After last year’s Espresso summer, we need a carefree new hit for 2025
Summer music falls into two broad categories: songs that make you feel better about the life you have and songs that offer a fantasy of a more glamorous, more exotic existence that is somehow as magically affordable as the drinks at Club Tropicana
Why the ‘shock’ Last of Us exit doesn’t technically count as a shock TV death
Pulling off surprises in television drama is harder than ever in an era of on-demand viewing, online chatter and pre-existing IP
Trump took over the Kennedy Center. In Ireland we have a much subtler way of diminishing the arts
JD Vance’s arrival at the Washington venue sparked a viral drama. In Dublin, the National Concert Hall has suffered from decades of political indifference
You don’t have to have a hide like an especially thick rhinoceros to be a screenwriter, but it helps
They might be ‘daggers in the screen’ to some writers, but notes from producers are also a marker of success
Meghan Markle’s new podcast: An ego-fluffing conversation underlining the culture gap between Ireland and the US
Confessions Of A Female Founder podcast: The Duchess of Sussex and Bumble dating app founder chat on
The Traitors Ireland: Slane Castle heir on how reality TV show marks new chapter for a venue ‘full of stories’
Irish version of hit series, which is hosted by Siobhán McSweeney, was filmed over last fortnight at Co Meath venue
RTÉ news boss Deirdre McCarthy: ‘Tackling disinformation has to be much more of a focus now’
The woman who leads Ireland’s largest newsroom on disinformation, the ‘digital election’ and RTÉ’s new Clarity mark: 'you will hear that we’re a mouthpiece for the State, or that we’re only representing a certain view. But I think it’s up to us to push back on all the things that legacy media are accused of and tackle this head on.'
Charm offensive: The close personal encounters with charmers that leave us uneasy
We know charm is routinely weaponised in politics, business and personal relationships. Still, we’re not always immune to charming people, and maybe we don’t want to be
We’re told the menopause is now mainstream in culture, but is it really? And does it need to be?
Channel 4 comedy series and Women’s Prize shortlisted novel sit just beyond the mainstream, and maybe that’s okay
The Book of Mormon review: Gleeful, joyous and hilarious. Even Bono gets a mention
Theatre: Has this satire aged well? You can find your answer in Donald Trump’s White House
Laura Slattery: Facebook exposé Careless People is a gruesome update to The Social Network
Sharks, wasps and billionaires combine to make this memoir by Sarah Wynn-Williams the blueprint for a much-needed sequel to The Social Network
Bafta TV awards 2025: Lola Petticrew, Graham Norton, Nicola Coughlan among Irish nominated
Netflix stalking saga Baby Reindeer leads 2025 TV Bafta nominations
Adolescence: Why can’t we look away from Netflix’s hypnotic hit?
This Netflix drama is a hypnotic hit and its seamless ‘oner’ shot is part of the reason why
Never mind the shamrocks: White House showroom opens for business amid ‘Tesla Chainsaw Massacre’
Planet Business: Prime Video’s Apprentice nostalgia, Porsche executives’ sleepless nights and the EU’s proposed counter-tariffs. It’s another week on Planet Trump
European shares subdued as US trade war moves knock confidence
Spirit stocks among those ending lower amid escalation in White House threats