Patrick Freyne: The Beauty asks big questions. What if sexy people got so hot they exploded?
Ryan Murphy’s show has the shape of satire while never making it entirely clear what’s being satirised
Patrick Freyne’s top 14 shows to look out for in 2026
Including Lisa McGee’s new Northern comedy How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot and hospital drama The Pitt
The rise and fall of Twitter: From a hub for democratic discourse to a bigoted, toxic sinkhole
Elon Musk’s site has evolved from one that influenced culture and helped foment revolution to one where users ‘get nothing back except rage’
‘It’s important for ice hockey players to be clean!’ I jot down during Heated Rivalry’s shower scene
There’s also a focus on special ice-hockey exercises. Our heroes engage in these nudely, like Spartans. I try to draw diagrams
Kevin Bakhurst’s shocking ransom note: dear British telly, we have Oti Mabuse
Kidnapping the Strictly Come Dancing star for Dancing with the Stars has been a mixed blessing for Montrose
‘When the Taliban came, I lost everything. I found Ireland like paradise’
Ireland is one of only two countries providing formalised routes to safety for people who face persecution in Afghanistan
Behind a Dermot Bannon Room to Improve reveal: ‘I haven’t done a glass box for years’
For the RTÉ show’s new series, the architect and QS Claire Irwin renovated the Dublin home of Norita and Louis O’Donoghue
Patrick Freyne: From the removal of joy to global destruction, 16 reasons I hate AI
The weird billionaires behind artificial intelligence are desperately trying to shoehorn AI chatbots into every bit of technology you own
Inside a hospice at Christmas: ‘I didn’t know it was going to be like this. It’s beautiful here’
Patients and staff describe a day in the life inside Roscommon Hospice
If Emily in Paris had a HR department, the ‘HR’ would definitely stand for ‘happy riding’
Emily and colleagues have moved to Rome, where they’re doing what they do best: having sexual relationships with their clients
Dear Trish, I’m worried about my friend Meghan and her aggressive crafting
She’s a saffron-scented aristo who I shouldn’t name, and I’m only a cabbage-scented bog creature. But we’re very close
Patrick Freyne’s quest for the best Christmas sandwich in Dublin: ‘I give it five Santas out of five’
Warning: please bear in mind that our food-critic-for-a-day has the taste buds of a junkyard dog and finds almost all food delicious
Patrick Freyne: Bye, folks. I’m off to Hollywood. Nepo baby or not, I’m an excellent actor
My latest role is in Eternity. Having a voice like an earthbound angel is my curse, as you’ll hear
‘What’s Kevin the Carrot’s problem?’: Patrick Freyne on this year’s Christmas ads
Plus Patrick Freyne on this year’s Boots, John Lewis, Argos, Tesco, Coca-Cola, Barbour and M&S Food commercials
Vogue Williams, top Irish export, like Kerrygold, Bono and passive-aggressive alcoholism
The Irish I’m a Celebrity contestant has been a reality-TV star since the innocent days of Fade Street, on RTÉ














