Niall Williams: ‘I am here to write the books I’m supposed to write, not the books an Irish Times reviewer would like’
A critical savaging for his first play scarred the author of Time of the Child. You can’t try to please people, he says. You have to do your own thing
Bad Sisters actor Eva Birthistle: I’d just given birth, felt like I’d been murdered, and the midwife says ‘your husband did so well’
For the Irish actor, whose on-screen roles include Brooklyn and Bad Sisters, making the move to go behind the camera is a proud, slightly nerve-racking moment with her new film Kathleen Is Here
Rick Astley on rickrolling, refinding fame and his ‘weird’ childhood
From Stock Aitken Waterman pop puppetry to playing Glastonbury, Rick Astley’s trajectory through the pop music industry has been anything but ordinary
Anna Geary: ‘Losing a sibling is not talked about a lot. They are meant to be there with you when your parents aren’t’
Camogie made Anna Geary a star but her media career has blossomed in the past decade. Despite great personal hardship in recent times, she’s embracing the future
Mark Moriarty: ‘I loved the whole kitchen atmosphere. I loved the weird people, all these introverts’
Chef talks about on learning to work smarter, not harder; the worst dish he’s ever eaten; and impending fatherhood
Roddy Doyle: ‘I feel quite good about living in Ireland. But I think we were probably a bit smug’
The author reflects on returning to Paula Spencer for his 13th novel, intergenerational trauma, and anti-immigration sentiment in Ireland
Laura Whitmore: ‘It’s all coming out now, the stuff I tried to speak about eight years ago’
The actor and TV presenter had a bruising time on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016. She talks about victim-shaming, gaslighting and life in the public eye
Aidan Gillen: ‘Acting is like you are living 20 lives. It’s a bit of an addiction’
The Dubliner’s career has seen him take on roles from Littlefinger in Game of Thrones to Tommy Carcetti in The Wire, but Gillen remains a low-key and likeable presence
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is not just a concert, it’s a love story - and Dublin said yes
No dud moments and no time for toilet breaks as 50,000 fans - including Róisín Ingle - scream and whoop through the hits
We asked ChatGPT to write like Marian Keyes, John Boyne and Paul Howard. Now they rate the results
The chatbot takes mere seconds to come up with its versions of these bestselling authors’ work. How convincing are they?
Earth Day: love letters and tender meditations to our planet in peril
An apology, a declaration of love, a lament for times lost and a resolve to do better are among 11 letters to the planet to mark Earth Day
Nicola Coughlan: ‘My family would have been well within their rights to tell me, this isn’t working out, but they didn’t’
From Derry Girls to Bridgerton to Barbie, the Galway actor has had a whirlwind few years, but amid the glitz and glamour, she still takes a stand on what she believes in
Louise Duffy: ‘I wanted my daughters to see their mother doing something she loves’
RTÉ Radio 1 presenter on filling Ronan Collins's slot, parenting with Paul Galvin and the music she can’t play
Mark Mehigan: ‘If it wasn’t for cocaine, I would not be in recovery. I would have continued to get away with the drinking’
At 33 the comedian and podcaster has already lived many lives, but his decision to get sober has been transformative
‘There are a lot of sound people out there’: Amy Huberman, Paul Brady, Joseph O’Connor and more share their stories of kindness from strangers
Random Acts of Kindness Day, which falls today, offers a salutary reminder that even a small gesture can elevate someone else’s mood. Here, several well-known names share their stories