Sean Hughes: ‘You always feel you’re a bit of a chancer’The comedian Sean Hughes has died in London. In this interview from 2013, he discusses his career, his 'outsider' status, and why he wouldn't make cosy comedyFri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
A queer mix-up: one person's jibe is another's sense of identityA Liveline debate over the use of 'queer' in a pantomime review highlighted the evolution of the word and its power to divide…Wed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
Game changer: one Irish man's journey on gaming's cutting edgePhil Campbell has had an impressive career, working on ‘Tomb Raider’ and ‘Heavy Rain’, …Sat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
Stuck in the web: the year onlineFrom ‘Gangnam Style’ to a supersonic leap, and from the arrival of Spotify to outrage at Instagram, it was…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
We're all doomed, eh?A misinterpretation of a Mayan prophecy says that the world will end next Friday. Are we sure about that?Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Is 'Seven Psychopaths' being meta or just reinforcing stereotypes?Martin McDonagh aims for irony, but watching the audience reaction to his new film is depressingSat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Out of the shadows and on to the stageSMALL PRINTS: Over the past few months, in collaboration with Ruhama and the Abbey Theatre’s Community and Education department…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Savita story resonates around the worldI: How the Savita story spread around the globe so rapidlySat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Now playing: one film score to rule them allAhead of a Dublin performance, ‘Lord of the Rings’ composer Howard Shore answers questions about matching Tolkien’s vision and…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
A new era for culture as GaeilgeFOR DECADES, much of the emphasis on the Irish language in the arts has been about preservation. But things are changingWed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Put yourself in her shoes: 'Every woman I know has a story'OF THE THOUSANDS of women who marched to remember Jill Meagher in Melbourne last week, how many must have been thinking, It could…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
From the blogs: 'Joe Duffy should be on 10 hours a day'POP LIVES: Brigie De Courcy is the executive producer of Fair City, Ireland’s longest-running soap operaThu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Self-made individualsFor Generation Next, Italia ’90 is ancient history and emigration is not necessarily a bad thingSat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
A tough magic act to followJK Rowling’s new book is out, and it’s got plenty of sex and swearing – but without the magic of Harry Potter will it cast a …Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Make it a night to rememberCULTURE NIGHT is nearly upon us, and at first glance the programme can seem daunting and exhaustingThu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Skins and blistersIN THE SPRING of 2007, Ellie and Louise Macnamara carried their friend who was ill with cancer up Killiney Hill in her wheelchair…Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Thoughts turn to 2013 as sun sets on festivalTHE ELECTRIC Picnic’s 10th anniversary festival for 2013 was already in the planning stages as the sun set on a glowing site …Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Sigur Rós, Main StageSigur Rós, Main Stage: The xx having dispensed with brilliant minimal pleasantries set the stage up for epic sounds of an entirely…Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Our best and worst concert moviesSMALL PRINT: NEXT TUESDAY, the most anticipated concert film of recent times, LCD Soundsystem’s Shut Up And Play The Hits (below…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Security tight as Marlay show goes off without hitchWith the Swedish House Mafia trouble in mind, police and promoter were out in force for the Example/Guetta concertSat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in . . . Electric PicnicHello, I live under a rock. HelloSat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Where have our best and brightest gone? To the MGM, of courseWith their monthly night out, Níal Conlan and Shane Langan are out to prove there are some smart, talented people left in Ireland…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in . . . SaorviewEh, if this is about the TV licence, I had one and then you know, with that storm during the week and everything, the wind just…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
24 hours in . . .An GhaeltachtThe modern-day Gaeltacht is a far cry from horror stories of bad food, tales of lonely students and fear of a language taught…Thu Aug 16 2012 - 01:00
'Poor Jen' gets a ring on itSMALL PRINT: WHEN THE tabloids’ own real-life Bridget Jones, Jennifer Aniston, got engaged to Justin Theroux at the weekend, …Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
'When I go to the cinema I love escapism'POP LIVES: Róise Goan, director of Dublin’s Absolut Fringe festivalThu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
Pay to play: how to lose friends and alienate peopleThe company behind FarmVille and Mafia Wars used to be valued at $1 billion, but profits are down and game players are moving…Sat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
You don't have to be crazy to do thisAS THE MIST gathered around a platform 27 metres above a section of Grimstad’s island-dotted coast in southern Norway, the extremity…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Land of saints and scholars: Beckett? 'Don't know him.' Riverdance? 'Oh yes!'Karin Gellen and Annie Sieger GERMANYTue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Plenty going upstairs: a hub of experimentationTWO YEARS AGO Theatre Upstairs at the Plough in Dublin closed its doors abruptlyMon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Can Adam Buxton bring ordinary Joes from the web to the small screen?IT’S HARD TO put the internet on a TV or cinema screenSat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
'I don't watch any TV ever unless it's on demand'POP LIVES: Annie Mac, the BBC Radio 1 DJ, on her favourite YouTube videos, essential reading and an unforgettable Croatian island…Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Bridal inspirationGiven that wedding planning is only marginally less stressful than single-handedly organising the Olympics, brides and grooms…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Emigrants' competition: Why you love where you liveSMALL PRINTS: Last Monday, The Irish Times named Westport as The Best Place to Live in IrelandFri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Where are all our statuesque women?SMALL PRINTS: “Without using Google, I think most Dubliners would be hard pressed to name half a dozen female statuesFri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Up and down the property ladderA generation of people now have very different views from their parents about propertySat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
In the thick of the comedy writingArmando Iannucci is firing on all cylinders, with ‘Veep’ going down a storm in the US, and new series of ‘The Thick of It’ and…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Live sound that's hot off the deskSMALL PRINT: “I’M REALLY excited about where we’re going to go with this because I feel we’re only scratching the surface... …Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
