Lipman won’t speak to me now, because of Israel’The British veteran of stage and screen on visiting Ireland, speaking out against Israel and being known for more than her ‘naughty stories’Sat Sept 13 2025 - 06:00
New era at Vogue, but how is The Devil Wears Prada sequel shaping up?Chloe Malle says the Condé Nast magazine is ‘scrappy’. That’s not very Miranda PriestlySun Sept 07 2025 - 05:15
Forget Joanna Donnelly and Bob Geldof, these are my eight picks for presidentForget eligibility and nomination rules and open your mind to these potential candidatesWed Sept 03 2025 - 09:25
Taylor Swift has been writing love stories her whole lifeTaylor Swift’s engagement to Travis Kelce won’t derail her music – she doesn’t need break-ups to sustain her songwritingThu Aug 28 2025 - 13:49
Serena Williams’ endorsement of weight loss medication is a game changer Williams is not the first sportsperson to promote GLP-1 weight loss medication but she is the most high profile and easily the most significantMon Aug 25 2025 - 15:18
The Traitors Ireland: ‘It’s a safe way to be a treacherous, backstabbing person’At Slane Castle, where Siobhán McSweeney is hosting RTÉ’s big new TV show, skulduggery is the name of the gameMon Aug 25 2025 - 06:00
RTÉ’s Steve Carson: ‘It would be great if Patrick Kielty continued as Late Late host’After spending 11 years at the BBC, the executive has returned to Montrose at a time of flux for RTÉ.Sat Aug 23 2025 - 06:00
Is the UK absurd enough to arrest Sally Rooney at Heathrow?Something has gone badly wrong when, according to UK law, the author is deemed a ‘supporter of terror’Sat Aug 23 2025 - 05:08
