Reluctant pop star Chris Rea felt ‘Monty Python-silly’ in Slane but was beloved in Ireland
The singer-songwriter’s streak of earnestness elevated him beyond other hitmakers of the day
Ryan Tubridy attempts to reinvent himself on YouTube. Will it work?
Will this be a step down for a personality who was once one of Ireland’s highest-paid broadcasters?
Dove Ellis: Blizzard review – Thank heavens for awkward outsiders, and for this luminescent Irish album
Enigmatic Galway songwriter sounds like a storm-tossed mix of Thom Yorke of Radiohead and Jeff Buckley
Emily in Paris review: It may be ridiculous but you have to give it a grudging respect
Television: Since its debut in 2020, Emily in Paris has been variously celebrated as a guilty pleasure and lamented as a sure sign of civilisation’s downfall
Trump agus na Gaeil on TG4: A sobering insight into Trump’s effect on the Irish in America
The documentary examines the cruelty of Trump’s new immigration policies and how a green card, long a golden ticket, is no longer a guarantee of safe passage
Kneecap at 3Arena: A rambunctious and humorous set with heartfelt moments
Rap trio brings its controversy machine to the Dublin venue with a formidable live gig, guest collaborations and plenty of fun
The Salt Path Scandal review: A remarkable tale pieced together using old-school gumshoe journalism
Television: Film is based on theories around a bestselling memoir full of struggle and courage, but did any of it actually happen?
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here 50 review – Brilliantly bleak masterpiece comes with its own mythology
Evoking Syd Barrett and the schism between Roger Waters and David Gilmore, the title track is still the emotional core of this 50th-anniversary edition
Taylor Swift: The End of an Era review - There’s nothing here that Swift doesn’t want us to see
Television: After decades of Swiftmania, does the world need this not especially revealing documentary?
Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney+: Harry Potter for bored Marvel fans
Television: Zeitgeist has moved from young adult fiction to Romantasy, making this feel behind the times
Wolf Alice at 3Arena review: An ultimately superb – if underattended – show
Scintillating gig shows Ellie Rowsell’s skills as frontwoman and band’s talent for old-school indie pop
Ed Sheeran at 3Arena review: Pop’s everyman superstar serves up Christmas bangers and beige ballads
The Dublin gig is a reminder of why Sheeran is both a streaming behemoth and a popular punching bag
Jamie’s Cook-Ahead Christmas review: Oliver’s marvellous mateyness always goes down a treat
With a nod toward ironic 1970s kitsch, you half expect Jamie Oliver to whip up some Angel Delight or produce steak-and-kidney pie in a tin
President Connolly – How the Race Was Won: Striking reminder of botched presidential campaign
Television: Behold the idiot’s guide to running an idiotic campaign, brought to you by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil
John Maus at Button Factory review: In a haze of dry ice, the former philosophy lecturer slams like a human jackhammer
John Maus’s Dublin gig is half performance art, half exhibitionist freakout