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Paddy Holohan: ‘MMA was a liferaft to grab onto’

Paddy Holohan: ‘MMA was a liferaft to grab onto’

The former MMA fighter talks about his upbringing, martial arts and becoming a politician

Sat Nov 30 2019 - 06:04
Patrick Freyne on Christmas ads: Marks & Spencer’s sick filth should be banned

Patrick Freyne on Christmas ads: Marks & Spencer’s sick filth should be banned

Patrick Freyne: Why do firms want to show us that their employees see their children?

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 08:35
Patrick Freyne: The Crown is about a rich family who stay still

Patrick Freyne: The Crown is about a rich family who stay still

British have little conception of their own history beyond a few overly-fetishised events

Fri Nov 22 2019 - 05:00
Paul Merton: Boris Johnson stopped being funny when he became prime minister

Paul Merton: Boris Johnson stopped being funny when he became prime minister

Have I Got News For You star on a career in comedy, Boris Johnson and his Irish revolutionary grandfather

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 06:00
‘I thought the end of the music industry would be amazing’

‘I thought the end of the music industry would be amazing’

Barry McCormack looks beyond Dublin for his brilliant, almost-concept album Mean Time

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 05:00
His Dark Materials: ‘I’m in over my head. I should read the books’

His Dark Materials: ‘I’m in over my head. I should read the books’

The show is set in a parallel universe filled with hipsters who fly around in hot air balloons

Fri Nov 15 2019 - 05:00
The John Lewis Christmas ad is out. Ah, feudalism and rickets. Yum!

The John Lewis Christmas ad is out. Ah, feudalism and rickets. Yum!

Does it make me (a) leak tears and money or (b) wonder why Edgar is such a pain in the hoop?

Thu Nov 14 2019 - 12:30
Comfort foods: What’s your guilty pleasure?

Comfort foods: What’s your guilty pleasure?

Our favourite foods might not make us feel healthier, but they can soothe our souls

Sat Nov 09 2019 - 06:45
David Mitchell: ‘The internet and the smartphone have been a disaster for civilisation’

David Mitchell: ‘The internet and the smartphone have been a disaster for civilisation’

Peep Show star is ‘depressed’ by Brexit but tries to focus on the ‘greatest aim’ of being funny

Sat Nov 09 2019 - 05:00
The British Tribe Next Door: ‘I have a bad feeling about this’

The British Tribe Next Door: ‘I have a bad feeling about this’

A ‘normal’ British family travel to Namibia to see what they can learn from the quirky natives

Fri Nov 08 2019 - 05:00
Broadcaster Gay Byrne dies aged 85 after long illness

Broadcaster Gay Byrne dies aged 85 after long illness

First episode of The Late Late Show aired on the 5th of July, 1962 with Byrne as its host

Mon Nov 04 2019 - 14:50
Cher at the 3Arena review: Big voice, big wigs and workplace-inappropriate costumes

Cher at the 3Arena review: Big voice, big wigs and workplace-inappropriate costumes

Dressed like the dominatrix madam of a reasonably-priced bordello, Cher wowed Dublin

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 11:45
Who hasn’t pushed their family to the mental limits with one visit?

Who hasn’t pushed their family to the mental limits with one visit?

Patrick Freyne: Ireland’s Fittest Family a far cry from country’s typical household

Fri Nov 01 2019 - 06:00
Blindboy: ‘Being recognisable is absolute hell’

Blindboy: ‘Being recognisable is absolute hell’

The Rubberbandit talks politics, podcasts, his new book, and angry men with Patrick Freyne

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 06:04
Are you crinkly or squiggly? And 19 other questions for the Irish Border

Are you crinkly or squiggly? And 19 other questions for the Irish Border

The Border on getting started, its worst towns, its promotion and its favourite Brexiteers

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 05:00
Homeless in Cork: ‘Everybody can list friends who have died’

Homeless in Cork: ‘Everybody can list friends who have died’

Cork’s most vulnerable residents are scared after the killing of Timmy Hourihane last weekend

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 06:00
Phil Coulter: ‘Music saved my sanity... and my life’

Phil Coulter: ‘Music saved my sanity... and my life’

The ‘anthem’ writer and hitmaker on his Derry childhood, two marriages and life in music

Sun Oct 13 2019 - 06:00
What can we do about surly urban teens? A dose of generic muck savagery will sort them

What can we do about surly urban teens? A dose of generic muck savagery will sort them

Raised by the Village teaches us we should all be socialists in order to raise teenagers

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 05:00
‘The Kurds wanted something new, very egalitarian, very pro-women’

‘The Kurds wanted something new, very egalitarian, very pro-women’

Irishman who fought with Kurdish-led group against Isis says Turkey will face strong resistance

Thu Oct 10 2019 - 19:16
Children of Jack and Jill: ‘You worry you might get that call’

Children of Jack and Jill: ‘You worry you might get that call’

Tracy Carroll is grateful to the Jack and Jill foundation for helping her daughter Willow

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 06:01
‘I have hard days, days here crying over him for hours’

‘I have hard days, days here crying over him for hours’

The Jack and Jill nurse helping a severely disabled child and his mother is providing a very special service

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 06:01
‘A third of the Arctic is frozen penguin wee’ and other science facts for kids

‘A third of the Arctic is frozen penguin wee’ and other science facts for kids

Trinity professor Luke O’Neill has written a new book. Now three kids visit the lab to interview him

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 06:02
Philip Glass: ‘Everyone needs a technique, whether they’re a plumber or a cook’

Philip Glass: ‘Everyone needs a technique, whether they’re a plumber or a cook’

The composer on febrile 1960s New York, working day jobs into his 40s and the term ‘minimalism’

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 05:00
‘They’re all wearing lederhosen. Brexit has gone more or less as expected’

‘They’re all wearing lederhosen. Brexit has gone more or less as expected’

My love for Channel 4’s reality show The Circle is growing but I'm starting to be afraid of Richard Madeley

Fri Oct 04 2019 - 07:04
Trump dances like a sexy pile of cheese in his Take on Me-style video

Trump dances like a sexy pile of cheese in his Take on Me-style video

The US president, flickering like an alt-right Morten Harket, appears like a lovable savant

Tue Oct 01 2019 - 13:28
Ardal O’Hanlon: ‘I was always this weird, watchful kind of kid’

Ardal O’Hanlon: ‘I was always this weird, watchful kind of kid’

The comedian on stand-up terror, growing up with a politician for a dad, and Father Ted

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 05:00
Patrick Freyne: Britain’s Got Talent is making me want a no-deal Brexit

Patrick Freyne: Britain’s Got Talent is making me want a no-deal Brexit

Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions: Union Jack thrones, dancing beefeaters, someone dressed like the queen. Maybe it is the queen

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 06:52
Louis Theroux: My guilt about Jimmy Savile

Louis Theroux: My guilt about Jimmy Savile

When Theroux met Savile’s once-underage ex, he thought, That’s what happened in the ’60s

Sat Sept 21 2019 - 06:00
Sorry Gold review: Eerie, joyful, beautiful and sad

Sorry Gold review: Eerie, joyful, beautiful and sad

Dublin Fringe Festival: Aerialist Emily Aoibheann creates a graceful and glitchy performance from on high

Fri Sept 20 2019 - 13:18
Dermot Bannon's vision for utopian Ireland, one kitchen extension at a time

Dermot Bannon's vision for utopian Ireland, one kitchen extension at a time

Bannon reimagines the lives of two soon-to-be-married sixtysomethings like only he could

Fri Sept 20 2019 - 08:11
Christy Dignam: ‘Nearly all the people I started with are dead’

Christy Dignam: ‘Nearly all the people I started with are dead’

Interview: The Aslan singer pulls no punches about drug addiction, sex abuse and cancer

Fri Sept 20 2019 - 05:00
Who would have thought the British upper classes would be so thoughtless of their neighbours?

Who would have thought the British upper classes would be so thoughtless of their neighbours?

Patrick Freyne: Treasure Island with Bear Grylls sees £100k dropped across a brutal paradise

Fri Sept 13 2019 - 05:00
Claire Byrne: ‘My parents had to stand by the bed while I got the last rites’

Claire Byrne: ‘My parents had to stand by the bed while I got the last rites’

The RTÉ presenter on her childhood meningitis, family politics and passion for debate

Sat Sept 07 2019 - 06:03
Big Week on the Farm: Shameless sheep sex rams home rural Ireland's beautiful ways

Big Week on the Farm: Shameless sheep sex rams home rural Ireland's beautiful ways

Patrick Freyne: Baz Ashmawy would starve to death in minutes without the people of rural Ireland

Fri Sept 06 2019 - 09:00
Poldark finale: It’s all a big sexy misunderstanding

Poldark finale: It’s all a big sexy misunderstanding

Patrick Freyne: Series comes to an end with a climactic showy sword fight. Quiet at the back

Fri Aug 30 2019 - 05:00
‘Guinness isn’t black’: What I learned at Ireland’s most-popular tourist attraction

‘Guinness isn’t black’: What I learned at Ireland’s most-popular tourist attraction

Patrick Freyne gets a masterclass in marketing on a tour of the Guinness Storehouse

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 06:00
The Hunger: A mixed-media opera about the Famine

The Hunger: A mixed-media opera about the Famine

Production team and cast illuminate 1840s with sean-nós, economists and vivid footage

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 05:00
Patrick Freyne: ‘I was on Dragon’s Den twice, once with a fake moustache’

Patrick Freyne: ‘I was on Dragon’s Den twice, once with a fake moustache’

Scowling in a draughty warehouse is still the key trait for a TV investment guru

Thu Aug 15 2019 - 09:45
Jia Tolentino and the five problems with the internet

Jia Tolentino and the five problems with the internet

Online culture causes us to overvalue our opinions, argue more and lose all sense of proportion

Sun Aug 11 2019 - 06:00
George RR Martin: ‘Science fiction has conquered the world’

George RR Martin: ‘Science fiction has conquered the world’

The bestselling author talks science fiction, snobbery and the Dublin 2019 Worldcon

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 05:00
‘Gordon Ramsay’s Son needs to be dropped in the sh*t’

‘Gordon Ramsay’s Son needs to be dropped in the sh*t’

Born Famous sees Jack Ramsay visit the council flat where his dad grew up. Das Kapital it is not

Fri Aug 09 2019 - 05:00
Ireland’s new motorway plazas: A long way from ‘f*** me, Kinnegad’

Ireland’s new motorway plazas: A long way from ‘f*** me, Kinnegad’

Big, bright service stations have changed long-distance driving, and who you meet

Sat Aug 03 2019 - 06:00
Love Island: How Greg O'Shea's win affects Brexit

Love Island: How Greg O'Shea's win affects Brexit

Patrick Freyne: Irish victory in the dating show may prevent a hard Border

Fri Aug 02 2019 - 05:00
Tomorrowland: ‘I can’t believe my life’

Tomorrowland: ‘I can’t believe my life’

Sarah Maria Griffin's festival book focuses on two young people and a journey they may be unprepared for

Mon Jul 22 2019 - 06:00
Cats trailer: It's like if celebrities became deformed mutant cats but were still kind of sexy

Cats trailer: It's like if celebrities became deformed mutant cats but were still kind of sexy

Patrick Freyne: A bunch of cats in an alleyway is not remotely as magical as this film depicts

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 14:21
What’s that, Skippy? The dog from Brooklyn Nine-Nine has died? Awww

What’s that, Skippy? The dog from Brooklyn Nine-Nine has died? Awww

It’s a dog’s life being an animal actor, but they’re the real stars of my fave telly shows

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 05:00
Why are some people reluctant to call Donald Trump racist?

Why are some people reluctant to call Donald Trump racist?

TCD sociology lecturer Dr David Ralph on what constitutes racism and why we are not living in a ‘post-racial nirvana’

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 15:35
What did the Normans ever do for us...?

What did the Normans ever do for us...?

For years the Norman invasion was a taboo subject linked to ‘800 years of occupation’

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 06:00
In a lot of ways, RTÉ's Twink tribute depicts her as a whistleblower

In a lot of ways, RTÉ's Twink tribute depicts her as a whistleblower

Patrick Freyne: Twink seems to have her own studio audience in her house

Fri Jul 12 2019 - 08:45
Stevie Wonder in Dublin: Sound problems, self indulgence and some truly wondrous moments

Stevie Wonder in Dublin: Sound problems, self indulgence and some truly wondrous moments

Would we have paid as much for a gig advertised as ‘Stevie Wonder listens to record he likes’?

Wed Jul 10 2019 - 08:22
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