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Queen Maeve: Higgins on her new book ‘Off You Go’

Queen Maeve: Higgins on her new book ‘Off You Go’

‘My career is different to my male peers. I was always told that I was ‘niche’

Sat Oct 03 2015 - 05:45

From Bowie to Busta Rhymes: can pop music really predict the future?

Is there life on Mars? wailed Bowie, slightly prophetically. And is wasn't the last time a song predicted the future

Thu Oct 01 2015 - 12:00
Una Mullally: Web Summit was an ego boost for Dublin

Una Mullally: Web Summit was an ego boost for Dublin

It fed into a loose narrative that Dublin was legit in the tech world

Mon Sept 28 2015 - 06:00
Una Mullally: No country for young men and women – why young people leave Ireland

Una Mullally: No country for young men and women – why young people leave Ireland

Ireland now has 205,150 fewer twenty-somethings than six years ago

Mon Sept 21 2015 - 06:26

Justin Vivian Bond... And Things of THAT Nature! review: Charismatic, magnetic | Tiger Dublin Fringe

Spiegeltent becomes what it should be – a dark and magical club with a true star on stage

Fri Sept 18 2015 - 16:04
Love+ review: a deft exploration of human-robot relations | Tiger Dublin Fringe

Love+ review: a deft exploration of human-robot relations | Tiger Dublin Fringe

With a sharp script and a real vitality to its humour, this is a delightful production

Fri Sept 18 2015 - 15:26
Una Mullally: There is a good reason women  are reluctant to speak  about their abortions

Una Mullally: There is a good reason women are reluctant to speak about their abortions

‘In between the time you woke up this morning and go to bed tonight, a dozen Irish women will have left this country to have an abortion’

Mon Sept 14 2015 - 11:47
Douze review: throwaway and superficial, but also goofy and gas

Douze review: throwaway and superficial, but also goofy and gas

Sat Sept 12 2015 - 13:41
Justin Vivian Bond: Mxing it up over transgender – and things of THAT nature

Justin Vivian Bond: Mxing it up over transgender – and things of THAT nature

Singer-songwriter, actor, writer, painter, drag queen . . . ‘V’ lets loose about her upcoming Fringe show, getting creative at the Guthrie Centre and finding true spirituality up a tree

Sat Sept 12 2015 - 01:30
Marky Mac Sherry Tells It Like It Is review | Tiger Dublin Fringe

Marky Mac Sherry Tells It Like It Is review | Tiger Dublin Fringe

An anti-stand-up show that could be very good indeed

Thu Sept 10 2015 - 14:17
Lapsley: soaring pop, late-night bliss | Electric Picnic

Lapsley: soaring pop, late-night bliss | Electric Picnic

What starts out as a small crowd in the Little Big Tent ends up as an appreciative throng

Wed Sept 09 2015 - 16:21
Una Mullally:   Welcome to Dismaland  Irish-style –  a litany of horrors in  a  ghost estate

Una Mullally: Welcome to Dismaland Irish-style – a litany of horrors in a ghost estate

‘In Trolley Land, hundreds of HSE workers push pens around while bandaged mummies moan on their stretchers’

Mon Sept 07 2015 - 16:40
Sam Smith pulls the masses |  Electric Picnic

Sam Smith pulls the masses | Electric Picnic

Pop music is popular, shocker

Sun Sept 06 2015 - 12:58
The War On Drugs: one of the moments of the weekend | Electric Picnic

The War On Drugs: one of the moments of the weekend | Electric Picnic

Ladies and gentlemen, our first 5 star review from Electric Picnic 2015

Sun Sept 06 2015 - 12:53
Bitch Falcon: super furious animals | Electric Picnic

Bitch Falcon: super furious animals | Electric Picnic

A set that is beefy, brilliant and unforgiving in its forcefulness

Sat Sept 05 2015 - 18:30
Grace Jones: Get it girl | Electric Picnic

Grace Jones: Get it girl | Electric Picnic

Even the most casual observer couldn’t help but realise why Grace Jones is an icon

Fri Sept 04 2015 - 22:03
Una Mullally: This summer gave me perspective

Una Mullally: This summer gave me perspective

The two biggest things – love and death – happen to you no matter what you do

Mon Aug 31 2015 - 01:00
Una Mullally: ‘Mistress America’ reflects fantasy of the self-starter

Una Mullally: ‘Mistress America’ reflects fantasy of the self-starter

‘The permanent pensionable job has been gone for some time, but now most things resembling it have disappeared’

Mon Aug 24 2015 - 17:21

Roses, heroes and scandalous ladies: Six to watch this week on TV

Scandalous period drama, the annual lovely girls competition, David Simon is back, and a cold eye on Revenge Porn all feature in this week’s TV selection

Mon Aug 17 2015 - 06:00
Una Mullally: What are you looking at?

Una Mullally: What are you looking at?

The honeymoon period is over for social media platforms

Mon Aug 17 2015 - 05:00
TV Review: Young, Free and Single less sexy than Louboutin

TV Review: Young, Free and Single less sexy than Louboutin

On the tedium-o-meter, I’d put it after looking at pictures of other people’s children on Facebook

Fri Aug 14 2015 - 14:05
Amy Schumer: one inch away from hilariously dangerous

Amy Schumer: one inch away from hilariously dangerous

Comic’s appearance with director Judd Apatow in Dublin the hottest ticket in town

Thu Aug 13 2015 - 21:31
Una Mullally: Can straight women learn from gay women’s earning prowess?

Una Mullally: Can straight women learn from gay women’s earning prowess?

‘Maybe it’s not motherhood punishing women’s earning power, maybe it’s heterosexual motherhood’

Mon Aug 10 2015 - 05:00
Television: George Hook’s dreary rants more half-baked than anything on tasty BBC hit

Television: George Hook’s dreary rants more half-baked than anything on tasty BBC hit

Review: The Late Review and The Great British Bake Off

Fri Aug 07 2015 - 14:00
Una Mullally:  A dark day for  Dublin apartment dwellers

Una Mullally: A dark day for Dublin apartment dwellers

Smaller Dublin apartments? We have really learned nothing

Mon Aug 03 2015 - 01:00
Radio: Silly season gets serious as ‘Liveline’ turns to Greek crisis

Radio: Silly season gets serious as ‘Liveline’ turns to Greek crisis

Review:‘Bright Sparks’, 'Liveline' and 'Pat Kenny Show'

Sat Jul 25 2015 - 04:00
Una Mullally: Development cutting  south docklands off from Dublin

Una Mullally: Development cutting south docklands off from Dublin

Grand Canal Dock’s regeneration has made it shiny and new - but off-putting

Mon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00
Una Mullally: Eddie Holt – one of those passionate teachers who change lives

Una Mullally: Eddie Holt – one of those passionate teachers who change lives

‘He took the painful Leaving Cert English essay style we had all arrived with and destroyed it’

Mon Jun 29 2015 - 05:00
Hey festival bookers: girls rock too

Hey festival bookers: girls rock too

What’s the deal with all the bloke-centric festival bookings?

Fri Jun 26 2015 - 07:00
Una Mullally: Forget summer festival Fomo and look at the negatives

Una Mullally: Forget summer festival Fomo and look at the negatives

‘I’m staring at November on the calendar, when I might get to the Airwaves festival in Reykjavik (I hope the doctors aren’t reading this)’

Mon Jun 22 2015 - 17:11
Orange Is the New Black: ‘So many people felt invisible, because there was no one like them on TV. And people are able to see themselves now’

Orange Is the New Black: ‘So many people felt invisible, because there was no one like them on TV. And people are able to see themselves now’

Black, lesbian, transgender . . . The Netflix hit has been the ‘breath of fresh air we didn’t even know we needed’, according to its stars Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Uzo Aduba and Laverne Cox

Sun Jun 21 2015 - 09:00
Parks and recreation: dino reboots

Parks and recreation: dino reboots

With Jurassic World earning gazillions, a sequel or three can’t be far away: here are our plot pitches

Thu Jun 18 2015 - 10:00
Una Mullally: #Clueless politicians at a loss over dialogue online

Una Mullally: #Clueless politicians at a loss over dialogue online

The internet is a democratic tool – if only political parties could learn to use it

Mon Jun 15 2015 - 01:00

Forgiven, not forgotten: The Corrs are back and we have 10 reasons to celebrate

The Corrs are set to release new material, with live dates lined up for September. Una Mullally can't wait

Thu Jun 11 2015 - 15:07
Una Mullally: What next, for young campaigners in the same-sex referendum?

Una Mullally: What next, for young campaigners in the same-sex referendum?

‘For the first time in people’s young lives, they saw the direct connection between their individual actions and changing the world’

Mon Jun 08 2015 - 05:00
Netflix picks up Irish-based animation ‘Puffin Rock’

Netflix picks up Irish-based animation ‘Puffin Rock’

Series already shown on RTÉ Junior will now reach international audiences

Fri Jun 05 2015 - 01:20
Patti Smith reigns over Dublin | Review

Patti Smith reigns over Dublin | Review

It is remarkable that Horses, a record released 40 years ago, and its creator, can still summon such urgency

Wed Jun 03 2015 - 13:37
Una Mullally: ‘Mad Max’ breaks the mould of action film sexism

Una Mullally: ‘Mad Max’ breaks the mould of action film sexism

Why are women continuously absent in Irish films?

Mon Jun 01 2015 - 01:00
Una Mullally: Your world will change when you come out as the person you are

Una Mullally: Your world will change when you come out as the person you are

‘At Dublin Castle I couldn’t help but think of all of those who lived secret lives’

Mon May 25 2015 - 09:43
Una Mullally: Decency of Irish not limited to liberal Dublin

Una Mullally: Decency of Irish not limited to liberal Dublin

This is also about people who never made it this far, the shoulders we are all standing on

Sat May 23 2015 - 16:18

Fassbender does his Jobs in a polo

At last, a trailer has emerged for the Steve Jobs film, stylised as steve jobs

Fri May 22 2015 - 15:30
Joe Caslin installs  second mural on the side of a castle

Joe Caslin installs second mural on the side of a castle

Inspired by The Meeting on the Turret Stairs, mural shows two female figures in a tender pose

Tue May 19 2015 - 10:35
Una Mullally: We have come a long way but there’s one hurdle left

Una Mullally: We have come a long way but there’s one hurdle left

In the 1803 Proclamation of Independence, Robert Emmet wrote: ‘Show to the world that the Irish are not only a brave, but also a generous and forgiving people’

Mon May 18 2015 - 05:00

Minority Report comes to the small screen with a new TV show

When it comes to sci-fi TV, Philip K Dick is your only man

Thu May 14 2015 - 07:00
Una Mullally: Either way, the referendum will be a victory for democracy

Una Mullally: Either way, the referendum will be a victory for democracy

The biggest impact might not even be on marriage equality, but on the wider Irish political horizon

Mon May 11 2015 - 11:20
Una Mullally: It’s hard to accept yourself when your country doesn’t

Una Mullally: It’s hard to accept yourself when your country doesn’t

‘I was just starting to focus when the doctor told me they found a tumour. They didn’t have the biopsies yet, but straight away knew it to be cancer’

Mon Apr 27 2015 - 09:57
A little bit of monkey magic shows how art can liven up a city’s dead space

A little bit of monkey magic shows how art can liven up a city’s dead space

On a little corner of Dublin, Art Lot, a derelict space, is managing to hold its own as an open air public exhibition space

Fri Apr 24 2015 - 14:00
Una Mullally: Karen Buckley tragedy is every woman’s worst nightmare

Una Mullally: Karen Buckley tragedy is every woman’s worst nightmare

‘Any time I write about violence against women, there’s a volley of abuse in the comments on The Irish Times website. Some people just don’t want to hear about it’

Sun Apr 19 2015 - 18:12

Rock memoirs worth their salt

This October, Patti Smith will publish a new memoir M Train. We can’t wait. But we’ll have to, so until then, we’ll re-read our favourite rock memoirs.

Fri Apr 17 2015 - 12:00
Una Mullally: New political engagement by young people

Una Mullally: New political engagement by young people

Government generally avoids interacting with youth, viewing them with suspicion

Mon Apr 13 2015 - 09:03
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