TV & RadioAmandaland review: Sharon Horgan comedy spin-off stands firmly on its own two feetTelevision: Series sees Motherland’s obviously posh mum Amanda return as she juggles parenting with a career as an influencerBy Ed PowerWed Feb 05 2025 - 21:30
MusicOzzy Osbourne to reunite with original Black Sabbath for final performance at Villa ParkMetallica, Slayer and Pantera join line-up for farewell to heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham in JulyBy Ben Beaumont-ThomasWed Feb 05 2025 - 18:23
Subscriber OnlyWhat Art Does: An Unfinished Theory by Brian Eno, Bette A. Nothing less than a call to armsBrian Eno, musicial maverick and sometime U2 producer, and Dutch artist and writer Bette A explore what art is and its potential to help humanity to change course
TV & RadioBroadcaster Kay Burley announces she is retiring from Sky News after 36 yearsVeteran journalist was one of original hosts of channel when it was launched in 1989
TV & RadioCelebrity Bear Hunt review: This is the funniest thing Netflix has put on for ages, with the token Irish person to keep us watchingBlending deft touches of sadism and unintentional laughs, it’s hard to imagine this show with Bear Grylls and Una Healy being anything other than a massive hit
No one is asking Meta to act as God - just not to pollute the public space with liesUnthinkable: Meta’s stance on fact-checking resembles a philosophical position known as ‘epistemological anarchy’By Joe Humphreys
MusicThe Music Quiz: Who is the first female pop star to win a Grammy, an Oscar, a Bafta and a Golden Globe?
Ozzy Osbourne to reunite with original Black Sabbath for final performance at Villa ParkMetallica, Slayer and Pantera join line-up for farewell to heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham in JulyBy Ben Beaumont-Thomas
Grammy Awards 2025 in picturesWinners at the Grammy Awards 2025 include Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan
Dervish Present the Great Irish Songbook review: Breathing exceptional life into old standardsAmplifying the Irish song tradition at the National Concert Hall is a welcome pitstop on the band’s winding career pathBy Siobhán Long
Mogwai: The Bad Fire review – Plenty of gruff authenticity, plus a moment that spears your heart By Ed Power
Peter Sarsgaard: ‘I was around all these professional actors – Jeremy Irons, Gabriel Byrne... They all acted pretty crazy’ The September 5 star broke through with films such as Boys Don’t Cry. His new movie is a taut account of the attack on the 1972 Munich OlympicsBy Donald Clarke
A flogging and eight years in prison: The risks Mohammad Rasoulof ran to make the Oscar-nominated Seed of the Sacred Fig The nail-biting thriller is one of the most-lauded films of the past year - and making it involved secret shoots as well as interrogation by Iranian authoritiesBy Tara Brady
September 5 review: Tightly assembled thriller revisits the Munich Olympics hostage crisis By Tara Brady
Bring Them Down review: Barry Keoghan’s new film should be called Bring Me the Head of Alfred O’Garcia By Donald Clarke
‘Conflict, religion and poetry are the three energies that I hold together, and they’re all about language’The man behind the immensely popular Poetry Unbound podcast discusses the two books he’s publishing this year, early objections to Patrick Kavanagh, and the vitalness of surprise By Alex Clark
What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory by Brian Eno, Bette A. Nothing less than a call to armsBrian Eno, musicial maverick and sometime U2 producer, and Dutch artist and writer Bette A explore what art is and its potential to help humanity to change courseBy Peter Murphy
Amandaland review: Sharon Horgan comedy spin-off stands firmly on its own two feetTelevision: Series sees Motherland’s obviously posh mum Amanda return as she juggles parenting with a career as an influencerBy Ed Power
Broadcaster Kay Burley announces she is retiring from Sky News after 36 yearsVeteran journalist was one of original hosts of channel when it was launched in 1989
Celebrity Bear Hunt review: This is the funniest thing Netflix has put on for ages, with the token Irish person to keep us watchingBlending deft touches of sadism and unintentional laughs, it’s hard to imagine this show with Bear Grylls and Una Healy being anything other than a massive hitBy Ed Power
The Late Late Show Eurosong special 2025: When is it on, who are the acts, who picks the winner and moreEverything you need to know The Late Late Show’s annual Eurosong special to choose Ireland’s Eurovision Song Contest entryBy Ella Sloane
Fledermaus review: Irish National Opera’s touring production is a delight from start to finishOpera: INO’s staging maintains the light-heartedness the Strauss needs for the two hours its enjoyably ridiculous plot takes to unfold
Des Bishop: ‘I never felt the grief with my dad like I felt with my mother’For the Irish-American comedian, lockdown was preceded by his mother’s death. The impact was profound – but it opened the way to a new lifeBy Patrick Freyne
‘Young men aren’t just b****rds running around on their bikes ... everyone has their own dreams’A Dublin project explores how the world shapes young men by helping some of them to create ‘boys’ as they really see themBy Patrick Freyne
‘You are only the sixth person to see this since the Vikings’: Behind the scenes at the National Museum of Ireland From Early-Bronze Age pottery to a red Honda 50, the museum’s venues tell the story of Ireland one object at a timeBy Rosita Boland
