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Bill Nighy on Ride or Die: ‘I want a very belated action career’
Nighy stars as the boss of an assassination agency in the Prime Video series Ride or Die
Pádraicín review: A sublime tour through Galway, where artists make reality big and messy
Galway International Arts Festival 2026: Brú Theatre’s promenade production sends Pádraic Ó Conaire’s characters scattering through the city
For Dolores review: Funny, bruising and brilliantly written and acted
Galway International Arts Festival 2026: Eva O’Connor’s play is an acerbic, emotionally astute portrait of female friendship in all its intensity
World Cup half-time show in pictures: Shakira, Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber and more
Madonna kicked off the Super Bowl-style show, one of several American elements added to this year’s tournament
The People’s Emperor by Edward Shawcross: Entertaining and thoroughly researched biography
An attempt to redress the balance and rescue Louis-Napoléon, one of the most popular, if divisive, men in 19th-century France
Condolences on RIP.ie: ‘Witnesses say St Peter sighed deeply and requested annual leave’
Apart from have a dig at the dead, others treat the form as something of a dating app
Garbage at Iveagh Gardens review: An exhilarating display of grunge pop – but is it their last gig?
Dublin concert is a celebration of band’s 30-year history of romping, stomping pop-rock
Luke Combs at Slane review: Country star struggles to keep crowd onside for full 120-minute show
Garron Noone and Dermot Kennedy make cameos as North Carolina musician plays the first of two nights at Co Meath venue
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
Highlights include The Crow Girl, Katie Price: Nothing to Hide and Testimony
Reality check: Can Julian Casablancas and The Strokes really save rock’n’roll?
The Strokes are about to release a new album, Reality Awaits. A lot has changed in the 25 years since the band’s first Irish gig
Reading has become a hobby for which you need equipment, like scuba diving
Visits to BookTok and Bookstagram reveal readers remain as eccentric as ever
Thirty-seven Irish film locations to visit, from Gene Wilder’s Dublin to Sean Connery’s Wicklow
The Ireland behind the movies, including Stanley Kubrick’s country estates and Steven Spielberg’s Wexford beach
Four new films to see this week: The Odyssey, Animal Farm, Cactus Pears, Effi o Blaenau
Matt Damon, Zendaya, Seth Rogen and Kieran Culkin feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of July 17th, 2026
Translated literature: From a harsh and hilarious epic set in Apachería to a portrait of Toronto
Álvaro Enrique’s historical novel Now I Surrender tears up everything we know about the western
Shari Lapena: ‘I’ve always read and loved thrillers, but I didn’t think I could write one’
Having enjoyed a big hit with The Couple Next Door, the author has just submitted her 11th crime novel
