Glenroe, Bosco, Mrs Brown’s Boys: The best and worst Irish TV shows ever made
Put your feet up as we bring you the best of Irish television – and then take a deep breath as we run through the worst
Gay Byrne
Broadcaster
Performance artist Nigel Rolfe: ‘Gay Byrne asked me what I was doing in the Late Late studio’
His work has been seen by millions, but the artist, who has a new show at Dublin’s Green on Red gallery, remains deliberately low key
Mary White obituary: Cofounder of Lir Chocolates and former senator
The Louth woman was a formidable businesswoman who advocated for more women in politics and cross-Border causes
‘To be honest I’m a bit overwhelmed’: Pat Kenny signs off after more than four decades of daily radio
Radio: Vetaran broadcaster is flooded with messages from wellwishers as he leaves his weekday slot on Newstalk
Obituary: Brian Coyle: Fine art auctioneer with an unrivalled knowledge of his profession
For a number of years he had a slot on Gay Byrne’s Late Late Show on RTÉ
Irish people have always demanded too much of RTÉ – and it usually delivered
Responsibilities were presumed to include reviving Irish, selling everything ‘from sausages to sweep tickets’, and providing a living for writers and musicians
RTÉ radio at 100: Brendan Balfe on a century of Irish broadcasting
On January 1st, 1926, Douglas Hyde opened 2RN above a small post office on Little Denmark Street in Dublin
Ireland’s Christmas story is still underpinned by separation anxiety
The Gaybo Christmas call was a necessary national ritual, one that turned private pain into public joy
Late Late Toy Show: Patrick Kielty ‘now at the zen buddha stage’ in third year as host
Dr Seuss’s Christmas favourite The Grinch will be theme for the annual RTÉ broadcast
RTE’s Miriam O’Callaghan on family, feminism and fame in her candid new memoir
The Prime Time presenter reflects on politics, loss and life lessons in a fast-paced and enjoyable book
Terry Prone: ‘Charlie Haughey grasped me by the knee and told me I was a rude b**ch’
Terry Prone writes about giving media training to Charles Haughey when he was leader of Fianna Fáil
‘Tony O’Reilly should have been president of Ireland’: Jeffrey Archer on life, books and his God-given gift
Former Tory politician on his new novel End Game and - to the chagrin of his publisher - his secret final novel out next year
Mike Murphy: ‘It should have been the RTÉ payments scandal, not the Ryan Tubridy payments scandal’
Broadcaster talks about Roy Keane and the mothers of Cork, angry Trumpite golfers and finding a fan in Martin McGuinness
Rose of Tralee 2025 review: Another batch of warm, likeable overachievers makes for slightly plodding TV
Hosts Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas have negligible chemistry
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices