True Detective: Night Country - Isn’t an Irish person an odd choice as a metaphor for western colonialism? Television: Long-awaited fourth season is a compelling thriller, supercharged by hints of the supernaturalTue Jan 02 2024 - 15:00
The Tourist: Jamie Dornan in another British drama ‘does’ Ireland? Yes, our hearts are sinkingJamie Dornan’s glare of Herculean confusion dominates a cooked up Tarantino Does the Quiet ManMon Jan 01 2024 - 22:00
Late Late Show New Year’s special review: Patrick Kielty is tigerishly buoyant as a TV anticlimax unfoldsTelevision: RTÉ’s rehashed Hootenanny is at least full of New Year vim – and Kielty’s Buddy the Elf enthusiasm shows no sign of diminishingMon Jan 01 2024 - 12:34
Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special: Unless you’re a true believer, you will find this seasonal one-off a slogTelevision: Brendan O’Carroll should be praised for addressing dementia sensitively but the show is sorely lacking in laughsMon Dec 25 2023 - 21:35
A Ghost Story for Christmas: A spooktacular serving of seasonal funTelevision: What a shame it would be if this is the end: Lot No 249 is a gift-wrapped helping of yummy mummy maniaSun Dec 24 2023 - 22:30
From Succession to The Idol: The best and worst television of 2023Tubridy’s loss was Kielty’s gain on RTÉ, while of the streamers Netflix reasserted dominance as Disney+ floundered with anaemic effortsSat Dec 23 2023 - 05:30
Face Down: the Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer - a story of unimaginable heartache and cruelty Television: RTÉ doc does not conclude on a happy note but it does look to future in Niedermayer’s granddaughtersThu Dec 21 2023 - 06:00
Rún na Bóinne: Evidence of a possible second chamber uncovered at NewgrangeTelevision review: Parts of the documentary remind us of the sheer strangeness of Irish folkloreWed Dec 20 2023 - 22:30
Percy Jackson & the Olympians review: A tale that casts a boy with extraordinary powers against an army of foesTelevision: The special effects are rather creaky throughout the series, despite a reported $10 million per episode budgetWed Dec 20 2023 - 09:00
CMAT breaks the UK: ‘It’s definitely happening over here. She’s getting bigger and bigger all the time’It has been Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson’s year, with a chart-topping second album, sold-out gigs and a growing reputation in Britain and the USSat Dec 16 2023 - 05:15
Reacher season two review: cracking plot and a payload of thrills, spills and bruised limbsTelevision: Forget Tom Cruise, this Reacher is big, great fun and as subtle as a punch to the jawFri Dec 15 2023 - 15:04
Ireland AM’s AI-powered special review: It’s the Morning Show meets The TerminatorTV review: What makes it to the screen is equal parts twee and hellish – it is telling just how much AI still gets wrongThu Dec 14 2023 - 14:54
The Crown’s final episodes review: A thudding close with all the panache of an old Spitting Image sketchNetflix series finale's most remarkable aspect is that it has so much of the queenThu Dec 14 2023 - 13:11
Prince Andrew: Banished – Excruciating viewing of a spoiled child who grew into a spoiled young manTelevision: A reminder of how lucky we are to be spared a carnival as grotesque and outmoded as the British royaltyWed Dec 13 2023 - 11:48
I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!: Is this year’s series a sign the show is sinking into irrelevance?Television: Should ITV have given Nigel Farage, the former leader of Ukip and the Brexit Party, airtime in the reality show?Mon Dec 11 2023 - 19:00
Bros and cons: can Grand Theft Auto VI trailer reinvent the franchise?The inclusion of a female protagonist suggests the video game’s makers are aware the industry has moved onSat Dec 09 2023 - 06:00
Gregory Porter: ‘I remember my brothers protesting – eating after the bums! My mother was showing us how to live’Grammy-nominated jazz singer’s new LP is a Christmas album with a difference, a meditation on family, love and lossSat Dec 09 2023 - 05:30
Man vs Ocean: There is no Hollywood ending for these two Galway friendsTelevision: Unflinching documentary follows former rugby player Damian Browne and friend Fergus Farrell as they attempt to traverse the AtlanticThu Dec 07 2023 - 09:47
Scannal: The Disappearance of Mary Boyle - ‘It pulled the family apart’Television: Documentary is portal to a different Ireland where helicopter parenting had yet to be inventedWed Dec 06 2023 - 11:55
Tim Smith: ‘I feel bad for people who would love to see us perform live. I’m saying sorry for that’ Artist advances further into the mystical realm with his much-anticipated new project, Harp — and its debut, AlbionMon Dec 04 2023 - 05:00
Is Doctor Who too whimsically British for Ireland?With the Doctor set to embark on his next thrilling trek through time and space, there Irish links to celebrateSat Dec 02 2023 - 06:00
The Secret Genius of Modern Life review: This sunny-side up outlook on technology is a breath of fresh airTelevision: Sitting in a lecture theatre this might be dry, dusty stuff. What makes the difference is Dr Hannah Fry’s zest and lack of portentousnessThu Nov 30 2023 - 13:11
Scannal: For Puc’s Sake: A serious subject treated as a bit of a jokeTelevision: Tone throughout is one of levity, often jarringly so when subject is Puck Fair goatWed Nov 29 2023 - 12:56
John Francis Flynn: ‘We got an email saying, next year maybe you could dress up in costume and do a few Disney numbers’A cruise ship’s loss has become folk music’s gain: the Dublin singer is showcasing his new album with a headline performance at Vicar Street this weekWed Nov 29 2023 - 05:00
Top Gear cancelled: often farcical saga of the show’s decline has finally come to an endThe BBC went through hosts like a boy racer going through brake pads, with Jeremy Clarkson followed by Chris Evans, Matt LeBlanc and Andrew FlintoffSat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00
Late Late Toy Show review: Kielty can’t match Tubridy’s eyes-on-stalks jolliness and doesn’t tryPatrick Kielty offers a quieter start to Christmas as he slowly, yet steadily, puts his own stamp on the programmeSat Nov 25 2023 - 00:34
Late Late Toy Show: Everything you need to knowTelevision: What’s in store for the 2023 edition with first-time host Patrick KieltyFri Nov 24 2023 - 14:24
‘Christmas can be chaos but in the loveliest way’: Festive and funny tales with Thalia Heffernan, Katja Mia, Killian Sundermann and moreIn this year’s fashion shoot, some well-known faces including friends, family members and couples share their most cherished memories, and long-standing traditionsThu Nov 23 2023 - 10:01
Huberman family Christmas: ‘We were lucky as kids that Christmas in our house was a fun time. It’s not a given’Siblings Amy, Mark and Paul Huberman talk about the Christmases of their childhood and more difficult recent onesThu Nov 23 2023 - 09:30
Squid Game: The Challenge - It’s brutal and manipulative, and one of the best reality shows in yearsTelevision: The ultimate victory prize is more than €4 million, which means players are very much in it to win itWed Nov 22 2023 - 07:50
10 Things To Know About ... ageing well: ‘I do believe people are more capable of things than they realise’Television: RTÉ's zippy science show on a subject with which we will all have to reckon, sooner or laterMon Nov 20 2023 - 20:58
I’m a Celebrity 2023: Nigel Farage maintains his jolliness while taking orders from a FrenchmanTelevision: After a stodgy first episode, viewers will hope the figurative gloves come off sooner rather than laterMon Nov 20 2023 - 09:05
The Murder Capital in Dublin: A powerful end to the night after a slow start‘Well, well, well – ye showed up didn’t ye,’ frontman James McGovern says as the seated audience rise to their feet midway through the gigMon Nov 20 2023 - 00:04
‘After I watched Cork City flop against St Pat’s, I broke down and cried’Something worrying has happened to the League of Ireland - it has become fashionableSun Nov 19 2023 - 06:15
Tomorrow Tonight: Ireland 2050 review – Welcome to Prime Time meets The Twilight ZoneTelevision: Mark Little returns to RTÉ in a show about climate change in Ireland that is both dull and unintentionally side-splittingThu Nov 16 2023 - 17:38
The Crown final season review: Netflix should brace itself for a firestormTelevision: The first half of the final season lands on Netflix today. There’s no denying it’s enjoyable – but it’s also borderline tawdryThu Nov 16 2023 - 08:01
Six Silent Killings: Ireland’s Vanishing Triangle - a British perspective on futures never livedColette Camden’s thoughtful documentary on Sky avoids true crime sensationalismMon Nov 13 2023 - 09:08
Johnny Jewel: ‘The first David Lynch film I saw was Elephant Man. I cried for over a week’ Before performing in Dublin, the producer, musician and artist Johnny Jewel explains why The Weeknd is a fine actor, outlines his ‘visual approach’ to making music and debunks myths surrounding the Chromatics album that never happenedMon Nov 13 2023 - 05:00
The Crown: ‘I never imagined it as Diana’s ghost in the traditional sense’Peter Morgan is open about his Netflix blockbuster on the British royal family being an interpretation of history. It’s an approach with many criticsSat Nov 11 2023 - 05:30
‘Corkchester’ and the sound of the ‘Lee beat’ in the citySultans of Ping set Irish music alight. As their first album is reissued, we pay tribute to the scene they were part ofSat Nov 11 2023 - 05:15
Beirut’s Zach Condon: ‘I was a high-school dropout. I was a disorganised mess. I still am. I like chaos’The American alt-pop songwriter moved to the Arctic Circle to make his new album, Hadsel. It was a perfect way to clear his head, he saysThu Nov 09 2023 - 05:00
Robbie Williams review: you wonder if his demons have been put back in their bottleTelevision: Netflix documentary shows Williams remains uneasy about fame and not sure if it was worth the priceWed Nov 08 2023 - 09:45
Blue Lights: Belfast cop show arrives on RTÉ like a spritz of fresh airTelevision review: While Blue Lights acknowledges the faultlines running through post-Troubles Northern Ireland, it has broader things to sayTue Nov 07 2023 - 23:15
Slowdive in Dublin: The shoegaze rockers cut loose at the end of the show with a head spinning performance The band’s latest music takes their 1990′s dewy-eyed vulnerability and stirs in oodles of middle age-ennuiTue Nov 07 2023 - 12:52
The Nobody Zone: Interview with an Irish Serial Killer ignores the story of Irish in London slipping between the cracksTelevision review: The Nobody Zone is an unsatisfactory portrait of Kieran Patrick Kelly, an Irishman in 1980s London suspected of a multiple murdersMon Nov 06 2023 - 22:35
Liz Bonnin’s Wild Caribbean: Dubliner’s personal mission to celebrate family’s homelands lacks emotional momentsTelevision review: While Liz Bonnin brings lightly worn scientific rigour to her work, the blockbuster grandeur of top-rank nature telly is thin on the groundSun Nov 05 2023 - 22:00
What happened at the Bletchley Park AI summit?World leaders, computer scientists and business leaders such as Elon Musk all gathered in England this week to debate the future of AISat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00
David Holmes: ‘I was able to see the real Sinéad O’Connor. She was fiercely intelligent, ridiculously funny’The DJ, producer and sountrack composer is releasing his first solo album for 15 years. He’d also like to release the songs he made with the late singerSat Nov 04 2023 - 05:30
The Beatles: Now and Then review - A near miraculous, sad, fab farewell There is plenty of spirit on Now and Then. John Lennon has never sounded more emotionally presentThu Nov 02 2023 - 14:00
Ireland 100: An Old Song Resung: The best moment of this rousing celebration is the most subversive Television review: RTÉ is to be congratulated for an ambitious project that tries to reflect the successes but also the failures of the StateMon Oct 30 2023 - 23:15
