The Irish Times

Jason Donovan on Kylie, coolness and cocaine: ‘I’m a survivor and I’ve made mistakes’

The actor and singer on Kylie, stardom, drug abuse and the steadying joy of fatherhood

Tue Oct 05 2021 - 06:00

Fintan O’Toole: Bono at 60 – Why is Ireland so ambivalent about its most famous son?

He is a truly global celebrity but we might like him more if he did not try to be so good

Sat May 09 2020 - 06:00

Bob Geldof: ‘I’ll be going along in the car, and suddenly, bang, out comes the sadness’

The Boomtown Rats singer on childhood, grief, rebellion, Brexit and Ireland’s progress

Sat Mar 07 2020 - 06:00

Kylie Minogue: The diva next door

The Australian singer has masterfully cultivated the image of the Garbo of Pop, living by the old school maxim of ‘never complain, never explain’

Sat Nov 09 2019 - 06:00

What killed Michael Hutchence? A head injury, says Helena Christensen

New film about INXS frontman disputes Paula Yates’s autoerotic asphyxiation theory

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 10:27

Sideline Cut: Clones cauldron beckons as Donegal and Tyrone get ready to rumble

No matter what the result, things will have changed between these rivals by the end of the day

Sat Jul 16 2016 - 08:30

Kylie on stage? It’s almost as if she’s an actor or something

It’s not that nothing of interest has happened to the Kiss Me Once singer – plenty has. It’s that she never seems to let being famous get the better of her, ever

Sat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00

Mayo can honour Horan’s legacy by taking final step to glory

Under his stewardship they came desperately close to landing Sam and greatly enriched the championship

Sat Sept 06 2014 - 14:04

We don’t know how Peaches Geldof lived or died

We think we know celebrities, and when they die we’re quick to speculate about the reasons. But we have little insight into their true personalities or circumstances

Sat Apr 12 2014 - 01:00