MusicCharlie Colin, founding member of the band Train, dies aged 58Colin reportedly died following a slip in the shower while he was housesitting for a friendThu May 23 2024 - 14:38
BooksDublin Literary Award 2024: winner of €100,000 prize revealedSolenoid, published by Deep Vellum, is the first book translated from Romanian to win the awardBy Ellen O’Donoghue●Thu May 23 2024 - 12:19
Subscriber OnlyTable for Two by Amor Towles: Storytelling of the highest orderThis is a fine collection of stories and a novella, but one wishes Towles had written several novels instead
FilmCannes 2024: Stars get shady on the carpet as the Nicolas Cage renaissance rages on with Irish director Lorcan FinneganReviewer Tara Brady has her pick for the Palme d’Or and Seán Baker miraculously resurrects the screwball comedy
MusicRod Stewart in Dublin: Setlist, weather forecast, transport, ticket information and more Everything you need to know about the singer’s concert at Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Sunday, May 26th
Are we making ourselves anxious, or is the world making us that way?Unthinkable: Karl Marx and Herbert Marcuse could help treat your anxietyBy Joe Humphreys
MusicThe Music Quiz: Which all-female pop group released a trio of fragrances called Tempt, Tease and Touch?
Charlie Colin, founding member of the band Train, dies aged 58Colin reportedly died following a slip in the shower while he was housesitting for a friend
Rod Stewart in Dublin: Setlist, weather forecast, transport, ticket information and more Everything you need to know about the singer’s concert at Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Sunday, May 26thBy Ellen O’Donoghue
Bat for Lashes: The Dream of Delphi – A profound record inspired by motherhood By Siobhán Kane
Richard Hawley: In This City They Call You Love – Heartfelt, humane and extraordinarily rich By Tony Clayton-Lea
Bruce Springsteen in Croke Park review: Blockbuster performance closes Irish tour on an emotion-filled eveningBruce Springsteen turns the famous stadium into a field of dreams with an outpouring of love and devotion from 80,000 fansBy Ed Power
Girls Aloud review: The last great manufactured pop band make a triumphant return that is tinged with sadnessGirls Aloud was last – and best – of a particular breed of pop group from early naughtiesBy Una Mullally
Cannes 2024: Stars get shady on the carpet as the Nicolas Cage renaissance rages on with Irish director Lorcan FinneganReviewer Tara Brady has her pick for the Palme d’Or and Seán Baker miraculously resurrects the screwball comedyBy Tara Brady
Cannes 2024: Kevin Costner’s epic sprawl, Julianne Moore’s return and Kermit’s green coatCannes Diary: First three-hour instalment of Costner’s old-school western is confounding; Kinds of Kindness may be Yorgos Lanthimos’s weakest filmBy Tara Brady
In Flames: This supernatural horror, a remarkable debut film, will keep you hooked By Tara Brady
Ransom ’79 review: Charlie Bird and the £5m plot to blackmail the Irish government By Donald Clarke
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga review – Anya Taylor-Joy has barely any lines. The plot is irrelevant. The mayhem is operatic By Donald Clarke
Dublin Literary Award 2024: winner of €100,000 prize revealedSolenoid, published by Deep Vellum, is the first book translated from Romanian to win the awardBy Ellen O’Donoghue
Table for Two by Amor Towles: Storytelling of the highest orderThis is a fine collection of stories and a novella, but one wishes Towles had written several novels insteadBy Pat Carty
From Nicola Coughlan’s hunks in landscaped gardens to Cillian Murphy’s gripping gangster romp: Patrick Freyne’s costume drama guideWith the return of Bridgerton, here’s a guide to costume dramaBy Patrick Freyne
Imposter: The Man Who Came Back from the Dead review – bizarre true-crime tale of man who faked his own deathTelevision: Police say Scotland resident is a man who faked his own death in the US before flitting across the Atlantic to start againBy Ed Power
PJ Gallagher: Changing My Mind review – Comedian’s mental health no laughing matterTelevision: Comedian and broadcaster could have done with a lot more time to air his articulate views on this important subjectBy Ed Power
How Matt Katz discovered his Irish family – and learned about Irish nights out – is a gripping storyPodcast review: Katz is a cracking storyteller, his meticulously researched and affecting journey is propulsive stuffBy Fiona McCann
Gate Theatre director Róisín McBrinn: ‘A big part of what I’m trying to do is ensure as many voices as possible are given space and power’After the success of Fun Home, the head of the Dublin venue is staging the Irish premiere of Circle Mirror TransformationBy Chris McCormack
The Pillowman review: Martin McDonagh’s early play gets a pin-sharp, meticulously controlled staging from Lyric and Prime CutTheatre: Emma Jordan directs a well-balanced ensemble cast in the playwright’s depiction of a writer suspected of child murder in a totalitarian stateBy Jane Coyle
5,313 works submitted, 515 on show: RHA Annual Exhibition 2024 ready to be unveiledThis year’s show includes plenty of powerful work, as well as prices that range from €50 to €60,000. But younger painters are notable by their absenceBy Gemma Tipton
Fighting mould monsters, running from Garda vans: Ireland’s housing crisis is now a video gameWhat’s Next For?: After Mega Dreoilín, Han Hogan and Donal Fullam plan Tenantgotchi and a Grand Canal Dock demolition derbyBy Una Mullally