Liam Payne obituary: Pop icon who remained an enigma
Despite his common sense, One Direction member’s loneliness as an overnight pop star would wear him down
Despite his common sense, One Direction member’s loneliness as an overnight pop star would wear him down
One Direction singer’s death in Argentina came as he was seeking to follow up solo album with ‘more creative control’
Circus of ritual public humiliation that gripped TV 20 years ago hasn’t gone away - it has moved on to other platforms
Patrick Freyne: Britain’s Got Talent is back, its name now less a triumphalist boast than a pleading sales pitch from a waning superpower
Television: Reported to be the highest paid member of the latest Big Brother household, the former X Factor judge could be facing a challenging stay
Former X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan has always been a square peg in a round hole. "That’s me for the entire time I’ve been in music", she tells Tony Clayton-Lea.
The British television personality and children’s author made the remarks during the recording of an episode of the ITV show, according to a leaked transcript
Broadcaster is not in cost-cutting mode, says VMTV director of content
Patrick Freyne: RTÉ’s The Last Singer Standing proves pop is now a middle-aged interest
TV review: Glow Up Ireland is emotional, but it doesn’t have mascara running down its face
The popstars reflect on their career in show business, social justice and parenthood
Singer on speaking out for BLM, her time on Strictly, and making history in the West End
Simon Cowell’s talent show changed the world of pop music. Any maybe Ireland too
The singer on losing his twin brother, lockdown, and memories of his unhappy schooldays
The singer explains that being in the band ‘has taken a toll on my mental health’
With audiences stuck at home, every break from contagious anxiety helps
Music mogul (60) fell from new electric bike he was testing at Malibu home
The Old Guard, Finding the Way Back, Scoob!, Black Water: Abyss
Patrick Freyne: Lovesick individuals are treated a little differently in First Dates Hotel
In Home of the Year, three experts pass judgment on architecturally ambitious houses
Prize of guaranteed stardom has long eluded winners of the one-time TV juggernaut
Securing any EU trade deal and regional development in the UK are steep challenges
Climate change meets reality TV, as RTÉ asks three Irish families to out-recycle one another
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Living With Yourself, The Laundromat and Big Mouth season 3
Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions: Union Jack thrones, dancing beefeaters, someone dressed like the queen. Maybe it is the queen
As the singer launches his solo career, he reflects on a series of personal tragedies
Simon Cowell’s latest signings are five US-Canadian ‘creatives’ who tick all the right boxes for global pop success. With such heavyweight backing, they may be too big to fail
The hammer fell for the last time in legendary Buckleys of Sandycove this afternoon after 56 years in business and nearly a million lots sold
The boy band turned ‘man band’ are back on tour, 20 years after they first got together
The hypnotist and author says he taught others to become thin, confident, smart, rich, but only recently sorted his own life
Cowell’s belief show will go on for another 10 years proves how adrift from reality he truly is
Sandycove institution famed for its bric-a-brac and bargains was started in 1947
The singer is supporting Taylor Swift tonight. It won’t be long before she’s headlining
Frankie Boyle goes to Russia ahead of the World Cup, plus the final of Britain’s Got Talent
Patrick Freyne: What I learned from the role models making the headlines
Paul McGrath marks his anniversary on ‘Ray D’Arcy’, while Trinny Woodall appears on the ‘Late Late’
Southgate’s thoroughly pedestrian side seem devoid of the usual preening self-regard
‘Ireland’s Got Talent’ star on ungrateful popstars and being falsely accused of sex assault
It has puppeteers, aerial artists and a man playing the spoons - but will anybody watch?
Review: Long camera takes give a sense of the claustrophobia of life in the trenches
The talent show is a glitzier version of what happens in school halls and GAA clubs across the country
Sean and Conor Price get four yes votes and a place in Bootcamp round on TV show
This kind of nostalgia has a certain shelf-life
Rugby, matchmaking and current affairs will combine to set ‘new tone’, says broadcaster
The singer who had a hit at nine talks showbiz, ‘Grease’ and Michael Jackson’s snake
The band are about to perform The Joshua Tree in Croke Park, so where does it stand in the canon?
Rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs tops Forbes list with $130m, while Beyoncé is in second place
Review: It’s hard to see 2016 victor Matt Terry achieving the success X Factor promises
US president-elect’s cabinet choices appear to be more about style than substance
The story of how Trump and Clinton rose is a tale of power, influence, class and ambition
Ratings have declined, but the familiar format is still regarded as a safer bet than most
Can familiar faces rejuvenate the ageing pop format?
Girls from Presentation Secondary School were placed fourth out of nine performers
‘Full stop-sized’ figure made to commemorate 400th anniversary of playwright’s death
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices