Success is a fair-weather friend for one of the world’s oldest entertainment businessesIt has been around since 1913 but even Cassely’s has to bow to a high windSat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
From war hero to war crimes: Oliver Stone’s journey through US historyWith his new series, Oliver Stone wants to revise the accepted version of American history. It’s controversial, unapologetic and, says the director, the culmination of a lifetime’s workWed Apr 17 2013 - 07:00
‘You learn to read upside-down and backwards in this trade’Molly Bloom wanted to write a book about her husband. Steve Cole may do it for herSat Apr 13 2013 - 07:01
‘You learn to read upside-down and backwards in this trade’Molly Bloom wanted to write a book about her husband. Steve Cole may do it for herSat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00
How rich do you feel?Can you live on €30,000 a year if your mortgage is €2,000 a month? Is €48,000 a good salary? How does an asylum seeker live on €19 a week? We explore attitudes to earnings and debt in IrelandSat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00
Comics, comedy and Communards: Margaret Thatcher and pop cultureFrom Adrian Mole to Ben Elton and Billy Bragg, everyone had an opinion on the Iron LadySat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00
Iain Banks: ‘In the end we’ll be smiling’Bestselling author Iain Banks announces he has terminal cancer but still looks to the futureSat Apr 06 2013 - 07:00
Thing to remember about 1913 Lockout Tapestry is that it’s not a tapestrySiptu and the National College of Art and Design commissioned the art work to tell the story of the lockout, the Irish labour movement’s mythic touchstoneSat Apr 06 2013 - 06:00
Does music sound better when you can’t see the band?A new music show blindfolds its audience and puts its musicians in the dark, with the aim of creating a more immersive sound experienceTue Apr 02 2013 - 06:00
One wheel on my wagon: unicycling for beginnersIt’s big in Japan, where it’s apparently taught in schools. But Anthony Furlong seems to be a lone rider hereSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Jaron Lanier: the online guru who says the internet is out to steal your jobSilicon Valley pioneer Jaron Lanier says information should not be free and that digital technology is eroding the middle-classWed Mar 27 2013 - 06:00
Beards are back, but not on meFacial fur is trendier than at any time since the 1970s. So it’s time for the REALLY cool guys to shave theirs off haircut and hot towel shave at the Waldorf BarbershopMon Mar 25 2013 - 06:00
How to believe in Jesus: take a coursePatrick Freyne attends The Alpha Course, an introductory guide to ChristianitySat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
Life in Mars: how fan funding could save your favourite showSix years after the end of ‘Veronica Mars’, a week of crowdfunding has made enough money to turn the TV show into a filmSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
Jeffrey Archer: ‘It’s like being a pop star’The bestselling novelist, politician and convicted perjurer has been bowled over by his reception in India. What’s his appeal down to? Being a lifelong feministFri Mar 22 2013 - 16:54
Recreational lock-pickers open up about their craftOnce a fortnight members of Dublin hackerspace Tog meet to chat and pick locksSat Mar 16 2013 - 08:00
Border Vigils: Keeping Migrants Out of the Rich World, by Jeremy HardingPaperback reviewSat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
Choosing my religionIreland is made up of many faiths, of ever-fluctuating numbers. We meet some people who have recently switched religious allegienceSat Mar 09 2013 - 06:00
Trolls, bullies and fake namesThe internet has changed how we treat our fellow beings, sometimes with negative consequences. But making it a more pleasant environment may be impossibleSat Mar 09 2013 - 06:00
In the heart of Dublin glows an unlikely shrine to the Divine Will and God's workCrammed full of religious curios, Eamonn Murphy’s little shop is one of the most distinctive on O’Connell StreetSat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
At home, every day is casual FridayYahoo! is cutting down on telecommuting. So it’ll be goodbye to naked working and hello to sociabilitySat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Tribute to one of the unsung heroes of Irish rock musicGuitar virtuoso Henry McCullough played with the greats, and was not found wantingSat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Bieberology: understanding Justin BieberTo understand what makes Beliebers believe in Bieber, you need to examine his hair, fans and even musicSat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Robert Sheehan: Boy in the hoodyHe has retired the blue top he wore in ‘Love/Hate’. He’s coming home for the Iftas tonight. And he’s still in bedSat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Scary scenarios when politicians are worlds apartAs Ahmadinejad is willing to be Iran’s first man in space, I am throwing down the gauntlet to our own politiciansSat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
How to play a blinder at the hunger games‘The only thing you need to play a vampire is to be hungry,” says Damien Molony, who plays a 500-year-old recovering blood addict…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Hot whiskey? Brandy? They're not really drinks, are they?Clare Daly, the Independent TD, has confessed to having had a hot whiskey before drivingSat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
One thing I've learned from David Attenborough: nature is bloody horribleThis week, after 60 years of broadcasting, David “animals” Attenborough unofficially anointed Prof Brian “space” Cox as his successor…Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
What's a little fear and loathing between delegates?Watch your back when swanning around the party scene at the World Economic ForumSat Jan 26 2013 - 00:00
Workplace etiquette, step one: don't call your boss a moronIs your boss a moron? And can you tell them so to their face? Workplace deference seems to be dyingSat Jan 26 2013 - 00:00
Food taboos: Why won't Irish people eat horse meat?When it comes to food there are some things people in Ireland will not put up withSat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Close encounter of the equine kind raises issues about our place in the food chainA hungry horse is enough to make you reassess humans’ relationship with the animal kingdomSat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
A guide to surviving the modern workplaceI never worked in an office with humans before last June, so here are a few tips I’ve picked upWed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Phantom 105.2: the pirate that went straightBefore it existed, the alternative music station Phantom had an audienceTue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
What divides casuals and entrepreneurs?THE WAY WE WORK NOW: Business speak is being used to obscure harsh truths, but the increasing casualisation of labour should…Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
What separates casual labourers and entrepreneurs? Bank balanceTHE WAY WE WORK NOW: Business speak is being used to obscure harsh truths, but the increasing casualisation of labour should…Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Believe in Monopoly or take a ChanceMonopoly player tokens underpin our financial system and should not be toyed withSat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Broadcasting, banter and bromanceWe’ll Leave It There So, By Bill O’Herlihy, with Ewan MacKenna, Paperweight, 205pp, €19.99Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
A backward glance at the coming yearRobot rebellion, twits, tweets and war... it’s all behind us nowSat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
Ireland correspondents: 'In ways, Syria is easier'Four Irish-based foreign correspondents describe how Ireland is viewed abroad: we’re placid, friendly, in control of…Sat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
No, really, you shouldn't haveChristmas brings out the odd in artists – and these few seasonal byproducts are perhaps better left unwrappedMon Dec 24 2012 - 00:00
Dastardly and motley crew is a wacky CoalitionNeed a foolproof guide to figuring out the Government’s actions? Read onSat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
How great expectations ended up in a bleak HouseIf finance ministers were all action men like Collins, we’d stay awake during the budget speechSat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
More facts laid bare as pope updates nativityHow Johnny Ronan changed a statue’s sex and the pope ruined ChristmasSat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
'Picture books fill holes. They calm people down'At the Bord Gáis Irish Book Awards last week a steady stream of supplicants walked past famous novelists in order to bend the…Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Looking different. Feeling IrishThe grown-up children of immigrants talk skin-colour, college fees, sport and national identity in multiethnic IrelandSat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
The modern mapmakersMaps produced by the All Island Research Observatory help us see Ireland through new eyesSat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
Christmas tree may have roots in pagan add-on to festivitiesThere are very few references in the Bible to Christmas treesSat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
'A new community like Ongar is a blank canvas'In the HBO drama Deadwood, ambitious frontiersmen erect new towns in record timeWed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
