Bat for Lashes: ‘I was rootless and lost in a way, and being buffeted around by music being looked at as a business’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 motherhoodTue Jun 04 2024 - 05:15
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card review – a fascinating celebration of one of Ireland’s most influential rockersTelevision: Documentary shows how Donegal-born Corkman was a key influence for Brian May, Johnny Marr and SlashMon Jun 03 2024 - 19:30
Bryce Dessner of The National on his NCH residency: ‘It’s special for me. Ireland is a place where we feel comfortable and inspired’The guitarist and classically-trained composer has a number of orchestral projects planned for autumn at the historic Dublin venueMon Jun 03 2024 - 05:15
Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan: ‘Taylor Swift is one of the most gifted pop artists of all time’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 purestMon Jun 03 2024 - 05:15
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted – The Cliffs of Ireland sees irascible chef at his most cuddly as he enthuses over Irish food and landscapesTelevision: Show features celebrity chef touring the world to try out the best local foodstuffsThu May 30 2024 - 14:22
Eric review: Benedict Cumberbatch shines alongside big fluffy monster in extremely strange abduction dramaTelevision: Cumberbatch’s performance makes you want to stick with this very odd show about a child’s disappearanceThu May 30 2024 - 09:11
The Veil review: Elisabeth Moss struggles with an iffy English accent as Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight misfires againTelevision: Steven Knight, at his best, delivers a blockbuster fizzle to the small screen. But when he’s bad, he’s pretty awfulWed May 29 2024 - 10:30
Apple has decided 2024 is the year it annoys everyone. Is its top 100 albums list really that bad?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 musosTue May 28 2024 - 06:00
The Sympathizer review: top-rank TV and a ruthless deconstruction of American imperialismTelevision: 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 UnionMon May 27 2024 - 22:00
Nationwide Celebrates 100 Years of O’Connell Street review: heart-warming local colour, with emphasis on the positivesTelevision: O’Connell Street, let’s be honest, has long had a rough reputation. But wallowing in grittiness isn’t the Nationwide wayMon May 27 2024 - 19:30
Rod Stewart in Dublin review: The 79-year-old rock icon does his best to keep misery at bay amid downpoursWhen the sky does eventually clear – a bit – the singer, remarkably sprightly for someone knocking on 80, hits his strideMon May 27 2024 - 09:37
15 of the most memorable moments at Irish festivals, from Sinéad O’Connor and Beyoncé to Kylie Minogue and Nick CaveIt’s summer festival time again. As we retrieve our wellies and thermal sleeping bags, what better moment to rank great Irish highlights of the past?Mon May 27 2024 - 05:15
Paul Weller: ‘The UK is led by idiots – public-school idiots. They don’t give a f**k’The singer’s new album is his most political since The Jam eviscerated England’s class system with Eton Rifles in 1979Sat May 25 2024 - 05:30
Insomnia review: Vicky McClure is great in this ridiculous British potboilerTelevision: Following a well-established formula where a successful middle-class woman’s life is ripped apart, Insomnia is silly but gets under the skinThu May 23 2024 - 16:24
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 againTue May 21 2024 - 23:05
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 subjectMon May 20 2024 - 22:35
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 fansSun May 19 2024 - 22:45
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 threeThu May 16 2024 - 14:13
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 HindsWed May 15 2024 - 22:45
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 sensationalismWed May 15 2024 - 10:52
Billie Eilish: Why pop’s great outlier has always done things differentlyThe star’s dark, brooding songs subvert the idea of pop as shiny and upbeat. Her new album is set to carry on that creepy sensibilitySat May 11 2024 - 05:30
The Young Offenders review: Beloved anarchic comedy is back and as sweet as ever but why is it not on RTÉ?Television: Latest instalment of Cork-based series is showing on BBC a full year before its scheduled date on RTÉFri May 10 2024 - 22:00
Bodkin review: toe-curling paddywhackery from Barack and Michelle Obama plumbs the diddly dee depthsNetflix dramedy thinks it is critiquing cliches about Ireland when in fact it is adding to the stockpileThu May 09 2024 - 09:35
Eurovision 2024: Ireland’s entry Bambie Thug performs tonight in first semi-final – can they win and who are the favourites? Everything you need to know about this year’s Eurovision Song Contest which sees Ireland attempt to qualify for Saturday’s final for the first time since 2018Tue May 07 2024 - 11:43
The Responder: Martin Freeman’s descent into furious nihilism makes for gripping viewingTelevision review: Tony Schumacher’s gritty script and Freeman’s unshowy performance gives The Responder its raw-boned powerSun May 05 2024 - 22:00
Mitski at 3Arena review: a remarkable opening kick-starts a breathtaking night of melody and melodramaFrom the start Japanese-American pop star Mitski pulls the crowd into a spooky pop neverlandSun May 05 2024 - 12:06
Young Offenders star Alex Murphy: ‘For Roy Keane to be eager to be on the show was just mad’The hit comedy, which returns to the BBC next week, was the actor’s first professional work. So he didn’t expect a Cork sporting legend to arrive on setSun May 05 2024 - 05:15
Passion, booze, madness and comradeship: Bruce Springsteen’s special relationship with IrelandA new chapter in that friendship opens as the Boss returns for an all-Ireland tour with dates in Belfast, Kilkenny, Cork and DublinSat May 04 2024 - 05:30
Clarkson’s Farm review: Farming is tough nowadays – even for millionaire dabblers bankrolled by Jeff BezosTelevision review: Jeremy Clarkson turns misty-eyed over the fate of his cattle. Top Gear fans will be shockedFri May 03 2024 - 10:00
Songlines review: Traveller singer Thomas McCarthy explores a painful history through songTelevision review: This fascinating documentary from director Pat Collins is full of pride but also sadnessThu May 02 2024 - 23:15
Conan O’Brien on Ros na Rún review: Comedian finds his niche as a disappointed Irish-American balloon-sellerTelevision: TG4 has delivered a nice cameo moment in an otherwise wild showTue Apr 30 2024 - 21:00
Miriam: Death of a Reality Star review – heartbreaking insight into the murky world of early reality TVTelevision: This documentary is thoughtful but has a blank space at its centre that should be occupied by Miriam herselfMon Apr 29 2024 - 22:00
Dead Boy Detectives review: frantic and ferociously bingeable spooky funTelevision: Neil Gaiman’s haunted odd couple are the Inbetweeners crossed with Clive Barker’s Hellraiser – and it’s wonderfulThu Apr 25 2024 - 10:01
The Big Door Prize review: Chris O’Dowd could do a lot better than this snooze sessionTelevision: Irish actor works hard but this dystopia-lite show, now in its second series, is simply flawedWed Apr 24 2024 - 10:00
Kelly Moran: ‘It’s always inspiring to me how the people of Ireland have always been so outspoken’The Irish-American experimental composer, whose new album is gut-punchingly beautiful, on making music and standing up for what you believe inTue Apr 23 2024 - 05:15
‘The tea was put on, and Dad didn’t come home’: Murder of a GAA ChairmanTelevision: Documentary conveys nightmare left in the wake of the murder of Bellaghy GAA chairman Seán Brown by a loyalist death squad 25 years agoMon Apr 22 2024 - 22:35
St Vincent: ‘I recently did an ancestry.com thing, and it was all Irish Catholics. That’s my rascal side’Annie Clark’s ever-morphing, visionary pop has won her consistent acclaim. She’s now inspiring young artists from The Last Dinner Party to Olivia RodrigoMon Apr 22 2024 - 05:15
Mammoth review: wistfully hilarious trip back to the boorish and misogynistic 1970sTelevision review: Mike Bubbins’s creation is a giggle-fest that pokes fun at the decade that political correctness forgotWed Apr 17 2024 - 22:25
Starburster: Fontaines DC’s thrillingly sinister new single is a dystopian belterGrian Chatten and his bandmates also announce a new album, Romance, due for release in AugustWed Apr 17 2024 - 19:31
Feud: Capote vs The Swans review - Glittering cast with Tom Hollander and Naomi Watts cannot save this tragedyTelevision: Ryan Murphy’s portrayal of Truman Capote with swoon-worthy ensemble is not the capricious romp he may have originally had in mindWed Apr 17 2024 - 10:00
Blue Lights review: This compelling show is a rare spark in the moribund world of Irish crime televisionTelevision: In its guts, this BCC show is just really good telly – the acting is compelling, and the show’s evocation of Belfast rivetingTue Apr 16 2024 - 10:00
Man Up? review: A muddled exploration of what it really means to be a manTelevision: Jordan Conroy presents show exploring toxic masculinity, but what is RTÉ trying to say?Mon Apr 15 2024 - 18:00
Taylor Swift favourite Girl in Red: ‘People have tried to cancel me for the craziest things that have no root in reality’Taylor Swift hand-picked Girl in Red Ulven Marie – a lifelong fan – to open for her in Chicago, Detroit and Pittsburgh during the North American leg of the Eras TourMon Apr 15 2024 - 05:15
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam: ‘Music has helped me in survival, in mental health, in dealing with aggression’Grunge stalwarts, whose rollicking new album is imminent, get along better than ever - until they enter the studioSat Apr 13 2024 - 05:30
Franklin review: Michael Douglas is in his element but the rest of this sumptuous period show falls flatTelevision: Like a musical without a song, the story of Benjamin Franklin in Paris fails to lean into its potentialFri Apr 12 2024 - 06:00
Home Rescue: The Big Fix review: A emotional series return that proves a house is never just a houseTelevision: Now in its seventh season, this show and its hard-working presenters continue to engage and entertainThu Apr 11 2024 - 22:35
Pearl Jam: Dark Matter – Eddie Vedder and co return with a tempestuous back-to-basics albumProducer Andrew Watt helps grunge stalwarts with what he did for The Rolling Stones last year: roll years back while avoiding parodyThu Apr 11 2024 - 05:45
Home of the Year winner revealed: restored 1920s redbrick ‘full of style and bold design’ lands the big prizeTelevision review Aside from a lack of friction, the other big problem with that finale is that it removes the crucial snoop factor that makes Home of the Year so addictiveTue Apr 09 2024 - 21:00
Bobby Vylan: ‘That’s how I think the English government views the Irish: they’re all right so long as they stay in their place’The grime-punk duo are a project only post-Brexit Britain could produce. Their sucker-punch lyrics tackle food poverty, empire’s toxic legacy and moreTue Apr 09 2024 - 05:00
Mark Knopfler on the end of Dire Straits: ‘Maybe I should have kept playing, let it get as big as Brazil’Reluctant to coast on old glories, the guitarist is about to release One Deep River, the 10th in a series of soulful and virtuosic stand-alone albumsSat Apr 06 2024 - 05:15
