Subscriber OnlyPatrick 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●Thu May 16 2024 - 05:00
TV & RadioThe Dry review: This Irish sitcom sparkles once you get past the alcoholism clichesTelevision: Series two is a huge improvement on the first iteration of this Dublin-set show starring Ciarán HindsBy Ed Power●Wed May 15 2024 - 22:45
Subscriber OnlyEvenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna: Impressive debut with hints of rap as a novelCompelling narrative is set across one long, sweltering weekend in London
TV & RadioStardust review: Excellent documentary that quite rightly conveys the full horror of that nightTelevision: Three-part film’s strength comes in never falling into ghoulishness or sensationalism
Subscriber Only‘I loved Alice Munro’s stories more than any I have ever read’Eilís Ní Dhuibhne celebrates the magic of the Nobel laureate author, who has died, aged 92
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
Eurovision 2024 organisers promise review of controversies after Bambie Thug complaintsEuropean Broadcasting Union ‘regrets’ that some delegations did not respect the rulesBy Ronan McGreevy
Dutch artist expelled from Eurovision likely to face charges, say Swedish policeJoost Klein had been a favourite of both bookies and fans before his exit from the contest
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
Ro Yourell: Commencer revivew – A coming-of-age album but not as you might imagine By Siobhán Kane
Kronos Quartet in Dublin: Five Decades celebration marks the end of an era for this passionate ensembleSecond violinist John Sherba and viola player Hank Dutt will retire at end of tourBy Michael Dervan
Cannes 2024 opens with tears, #MeToo, a Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep and plenty of IrishCannes Diary: Juliette Binoche was choked up, Meryl Steep was classy and Greta Gerwig didn’t hold backBy Donald Clarke
Inside Ireland’s national cheerleading team: ‘Remember, ladies, the higher your hair is, the closer it is to God’For Eat/Sleep/Cheer/Repeat, the film-maker Tanya Doyle has followed Irish cheerleaders as they compete in the World ChampionshipsBy Tara Brady
Eat/Sleep/Cheer/Repeat review: Competitive cheerleading in Ireland? It’s like coming across yak racing in Carlow By Donald Clarke
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg – Scarlett Johansson voices the evocative recollections of the Rolling Stones muse By Tara Brady
If review: This family film about imaginary friends is often touching, often infuriating By Donald Clarke
Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna: Impressive debut with hints of rap as a novelCompelling narrative is set across one long, sweltering weekend in LondonBy John Boyne
‘I loved Alice Munro’s stories more than any I have ever read’Eilís Ní Dhuibhne celebrates the magic of the Nobel laureate author, who has died, aged 92By Eilís Ní Dhuibhne
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
The Dry review: This Irish sitcom sparkles once you get past the alcoholism clichesTelevision: Series two is a huge improvement on the first iteration of this Dublin-set show starring Ciarán HindsBy Ed Power
Stardust review: Excellent documentary that quite rightly conveys the full horror of that nightTelevision: Three-part film’s strength comes in never falling into ghoulishness or sensationalismBy Ed Power
Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd: ‘If I wanted the real people to be found, I would’ve made a documentary’Creator of Netflix series says people he loves are getting caught up in speculation over true identity of characters
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
Waterford drama group triumphs again at RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival Ballyduff Drama Group wins overall prize for the second time in three years in AthloneBy Ronan McGreevy
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