Tony Clayton-Lea

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Tony Clayton-Lea is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in popular culture

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The Music Quiz: Which Hollywood actor ‘gave good face’ in Madonna’s Vogue?

Plus: Singer-songwriter Tash Sultana’s middle name is also the surname of which famous musician?

Wed Dec 17 2025 - 04:54

‘I’m a bit careless with money at times. It’s important not to let it rule your life’

Ciara Ní Mhurchú is a fiddler and dancer, and a member of Celtic Woman and BIIRD

Mon Dec 15 2025 - 06:00

Justin McCarthy: ‘There is a can’t-do attitude to the big problems we have in this country’

Newly announced RTÉ Radio 1 Morning Ireland co-presenter on his strongest childhood memory and who would play him in a biopic

Sat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00

Event guide: Merchy Christmas, Kneecap and the other best things to go to in Ireland in the week ahead

December 13th-19th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Fri Dec 12 2025 - 04:52

The Music Quiz: Which Van Morrison song did Bob Dylan encore with at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall?

Plus: Which US television show used Napalm Death’s You Suffer as an alert for fluctuations in Bitcoin?

Wed Dec 10 2025 - 04:52

‘Haggling is part of the fun. I consider haggling an absolute God-given right’

Me & My Money: Lloyd Hutchinson, actor

Mon Dec 08 2025 - 06:00

Trinny’s Irish right-hand man: ‘School was tough. I was bullied and had undiagnosed dyslexia’

John Corcoran, the Dublin-born chief make-up artist for Trinny Woodall, on his character traits, happiest moment, and his fixation with songs and clothes

Sat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00

Event guide: Ed Sheeran, Uncle Vanya and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead

December 6th-12th, 2025: The best music, theatre, art and more coming your way this week

Fri Dec 05 2025 - 04:51

The Music Quiz: What are Lily Allen’s middle names?

Plus: Who co-directed the forthcoming Billie Eilish concert film, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour?

Wed Dec 03 2025 - 04:49

‘I stepped away from a lucrative career to start writing. It was my biggest gamble’

Me & My Money: Mary Fox, co-writer of season three of Hidden Assets

Mon Dec 01 2025 - 05:19

Jeff Kinney: I do my best writing in my car in a cemetery in the middle of winter

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid author on the Irish middle name he shares with his brothers, a lost motorbike and finally getting the hang of storytelling

Sat Nov 29 2025 - 06:00

Event guide: CMAT, Ash and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead

November 29th-December 5th, 2025: The best music, theatre, art and more coming your way this week

Fri Nov 28 2025 - 04:51

The Music Quiz: Who was the first songwriter or musician to perform in the Sistine Chapel?

Plus: Which US songwriter/musician has won the 2025 Footwear News Achievement Award?

Wed Nov 26 2025 - 04:37

Traitors Ireland winner Vanessa Ogbonna: ‘When you grow up with not a lot of money, you make sure you’re never stuck’

Me & My Money: Vanessa Ogbonna, winner of The Traitors Ireland

Mon Nov 24 2025 - 06:00

BBC presenter Nuala McGovern: ‘You don’t want to get notions above your station’

The Dublin-born presenter of Woman’s Hour on missing the spontaneity of going out dancing, her strongest childhood memory, and her biggest career regret

Sun Nov 23 2025 - 06:00