‘The only thing I invest in is time with friends and loved ones!’Jan Brierton, poet and fashion stylist, says her best-value purchase is a Sage smart kettleMon Jan 12 2026 - 06:00
Film critic Mark Kermode: ‘I don’t really do anger any more, and I’m very glad not to’Broadcaster, podcaster and musician on his middle name, Irish pubs and craving the innocence of not knowing anything about Donald TrumpSat Jan 10 2026 - 11:01
The best things to see in Ireland this weekend and week aheadJanuary 10th-16th, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekFri Jan 09 2026 - 04:54
The Music Quiz: While making the album Diamond Dogs, which Bruce Springsteen song did David Bowie record? Plus: Which Bowie album is named on Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 2000 song Californication?Wed Jan 07 2026 - 04:56
Margaret Heffernan: ‘I would take potential hires to lunch to see how they treat people serving them’The bestselling author, business mentor and professor on what makes her ‘seriously angry’, her return to playing piano, and how she beats writer’s blockSun Jan 04 2026 - 06:00
Music: 84 gigs to catch, including The Cure, CMAT – and one with €690 ticketsThe biggest live events of the year ahead, from Emmylou Harris in January to Interpol and Bloc Party in NovemberSat Jan 03 2026 - 05:15
Event guide: First Fortnight, Biffy Clyro and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week aheadJanuary 3rd-9th, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekFri Jan 02 2026 - 04:57
The ‘What’s Another Year’ Music Quiz: Which Charli XCX album includes the songs 2099 and 1999?Plus: Which year did Green Day write about on their 2024 studio album, Saviors?Wed Dec 31 2025 - 04:55
Best music in 2025: Irish Times critics choose the albums and acts of the yearFrom CMAT to Chappell Roan, and Maria Somerville to Rosalía, women have ruled the industry this yearSat Dec 27 2025 - 05:20
2025 in music: The five best Irish albums of the yearIrish acts have released more than 300 albums over the past 12 months. These are our favouritesSat Dec 27 2025 - 05:07
Event guide: New Year’s Eve gigs, Picture This and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week aheadDecember 27th, 2025-January 2nd, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekFri Dec 26 2025 - 04:59
‘For fans of’ music: 2025 has been a phenomenal year for Irish artistsTony Clayton-Lea reflects on a phenomenal year in the annals of Irish musicThu Dec 25 2025 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Olivia Dean’s middle name was inspired by which US singer? Plus: By which professional stage name is Dominic Richard Harrison better known?Wed Dec 24 2025 - 04:54
‘I’m definitely not a gambler. I have a family and responsibilities’Me & My Money: John Molloy, cofounder of Memo Paris FragrancesMon Dec 22 2025 - 06:00
Michael Keegan-Dolan: ‘Manchán Magan was my very good friend . . . I’m doing this in honour of him’The choreographer and dancer on agreeability, the pursuit of happiness, and his superpowerSun Dec 21 2025 - 06:00
Event guide: Cian Ducrot, Lisa O’Neill and Junior Brother, and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week aheadDecember 20th-26th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekFri Dec 19 2025 - 04:58
The Music Quiz: Which Hollywood actor ‘gave good face’ in Madonna’s Vogue?Plus: Singer-songwriter Tash Sultana’s middle name is also the surname of which famous musician?Wed Dec 17 2025 - 04:54
‘I’m a bit careless with money at times. It’s important not to let it rule your life’Ciara Ní Mhurchú is a fiddler and dancer, and a member of Celtic Woman and BIIRDMon Dec 15 2025 - 06:00
Justin McCarthy: ‘There is a can’t-do attitude to the big problems we have in this country’Newly announced RTÉ Radio 1 Morning Ireland co-presenter on his strongest childhood memory and who would play him in a biopicSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00
Event guide: Merchy Christmas, Kneecap and the other best things to go to in Ireland in the week aheadDecember 13th-19th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekFri Dec 12 2025 - 04:52
The Music Quiz: Which Van Morrison song did Bob Dylan encore with at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall?Plus: Which US television show used Napalm Death’s You Suffer as an alert for fluctuations in Bitcoin?Wed Dec 10 2025 - 04:52
‘Haggling is part of the fun. I consider haggling an absolute God-given right’Me & My Money: Lloyd Hutchinson, actorMon Dec 08 2025 - 06:00
Trinny’s Irish right-hand man: ‘School was tough. I was bullied and had undiagnosed dyslexia’John Corcoran, the Dublin-born chief make-up artist for Trinny Woodall, on his character traits, happiest moment, and his fixation with songs and clothesSat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00
Event guide: Ed Sheeran, Uncle Vanya and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week aheadDecember 6th-12th, 2025: The best music, theatre, art and more coming your way this weekFri Dec 05 2025 - 04:51
The Music Quiz: What are Lily Allen’s middle names?Plus: Who co-directed the forthcoming Billie Eilish concert film, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour?Wed Dec 03 2025 - 04:49
‘I stepped away from a lucrative career to start writing. It was my biggest gamble’Me & My Money: Mary Fox, co-writer of season three of Hidden AssetsMon Dec 01 2025 - 05:19
Jeff Kinney: I do my best writing in my car in a cemetery in the middle of winterThe Diary of a Wimpy Kid author on the Irish middle name he shares with his brothers, a lost motorbike and finally getting the hang of storytellingSat Nov 29 2025 - 06:00
Event guide: CMAT, Ash and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week aheadNovember 29th-December 5th, 2025: The best music, theatre, art and more coming your way this weekFri Nov 28 2025 - 04:51
The Music Quiz: Who was the first songwriter or musician to perform in the Sistine Chapel? Plus: Which US songwriter/musician has won the 2025 Footwear News Achievement Award?Wed Nov 26 2025 - 04:37
Vanessa Ogbonna: ‘When you grow up with not a lot of money, you make sure you’re never stuck’Me & My Money: Vanessa Ogbonna, winner of The Traitors IrelandMon Nov 24 2025 - 06:00
BBC presenter Nuala McGovern: ‘You don’t want to get notions above your station’The Dublin-born presenter of Woman’s Hour on missing the spontaneity of going out dancing, her strongest childhood memory, and her biggest career regretSun Nov 23 2025 - 06:00
Event guide: Lorde, Other Voices and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week aheadNovember 22nd-28th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekFri Nov 21 2025 - 04:50
New Irish albums reviewed and rated: The Altered Hours, Anamoe Drive, Niyl, The Wicc and Hilary WoodsNovember 2025 album releases include The Altered Hours, Thank God It’s Friday, Parish Is Burning, Lycanthropy and Night CriúWed Nov 19 2025 - 05:06
The Music Quiz: Which Christmas-related pseudonym does Bob Dylan use? Plus: Which US actor is named in a Fall Out Boy song?Wed Nov 19 2025 - 04:36
David Keenan: ‘I wanted a reprieve from the spreadsheet tour. It’s as simple as that’The singer-songwriter, whose new album, Modern Mythologies, is about to come out, has returned to his roots on a tour of small Irish venuesTue Nov 18 2025 - 05:14
‘I’ve lost money plenty of times. Being an entrepreneur I’m more likely to’Me & My Money: Nick Twomey, Oakberry IrelandMon Nov 17 2025 - 06:00
Event guide: Bob Dylan, Moulin Rouge! and the other best things to do in Ireland in coming daysNovember 15th-21st, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekFri Nov 14 2025 - 04:58
The Music Quiz: Who is being sued over copyright for a song referencing Sydney Sweeney? Plus: Dexter Holland, the lead singer of US punk/pop band The Offspring, holds a PhD in which scientific area?Wed Nov 12 2025 - 04:35
‘I went to the World Poker Tour in Monte Carlo, but chickened out from playing’Me & My Money: Eve McInerney, cofounder, Creative BumblebeeMon Nov 10 2025 - 06:00
‘In Ireland the level of incompetence is really frustrating’The visual artist Corban Walker on his middle name, what makes him angry, and how work gives him joySun Nov 09 2025 - 06:00
Event guide: Joanne McNally, The Last Dinner Party and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week aheadNovember 8th-14th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekFri Nov 07 2025 - 04:59
The Music Quiz: What type of salad is included on Black Sabbath’s 1970 album, Paranoid? Plus: What snack food does Kacey Musgraves sing about on her Pageant Material record?Wed Nov 05 2025 - 04:57
‘I think life is too short not to spend your money; I mean, you can’t take it with you’Me & My Money: Singer and actor Susan McFadden doesn’t like taking risks with money, but once blew more than $1,350 on Jimmy Choo shoes and a matching bagMon Nov 03 2025 - 06:00
Glove designer Paula Rowan: ‘It is wonderfully ironic that I have great difficulty deciphering right and left’The Irish glove designer to Madonna, Lady Gaga, Cher and the British royals on resilience, loss and being the youngest of six childrenSun Nov 02 2025 - 06:00
Event guide: Highlights include Dublin Book Festival, Zara Larsson and Cork International Film FestivalNovember 1st-7th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way over the next weekFri Oct 31 2025 - 04:58
The Music Quiz: Charli XCX namechecks which French writer on Speed Drive?Plus: Which science fiction writer inspired Jimi Hendrix to write Purple Haze? Wed Oct 29 2025 - 04:59
‘In the 2008 financial crash I held shares in the company I was working for at the time. I lost nearly €30,000’Financial adviser Emma Farrelly on why she doesn’t borrow money or use a credit card, and considers her €450 annual tennis membership to be money well spent Mon Oct 27 2025 - 06:30
Tim Burgess: ‘Circumcision notwithstanding, I have very good memories of being a kid’The lead singer of The Charlatans on anger management, a childhood horror story, and the Mancunian attitude of ‘just getting on with it’Mon Oct 27 2025 - 06:00
Best things to do around Ireland in the week ahead from Halloween festivals to Niall Breslin’s gigsOctober 25th-31st, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekFri Oct 24 2025 - 04:25
The Music Quiz: Greta Thunberg appears in a music video by which US rock band?Plus: Which UK rock band recently unveiled their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?Wed Oct 22 2025 - 05:00
