Bookshops are lovely places, but they do create this one hazard
These repositories of joy, knowledge, respite and armchairs need to be cherished
Last-minute €20m funding cut for RTÉ could have messy consequences
Broadcaster is unlikely to touch its big tent poles, but the breadth of its offering could suffer and some shows could be delayed
Russell T Davies: ‘I keep a kitchen knife by the front door’
Queer as Folk writer and Doctor Who showrunner has written a memoir about his career. It’s ‘a nice moment to take stock’, he says
Ireland’s rising star Ella Lily Hyland: ‘People would say I was meant for the stage, because I was mad’
The actor, a ‘dark horse’ in Tall Tales & Murder, an offbeat assassin in Black Doves and now in the play Electra/Persona, learned to take direction in an unusual way
The writers behind Blue Lights: ‘I think I fell in love. I thought, I have to work with this guy’
Writers Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson say that despite the ‘love’ in the North for their hit PSNI-centred drama, they were petrified to take on such a ‘hot potato’ topic
John Boyne: ‘Wilde was gay, he went to Trinity, he went to England. That’s me, me, me’
The Irish author’s new novel is an alternate history in which Wilde lives a long life. It has been on his list of books to write for years, he says
My favourite band are splitting up. It’s almost time to let them go
Saint Etienne, who bring their farewell tour to Dublin next week, have been my glittering soundtrack for growing up and wanting to sail away
Saoirse at Dublin Fringe: A charming Gaeltacht musical with superb vocal performances
Dublin Fringe Festival 2026: This Irish-language production hinges on a sweet coming-of-age romance at an embattled coláiste
Slow Horses actor Ruth Bradley on handling rejection, learning to say no and laughing it all off
The Irish star can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to act. There aren’t many downsides to the job, she says
Exit Party author Emily St John Mandel: ‘I cannot overstate how stressful the US is at the moment’
The bestselling Canadian writer returns with a near-future vision of the world – well, two of them
The Liberties musical Pretty Vacant: ‘It’s almost impossible to satirise what’s going on’
Dublin Fringe Festival 2026: Dereliction and greed are viewed through a surreal lens in this new show. But can anything top the ‘bizarre stuff’ that’s really happening?
It’s National Cinema Weekend, which means movies for €4. Count me in
Films cost just €4 at most participating cinemas on Saturday and Sunday, marking a temporary break from ticket inflation
Dolly Parton was exploring an avatar show. Will we always love her as a hologram?
As the country star said before she died, it’s ‘just crazy’ what technology can do
Kanye West goes east for tour dates in Russia. Is that wise?
It’s safe to say the rapper’s special rehabilitation operation is on hold
Meg Mason: ‘It’s really warping, all these people who don’t know you, who feel like they do’
Meg Mason, the author of bestseller Sorrow and Bliss, returns with Sophie, Standing There, a meta novel about a lonely literary-festival worker’s parasocial relationship with a famous writer