Culture

Here’s our round-up of cultural showcases to catch this year, from TradFest and Electric Picnic to West Cork Literary Festival and more

Roaming event reclaims homes and overlooked buildings as places for performance and shared attention

Jenny Hollingworth, of Let’s Eat Grandma, expertly balances downbeat lyrics with upbeat melodies on her first solo album

Collection of autobiographical and fictional stories has a unique comic tone

January 2026 releases include The Midnight Ache, Next of Kin, Somebody Tried to Sell Me a Bridge, Rolling on the Inside, Kiss Big

Television: In series four of the critically adored HBO/BBC drama Mickey Down and Konrad Kay have broadened the canvas and darkened the picture

Actor’s father Tim Buckley describes ‘lovely sense of shared joy’ in the aftermath of Kerry star’s award

If Hamnet’s recent success has inspired you to delve deeper into Maggie O’Farrell’s bibliography, then here’s a good guide

Irish actor wins best actress in a motion picture drama Golden Globe for her role in Hamnet

Below are the winners in all the award categories

Kerrywoman will walk into nominations, barring a meteor strike, while Paul Mescal might face a tougher battle to take top prize

Paul Mescal loses out to Stellan Skarsgård in best supporting actor category

For these Madonna, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey and Kylie Minogue devotees, money can be no object

A fascinating history of the Elliman family and an insight into the early days of Irish-Jewish life

In a word ... resolutions