Beat the Lotto on RTÉ One: A gripping tale of gamblers who tried to bend the system
Ireland in 1992 was still a place where a chancer with a dream might take on the National Lottery - and in that lies the charm of this documentary
Moby in Dublin review: Old-school beats, bongos and floor-slaying dance escapism
Techno titan Richard Melville Hall returns to the stage with a exhilarating set – and there’s even a nod to Father Ted
Electric Picnic 2026: 19 acts you don’t want to miss at this year’s festival
From Gorillaz to Florence Road via escapist pop, futuristic synth-funk and furious indie rock, this is our pick of the artists who’ll be on stage next weekend
Ludwig season 2 on BBC One: Peep Show with added murder and fantastic fed-up chemistry
Television: David Mitchell is sublimely awkward as John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor, a nerdish genius with dreadful people skills and a talent for unpicking arcane crimes
Brandon Flowers: Thrasher review – An all-in love letter to the country rock the Killers frontman grew up on
Brandon Flowers was once a teenager obsessed with New Order and The Smiths. Now he’s a 45-year-old dad embracing his inner Garth Brooks
The Healy-Raes review: Riveting portrait feels like a soap opera moulded out of muck and cunning
Michael’s falling out with brother Danny adds familial tension, while the lasting impression is of politicians who are perfectly aware of the divisive figures they cut
Rose of Tralee review: Westmeath winner is a good-news story from a creaky event
Television: This creaky light entertainment institution is at its most compelling when it plays it straight
Phoebe Bridgers: Lost Weekend review – An often exquisite chronicle of life as a megastar introvert
The singer brilliantly articulates what it’s like to have a lot going on in your head but find the world overwhelming
Sister Bliss of Faithless: ‘There were very few female DJs. I know I was underpaid’
The star on the loss of Maxi Jazz, hanging out with Sinéad O’Connor and the evolution of dance music
Reacher review: Brawnier, badder and sillier than ever – a top-tier mindless binge-watch
Television: It comes as an enormous relief and novelty to find the anti-hero on the wrong side of things in this fourth season
A Day in May review: A celebration of a joyful referendum with a bitter aftertaste
Television: A poignant look back at the 2015 marriage equality referendum – and a heartfelt homage to journalist-turned-LGBTQ rights campaigner Charlie Bird
In Time – Dónal Lunny review: Intense portrait of an enigmatic folk artist waylaid by tragedy
Television: Influential musician became ill during the making of In Time, and while this is not addressed on screen, a deep ennui hangs over the film
Tom Jones at Palmerstown House review: Rollicking set complete with reworked Sex Bomb
Welsh veteran’s well-preserved croon has acquired the wisdom and ache of a bluesman who has seen it all
The Anchoress: ‘The moment I shared that I was a mother, people treated me differently’
Unresolved trauma is to the fore on As We Once Were, the new album by Welsh songwriter Catherine Anne Davies
Role Model’s new album, Chuck Timely and The Hourglass, is heartfelt with a vintage sheen
With an unmistakable 70s vibe, old-school album delivers substance in its everyday angst















