Sharon Horgan on suddenly being single in your 50s: ‘Will I just attract weirdos and freaks?’
The Irish star turns her life into outstanding TV shows. She and Aran Murphy on what has shaped their characters in Youth, their new comedy
Róisín Ingle: Good job my mother is going to live to 100. Here’s to many more moments together
It’s her big sister Joyce’s birthday the day my mother comes for dinner. Joyce is turning 98
I’m not really a ‘dog person’, but was I a ‘cat person’ either? I was about to find out
A week cat-sitting in my friend’s architecturally stunning house with poured concrete floors and a view of Dalkey Island was difficult to resist
I’ve had many arguments with my husband - but this was the first wearing a harness
For once, I want to be the can-do parent who joins in instead of sitting on the sidelines eating crisps and taking photos
It’s embarrassing that the Irish Open is being held at a Trump-owned property
Our night in Spain brought people together – something a Trump-hosted golf spectacle in Ireland is unlikely to achieve
Matthew Broderick: I hate critics – but sometimes I respect them, particularly when they like me
The actor is on his way to the Abbey to star in Ulster American, an Irish-identity farce that reinforces the Ferris Bueller star’s long relationship with Ireland
A trip to Malahide felt exotic and adventurous so I left for the dentist in plenty of time
I’ve lived in the north inner city for more than 20 years, but the joke in my family is that culturally and spiritually I remain a southsider
We were born beach ready, no matter what swimwear ads tell us
Don’t get hung up on having a bikini body, you were born ready for the beach
Former RTÉ broadcaster Brendan Balfe: ‘I haven’t listened to Radio 1 for a long time’
Balfe was the first face in colour from RTÉ TV studios, and in his day, his voice was as familiar as that of Gay Byrne to Irish audiences
I don’t care so much about Taylor Swift’s life decisions these days. I have bigger questions
I found the recent heat oppressive. A cruel summer. I could not sleep at night. I played games on my phone, distracting myself
Arena host Rick O’Shea: ‘I’m going to say it out loud. I have no self-esteem of any kind’
After 25 years at RTÉ, the broadcaster now presents Radio 1’s culture show. He feels as if he’s found the thing he’s good at. He’s only sorry about the tragic circumstances
‘It gives me the shivers to think what may happen if I can’t manage,’ my mother told a newspaper in 1981
I recall a picture in a newspaper of my mother years ago, only to unearth it and find the story behind it as real today as it was back in 1981
You think your pop music days are over, but then an artist like Olivia Dean comes along
Róisín Ingle: Sometimes we get the artists we need at the right time. This singer is an antidote to everything
A ghost from my teenage past emailed to say hello. I’m so glad he did
Andy’s life is a story of survival and surrender, trauma and redemption. He’s one of the sharpest, funniest people I’ve ever been reacquainted with
My teenage years: Some of it was fun. A lot of it was traumatic. A good bit of it was illegal
One minute we were drinking flagons of cider in a field, the next we’re wondering what our own children are up to