Patrick Freyne on the return of The Walking DeadSpoiler alert: Series seven has begun and we now know who Negan killed – but did he go too far? Has the series gone too far?Mon Oct 24 2016 - 21:59
Donald Trump is going for absolute broke - will America follow his lead?Watching Donald Trump debate Hillary Clinton is like watching the last 25 minutes of Fight Club - and not at all like that film about the rise of HitlerWed Oct 12 2016 - 11:04
Pat Kenny: ‘I’m not sensitive to criticism anymore’As he gets an IFTA lifetime achievement award, Pat Kenny talks about work, fame and being an underdog againSat Oct 08 2016 - 06:00
Westworld review: grapples with big ideas and shoots from the scientific hipThe robots in Sky Atlantic’s new sci-fi thriller want to bring the love, unlike the Baby Animals on BBC1, who are just bastardsThu Oct 06 2016 - 21:20
Patrick Freyne: Masculinity in crisis? It’s more of an opportunityHow to Be a Man: Now more than ever, who we are is not a matter of X or Y chromosomesFri Sept 30 2016 - 06:00
Most homoerotic experience in rural Ireland? 15 men naked in a GAA dressing roomHow to be a Man: Patrick Freyne talks to Ronan Brady, Roscommon GAA footballer turned acrobat star of recent Dublin Fringe production, RiotFri Sept 30 2016 - 06:00
Now that the end is nigh, it’s finally time to review Donald TrumpThe final season of ‘America’ began on Monday night, and the sense of apocalyptic dread was palpable right from the offThu Sept 29 2016 - 17:21
Fr Peter McVerry: The priesthood should not be reserved only for malesHow to be a Man: Patrick Freyne talks to the social justice campaigner about gender equality, masculinity and the masks we wearThu Sept 29 2016 - 06:00
What type of man are you? Take our quizHow to be a Man: Quizmaster Patrick Freyne has the answers to all your problems...Wed Sept 28 2016 - 16:20
Stephen Donnelly: I am a very proud feminist ... to me it's a no-brainerHow to be a Man: Patrick Freyne talks to the Independent TD about gender diversity, parenting, digging potatoes and feminismWed Sept 28 2016 - 06:00
Matt Cooper: I hated that you proved yourself as a man by your ability to be violentHow to be a Man: Patrick Freyne talks to the Today FM broadcaster about fighting, housework, crying and his new puppyTue Sept 27 2016 - 06:00
Al Porter: ‘The most manly thing I’ve done lately? Sleeping with a woman’How to be a Man: Patrick Freyne talks to comedian Al Porter about being the son of a sergeant, growing up gay and what it means to be ‘manly’Mon Sept 26 2016 - 06:00
Fintan O’Toole: 'The worst masculine trait is violence … men hit people more than women do'How to be a Man: Patrick Freyne talks to The Irish Times columnist about boyhood, feminism and balancing family and work lifeSun Sept 25 2016 - 06:00
Bressie: ‘Sobbing uncontrollably is liberating ... and so is admitting you are vulnerable’How to be a Man: Patrick Freyne talked to Niall Breslin (Bressie) about masculinity, crying and the pressureSat Sept 24 2016 - 06:15
How friendship keeps the championship ploughing onDancing in the mud and high fives at the entrance are part of last-day high spiritsFri Sept 23 2016 - 01:00
Hooten & the Lady - two names that scream adventure (and racism)Hooten & the Lady is filled with nostalgia for the good old days, when stealing golden monkey skulls from spear-waving tribesfolk was just fineWed Sept 21 2016 - 16:01
‘Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope’: the making of RTÉ’s dark new comedy drama2016 Revisited: Too much TV glamorises ‘going out for the night, having sex with people, then dissecting it the next day over avocados’. Stefanie Preissner set out to be more realisticSat Sept 17 2016 - 04:00
The 80s: when men were men and TV shows were once a weekBack when once a week was often enough, our TV screens were filled with stunt-men, novelists, fugitives, sexy millionaires and astronauts lost in time. It truly was a golden ageWed Sept 14 2016 - 17:28
‘Red Rock’ returns: So who killed Brian McGonigle?As TV3’s hit soap returns to reveal who killed its principal baddy, its creators talk about the show, its future and keeping their audience engrossedSat Sept 10 2016 - 06:00
Patrick Freyne: ‘I do not know whether I want to destroy Poldark or kiss him’Handsome, wilful, charismatic, brooding, honourable, frequently shirtless... why, oh why, is everyone so obsessed with this Poldark guy?Wed Sept 07 2016 - 15:49
Electric Picnic day three: covered in mud still humming LCDPatrick Freyne on the final, smiling day of Electric PicnicSun Sept 04 2016 - 19:50
Electric Picnic begins with day of artistic tomfooleryThousands wander around looking hungunder while under Drunk Police surveillanceFri Sept 02 2016 - 20:39
Roald Dahl: the bad influenceIn the early days, he was a lone anarchist on a rampage and there were angry letters from librarians, but we learned to love his strange storiesFri Sept 02 2016 - 10:20
Nicole Scherzinger is right on the money. It is the era of the arseIn search of the meaning of life/pop music, Patrick Freyne stumbles through the wastelands of X Factor and the VMAsWed Aug 31 2016 - 15:38
Patrick Freyne: the TV ads I’ve grown to loveAdvertisements replace my recurring anxieties about death with impulses to buy stuff. Here are some of my favourites from the recent pastWed Aug 24 2016 - 15:30
‘Politicians are concerned with fame, re-election and keeping their expenses’The writer of political sitcom Yes, Minister, Antony Jay, recalls in a 2013 interview the series’ devastating dissections of policy-making within Kafkaesque bureaucracyWed Aug 24 2016 - 13:00
A very Irish history of festivalsTake a walk through a history of Irish festivals, from mass and Feile to the Beat on the StreetThu Aug 18 2016 - 06:00
Patrick Freyne’s Guide to the Rose of Tralee2016 Revisited: The Roses' job is to float around smiling and wearing a sash, which resembles a bandolierTue Aug 16 2016 - 10:00
Freefall: from self-employment to unemploymentRose, Joe, Jean and Gerard all worked for themselves. When the recession hit they had nothing to fall back on. Are things about to get better for Ireland’s 325,000 self-employed?Sat Aug 13 2016 - 06:00
Channel 4's Eden: Paradise in the making or hell on earth?The slow-moving ‘Eden’ is actually harmless enough - but is also a reminder that the colonisation of Ireland began as reality-TV showTue Aug 09 2016 - 17:45
Patrick Freyne’s big regret? Having a healthy work-life balanceWork-life balance is the booby prize God gives to people who are failingThu Jul 28 2016 - 11:00
Trapped: Life in Ireland’s homeless hotelsMore than 1,000 homeless families live in single rooms in hotels and B&Bs. Some of them tell us about daily life.Sat Jul 23 2016 - 05:45
Mr Robot gets high praise, but it's a lot dumber than it thinks it isAs the hit US conspiracy show finally arrives on Irish screens, Patrick Freyne dons his wrinkliest tin-foil hat...Fri Jul 22 2016 - 08:51
Mesmerising Miriam O’Callaghan has one show to rule them allTubridy and D’Arcy, weak from their eternal struggle, have retreated and the the queen of midsummer chat is back to rule over middle IrelandThu Jul 14 2016 - 14:59
Life Stripped Bare: the naked truth isn’t all that interestingThree households are stripped of everything they possess to find out what makes them happy. It turns out what they really need is their stuff backTue Jul 05 2016 - 22:56
Patrick Freyne: After Brexit vote, centre must now listen to those on peripheryLeave supporters were, for the most part, not triumphalist. If anything, they were fatalistic, angry and unenthusiasticSat Jul 02 2016 - 08:53
The UK was stitched up, but at least they still have The Great British Sewing BeeThe Great British Sewing Bee exhibits the best of British values; meanwhile, on a visit to Kerry, Top Gear doesn’tWed Jun 29 2016 - 13:59
‘People were asked to make a decision they weren’t equipped to make’Protesters gather in front of UK Houses of Parliament under a banner declaring ‘Fuck Brexit’Sat Jun 25 2016 - 17:45
Heels and heroes: Dublin's mania for wrestlingSkulduggery and athletic prowess make for a heady mix at this ‘pantomime for grown ups’Sat Jun 25 2016 - 08:00
A golden opportunity? City men seek a profit from Brexit‘It’s an opportunity to make loads of money. Or to lose a lot of money.’Fri Jun 24 2016 - 20:55
Britons on Brexit: ‘We’re all proud to be British again’Others lament ‘stupidness’ of poll: ‘It shouldn’t have come down to a cheap vote’Fri Jun 24 2016 - 13:49
Brexit: Irish complain of becoming a ‘dying breed’ in KilburnPros and cons of ‘foreigners’ the main topic on referendum day in former Irish heartlandThu Jun 23 2016 - 20:51
Patrick Freyne: ‘Britain’s not a gazelle. Britain’s a lion’According to Brexiters, unlike gazelles and zebras, the UK is better off going it aloneThu Jun 23 2016 - 09:21
It's not too late to catch: The best TV shows of 2016From homegrown one-offs to Netflix originals, it’s shaping up to be a good year for great TVWed Jun 22 2016 - 12:57
Brexit: ‘Shakespeare’s view of the world was a European view’In the Bard’s home town of Stratford-Upon-Avon confusion and uncertainty reign supremeWed Jun 22 2016 - 01:00
Brexit: ‘There’s talk about taking back our country. From where?’Brexit Remainers are thin on the ground while Leavers fret about jobs and securityTue Jun 21 2016 - 01:00
Patrick Freyne: Reports of rural Ireland’s death are overblownWeekend Read: A recent gathering in Athenry revealed that country living was never easy, but reports of the death of rural communities are exaggeratedSat Jun 18 2016 - 05:45
Patrick Freyne: Given a choice of prisons, I’d take Litchfield over the Big Brother houseBig Brother is boring, depressing, irresponsible and disturbing. But in the prison of Orange Is the New Black, there is always hopeWed Jun 15 2016 - 15:00
Patrick Freyne: ‘Top Gear was already dead but didn’t know it’The previous version had over-privileged, white, straight men freewheeling through their natural environment - but the reboot is running on emptyThu Jun 09 2016 - 06:28
Patrick Freyne: Love Island is a sanctuary for hunk-kindUTV plans to save these fragile creatures with an ambitious breeding programmeThu Jun 02 2016 - 07:44
