Retro riding: A history of sex on Irish TV, from The Late Late Show to Rivals
Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster is back on Disney+. Here’s how such shows have developed since TV introduced sex to Ireland in the 1960s
Aidan Turner: ‘I’d be sitting in the trailer going, ‘God Almighty. Can you just give me a cop drama?’’
The Dublin actor says the main trick to being a professional is doing the work and learning the lines. ‘And then just staying as healthy and as fit as you can. There’s no excuse’
Twelve of the most expensive TV shows of all time: Patrick Freyne’s cost-benefit analysis
Netflix, Prime Video and Apple TV clearly have money to burn on big-budget series, but are they worth the eye-watering cost?
Everyone should have a groundskeeper like Freyne. In fact he’s like one of the family
Patrick Freyne: I often take him refreshments when he is powerhosing my drive or insulating my shed, and I break from writing deep thoughts
Patrick Freyne: When the time comes, Dermot Bannon will visit us all
The architect uses his special constitutional powers to check out anybody’s home whenever he likes in Dermot Bannon’s Celebrity Super Spacers
Patrick Freyne: Euphoria is back, and I feel like I need to give my TV a bath
Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney return as the controversial drama struggles to rediscover its edge
Patrick Freyne: Here’s why AI is making us dumber and more lonely
Writing forces people to resolve internal contradictions and confront their own bullshit. It’s why it’s hard. It’s why it’s beautiful
Rory McIlroy wanted to enjoy the Masters Dinner as well. Well la-di-da, Mr Fancy
Here’s our alternative Masters Dinner, leaning into who we are as a nation
Raising Chelsea: Conception, birth and first brand partnership of an aristocratic nepo baby
Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo’s Disney show blurs lines between family life and brand-building
Patrick Freyne: Is U2’s new EP Easter Lily almost ... cool?
The band offer us a record about friendship, faith, art, meaning and, appropriately for Easter, death and the possibility of rebirth
Chatbots can now pass the Turing test. Lots of humans can’t
Netflix’s new show Inside forces influencers to do challenging tasks, such as not acting like techie toddlers
I hate to kink-shame, but is violent leather play really a stable basis for social change?
Daredevil: Born Again is back on Disney+, which means alliterative attorney Matt Murdoch is back violently assaulting people
Author Djamel White: ‘I didn’t feel like I fit in at school or at home’
After dropping out, the debut novelist went on to study creative writing, eventually gaining a master’s. Now, he is happy to represent kids who don’t quite fit the system
What is the manosphere and why is everyone talking about it?
Louis Theroux’s new documentary explores the world of male influencers who target confused young boys
Patrick Freyne: From Fargo to The Den, these reboots were made for gawking
Everything gets a reboot these days, but it’s still surprising how many of them make for good telly