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Television: The drama is piled high with unpleasant protagonists and wallows in nastiness simply for the sake of it
Television: The past decade have been a disorienting blur for Star Wars fans. There have been highs and lows
Linking back to Ireland is critical to Jonathan Donahue, singer of Mercury Rev, who occupy a special place in alternative pop
Television: We’re now on series 11 of this ITV fake-tan test and it’s trundling along on autopilot
Natasha Khan, aka Bat for Lashes, on how she was worn down by the commercial pressures of the industry and how her new album was inspired by motherhood
Television: Documentary shows how Donegal-born Corkman was a key influence for Brian May, Johnny Marr and Slash
The guitarist and classically-trained composer has a number of orchestral projects planned for autumn at the historic Dublin venue
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan knows what it’s like to face a backlash. In Sinéad O’Connor, he says, he has also seen music at its purest
Television: Show features celebrity chef touring the world to try out the best local foodstuffs
Television: Cumberbatch’s performance makes you want to stick with this very odd show about a child’s disappearance
Television: Steven Knight, at his best, delivers a blockbuster fizzle to the small screen. But when he’s bad, he’s pretty awful
Apple Music’s best albums list is a fair reflection of where music is at nowadays. But many fans should prepare to be vexed - it turns out to be a bonfire of the musos
Television: Adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel focuses on the Vietnamese caught in the Cold War clash between the United States and Soviet Union
Television: O’Connell Street, let’s be honest, has long had a rough reputation. But wallowing in grittiness isn’t the Nationwide way
When the sky does eventually clear – a bit – the singer, remarkably sprightly for someone knocking on 80, hits his stride