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Ray D’Arcy will need to do more than ponder aimlessly to draw listeners to his daily podcast
The former RTÉ Radio 1 host is excited to begin his new show, but so far it sounds ill suited to the online sphere
Project Hail Mary review: Galaxy-spanning blockbuster starring Ryan Gosling is a sentimental treat
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s film is old-school American can-do at its most inventive and humane
Butter author Asako Yuzuki returns with Hooked: Latest novel resonates beyond Japan
After Butter’s global success, Yuzuki examines female friendship, modern isolation and the pressures of perfection
Patricia Forde: ‘People often ask me when I’ll write a proper book’
Ireland’s Laureate na nÓg reflects on her tenure and the mistaken notion that children’s books are merely a stepping stone
John Lanchester: ‘My mother was a born storyteller. It is often a form of misdirection’
Like much of his oeuvre, Look What You Made Me Do is mordantly funny. But, as the writer himself says, things can be funny and serious at the same time
Ubu Roi review: Trashy masterpiece turns international warfare into head-spinning slapstick
Theatre: Fantastic chaos becomes remarkably disorientating in Blue Raincoat’s outstanding production
Laufey at 3Arena review: Gen Z sensation splits the G as she pays tribute to Ireland
Laufey brings an old-school sound thrillingly up to date during an evening of jazz-tinged joy
Oscars 2026: Where to watch Hamnet, Sinners, One Battle After Another and all the other best picture nominees
Streaming services, digital rentals and catch-up cinema screenings mean you can see all of this year’s key contenders
Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise: A classic gothic romance at heart
A Dublin 4 version of Rebecca’s Manderley that’s delightfully sinister in its well-heeled hypocrisy
Whenever I return from the seemingly eternal wintry waterfall outside, I refuse to shower again
In a Word ... Shower
Dancing with the Stars review: A ludicrous decision hits the contest’s credibility
Paudie Moloney has had an open-ended get-out-of-jail-free card in the RTÉ competition
Superheroes, stormtroopers and ghostbusters find their tribe at Dublin Comic Con
This year’s event at the Convention Centre featured Anthony Daniels aka Star Wars droid C-3P0
Not convinced by The Bride!? Try James Whale’s imperishable Bride of Frankenstein instead
New film starring Jessie Buckley, a giant riff on Whale’s horror, might send audiences back to 1935 classic
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
March 7th-13th highlights, including: All That Remains with Niall Breslin; A Woman of Substance; a new Claudia Winkleman show; and more
Author Mary Costello: ‘Gaza has disabled me. I think, how could I go into a room and make up stories?’
As her latest novel is published, the acclaimed Irish author has turned her attention to non-fiction, still writing ‘what obsesses, consumes and distresses’ her



















































































