Darren Kennedy’s Spotify playlist: ‘My style was inspired by Liam Gallagher. It was Oasis mania’The presenter on French music, catchy Ru Paul songs and dancing to Kylie MinogueThu Jul 08 2021 - 10:00
Hazel Chu: ‘Me and my other half sing rebel songs to our child’The Lord Mayor of Dublin on the songs that have defined the stages of her lifeThu Jun 24 2021 - 10:00
Modest Mouse: ‘I can’t think of a time except for on tour that I didn’t like touring’Isaac Brock on indie rock band’s accessible new album and learning to play live againThu Jun 24 2021 - 05:00
Holly Cairns’s Spotify playlist: ‘Dolores O’Riordan’s voice blows my mind every time’The TD on Florence + the Machine, Van Morrison, Beoga and the best songs for the roadThu May 20 2021 - 10:00
The Nevers’ Ann Skelly: ‘We’re like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in corsets’The Wexford actor is co-starring with Belfast woman Laura Donnelly in the new HBO seriesSat May 15 2021 - 05:00
Megan Cusack: ‘I can’t help but feel I’ve got something to live up to’The Call the Midwife actor is the latest generation of the Cusack acting dynastySat May 01 2021 - 05:00
Denise Gough: ‘It’s only recently women get to play parts that usually go to boys’Irish actor on her character choices, catching Covid-19 and why she avoids social mediaSat Apr 17 2021 - 06:00
Mickael Viljanen: ‘When the restaurant shut I ordered myself a Marshall amp and guitar’Soundtrack of My Life: The chef listens to music constantly – and now creates it himself tooThu Mar 25 2021 - 06:00
Tune-Yards: Should we should stop touring because of climate change?Merrill Garbus is consumed by big problems: racism, procreation and carbon footprintsSat Mar 20 2021 - 05:00
Luke O’Neill: ‘I would be in bits by now without music. It has held me together’Soundtrack of My Life: The scientist on tracks that have helped him through the pandemicThu Mar 18 2021 - 06:00
‘Super tacky’ tinfoil decorations make Christmas perfect for Maura DoreAll I Want: Family traditions are key for Kildare’s Channel 4 reality starTue Dec 15 2020 - 00:00
Meghan Trainor: ‘Now I see the world as one big germ-pit’Despite Covid-19, the pop princess is looking forward to the festive season and her Christmas albumThu Dec 10 2020 - 06:00
Simone Kirby: I would love to see myself in Ireland this ChristmasThe actor on life in lockdown, upcoming projects and the difficulties of working in TVSun Dec 06 2020 - 00:00
Martin King: ‘People who think Christmas is a whole commercial scam are irritating’All I Want for Christmas... the TV and radio presenter on Christmas memories and why Simon Harris is on the nice listTue Dec 01 2020 - 06:01
Gary Barlow: ‘It’s important to start getting back bits of normality... I’ve had enough’The singer on lockdown, playing Ireland, Ronan Keating, and reuniting with Take ThatMon Nov 30 2020 - 06:00
Louise O’Neill: ‘Fairytale of New York makes me grit my teeth’All I Want for Christmas: author Louise O’Neill on Christmas songs she can’t stand and her best festive memoryThu Nov 26 2020 - 06:30
Lyra: ‘I’ve been fine being a broke musician’Cork singer on pivoting plans, living away from home, missing performing and recording an album remotelyThu Nov 26 2020 - 06:00
Michael Kiwanuka: ‘If you’re a creative, you don’t try and be that, you just are’Mercury-prize winner on perseverance, lockdown and his latest albumWed Nov 25 2020 - 05:00
Jamie Cullum: ‘Dublin . . . it’s ringing through my memory of live gigs’The jazz musician on his new Christmas album, touring, anxiety and spiritualityThu Nov 19 2020 - 05:00
Rankin: U2’s second-favourite photographer on his brushes with fame‘Bono is a gorgeous man, both physically and in personality,’ says the celebrity portraitistMon Sept 28 2020 - 05:00
The Young Offenders: ‘A Cork accent is a bizarre noise to come out of a mouth’With a new series about to hit screens, thanks to streaming services – and subtitles – the show’s cult following has spread globallyThu Jul 23 2020 - 06:00
Michaela Coel on sexual assault: My friends’ stories made me realise I was far from aloneThe creator of I May Destroy You on consent, race relations and the fight for creative freedomSat Jun 06 2020 - 05:00
Coronavirus uncertainty prompts return of Honest Actors’ PodcastIn 2017 Jonathan Harden thought he was the only failing actor, then he started a podcastSat May 30 2020 - 05:00
James Acaster: ‘There’s not much positive about being English today’The standup discusses podcasts, Irish comedy and why 2016 was the best year for musicMon May 18 2020 - 05:00
Moses Sumney: ‘My role in the system is to try to dismantle it’From the Blue Ridge mountains, the nonconformist speaks of superficial fun and artWed May 13 2020 - 05:00
Armchair travel: Look east and discover Japan from homeExperience the Land of the Rising Sun from the comfort of the couch, with these films, cultural tours, documentaries and recipesSat May 09 2020 - 06:00
Mick Harvey: On My Culture RadarMusician on the American author Joan Didion and Alice Coltrane’ ashram musicSat Apr 18 2020 - 05:00
Can’t wait to travel to Italy again? Take a virtual tourLook forward to better times by trying la dolce vita at home with these films, cultural tours, documentaries and recipesSun Apr 05 2020 - 06:00
Andy Warhol: America focused into oblique angles by outsider eyesTate retrospective casts light on aesthetic of faith , industry, fame and consumerismSat Apr 04 2020 - 05:00
Anoushka Shankar: On My Culture RadarThe musician on her father Ravi Shankar’s biography, Sally Mann’s photographs, and how Tara Brach’s podcast is keeping her calmSat Apr 04 2020 - 05:00
Sinéad Gleeson: On My Culture RadarAuthor on Agnes Martin’s self-isolation, Elaine Feeney’s new book and comedy of Maeve HigginsSat Mar 28 2020 - 05:00
Laurie Anderson: On My Culture RadarThe artist on ‘dangerous’ Andy Kaufman and the viral fear spreading in New YorkSat Mar 21 2020 - 05:00
Daniel O’Donnell: On My Culture RadarThe singer on the mural art of Kevin Gallagher, the comedy of Conal Gallen, and why he’s still enchanted by The Sound of MusicSat Mar 21 2020 - 05:00
Feel Good: A masterpiece of a sitcom starring Mae Martin as Mae MartinActor says her newly-sober character is close to where she was 10 years agoMon Mar 16 2020 - 05:00
Annabelle Comyn: On My Culture RadarThe theatre director on how Derek Jarman and Parasite fed into her play Our New GirlSat Mar 14 2020 - 05:00
Exploring the temples of Angkor, where civilisation and nature entwineShilpa Ganatra takes a phone photography tour of the magnificent Angkor Wat, and the temples that battled with the elements… and lostSun Mar 08 2020 - 01:00
Tim Burgess: On my culture radarThe Charlatans frontman-turned-actor on Stephen Morris’s autobiography, Newry actor Susan Lynch, Craig Parkinson’s acting podcast and laughing with Bob MortimerSat Feb 29 2020 - 05:00
30 great family holiday destinations in Ireland and abroadForget package holidays and go on a trip you’ll all remember this yearSat Feb 22 2020 - 06:05
Denise Chaila: On My Culture RadarThe rapper on Eddie Murphy's comedy and why Spirited Away is a confidence-boosting watchSat Feb 22 2020 - 05:00
Emma Dabiri: On My Culture RadarThe author and activist on Jordan Peele’s comedy, the art of Genieve Figgis and why Philosophy Tube is her YouTube channel of choiceSat Feb 22 2020 - 05:00
Finding beauty behind closed doors on a weekend break in ToulouseUnhurried pace of life and a prevailing air of creativity among the many attractions of France’s fourth largest citySun Feb 16 2020 - 06:00
Grainne Humphreys: On My Culture RadarThe Dublin International Film Festival director on photographer Fan Ho, Mark Cousins’s new documentary and actorTrine DyrholmSat Feb 15 2020 - 05:00
The Irish couple who ran away with Cirque du SoleilThe contemporary circus is back Dublin with Corteo, and two locals in towSat Feb 08 2020 - 05:00
Ian-Lloyd Anderson: On My Culture RadarActor on The Irishman, the early comedy of Bernie Mac and acting talent of Edie FalcoSat Feb 01 2020 - 05:00
Tame Impala: ‘I wondered if I was ever going to finish the album’Kevin Parker talks about album delays, plagiarism and gender equality in musicSat Feb 01 2020 - 05:00
Radie Peat: On My Culture RadarLankum singer on the tear-jerking properties of Olivia Colman, and the podcasts of Jon Ronson.Sat Feb 01 2020 - 05:00
Get your om on: 10 great yoga holidays in Ireland and abroadFancy trying yoga in a salt cave, or cuddling a puppy while holding downward-facing dog?Sun Jan 19 2020 - 09:00
Alex Murphy: On My Culture RadarThe Cork actor on the influence of Cillian Murphy, the comedy of Theo Von, and Shia LaBeouf’s biopicSat Jan 18 2020 - 05:00
Richard Corrigan: On My Culture RadarMeath-born restauranteur on ditching work to see A Lazarus Soul and the allure of RotterdamSat Jan 18 2020 - 05:00
Caught by the fuzz pedal: Gaz Coombes on his top Supergrass songsThe band that defined Britpop with Alright, Richard III and Strange Ones have reformedSat Jan 18 2020 - 05:00
