From America to Dún Laoghaire: ‘Gun violence in US schools is something we thought about a lot’
Award-winning novelist Téa Obreht on fiction, fame and moving with her family from the United States to Dublin
A stranger knocked on my door because she heard I had a baby... she thought we could be friends
In a world where isolation and loneliness are on the rise, I’m lucky to have ‘mom friends’
We live in Dublin city and every night we read about tractors
Nadine O’Regan: I’ve always known I was a city person. The fact that I was born in the countryside seemed for years a mistake of birth
Glen Hansard was a leader, an indomitable force and a natural disruptor
The Ballymun man’s sudden death has been deeply felt throughout the Irish music and arts community
Author Max Porter on David Walliams: ‘F**k that guy, f**k the work. They are horrible books’
Max Porter on writing for children, lessons from Palestine, and his friendship with Cillian Murphy
Roz Purcell: ‘When I was younger I was fine with people looking at me. But I have grown to hate it’
The Tipperary broadcaster and author knows how to captivate an audience. Just married and settling into her radio role on 2FM, she’s figuring out which new challenges to tackle
After Brat: Can Charli XCX escape her epoch-making album with Music, Fashion, Film?
The pop star is returning with a new LP. This time she hasn’t come to party
Anorexia after 40: She would say, ‘I’m no good. You don’t deserve a mother like me’
Eating disorders among older people are less documented and less visible, with fewer support structures in place
Author Dave Eggers on AI, staying creative and the daily role of Sinéad O’Connor in his life
The author and non-profit founder on creativity, AI and finding meaning in life
U2 release new single Street of Dreams – a buzzy, uplifting number clearly made for radio airplay
The sound of ambition is writ large on the new single from the band’s first studio album in nine years
Get away with the gang: 13 staycation choices for big family or friend groups
Supersizing it? These holiday spots, from Kerry to Fermanagh, are ideal for big groups
The pleasures of Vinted have often little to do with money, although the cash is nice
Think it’s all about the money? Think again
Novelist Niamh Campbell: ‘The Dublin of 2015 was so full of optimism. Bit by bit it got harder to stay’
The award-winning author – whose new novel Make Strange is out now – on motherhood, publishing and making a living from fiction
Singer-songwriter Loah: ‘I like praying. It puts you in a humble state, open to the goodness of people’
As Loah releases her debut album, the singer-songwriter talks about her multifaceted career, making rural west Cork her home and embracing her faith
The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon: ‘When my father died there was no great mourning, as I’d been doing it for a decade’
The Divine Comedy songwriter on his journey from pop star to accidental country gent and why he’s ‘less willing to put on a happy face’