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Dermot Kennedy: The Weight of the Woods review – A landslide of dude dirges
The Irish star’s album is a missed opportunity. As the wonderful Turnstile makes plain, he should be making more indie rock with a pep in its step
Race across the World: Irish dad and daughter enter derring-do spirit of amiable travel show
In tense times, geopolitically speaking, there is an undeniable pleasure in watching people embrace the stress and excitement of travel
Pigott Poetry Prize shortlist announced
Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of Saturday’s pages
Tracy Clifford dropped from 2FM slot after 10-year run to make way for new line-up
In a statement, RTÉ said new schedule ‘reinforces 2FM’s position as the original and collective voice of young Ireland’
Heineken announces multi-city music festival series featuring Inhaler, Basement Jaxx and more
Dublin Greenlight festival will be headlined by Tomora, a collaboration between Aurora and The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands
The Ballad of Johnny & June review: Jukebox musical with excellent cast is a storytelling disappointment
Theatre: A musical misstep is among a series of troubling aspects about The Ballad of Johnny & June
Gorillaz in Dublin: Damon Albarn takes selfies and signs autographs without missing a note in compelling show
From Mark E Smith to Idles frontman Joe Talbot, it wouldn’t be a Gorillaz show without a rotating cast of guests
Chatbots can now pass the Turing test. Lots of humans can’t
Netflix’s new show Inside forces influencers to do challenging tasks, such as not acting like techie toddlers
Kim Novak’s Vertigo review: Fascinating conversation with still astute and connected star
Focus of Alexandre O Philippe documentary changed from Hitchcock’s Vertigo to 93-year-old Novak’s life and extraordinary career
Amélie review: Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s hit remains a uniquely Gallic whimsy
Audrey Tautou brings warmth and fragility to Paris-set shaggy character study, re-released and remastered in 4K for its 25th anniversary
Easter holidays event guide: Alan Gilsenan Retrospective, David Kitt and the other best things to see in Ireland
April 4th-10th, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Among Communists by Sinéad Morrissey: memoir captures North in pressure cooker of weirdness
Memoir expresses an attitude of observation that rhymes quietly with poetry, a revelation of a writer and her experience
New TV shows: Ten of the best to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and Apple TV in April
Including The Boys, Beef, Big Mistakes, The Testaments and Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Timothée Chalamet take note: Ballet Ireland says students ‘are hammering down the doors’
The company’s Bold Moves programme features new works that incorporate Shakespeare, Barbra Streisand and Jeff Buckley
Fuze review: Bomb disposal thriller opens with suspense but struggles to sustain the blast
Aaron Taylor-Johnson leads a starry cast in David Mackenzie’s London-set thriller
