‘I joke that my two children are my retirement plan, but I’m not sure they see it that way’Me & My Money: Maria Fleming is chief executive of First Fortnight FestivalMon Jan 06 2025 - 06:00
The Guide: Stand Up for Gaza, First Fortnight, Christy Moore and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endJanuary 4th-10th 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jan 04 2025 - 05:00
The Guide: New Year’s Festival Dublin, Kojaque, Katie Boyle and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endDecember 28th, 2024-January 3rd, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Dec 28 2024 - 00:00
The best Christmas playlist, according to the prosFrom cosy classics to Christmas with Captain Kirk, we’ve chosen tunes for your holiday playlist, with a little help from three professionalsTue Dec 24 2024 - 05:00
The music of 2024: Our critics’ verdicts on the best albums and acts of the yearFontaines DC top the 2024 Ticket critics’ choice lists, with Kneecap hot on their heels, but right across Irish music the profusion of excellence shows zero signs of stoppingSat Dec 21 2024 - 05:30
The Guide: The Coronas, Damien Dempsey and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endDecember 21st- 27th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Dec 21 2024 - 05:00
Paschal Donohoe’s Christmas: Yes to Indiana Jones movies and Christmas jumpers, no to festive pyjamasThe outgoing minister for public expenditure shares his Christmas traditions and is asked who’s on his naughty listWed Dec 18 2024 - 10:30
The Music Quiz: Who is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz better known as?Plus: What is the missing kitchen utensil in Sabrina Carpenter’s How Many Things: “You used a [blank] once, it turns out [blank] are f**cking everywhere…”Wed Dec 18 2024 - 05:00
Mario Rosenstock: ‘Everyone lost money in the crash. I was no different, but it never bothered me’Rosenstock is a comedian, actor and podcasterMon Dec 16 2024 - 05:00
Music books round-up: from George Harrison’s blues to Kate Bush’s songbirds501 Essential Albums of the ’90s is US-centric; while Further Adventures in Record Collecting: Dust & Grooves Vol 2 is wonderful if eye-wateringly expensiveMon Dec 16 2024 - 05:00
The Guide: The Pogues, Ralph Fiennes, Celine Byrne and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endDecember 14th-20th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Dec 14 2024 - 04:45
The Music Quiz: Which Irish island is part of the title of Bretonese musician Yann Tiersen’s new album?Plus: How many Spotify streams did Taylor Swift accrue this year?Wed Dec 11 2024 - 05:00
Kate Nash: I took up Irish dancing after seeing Riverdance . . . I ended up winning a bunch of trophiesThe singer-songwriter discusses religion, her favourite Christmas movie and moreTue Dec 10 2024 - 05:00
‘My retirement plan is somewhat intertwined with the success of Killruddery Estate’ Me & My Money: Fionnuala Brabazon is chief executive of Killruddery EstateMon Dec 09 2024 - 06:00
Writer Elaine Feeney’s Christmas: ‘Old memories, even the really good ones, can hit hardest at this time of year’Galway author likes to listen to the radio all day on Christmas Eve as dinner is being preparedMon Dec 09 2024 - 05:00
The Guide: Mary Poppins, The Magic Numbers and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endDecember 7th-13th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Dec 07 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which diva is the ex-stepmum of English folkie Leona Naess?Plus: A live-action movie version of Voltron features which pop star in the cast?Wed Dec 04 2024 - 05:00
Sabrina Carpenter earrings to Fontaines DC T-shirts: Christmas gifts for music loversFrom a Chappell Roan T-shirt to Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso earrings, we’ve got you sortedTue Dec 03 2024 - 05:00
‘I was a cleaner in my dad’s office, which makes me a nepo baby. I got €50 a shift’Me & My Money: Fionnuala Jay, fashion advocate and influencerMon Dec 02 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Fontaines DC, Culture Club and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endNovember 30th-December 6th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Nov 30 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Who is the new popstar ‘face’ of Lancôme?Plus: What topped the list of Rolling Stone magazine’s 74 Best Albums of ’74?Wed Nov 27 2024 - 05:00
Six of the best ‘lost albums’ of all time, chosen by Conor O’Brien, Gavin Friday, Gemma Hayes and moreWhich forgotten releases do Irish musicians treasure most, and why?Tue Nov 26 2024 - 05:00
‘Extravagance? I get stressed by how much my kids will pay for a pair of runners’Me & My Money: Sanjay Patel, COO, Compass IrelandMon Nov 25 2024 - 06:00
Faye O’Rourke’s Christmas: ‘I have a reputation for overdoing it. I splash out. It’s not in my control’ The powerhouse voice behind Soda Blonde tells of her soft spot for The Muppet Christmas CarolMon Nov 25 2024 - 05:00
The Guide: the events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endNovember 23rd-29th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Nov 23 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Charli XCX has sampled a song by which blues great?Plus: What is the name of the upcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic starring Jeremy Allen White?Wed Nov 20 2024 - 05:00
‘I laughed when a friend recommended I buy a single bitcoin for €300. It would now be worth €55,000’Me & My Money: Ciaran Marron, chief executive of Activ8 Solar EnergiesMon Nov 18 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Pillow Queens, Tradition Now, Winterval and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endNovember 16th-22nd, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Nov 16 2024 - 05:00
Dwight Yoakam: Brighter Days – Terrific songs from a country music maverickYoakam returns to an evolving country landscape that just might make space for himThu Nov 14 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Harry Styles sings about what type of restaurant on his 2022 album Harry’s House?In honour of Irish Times Food Month, 10 tasty questions chosen to hit the musical sweet spotWed Nov 13 2024 - 05:00
‘I once brought my team to London and booked an apartment through a popular booking site. When we arrived, the apartment didn’t exist’Me & My Money: Claire Tighe, chief executive of TheatreworX ProductionsMon Nov 11 2024 - 05:41
The Guide: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nas and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endNovember 9th-15th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Nov 09 2024 - 05:00
Primal Scream: Come Ahead – Bobby Gillespie and company return with a sorely disappointing albumEthical concerns are the least of fans’ worries, as not even David Holmes’s involvement can save this woefully inadequate collectionThu Nov 07 2024 - 05:00
The Nick Cave Music Quiz: What was the original name of side project Grinderman?In honour of the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds concert at Dublin’s 3Arena next week, a special quiz on the ‘grand lord of gothic darkness’Wed Nov 06 2024 - 05:00
Ronan Collins: ‘My mother always said: if your feet don’t feel right, the rest of you will suffer’Me & My Money: Ronan Collins, broadcaster and singerMon Nov 04 2024 - 06:00
Four new films to see this weekCillian Murphy in Small Things Like These and Hugh Grant in Heretic, plus Anora and Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve StorySun Nov 03 2024 - 05:00
The Guide: The Corrs, Dublin Book Festival, Cork film festival and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endNovember 2nd-8th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Nov 02 2024 - 05:00
Fionn Regan: O Avalanche – Stone-cold sublimeThe Co Wicklow musician’s seventh album is simply a beautiful piece of workThu Oct 31 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Radiohead side project The Smile took their name from a poem by whom?Plus: Which David Bowie song did Greta Gerwig choose to take with her on Desert Island Discs?Wed Oct 30 2024 - 05:00
Panti Bliss: ‘To be totally honest, I never expected to live this long!’Panti Bliss (aka Rory O’Neill), performer/entertainerMon Oct 28 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Max Richter, Kneecap, Bambie Thug and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endOctober 26th to November 1st, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Oct 26 2024 - 05:00
Christy Moore: A Terrible Beauty review – Hits the bull’s-eye again and againThere is no emotion that doesn’t get a nod in the singer-songwriter’s latest albumThu Oct 24 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Who sings Ode to Billy Joe on Mercury Rev’s covers album of Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete?Plus: Which of The Smiths was once thrown into jail, he says, for wearing a Baby’s Got a Gun T-shirt?Wed Oct 23 2024 - 05:00
‘I think mobile phones are the new cigarettes’Me & My Money: Charlie McGettigan, musicianMon Oct 21 2024 - 06:00
Why are so many old rockers still touring? ‘It doesn’t matter how much money they have. Musicians live for the next gig’David Hepworth, author of Hope I Get Old Before I Die, on why rock stars never retireMon Oct 21 2024 - 05:15
Gavin Friday: ‘Ireland wasn’t an easy place back then to go out and be the Virgin Prunes or U2’Ecce Homo, the singer’s new album, is not just the best record of his significant solo career but also an account of a life less ordinarySat Oct 19 2024 - 05:15
The Guide: Bram Stoker Festival, Cork Jazz Festival and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endOctober 19th-25th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Oct 19 2024 - 05:00
The Real Sinéad O’Connor by Ariane Sherine and Sinéad O’Connor: The Last Interview and Other Conversations - Two very different booksThe first is a tabloid-style litany of mayhem offering little insight; the second presents a much more rounded picture of a woman who was far too often stereotyped and scornedSat Oct 19 2024 - 00:00
Silverbacks: Easy Being a Winner – Deeper, better songs as band benefit from taking their foot off the pedalThe Irish band have returned with deeper, better songs on their third album in four yearsThu Oct 17 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: What is the most disappointing album ever, according to Rolling Stone?Plus: Diablo IV, an online-only dungeon game, features a cover of which Who song by Camila Cabello?Wed Oct 16 2024 - 05:00
