Simon Le Bon

Simon Le Bon: ‘I’ve had a lot of fun in Ireland. I once ended up in Lisdoonvarna. I was the only guy with a girlfriend’

At 3Arena in Dublin on Sunday, Duran Duran did a magnificent job of reeling in the years and rolling out the hits

Mon May 08 2023 - 10:58

Cate Le Bon: Pompeii – otherworldly and beguiling

Eighth album from adventurous Welsh singer forms its own sonic universe

Fri Feb 04 2022 - 05:00

‘They decided to put us on all the teen mags. Once you go down that avenue, it’s hard to get back’

Duran Duran on their wild heyday, ageing with grace – and which Covid jab they would prefer

Mon May 24 2021 - 06:00

Remember the Dominic West-Lily James kiss shock? The show they were making is a shocker too

BBC’s The Pursuit of Love features a histrionic Andrew Scott and ladlefuls of whimsy

Mon May 10 2021 - 09:24

The seven best TV shows to watch this weekend

GLOW returns in all its spandex glory while Romesh Ranganathan visits the most dangerous places on Earth

Fri Jun 29 2018 - 08:00

Eight of the best TV shows this week

Ruth Negga returns in Preacher. UK grime sensation Big Narstie gets his own show

Sun Jun 24 2018 - 06:00

Duran Duran at Electric Picnic: A teen dream made real

They breezed onstage, all members remarkably tight in the face and the crotch

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 10:35

Electric Picnic preview: A fortress of friends and curry cheese chips

Electric Picnic is all about those perfect moments of music and madness in Stradbally. So which songs, stages and Picnic slices are our writers looking forward to?

Fri Aug 25 2017 - 05:12

Gerald Kean’s manor down Wicklow way for €3.75m

Solicitor’s 17,000sq ft home replete with ballroom, cinema, three bars and 11 bedrooms

Wed Apr 05 2017 - 23:24

1984: the year that brought Ronald Reagan and Dunnes strikers

Key events from 30 years ago as State papers are about be released

Fri Dec 26 2014 - 06:00

Dell embraces ‘internet of things’ as key way forward

Dell World 2014 had a few things in common with the Dublin Web Summit

Mon Nov 17 2014 - 01:30

Rock and a hard place

Tony Parsons was an angry young gunslinger at ‘NME’, then had huge success with his novel ‘Man and Boy’. Now he’s a crime writer – and has just voted for Ukip. Why?

Sat May 31 2014 - 01:00