‘Of course I smoked marijuana!’ Elliott Gould on stardom, Streisand and Elvis Presley
The actor on drugs, his fiery marriage, and being reviewed by Groucho Marx and Muhammad Ali
‘Migrants from Norway to US would be Trump’s worst nightmare’
Irish people living in Oslo share their perspective on Trump’s ‘sh**hole’ comments, and the reaction in Norway
Union publishes pamphlet mocking Ross and the NTA amid rail dispute
Publication refers to Minister for Transport as ‘Ross the Boss’ and makes veiled threat over further industrial action
Steve Carell: Some people sprint to the top. For me it happened over years. I didn’t notice
The actor on hitting every rung on the Hollywood ladder
Matthew Perry as Ted Kennedy: the fake nose and ears are not a good look
Meanwhile, Katie Holmes dons an enchanted Jackie Kennedy wig that gives the bearer notions
Fr Tony Flannery vows to keep fighting for church reform
Banned priest: ‘It’s all falling apart so fast; it’s collapsing rapidly. Some say it’s too late’
Italy’s Five Star Movement has a Groucho Marx moment
The popular protest party wants new allies in Brussels, but is stuck with Farage and Ukip
Miriam Lord: Party think-ins lack glitz appeal of yore
Greens saved on emissions, PBP/AAA saved face, while FF saved the best till last
Tattoos and dangers: myth or reality?
About 36% of people younger than 40 years have at least one tattoo
‘With every new dad thing I do, I’m finding out more about my late father’
My father isn’t gone for me at all. He’s quite present. A hand unseen, perhaps, but one look in the mirror and he’s there, pleased at how I’m getting on. Now I’m the father. I’m Daddy, the car-driving, sock-fixing horsey
Ireland is no longer the ‘goodest’ country in the world
Republic loses status as the state that contributes the most to humanity in new index
Roddy L’Estrange: Starman helps Vinny scalp Redskins’ fan
Costly night for Washington fan The Reverend as Rodgers proves Green Bay’s hero
My Obituary: Fearghal O’Nuallain, an Irish explorer who cycled the globe
A series in which people help to pen their own obituaries: ‘O’Nuallain was a trained chef who got out of the kitchen, and a dyslexic geography teacher who discovered the world’
Not tonight: the mysteries of night club door policies
From Studio 54 in New York to Berghain in Berlin, clubs have always had a door policy, and some can seem arbitrary. The aim is to get the right mix, says Berghain’s head doorman Sven Marquardt
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon review
"Party time . . . Excellent": Who'd have guessed? In Mike Meyers' documentary, one of the great masters of rock'n'roll PR comes up smelling of roses
Irish people take issue with topping ‘Good Country Index’
Author blames ‘Groucho Marx syndrome’ after complaints over study based on 2010 data
Fanimal fiction
Adapted from the children’s book by Michael Morpurgo, ‘War Horse’ is currently showing in Dublin’s Bord Gais Energy Theatre. Here are 10 of our favourite literary quotes inspired by animals
I have never sought to be someone who is contrarian or purposely ‘provocative’
Opinion: It is important to believe that you are writing for citizens who want to live in a fairer and better society
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