Foo Fighters turn St James’ Church, Dingle, into the world’s smallest stadium
The American band made St James Church of Other Voices fame feel like the smallest stadium in the world
Basic Income for the Arts is now permanent. But for artists who apply, the money is not
Campaigners say the cyclical scheme is ‘a decent start’ but want it expanded. Others are unsure ‘how sustainable it is to support every artist in the country forever’
Patrick Freyne: If I could marry a TV show, I’d choose this one about a bearded man
From a warm, funny series about connection to the embodiment of cuddly evil, these are the recent(ish) shows I’ve liked most
Lord of the Flies: Adolescence writer Jack Thorne’s experiment in free-range parenting
Speaking of strange islands, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s less famous brother Charles has a documentary on Prime Video
Lisa McGee on her new Netflix mystery comedy: ‘A messed-up cousin of Derry Girls’
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast stars Roísín Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan and Caoilfhionn Dunne as three friends investigating another’s death
Elon Musk met John Collison for a pint. Here’s what happened
The conversation is mainly about Musk but still relatively revealing about Collison’s worldview. These are my takeaways
Lord of the Dance at 3Arena: The whole Celtic kitschen sink plays out under Flatley’s watchful eye
This story of a simple dance aristocrat’s battle with dark forces could almost be a metaphor for creator Michael Flatley’s recent court travails
What do the women want? Nice frocks, good sex and, as Nicola Coughlan knows, one more key element
Thankfully, the Irish Bridgerton star is engaged in a psy-op to bring down the sexy empire from within
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