Words and phrases of 2025: Romo, forked, grey rocking and the Gen Z stare
Did you ‘floodlight’ on a first date? Were you ‘aura farming’ on Instagram? Some terms, once heard, couldn’t be unheard
‘Reflecting on 2025, there’s an ominous sense that even greater disasters await us’
Year of deepfakes, drones, masculine energy and bad weather also brought first babies of Generation Beta
Is Strictly Come Dancing nearing its last waltz?
The clue is in the title: this BBC show moves people
Lost Christmas: From TV guides to sending cards, some traditions fade while others endure
We do some things during the festive season because we always have – not because we enjoy them
‘Badly done, Emma!’ Jane Austen needed only a picnic to torment her readers
As film and TV adaptations prove, there has never been a more excruciating group outing than the one in Emma
I’m dreaming of a mild and slightly damp Christmas, just like the ones we know
Snow probably won’t be glistening this Christmas, but the influence of the best-selling single of all time still looms
Elevation to Six One slot makes Tommy Meskill a big winner in latest RTÉ rejig
RTÉ’s latest reshuffle finally resolves speculation about Sarah McInerney’s future on Radio 1
Taylor Swift is Ireland’s Spotify Wrapped most-streamed artist but loses global crown
Kingfishr’s Killeagh is most-streamed song in Ireland while Amble’s Reverie is most-streamed album
I love Pluribus, on Apple TV. By season four I hope it’s more than just a fling
So far Vince Gilligan’s show is compelling and mysterious. Let’s hope it doesn’t outstay its welcome
‘Parasocial’ relationships are very 2025 apparently. They’re also perfectly normal
Enjoying the feeling of connection with well-known people you have never met is not inherently ‘unhealthy’
You don’t have to understand every word of artists such as Rosalía and Gwenno to love them
Listening to songs in languages you don’t know is one of the deep pleasures of music
BBC’s near permacrisis is a cautionary tale for RTÉ about what can happen if editorial oversight starts to drift
Montrose can learn from the crisis in London, as Trump lawsuit threat and febrile political climate show how any mistake can be seized upon
RTÉ’s Radio 1 reboot: ‘We weren’t aware that this level of a shake-up was on the cards’
It’s the biggest change to the station’s weekday line-up since 1999. But what does that really mean?
Hollywood’s obsession with reissued films makes cinemas feel like museums with popcorn
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the cinema, along comes another anniversary rerelease
Matt Cooper on the Dunnes dynasty: ‘It’s a great story about Ireland and how we’ve changed’
Broadcaster and journalist on writing about the Dunne dynasty, his podcast with Ivan Yates and his future at Today FM