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Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light TV review. It feels held together with duct-tape, but its heart is in the right place
Róisín Ingle: What happened when I asked Johnny Logan about Dickie Rock?
Johnny Logan was probably the first person I fancied. The year was 1980. I was eight
Johnny Logan apologises for saying Dickie Rock ‘lives in a fantasy world’
‘I am happy not to have to go away to pursue success,’ Rock told Eurovision winner
It’s not Eurovision, but it’s the nearest we’ll get
Past performers and 2020 songs will feature in Europe Shine a Light on RTÉ
Johnny Logan: ‘Dickie Rock is a legend in his own head... He lives in a fantasy world’
The Eurovision winner talks about music, religion and family. Then things get a bit awkward
Anne Doyle reveals her dry humour, bird statues and celebrity-kissing history
TV review: In Keys to My Life the former newsreader visited her former homes
Ireland, 1987, when we adored Le Piat D’Or
Hilary Fannin: A dinner with old friends led me to reflect on past and current concerns
Irish cultural exports helped pave the way for economic growth
More active strategy to harness economic value of Irish culture could reap rewards
Dublin Marathon at 40: How running fever took over Ireland
It’s Dublin Marathon weekend. The race has changed as much as Ireland and the city have
Miriam Lord: Scuttling things in the Dáil bars
A rat in TDs’ midst; Shane Ross’s birthday; Dr Reilly’s tie; hands, knees and boomps-a-daisy
Give it a lash: 100 questions to test your Irishness
Win a €250 Kenny’s hamper, delivered anywhere in the world. Ah, go on, go on, go on ....
‘I need to listen to my body’ - Bohemians' Shane Supple retires
The Bohemians goalkeeper had been named in this season’s PFAI team of the year
‘I devoted years to making mixtapes for girls I imagined would fall in love with me’
Conor Pope: The Boomtown Rats, Bowie, Toasted Heretic, Shakira, Cyndi Lauper and, ahem, Gary Glitter
Living in Ukraine, a country rotten from corruption but full of noble people
Irishman Ronan Goggin is head of public information at the European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine
Bringing my family's love of Eurovision back to Ireland
It's taken so seriously in Norway, tolerated in Italy. We can't wait to watch the final on home soil
Never mind church. Let’s take Hozier to Eurovision
Other countries throw stars and hit songwriters at the contest. Is there any path back to glory?
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How did intelligent Irish women get through the day in the 1980s?
'One Day at a Time' and 'Roseanne' are on their way back; here are some olden-days shows that should also be remade, like "womanning competition" Calor Kosangas Housewife of the Year
Louis Walsh: ‘Boyzone were more fun than Westlife’
‘Ireland’s Got Talent’ star on ungrateful popstars and being falsely accused of sex assault
Pack your Picnic basket: the best rock and pop gigs this week
Simon Le Bon or Johnny Logan? Pet Shop Boys or Manfred’s men? It’s a nostalgia fest
Eurovision: Portugal's sibling act wins over the cynics
‘Yes, Eurovision is silly but if you dislike it you’re basically a monster’
Irish Eurovision hopes go up, up and away as Murray fails to make final
Vocalist, managed by Louis Walsh, says Kiev experience the ‘best 3 minutes of my life’
Shay Healy says ‘low-life thug’ stole his Eurovision trophy
Composer of ‘What’s Another Year’ says the award was taken from his Dublin home
Director general warns RTÉ staff of tough decisions ahead
Dee Forbes promises to consult unions before any more announcements on jobs
Brand New Retro: 'Cheese is manfood. Serve a man cheese. And win his heart.'
Little Museum of Dublin’s latest show reveals "a pre-internet Ireland, another world where men had unfeasibly thick heads of hair and people took pills to put on weight
Brian Boyd: Why I sometimes pretend that I am not Irish on my holidays
What we have to endure from ill-informed foreigners is tantamount to a hate crime in today’s language
Byrnexit: the Eurovision we won’t win
Ireland won’t feature in tonight’s Eurovision final, but don’t blame Nicky Byrne. A week in Stockholm tells us that, to win, you have to take the contest far more seriously than anyone in Ireland is prepared to do
Sing Street and 1980s: If you remember them, you were here
‘Sing Street’ recreates 1980s Dublin. What else was going on at the time?
Ideas for 2016: A year to join the choir
All this week on irishtimes.com/culture, we’ll be looking at arty projects you could complete by this time next year, with advice from experts and amateurs. First off, we’re looking at how to lend your voice to a choir
The NTMA, the bondholders and the Johnny Logan working group
Analysis: ‘Discreet’ inquiries made in September 2008 about IMF bailout
Hold me now, it’s Eurovision’s greatest hits
RTÉ tells advertisers it has ‘bigger and better line-up’ for song contest’s 60th anniversary
What’s another year? Another disaster is what
Ireland needs to stop treating the Eurovision Song Contest as if it can be reverse-engineered
RTÉ to introduce new way of choosing Eurovision entry
Ireland’s recent abysmal record in competition prompts a rethink
Watch Ryan Dolan's Eurovision final entry
With Ireland through to the final, tell us what you think of our chances in the comments
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