Rose of Tralee winner Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh hopes to go without wig more often
The Westmeath Rose lost her hair to alopecia at 15 and described taking off her wig on national TV as ‘exposure therapy’
‘I’m actually speechless’: Westmeath woman who shared alopecia journey crowned Rose of Tralee 2026
Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh: ‘I’m actually speechless ... I honestly would not have been able to do this without these girls’
Dáithí Ó Sé: ‘People were having cheap shots at the Rose of Tralee for a long, long time’
Television presenter rejects criticism of festival as being dated
Rose of Tralee preparations: ‘I coincided embracing my hair loss with my decision not to wear fake tan’
16 Roses join hosts Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas on stage in Kerry over the course of first evening
Rose of Tralee 2026: distant diaspora and defeated hopefuls greet competitors in parade
Thousands line Kerry town’s streets to celebrate arrival of 2026 International Roses
Dublin Rose thankful for support of festival community after ‘horrible’ racist abuse
Suad Mooge was the victim of online attacks after being selected to represent the county earlier this year
Dublin Comic Con: ‘There are so many people here like me, so many individual thinkers’
About 20,000 people attend each event where they dress in costumes or ‘cosplays’ of favourite fictional characters
RTÉ announces date for The Traitors Ireland second season
The hit RTÉ reality TV show will return at the end of the month
Dublin woman scoops €10,000 Best Dressed prize at Dublin Horse Show
Pamela Ryan takes top spot at event in RDS after winning the Irish Derby Ladies’ Day prize in May
Glen Hansard funeral: Life of ‘ordinary Ballymun man’ celebrated by fellow musicians
As it happened: Service filled with song, poetry and heartfelt tributes to a giant of Irish music
All Together Now 2026: The weekend in pictures
From Britpop rockers Pulp on Friday to electronic dance duo Disclosure’s closing set on Sunday evening, 2026’s All Together Now saw a weekend stacked with music, laughs and eccentric fashion
All Together Now 2026 highs and lows: Kneecap’s Irish Goodbye, €11 curry chips and Kate Nash’s tin whistle
Curraghmore Estate in Co Waterford was packed with 35,000 festivalgoers over the weekend. Here’s what we loved and what we didn’t
Kneecap at All Together Now: Exceptional performance marks a departure for Belfast rappers
A mature, moody headline performance from the Belfast band who bring various collaborators on to Waterford stage
Christy Moore pays tribute to Glen Hansard at All Together now as fans sing The Auld Triangle
Christy Moore pays tribute to Glen Hansard at All Together now as fans sing The Auld Triangle
Thousands of music, Mayo and Glen Hansard fans descend on All Together Now
Kneecap, Pulp and Disclosure to headline this weekend’s Waterford music festival