Irish fiction debuts to look forward this year from Neil Tully, Ana Kinsella to Colin Morgan
‘I’m happy to say that rights have been optioned for TV’: A rich crop of fiction is set to emerge this year
50 people to watch in 2026: From film and music to arts, activism, sport and more
The artists, entrepreneurs, activists and musicians set to shake things up in the new year
The perfect little Christmas Day playlist: Louise Duffy, Steve Wall, David Kitt reveal their festive favourites
Making a song list and checking it twice? Some well-known names from the music world on their perfect festive tunes
Lily Aron of Florence Road: ‘Olivia Rodrigo was such a big gig. It was the first time I didn’t have impostor syndrome’
The Irish four-piece are on the cusp of breaking through, having toured with Wolf Alice, been hailed by Rodrigo and made the BBC’s Sound of 2026 longlist
Nesting author Roisín O’Donnell: ‘At points I lost my nerve - nobody wants to read a book about coercive control’
The author of Nesting on why she couldn’t abandon the novel despite several attempts, finding her confidence as a writer and her children’s excitement at her success
Rumours of My Demise by Evan Dando: Secret-spilling memoir of heroin, hairy escapades and house-wrecking
It’s a wonder the Lemonheads frontman lived to tell the tale
‘No new gifts, please’: Meet the parents who swap rather than shop
Concerns about the environment, a desire to declutter, and creating community are just some of the reasons parents are opting for swap groups
‘When I got the call I cried. It was wild’: Irish actor Amybeth McNulty on her role in Stranger Things
Donegal actor speaks her mind on self-definition, bereavement and joining the cast of Stranger Things
At Vicar Street, Kae Tempest unpicks the snarl of emotions that soundtrack his life
Review: At his Dublin gig this often matchless rhymer makes art from alienation – and finds his joy in doing it
The forgotten Irish artist: How does an artist make thousands of artworks, then just disappear?
A new book aims to restore Donal O’Sullivan’s legacy of elegant work which has been largely overlooked since his death in 1991
Hotels catering for families with autistic children: ‘Nobody looks or stares at you’
Holidays can be stressful for neurodivergent guests, but the industry is adapting
Lily Allen’s new album is racking up millions of listens and hitting a nerve with women everywhere
Millennials and Gen X-ers haven’t been as united on social media since Wagatha Christie became a courtroom drama
‘They’re like a hug in a book’: Why cosy crime is on the rise
Faced with a turbulent news cycle, readers and authors are turning back to quainter pleasures in fiction
The 10 lessons I learned from living with 76 people over two decades
The highs and horrors of sharing a roof in Dublin, Cork, Galway and beyond
Country music singer Luke Combs confirmed to headline Slane Castle 2026
The 35-year-old is the first country music singer to lead the billing at the celebrated Co Meath venue