Subscriber OnlyTen minutes with Jennifer Lopez: ‘How do I go where my heart is leading me without fear? I say tread forward’JLo’s new film is the $100m sci-fi thriller Atlas. It’s the latest chapter in a career that has spawned academic studies alongside global headlinesBy Tara Brady●Sat May 18 2024 - 05:30
Subscriber OnlyDublin’s iconic US embassy building is turning 60. Here’s why Washington should donate it to IrelandJohn M Johansen’s recognisable building, which opened in 1964 is among city’s finest modernist architectureBy Frank McDonald●Sat May 18 2024 - 05:15
Subscriber OnlyLand Is All That Matters by Myles Dungan: class act, but class matters tooDungan’s most ambitious book yet is written for a popular audience – and is all the better for that
Subscriber OnlyAdrian Dunbar on Beckett: ‘I seemed to be getting knocked around emotionally but didn’t know how he was doing it’ For Beckett: Unbound 2024, the actor has teamed up with the composer Nick Roth to stage a festival of the writer’s work in Paris and Liverpool
TV & Radio‘I never had dreams of making lots of money ... I knew what made me happy, and that was nature’The ornithologist and wildlife sound recordist is the subject of a remarkable new feature-length documentary, Birdsong
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
‘Dancing in the Páirc’: Bruce Springsteen brings fans ‘tears of joy and nostalgia’ on rainy night in CorkA rousing rendition of Santa Claus is Coming to Town was among the highlights of The Boss’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh gigBy Ellen O’Donoghue
Bruce Springsteen in Dublin: Croke Park concert setlist, weather forecast, ticket information and moreEverything you need to know about the final date of Springsteen’s Irish tourBy Ronan McGreevy
Eric Clapton in Dublin review: guitar hero rocks the grey-haired faithful with a night of classicsEric Clapton, at 79, made light of his advancing years in delivering a stirring 80-minute setBy Joe Breen
Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft review – Her third album is not quite a genre bender, but this star is growing in sophistication By Lauren Murphy
Arab Strap: I’m Totally Fine with It – Aidan Moffat ramps up his campaign for the best-songwriter-of-his-generation award By Lauren Murphy
Ten minutes with Jennifer Lopez: ‘How do I go where my heart is leading me without fear? I say tread forward’JLo’s new film is the $100m sci-fi thriller Atlas. It’s the latest chapter in a career that has spawned academic studies alongside global headlinesBy Tara Brady
‘You mean to say we spent £80 and we don’t even get to see her tits?’: Roger Corman’s Irish studio was from another ageHugh Linehan: Director set up in Galway in the mid-1990s when he was in his 70s and churned out his trademark low-budget exploitation movies thereBy Hugh Linehan
Tiger Stripes review: Female puberty horror is a world away from Pixar’s Turning Red By Tara Brady
Eat/Sleep/Cheer/Repeat review: Competitive cheerleading in Ireland? It’s like coming across yak racing in Carlow By Donald Clarke
Land Is All That Matters by Myles Dungan: class act, but class matters tooDungan’s most ambitious book yet is written for a popular audience – and is all the better for thatBy Brian Hanley
Ours by Phillip B Williams: Imparting of African folklore throughout novel feels restorativeWilliams asks, despite it being ingrained in America’s values, what freedom really means in society built upon profits and legacy of slaveryBy Liam Bishop
‘I never had dreams of making lots of money ... I knew what made me happy, and that was nature’The ornithologist and wildlife sound recordist is the subject of a remarkable new feature-length documentary, BirdsongBy Una Mullally
Grumpy boomer bingo: Cliches abound as Pat Kenny plays to stereotypeRadio review: Unfortunately, the Newstalk host stops short of mentioning ‘snowflakes’, so denying listeners a full houseBy Mick Heaney
Bridgerton review: Nicola Coughlan swaps Little Miss Nasty role and shines in the spotlightTelevision: Galway actor Coughlan shines as she finally gets her moment in the spotlight in season threeBy Ed Power
Patrick Freyne: Doctor Who’s Space Babies definitely went to an Educate Together schoolPatrick Freyne: Doctor Who allows adults to enjoy swashbuckling adventures without feeling patronised and allows children to access something dark and weird while feeling safeBy Patrick Freyne
Adrian Dunbar on Beckett: ‘I seemed to be getting knocked around emotionally but didn’t know how he was doing it’ For Beckett: Unbound 2024, the actor has teamed up with the composer Nick Roth to stage a festival of the writer’s work in Paris and LiverpoolBy Jane Coyle
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
Behind the smile: mystery of Mona Lisa background decrypted by geologistAnn Pizzorusso, a geologist and renaissance art historian, claims she has found evidence that the Mona Lisa is set in Lecco, Italy. Video: David DunneBy David Dunne
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