The Healy-Raes review: Riveting portrait feels like a soap opera moulded out of muck and cunningMichael’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 cutWed Aug 19 2026 - 19:30
Rose of Tralee review: Westmeath winner is a good-news story from a creaky eventTelevision: This creaky light entertainment institution is at its most compelling when it plays it straightWed Aug 19 2026 - 09:47
Phoebe Bridgers: Lost Weekend review – An often exquisite chronicle of life as a megastar introvertThe singer brilliantly articulates what it’s like to have a lot going on in your head but find the world overwhelmingTue Aug 18 2026 - 14:39
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 musicSat Aug 15 2026 - 05:11
Reacher review: Brawnier, badder and sillier than ever – a top-tier mindless binge-watchTelevision: It comes as an enormous relief and novelty to find the anti-hero on the wrong side of things in this fourth seasonThu Aug 13 2026 - 17:23
A Day in May review: A celebration of a joyful referendum with a bitter aftertasteTelevision: A poignant look back at the 2015 marriage equality referendum – and a heartfelt homage to journalist-turned-LGBTQ rights campaigner Charlie BirdWed Aug 12 2026 - 17:30
In Time – Dónal Lunny review: Intense portrait of an enigmatic folk artist waylaid by tragedyTelevision: Influential musician became ill during the making of In Time, and while this is not addressed on screen, a deep ennui hangs over the filmMon Aug 10 2026 - 17:01
Tom Jones at Palmerstown House review: Rollicking set complete with reworked Sex BombWelsh veteran’s well-preserved croon has acquired the wisdom and ache of a bluesman who has seen it allMon Aug 10 2026 - 11:15
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 DaviesFri Aug 07 2026 - 05:17
Role Model’s new album, Chuck Timely and The Hourglass, is heartfelt with a vintage sheenWith an unmistakable 70s vibe, old-school album delivers substance in its everyday angstFri Aug 07 2026 - 05:00
Possession on Sky Atlantic: A supernatural thriller tied to UK’s unresolved legacy of slaveryWhere the show errs is in crowbarring plantation-era flashbacks into the storyThu Aug 06 2026 - 12:35
The Shards on Disney+: Romp of a slasher adapted from Bret Easton Ellis novelTelevision: Set in 1980s LA, this show may be shallow but creates quite a splashWed Aug 05 2026 - 16:00
Ariana Grande: Petal review – Singer claws back her agency before taking a step awayOn Grande’s defiant eighth studio album, she deals with heavy subjects while ebbing along in a sort of ethereal funkTue Aug 04 2026 - 14:32
Creedon’s Musical Atlas of Ireland on RTÉ One: Amiable charm despite moment of pure Alan Partridge cringe Quibbles aside, John Creedon is an engaging figure attempting something ambitious in this Irish documentary with big ideasSun Aug 02 2026 - 19:30
Christy Moore at All Together Now: A rousing Auld Triangle is dedicated to the late Glen HansardVeteran singer crams a lifetime of emotions, activism and call-to-arms songwriting into boisterous 60-minute setSat Aug 01 2026 - 17:52
Pulp at All Together Now 2026: Common People remains the ultimate takedown of nepo babiesBritpop’s supreme ironists send fans new and old back to their tents chuffed to have witnessed something specialSat Aug 01 2026 - 12:04
Dry Cleaning at All Together Now 2026: Shin-kicking post-punks kick off the weekend with a flourishBlending poetry and indie pop, the London band have a formula but it’s a good oneFri Jul 31 2026 - 22:13
Dove Ellis: Who is the mysterious Irish artist on the Mercury shortlist?Awards or not, Dove Ellis is a dark horse surely destined for bigger and better thingsThu Jul 30 2026 - 15:19
Furious: Lola Petticrew is at once menacing and vulnerable in visceral new thrillerThe Belfast actor follows powerhouse turn as IRA bomber Dolours Price in Say Nothing with equally riveting portrayal of a serial killer on Disney+Thu Jul 30 2026 - 13:42
Ann Droid: Charming sitcom bobs along on a cloud of gentle whimsyDiane Morgan and Sue Johnston star in show about how society is happy to write off older people as superfluous irritantsThu Jul 30 2026 - 12:00
Holly Willoughby’s new YouTube venture is off to a wonky startHolly Willoughby Together has been compared to the found-footage horror film With Love, Meghan, but things improve when Stanley Tucci breezes inThu Jul 30 2026 - 11:48
Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke – Your jaw will hit the floor again and again Documentary on momfluencer is a disquieting portrayal of manipulation behind the picket fences of an idyllic townFri Jul 24 2026 - 19:07
Charli XCX: Music, Fashion, Film review – Grimy indie rock somehow makes self-absorption attractiveWhat must it be like to be Charli XCX in a post-Brat universe? The singer tells you all about it on this engaging, spirited LPFri Jul 24 2026 - 18:49
Beta Band at Vicar Street review: Brilliant boffins are still playing by their own wonky rulesThe re-formed group’s set brims with singalong moments and has an audience streaked with grey partying like it’s literally 1999Thu Jul 23 2026 - 14:48
Testimony on RTÉ One: Why didn’t Ireland do more to help victims of Magdalene laundries?Television: Aoife Kelleher’s film hums with a taut, sustained rage as it chronicles the years of thankless, thwarted work by campaignersWed Jul 22 2026 - 21:15
Building Ireland on RTÉ One: Exploring an Irish town ripe for rediscoveryTelevision: Athlone is a place ripe for discovery - a mission undertaken in this very watchable episodeTue Jul 21 2026 - 19:00
Garbage at Iveagh Gardens review: An exhilarating display of grunge pop – but is it their last gig?Dublin concert is a celebration of band’s 30-year history of romping, stomping pop-rockSun Jul 19 2026 - 13:53
Reality check: Can Julian Casablancas and The Strokes really save rock’n’roll?The Strokes are about to release a new album, Reality Awaits. A lot has changed in the 25 years since the band’s first Irish gigSun Jul 19 2026 - 05:22
Trinity’s Treasures with Ruth Negga on RTÉ One: Why restrict such a good idea to just one college?Television: With all the learning and accomplishments of Irish institutions RTÉ has – presumably for budgetary reasons – limited its scope here to Trinity College Fri Jul 17 2026 - 20:30
Paul Mescal turns songwriter on Gracie Abrams’s new LP, an album of dark thoughts lurking beneath polite songsOn Daughter from Hell the pop star doggedly maintains her familiar register of mid-tempo indie introversionThu Jul 16 2026 - 18:01
Breith, Beatha, Bás on RTÉ One: Charming snapshots of ordinary lives in a changed IrelandTelevision: The simple stories unpacked here depict an Ireland that has undergone huge upheavalsThu Jul 16 2026 - 18:00
The Hawk on Netflix: A tin-pot show with Will Ferrell stuck in the bunkerTelevision: This golf romp tries to replicate the magic of a genre whose time has passedThu Jul 16 2026 - 07:16
Austin, season two on BBC One: A well-judged and charming comic take on neurodivergenceTelevision: In real life, Michael Theo, who portrays Austin, is neurodivergent. There are loads of laughs, though never at the character’s expenseFri Jul 10 2026 - 09:07
Jack White: Frozen Charlotte review – Agreeable, moreish and very, very Jack WhiteishJack White still sings like a tomcat, and his caterwauling guitar keeps up his career-long argument for songs that chuck in every kitchen sink to handFri Jul 10 2026 - 04:27
Little House on the Prairie on Netflix: This gritty take on Laura Ingalls’ memoirs is no nostalgia bingeTelevision: Beautiful to look at and well-acted this revived series is so slow-moving as to appeal only to hardcore Laura Ingalls Wilder fansThu Jul 09 2026 - 06:07
Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story on RTÉ One – A national celebrity in the US shunned in IrelandTelevision: Fascinating story of an Irishman who became a pioneering advocate for the downtrodden in the US but was quietly written out of the history of his homelandMon Jul 06 2026 - 17:15
Dylan Gossett at Iveagh Gardens review: A blue-collar rock hero wrapped in country coloursA gritty voice, old-school country instincts and an enthusiastic Dublin audience combine for an impressive performanceSat Jul 04 2026 - 08:39
Madonna: Confessions II review – The star’s most confident record for yearsConfessions II boldly reasserts Madonna’s belief that the dance floor is where you go to forget yourself and discover who you really areFri Jul 03 2026 - 17:33
Elle on Prime Video: 1990s nostalgists will find lots to admire but are they the target audience?This Legally Blonde prequel raises all sorts of questions – to which there are no obvious answersThu Jul 02 2026 - 06:00
Réabhlóid Mheiriceá – Na Laochra Gael on TG4: Brisk account of Irish role in birth of the USCormac Ó hEadhra makes for chipper company as he introduces a host of colourful characters written out of historyWed Jul 01 2026 - 21:15
Wild Cherry on RTÉ One: Bingeably ridiculous capering tale of rich people’s bad behaviourTelevision: On paper, Wild Cherry reads like a blizzard of bad taste, yet somehow walks the line between glossy soap and gritty dramaWed Jul 01 2026 - 13:27
Ethel Cain at Fairview Park: A mesmerising performer with a beautifully cinematic voice The American singer-songwriter brings atmosphere, intensity and emotional depth to a captivating Dublin performanceSun Jun 28 2026 - 12:30
The Cure at Marlay Park: Rainswept gloom purveyors shine in an apocalyptic heatwave Robert Smith and co deliver magnificent performance for black-clad fans under aching blue skySat Jun 27 2026 - 00:03
The Wow! Signal review – Only Muse can make this gravity-defying sound. It’s ludicrous but great funThe trio’s 10th album, a glam odyssey, fuses metal, techno, science fiction and prog rock into an overstuffed inferno of absurdityFri Jun 26 2026 - 14:49
Grand Theft Auto 6: Why all the fuss about a video game that hasn’t even been released yet? The GTA franchise has clocked up sales of €8bn, and the latest release has been hotly anticipated for yearsFri Jun 26 2026 - 06:00
Stranger things have happened than the prospect of Messi vs Pico Lopes – but not manyFor many League of Ireland fans, this is our Italia 90 moment - our summer party, our time in the sunFri Jun 26 2026 - 06:00
The Bear, season five, on Disney+: This is a long goodbye with genuine sizzleFinal season is more about the experience than story as Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and co return for last ordersFri Jun 26 2026 - 06:00
The American Experiment on Netflix: Tom Hanks doc explores the US’s rocky road to ‘greatness’Television: More than 60 experts, including Mike Pence and Hillary Clinton, weigh in on the US’s origins and enduring fabulosityThu Jun 25 2026 - 14:59
House of the Dragon review: This scorching Game of Thrones prequel is top-drawer fantasyTelevision: Like its predecessor, House of the Dragon has defied the naysayers to deliver a compelling watchTue Jun 23 2026 - 14:23
Singer Lucy Rose: ‘Almost every doctor I saw was like, Oh, I’ve never treated anyone with this’The singer on being a present parent, refusing to work the room, and coming to accept being diagnosed with a rare life-changing illnessTue Jun 23 2026 - 05:12
