Best of the Year

The art of 2024: 10 of Ireland’s best exhibitions of the year

From big group shows exploring topics as vast as time to small but beautifully formed solo painting exhibitions, art has rewarded on many levels this year

Sun Dec 15 2024 - 05:15

2024 in radio: chaotic exodus of Doireann Garrihy, Jennifer Zamparelli and the 2 Johnnies hangs over 2FM

Many presenters left RTÉ's pop station but Radio 1 had a much more stable year and Newstalk sailed serenely on. The online sphere and the threat of podcasts looms ever larger

Sat Dec 14 2024 - 05:15

From Baby Reindeer and The Traitors to Bodkin and The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In: The best and worst television of 2024

The glory days of streaming are over, but TV has never been more unpredictable

Fri Dec 13 2024 - 06:00

The 10 worst films of 2024 – and Gladiator II is one of them

We gave you the best films, now here’s the worst. Is it a surprise half of these are sequels?

Sun Dec 08 2024 - 05:30

The 50 best films of 2024 – the top 10 movies of the year

We reach our top 10 favourite movies released in Ireland this year

Sat Dec 07 2024 - 05:30

The best Irish-language books of 2024, another bumper year for all ages

A taster of the finest books as Gaeilge for adults and children published over the past year

Sat Dec 07 2024 - 05:00

The 50 best films of 2024: No 30 to No 21

We continue our countdown of our favourite movies released in Ireland this year

Thu Dec 05 2024 - 05:30

The 50 best films of 2024: No 50 to No 31

The 10 highest-grossing titles were all sequels – but none is in our 50-best list in a year audiences turned out in numbers for ‘cultural cinema’

Wed Dec 04 2024 - 05:30

The Irish Times best books of 2024: Anne Enright, John Boyne, Joseph O’Connor, Mia Levitin and more reveal their favourites

Books by Ferdia Lennon, Miranda July, Donal Ryan, Mary Costello, Alan Hollinghurst, Christine Dwyer Hickey and Sally Rooney feature prominently in this trawl of the year’s best titles

Sat Nov 30 2024 - 05:00