TV & RadioStardust review: Excellent, horror-filled documentary that is quite rightly hard to watchTelevision: Three-part film’s strength comes in never falling into ghoulishness or sensationalismBy Ed Power●Wed May 15 2024 - 10:52
Subscriber Only‘I loved Alice Munro’s stories more than any I have ever read’Eilís Ní Dhuibhne celebrates the magic of the Nobel laureate author, who has died, aged 92By Eilís Ní Dhuibhne●Wed May 15 2024 - 09:29
Subscriber OnlyFirst Belong to God by Austen Ivereigh: The ideas of Pope Francis on the existential crisis facing religion and the planetVery little has changed in terms of doctrine, even if the background music is softer and less dogmatic
FilmCannes 2024 opens with tears, #MeToo, a Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep and plenty of IrishCannes Diary: Juliette Binoche was choked up, Meryl Steep was classy and Greta Gerwig didn’t hold back
MusicThe Music Quiz: Which well-known board game has been branded with ‘The Beatles’?Plus: Who was the first British female artist to win five Grammys at the one ceremony?
Are we over-using terms like ‘far-right’, ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’?Concerns are being raised about ‘conceptual inflation’ whereby ‘use of a term expands too much relative to its meaning’By Joe Humphreys
Eurovision 2024 organisers promise review of controversies after Bambie Thug complaintsEuropean Broadcasting Union ‘regrets’ that some delegations did not respect the rulesBy Ronan McGreevy
Dutch artist expelled from Eurovision likely to face charges, say Swedish policeJoost Klein had been a favourite of both bookies and fans before his exit from the contest
Kronos Quartet in Dublin: Five Decades celebration marks the end of an era for this passionate ensembleSecond violinist John Sherba and viola player Hank Dutt will retire at end of tourBy Michael Dervan
Bruce Springsteen’s first Irish gig of 2024: The Boss kicks off in Belfast with No Surrender, then builds a momentous setIt’s Springsteen’s first show in the North since 2013. He doesn’t say much until the band gets revving, an hour into the evening. But the songs say plentyBy Stuart Bailie
Villagers: That Golden Time review – Conor O’Brien delivers his most striking album yet By Tony Clayton-Lea
Beth Gibbons: Lives Outgrown – A powerful, wise and deeply loving piece of work By Siobhán Kane
Cannes 2024 opens with tears, #MeToo, a Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep and plenty of IrishCannes Diary: Juliette Binoche was choked up, Meryl Steep was classy and Greta Gerwig didn’t hold backBy Donald Clarke
Inside Ireland’s national cheerleading team: ‘Remember, ladies, the higher your hair is, the closer it is to God’For Eat/Sleep/Cheer/Repeat, the film-maker Tanya Doyle has followed Irish cheerleaders as they compete in the World ChampionshipsBy Tara Brady
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger review – Martin Scorsese front and centre in a wonderful chronicle of influential duo By Tara Brady
Big Banana Feet: ‘Lost’ film of Billy Connolly’s 1973 tour of Ireland is a fine tribute to the fearless comedian By Tara Brady
Much Ado about Dying: A vital film about an extraordinary, infuriating human being By Donald Clarke
‘I loved Alice Munro’s stories more than any I have ever read’Eilís Ní Dhuibhne celebrates the magic of the Nobel laureate author, who has died, aged 92By Eilís Ní Dhuibhne
First Belong to God by Austen Ivereigh: The ideas of Pope Francis on the existential crisis facing religion and the planetVery little has changed in terms of doctrine, even if the background music is softer and less dogmaticBy Eamon Maher
Stardust review: Excellent, horror-filled documentary that is quite rightly hard to watchTelevision: Three-part film’s strength comes in never falling into ghoulishness or sensationalismBy Ed Power
Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd: ‘If I wanted the real people to be found, I would’ve made a documentary’Creator of Netflix series says people he loves are getting caught up in speculation over true identity of characters
Serial season four: A stomach-churning account of a brutal, malfunctioning Guantánamo Bay prison campPodcast review: The award-winning Serial team have found an astonishing number of sources ready to share their stories of life at the campBy Fiona McCann
Bodkin star Siobhán Cullen: ‘I think I have always seen it as a game. How much can I bend the rules?’Dubliner talks about growing up in theatre, a fear of comedy scripts and her latest Netflix offeringBy Patrick Freyne
Impasse choreographer Mufutau Yusuf: ‘I can’t have fixed ideas. Difference often opens up into something completely better than I imagined’Dublin Dance Festival 2024: The dancer and choreographer has always valued collaboration, but it has been key to the creation of his new workBy Michael Seaver
Waterford drama group triumphs again at RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival Ballyduff Drama Group wins overall prize for the second time in three years in AthloneBy Ronan McGreevy
Inside Ireland’s government nuclear fallout shelter: ‘It’s more a basement than a bunker’A ‘secret’ facility in Athlone was designated the national control centre during the cold war. We visit with a group of artistsBy Gemma Tipton
Alan Phelan and Mark Swords: The List and the Line review - A riveting dialogue between past and contemporary aesthetic attitudesThe artists’ work, with its overt sensuousness and colourful bombast, is perfect for show at Casino MarinoBy Tom Lordan