Sophie: A Murder in West Cork. Netflix’s ‘poisonous propaganda’ series is grippingReview: It makes Sophie Toscan du Plantier the main character, and has strong views on the caseTue Jun 22 2021 - 00:01
The Handmaid’s Tale, once an urgent parable for our times, has become merely adequateSeason 4 review: Elisabeth Moss is the best thing about an only occasionally gripping seriesSun Jun 20 2021 - 22:10
Murder at the Cottage allows you to conclude that Ian Bailey was stitched up by gardaíTV review: ‘Murder at the Cottage : The Search for Justice for Sophie’ is captivatingSun Jun 20 2021 - 06:00
The Saw Doctors, 1991: ‘For about a year, you couldn’t hear anything else on the radio’In March 1991, the band hit the streets with their fathers and photographer Frank MillerSat Jun 19 2021 - 05:00
One Irish singer makes the cut for music streamer’s 100-strong ‘billions club’Spotify unveils 100 tracks that have each clocked up at least a billion streamsFri Jun 18 2021 - 15:36
Physical: Rose Byrne stars in a bleak and disdainful portrayal of the 1980sApple + has made an aerobics show but neglected to give it a pulseFri Jun 18 2021 - 15:00
Together: Sharon Horgan digs deep in a pained performance opposite James McAvoyTV review: This BBC drama is rooted in the hopes, fears and claustrophobia of coronavirusThu Jun 17 2021 - 22:30
Sophie: A Murder in West Cork – Netflix releases trailer for Toscan du Plantier true-crime series‘Can you explain to me, why is this man free?’ one woman asks about Ian BaileyThu Jun 17 2021 - 15:14
Michael Portillo’s ‘Tory meets Paddy’ history lessons are no longer a noveltyPartition, 1921 TV review: The politician-turned-railway guru has reached the end of the lineMon Jun 14 2021 - 22:35
Virtual Bono belts out the official anthem of Euro 2021 in Rome. I’ve heard worseIt’s a little before 9pm in Rome and Bono’s giant head is floating above a soccer pitchFri Jun 11 2021 - 22:30
‘I tightened the screw as tight as I could.’ Raw, moving accounts of men’s mental healthTV review: This is a gripping film about emotional challenges for young menFri Jun 11 2021 - 00:11
Loki: Cracking chemistry as Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson sling back and forth through timeTV: For Marvel Cinematic Universe’s newest chapter, think Doctor Who remade by Wes AndersonTue Jun 08 2021 - 17:00
Dermot Bannon? Sure, where else would you get him?TV: With Super Small Spaces, he’s morphing into the Louis Theroux of home conversionsSun Jun 06 2021 - 22:30
Gay Byrne ‘brought terror for some and liberation for others’TV review: ‘Dear Gay’ is a big-hearted homage to Byrne’s humanity and his RTÉ radio showWed Jun 02 2021 - 22:35
Mare of Easttown finale: The bombshell goes off with a nauseating thudTV review: Kate Winslet achieved devastating perfection in this unflinching dramaMon May 31 2021 - 22:15
Ellie Rowsell: ‘There is a power in collective stories about harassment’Wolf Alice singer speaks about her experience with Marilyn Manson and online trollsSat May 29 2021 - 05:00
Dermot Bannon: ‘Every house needs three spaces – a head, a heart and a gut’The kitchen is the heart. The workings of the house are the gut. And we all need headspaceFri May 28 2021 - 06:00
The Road to Partition: You might as well call it The Idiot’s Guide to Irish HistoryTV: This documentary feels made for viewers who wouldn’t know de Valera from da VinciThu May 27 2021 - 22:00
Friends: The Reunion – The one where they’re all crinkly, creaky and BotoxyTV: It’s a sentimental nostalgiafest with the sitcom’s stars, but fans of the show will love itThu May 27 2021 - 12:28
It’s too soon for Reeling in the Years of Trump and BrexitTV review: This isn’t a warning from history – it’s a warning from just the other dayMon May 24 2021 - 16:30
Eurovision 2021 final: A late voting surge, a nail-biting finish, and victory for ItalyItaly’s Måneskin overtake Switzerland and France with their heavy metal song, Zitti E BuoniSun May 23 2021 - 00:15
Eurovision 2021: Portugal and Finland do what Ireland forgot to – thrill the crowdThe second semi-final was all about live performance for a flesh-and-blood audienceThu May 20 2021 - 23:15
Have you had your Harry and Meghan fix today yet?A Very Royal Baby: From Cradle To Crown is another addition to royal documentary mountainWed May 19 2021 - 22:00
The Pact is a stonking standout of a crime thrillerTV review: The BBC’s gripping new thriller is also a tautly-observed character studyWed May 19 2021 - 18:00
Eurovision 2021: Ireland’s Lesley Roy fails to wow the audience, the public or the juryIn the first semi-final of the returned Eurovision, songs pinged between sublime and ridiculousTue May 18 2021 - 22:09
Eurovision Song Contest 2021: Everything you need to knowWhat time is it on? Who’s representing Ireland? And what about this year’s controversies?Tue May 18 2021 - 06:00
Alan Parker wanted ‘urban decay’ for The Commitments. Early-90s Dublin offered plenty of thatTV: As Back to Barrytown recounts, the movie brought Hollywood to Ireland just when we needed itMon May 17 2021 - 11:08
Backstage in Rotterdam, Lesley Roy flashes a smile wider than Marty Whelan’s moustacheEurovision 2021: Turn on, top up your wine and enjoy the journey, says Ireland’s entrantFri May 14 2021 - 16:07
Davina McCall on menopause: ‘I couldn’t talk to anybody. I felt so alone’TV Review: McCall does her bit to demystify a process that 50% of people go throughWed May 12 2021 - 22:00
Motherland: Sparkling wine o’clock wit from Sharon HorganTV review: Beleaguered parents will enjoy putting up their feet and draining every dropMon May 10 2021 - 09:30
Remember the Dominic West-Lily James kiss shock? The show they were making is a shocker tooBBC’s The Pursuit of Love features a histrionic Andrew Scott and ladlefuls of whimsyMon May 10 2021 - 09:24
Do the Irish really swear more than other nations? Who gives a f***Ardal O’Hanlon’s charming documentary ‘Holy F***’ is based on a slightly rickety premiseSun May 09 2021 - 23:18
St Vincent: ‘I feel the 1970s are very similar to where we are now’Annie Clark is reclaiming the story of her dad’s incarceration on her funky new albumSat May 08 2021 - 05:00
Ian Wright: Home Truths – Abused in childhood, a black hole of suffering and rageThere are no happy endings when the Arsenal striker investigates domestic violenceThu May 06 2021 - 22:00
The Big DIY Challenge: A ropey construction that just about hangs togetherTV review: RTÉ is actually pretty good at this sort of low-stakes disposable entertainmentThu May 06 2021 - 21:00
The Battle for Britney: Wow. This is a Line of Duty-level anticlimaxTV: Louis Theroux might do the story justice. But this feels like showbiz reportage by numbersWed May 05 2021 - 22:00
Tommie Gorman’s Ireland, Cancer and Me could have been riveting, emotive TV. It wasn’tTV review: Most of the programme is about important but obtuse changes in the HSEWed May 05 2021 - 11:32
Inside the Northern Bank robbery: ‘I was waiting for the bullet in the back of the head’TV review: Several moments chill the blood in ‘Heist: The Northern Bank Robbery’Mon May 03 2021 - 22:35
Line of Duty finale: Have we just sat through our final Ted talk?TV Review: After ‘a mental 10 years’ it seems mad to quit the UK’s most popular dramaMon May 03 2021 - 10:58
Rag’n’Bone Man: ‘Every cool venue I used to go to is now gone’The music business has changed since Rory Graham hit big with Human – and so has heSat May 01 2021 - 05:00
GunPlot introduces us to a gallery of … well, were they rogues, patriots or victims?TV review: RTÉ’s Arms Crisis documentary has elements of a John le Carré thrillerWed Apr 28 2021 - 22:50
What is Death Note, and is it really Ireland’s Netflix favourite?An international survey of search data finds Ireland’s most Googled Netflix property in 2021Tue Apr 27 2021 - 13:43
Starstruck: A giddy confection that helps rehabilitate the romcomTV review: Rose Matafeo’s new show is Notting Hill for Generation InstagramTue Apr 27 2021 - 13:22
Secrets of the Whales: Is the House of Mouse taking the mickey?TV review: A visually stunning Disney+ series that improves with the mute buttonThu Apr 22 2021 - 14:37
A European Super League? The Derry City story shows what being a soccer fan is really aboutTV: Different League is a timely chronicle of Derry’s mid-1980s League of Ireland arrivalTue Apr 20 2021 - 16:25
Kate Winslet is riveting in Mare of Easttown. Her Irish pronunciation not so muchTV: This murder mystery is a Springsteen song repurposed as high-calibre proceduralTue Apr 20 2021 - 09:30
Colm Tóibín: ‘I don’t think I learned anything at all from cancer’TV review: On Memory’s Shore is an enjoyable portrait of the unshowy authorMon Apr 19 2021 - 22:30
Leonardo: Aidan Turner has great stubble, but don’t expect Bridgerton-with-brushesThe canvas cracks a bit when the Irish actor is called on to channel Leonardo da Vinci’s virtuosityFri Apr 16 2021 - 11:40
Game of Thrones 10th birthday quiz: Why did Jon Snow leave Winterfell?Can you name the direwolves? Tell Lyanna Stark from Lyanna Mormont? If so, play onFri Apr 16 2021 - 01:00
Frank of Ireland: If you like toilet humour, you’ll love Brian and Domhnall Gleeson’s new comedyTV: The Gleesons are a lively double-act, and the scatological jokes arrive at an impressive clipThu Apr 15 2021 - 22:30
