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Disaster Nationalism by Richard Seymour: A passionate call for an urgent change of course
In this ingenious book, Richard Seymour explains why we are assailed by violent dysfunctions and how to reinvigorate the template for our societies in other ways than simply shoring up faith in failing systems
By Ian Hughes
The Story of Tayto by Bobby Aherne and Crunch: An Ode to Crisps - Two books about the humble potato snack
Historian Bobby Aherne has delivered a genuinely entertaining and enlightening book
By Brigid O'Dea
Irish women ghost writers: Rediscovering lost voices
Jen Herron discovered Irish women ghost writers in anthologies, then another in her own attic
By Jen Herron
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Max Richter in Dublin: Stunning show moves from gripping In a Landscape re-creation to breathtaking Blue Notebooks moments
On the first of two evenings, the composer leads his ensemble through first his new album and then his Iraq War ‘protest record’
Leathered: Violence in Irish Schools - ‘You looked at a teacher the wrong way and you got a slap’
Television: There are so many victims of corporal punishment, and each of their stories is so upsetting, that after a while anger gives way to numbness
Luke Morgan wins Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award
Books newsletter: preview of Saturday’s pages; Caroline Madden book deal; Nicola Rose O’Hara film deal; John McGahern Prize deadline
The Lost Music of the Holocaust: a problematic study
Francesco Lotoro’s research is unclear and ignores how music-making in the Nazi camps was sometimes a form of torture
First-look at Éanna Hardwicke as Roy Keane and Steve Coogan as Mick McCarthy
Saipan will follow the infamous 2002 World Cup feud between Ireland’s football captain and manager
Conor Niland’s The Racket nominated for William Hill Sports Book of the Year
The prestigious award comes with a prize of more than €35,000 for the winner
Actor Armie Hammer resurfaces as host of celebrity podcast
In 2021 Armie Hammer’s career ended after multiple sexual misconduct and abuse allegations
Fionn Regan: O Avalanche – Stone-cold sublime
The Co Wicklow musician’s seventh album is simply a beautiful piece of work
Anora: A stripper, Russian heavies and an oligarch’s son – what more do you need for a knockout comedy?
Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner doesn’t waste a single one of its 140 minutes. No wonder it’s the favourite for the best-picture Oscar
Doctor Odyssey’s core message: just imagine Pacey from Dawson’s Creek holding you tight and saying, ‘Shhh, it’s okay’
Patrick Freyne: Cruising takes on an alternative meaning in this medical melodrama, with Joshua Jackson visiting multiple ports of call
The 4 of Us: Crescent Nights – As evocative and well-crafted as anything Brendan and Declan Murphy have done
The tenth album from The 4 of Us has come to fruition through the duo’s weekly live-streams, providing fans with a glimpse of their creative process and helping to guide the brothers via feedback
Small Things Like These: Cillian Murphy’s performance is fiercely internalised in a film emblematic of a changing Ireland
Tim Mielant’s memorable film is quietly emblematic of a changing Ireland
Disaster Nationalism by Richard Seymour: A passionate call for an urgent change of course
In this ingenious book, Richard Seymour explains why we are assailed by violent dysfunctions and how to reinvigorate the template for our societies in other ways than simply shoring up faith in failing systems
Saoirse Ronan - 'That's what girls have to think about all the time'
The actress Saoirse Ronan delivered a stone-cold truth about women’s safety recently on the Graham Norton Show. Video: BBC
Saoirse Ronan delivers a stone-cold truth about women’s safety that stuns Paul Mescal and fellow actors
Graham Norton’s male guests found self-defence hilarious. Of course it was all just a joke, but this tiny little sofa vignette reflects women’s reality
The Story of Tayto by Bobby Aherne and Crunch: An Ode to Crisps - Two books about the humble potato snack
Historian Bobby Aherne has delivered a genuinely entertaining and enlightening book
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story review - A perfectly decent doc lifted by throat-catching moments
Story of ‘hero’ actor who found new purpose as disability campaigner after catastrophic accident
The Music Quiz: Radiohead side project The Smile took their name from a poem by whom?
Plus: Which David Bowie song did Greta Gerwig choose to take with her on Desert Island Discs?
Heretic review: Hugh Grant has a ball tormenting young Mormon doorsteppers in this gleeful horror thriller
Formerly foppish actor menaces in claustrophobic nailbiter from Oscar-nominated writers
Irish women ghost writers: Rediscovering lost voices
Jen Herron discovered Irish women ghost writers in anthologies, then another in her own attic
More Than a Whistle: Who’d be a woman referee? You’d hear ‘You should be cooking the dinner,’ says one
Television: RTÉ’s enjoyable documentary charts the progress that Michelle O’Neill, Joy Neville and Maggie Farrelly have helped soccer, rugby and GAA make
Kneecap at Vicar Street: A thrilling gig testament to their talents as rappers, ravers and conjurors of chaos
The vibe is one of community and solidarity, framed by love of the Irish language and irreverent humour
Soccer Mommy: ‘The whole thing with Liam Payne is really sad. The industry is very hard on people’s mental health’
Going on the road as a young artist is psychologically and physically draining, says Sophie Allison, who has just released Evergreen, her new album
Listen, I’m Delicious: Garron Noone’s food podcast is the most Irish audio experience you can have
Instagram star delves into how butter could threaten a friendship, why curry chips lead to violence and more
Drama Drives Interest: The Web Summit Story – The improbable, fascinating, only-in-Ireland tale of Paddy Cosgrave
Catherine Sanz’s book focuses on the highest-profile founder of the most compelling Irish business drama of the past 15 years
