Jenny on Holiday: Quicksand Heart review – Brilliantly bittersweet walk on pop’s melancholy side
Jenny Hollingworth, of Let’s Eat Grandma, expertly balances downbeat lyrics with upbeat melodies on her first solo album
Industry review: So nasty it makes Game of Thrones seem like Teletubbies
Television: In series four of the critically adored HBO/BBC drama Mickey Down and Konrad Kay have broadened the canvas and darkened the picture
Dancing with the Stars week 2: 2026 content sees its first elimination as contenders emerge
Television: The gap continues to widen with singer Tolü Makay topping the leader board
Ten great Irish music acts to catch in 2026
From Shark School to SexyTadhg and Dove Ellis to Hotgirl, here’s who’s tipped to take over in the year ahead
David Bowie: 10 years after his death, he’s still electrifying, still plugged into the 21st century
David Bowie died on January 10th, 2016. He still has a message for the modern world in a way that, frozen in time, John Lennon or Elvis Presley simply doesn’t
The Traitors review: Would the BBC’s secret traitor twist work on the Irish version?
Television: With three gimmicks in the latest UK series, the makers seem terrified of the blueprint going stale
The Cribs: Selling a Vibe review – First-rank indie underdogs make an attention-grabbing return
If ever a landfill-indie group deserved a shoegaze-style rehabilitation, it’s Ryan, Gary and Ross Jarman
Can You Keep a Secret? review: Understated chortle onslaught from Dawn French and Mark Heap
Television: British comedy doesn’t always land with Irish viewers, but French and Mark Heap are great in this understated chortle onslaught
Lynley on BBC One: Ken Loach does Agatha Christie on the creepy Norfolk coast, but it’s fun
Television: The class distinctions will quickly bore Irish viewers, but the mystery is at least compelling
Dancing with the Stars week 1: New head judge Oti Mabuse collides with Brian Redmond in fun return
Television: Celebrity dancers have much to improve on, but this new season will clearly be entertaining
Stranger Things finale: Imperfect but poignant ending leaves a bittersweet ache
Television: The real destructive force at the end of this fifth and final season was the pain of growing up
Fuss over AI actors is a distraction – Netflix has been making algorithm movies for years
Think of the movies Atlas or the deafeningly forgettable Red Notice
The Night Manager on BBC One review: Dark TV for dark times - with compelling results
Television: Suave sleuth Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) emanates movie star glamour, but the world he inhabits is notably murkier than before
The Late Late New Year Special: It’s a Paudie expanded universe, and we’re all just drifting through
Television: Patrick Kielty exudes positivity in the face of impossible odds and vapid banter
2026 on TV: Dancing with the Stars, The Night Manager and 18 other new and returning shows to catch
Including Industry, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Tip Toe, Lord of the Flies and Grown Ups