TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
March 15-21: including the new series of Gangs of London, DWTS 2025 final and the St Patrick’s Festival Parade
Michael Jackson
Roberta Flack, soul icon famous for Killing Me Softly, dies aged 88
Artist also known for The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and duets with Donny Hathaway and Peabo Bryson had suffered a stroke in 2016
Kanye West has taken vice-signalling to a new level of brutishness. Can he come back?
The pendulum will probably find a position of equilibrium between the priggish extravagances of the 2010s and the nastiness of the current moment
The Weeknd: Hurry Up Tomorrow review – Summer melodies meet bummer vibes
Abel Tesfaye’s ever-ratcheting anxiety becomes overwhelming, then numbing over 22 tracks and 80 minutes
Quincy Jones, producer and giant of US entertainment, dies aged 91
Quincy Jones worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Will Smith and others
Stephen Teap: We can all agree with Keanu Reeves’s answer to the question ‘what happens when we die?’
Teap became a healthcare advocate after his wife, Irene, was failed by the CervicalCheck programme
Tito Jackson, brother to Michael and Jackson 5 member, dies at 70
Tito Jackson is largely remembered for being a guitarist in the group and sang on hits such as ABC and I’ll Be There
Online learning platform targets those with a passion for electronic music
Elevator Program is used by over 3,500 artists in Dublin, Berlin, Ibiza and beyond
Black Santa returns to Dublin city centre out of season and for Ukraine
Plans to turn city centre church into support centre for refugees from the war
Archbishops lament ongoing devastation in Ukraine in Easter sermons
Trócaire appeals for return of over 700,000 boxes as Lenten campaign ends
Good Friday city centre walk in Dublin, led by Archbishops, to return
Walk and concert in at St Patrick’s Cathedral to express solidarity with Ukrainians
Ireland’s churches rally to support Ukrainian people
Religious communities offer rooms in convents and retreat centres to those fleeing
Peter Andre: ‘I think I had a sense of arrogance that I now regret’
The 1990s pop star talks food, fame, family – and taking his top off
Lord Mayor of Dublin speaks of isolation felt in growing up Protestant near Border
‘Lack of understanding of faith and culture gives rise to fear,’ Gilliland tells forum
‘I don’t have many friends. Do they just want to be your friend because you’re Janet Jackson?’
TV review: Sky’s Janet Jackson works best as a rumination on fame and the toll it extracts
Record donations to Dublin ‘Black Santa’ Christmas appeal at Christmas
All monies raised go direct to city charities, including those dealing with homelessness
Will new Dublin archbishop take interfaith dialogue seriously?
The pope’s enlightened approach has sadly yet to take root in Irish Catholicism
Former Church of Ireland Bishop of Clogher Brian Hannon dies
‘I couldn’t use the word Alzheimer’s for months, I hadn’t a clue what was going on’
Marilyn Bergman, Oscar-winning lyricist, dies aged 93
Songwriter is best known for her work in film, including The Way We Were title track
Funeral of 97 year old ‘bell-ringer extraordinaire’ takes place in Dublin
Cyril Galbraith began bell-ringing in 1939 at St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick
Brooke Shields: ‘I’m 56 and I feel stronger, sexier and more empowered than ever’
The US actor on her childhood acting, mother’s alcoholism and new Netflix romcom
Covid-19 pandemic a ‘cruel time’ for dying and bereaved, Catholic Primate says
Special Mass told society must eusure heroic healthcare workers ‘rewarded for their goodness’
‘Michael Jackson would be alive today if he had stuck with his word’
In 2005, the star moved to Bahrain as he battled mental health issues and bankruptcy
Protestants ‘frustrated’ at Covid ban on singing in church
‘They have spoken about increased numbers at services, but nothing about singing’
Angela Bassett on success, salaries and staying power: ‘I gotta find a new queen to play’
The Tina Turner actor on fairness in pay, film-making and why acting is still her first love
Jedward: ‘We’re going to be 30 so we’re not these teen popstars’
The popstars reflect on their career in show business, social justice and parenthood
Charlene: ‘That one song was such an incredible feat. I loved it’
The singer of the 1980s hit I’ve Never Been to Me has just released a new album
Ireland’s war dead and those killed on UN service remembered in the rain
‘In particular we remember those who died in the War of Independence and subsequent conflict on this island’, said Taoiseach
Campaigner against clerical abuse given church award
Dr Margaret Kennedy recognised for service to ‘survivors of Church-related sexual abuse’
“I took to sex like a duck to water’? I can’t imagine Mick Jagger talking like that’
The Rolling Stone’s memoir was to be ghostwritten. Then the plan began to fall apart
Journalist used deceit to get Princess Diana interview, report finds
BBC apologises after inquiry finds it covered up means employed by Martin Bashir to secure 1995 interview
Mother and baby homes: up to €1bn needed for ‘modest redress’
Church leaders asked to make significant contributions to a compensation scheme
Mother and baby homes: Government wants swift redress from churches
Government aim in complex talks is to move quickly and avoid mistakes of past
Just want to be left alone? Try this Cork getaway fit for the stars for €6.35m
Ballinacurra House, retreat for media-shy celebrities and royalty, has rented for €40,000 a week
Archbishop Martin pays tribute to the late Fr Enda McDonagh
‘A colossus on Irish theological landscape,’ says Archbishop of Tuam Michael Neary
Irish religious leaders seek action against China over persecution of Uighurs
Treatment of ethnic minority ‘one of most egregious human tragedies since Holocaust’
Sunday Mass in every church to become a thing of the past, Dublin Archbishop says
Future of Catholic Church ‘must be different’, and active participation of laity is ‘essential’, says Dermot Farrell
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin praised for ‘courage, tenacity and compassion’
‘We owe him a lot’: Political leaders, religious figures and abuse survivors pay tribute
Covid-19: Church of Ireland urges parishes to offer buildings as vaccination centres
St Patrick’s Cathedral agrees as few large buildings available in Liberties area
Church of Ireland to seek correction of ‘factually inaccurate’ commission report
Irish Church Missions rejects assertion it was ‘prominent in the running’ of Bethany home
Funeral of late Bishop told of ‘a kind and good and courageous man’
Roy Warke was a former Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
Church of Ireland archbishops issue apology over mother and baby homes
Women and children ‘stigmatised’ and ‘endangered’ by ‘culture of hypocrisy and judgment’
Former Church of Ireland bishop of Cork Roy Warke dies
He gave ‘with such generosity of spirit’ to the life of the Church of Ireland, says archbishop
Stamp marks 150th anniversary of Church of Ireland break from British church
‘Church for which the Border really does not exist, as no border exists in the mind of God’
Rev Victor Stacey, former Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral, dies aged 76
Stacey will be remembered for his ‘gentle manner and his instinct for friendship’ – Archbishop
Many now carrying heavy crosses due to Covid-19, Catholic Primate says
Restrictions on public worship justified for limited time, says Archbishop of Dublin
Annual Dublin ‘Black Santa’ charity appeal launched in Dublin
Christmas Music concert recorded in aid of the appeal is now available online
Hyper mobility: The connection between anxiety and increased flexibility
Estimated 20% of population are hyper mobile with research showing links to anxiety
The Irish woman who wed a Bee Gee: ‘It was like being married to the family’
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, a new film, chronicles the band’s extraordinary career
President praises Church of Ireland for making St Fin Barre’s a place of inclusion
Ceremony held in Cork to mark the 150th anniversary of consecration of cathedral
Archbishops welcome return of public worship but ‘testing times’ for North
Vital to show solidarity with doctors, health workers and carers, says Eamon Martin
Taoiseach urged to allow religious services under Covid rules
Religious leaders hold online meeting with Micheál Martin to discuss shutdown
Michael Flatley's Hannibal Lecter mask among sale of Castlehyde contents
Contents sale of Lord of the Dance's Fermoy estate to offer 700 lots including film mask guiding €80,000-€120,000
Church of Ireland affirms ‘sacredness of human life’ in assisted dying debate
Presbyterian Moderator ‘deeply disappointed at Dáil vote on Dying with Dignity Bill’
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
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