Jeremy Clarkson being hoofed in the testes. Now that’s what I call eroticaPatrick Freyne: I will be giving Clarkson’s Farm my usual joyless Marxist critique, but first...Fri Aug 13 2021 - 05:00
How dare Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer deny they are in a relationshipAt €1m an epsiode, ‘Ross’ and ‘Rachel’ should be obliged to say they’re more than FriendsThu Aug 12 2021 - 12:59
What is free will? Can we know God? And what if everyone was really buff, with abs and stuff?Patrick Freyne: Like all great fiction, Masters of the Universe asks the big questionsFri Jul 30 2021 - 05:00
In the shadow of giants: Living next to Dublin’s high-rise developments'I had a stroke over this place in 2016… The stress of it. No one was helping us'Sat Jul 24 2021 - 06:00
‘Squirrel’s quite nice ... fox tastes awful’ – Learning to survive in the wildYou must slow down to nature’s pace, be able to make fire, and be prepared to eat anythingSat Jul 24 2021 - 05:00
Patrick Freyne: After several episodes of Sexy Beasts, I'm attracted to many animalsYou’ll either hate Sexy Beasts, Netflix’s new dating show, or like it so much it disturbs youFri Jul 23 2021 - 05:00
‘Near-death experiences happen a lot. But I pray to ask for protection and for my horse to be okay’Kim Bartley’s film Pure Grit tells the moving story of Indian relay racer Sharmaine WeedWed Jul 21 2021 - 05:00
Young playwrights separated by lockdown come together for Abbey debutWriters from Fighting Words programme meet for first time as their plays grace the stageSat Jul 17 2021 - 05:00
‘Finally,’ I thought, ‘an erotic drama that makes sense to me.’ It so doesn’tPatrick Freyne: I live in hope that there’s a cameo from the real Billy ConnollyFri Jul 16 2021 - 05:00
How many teenagers can a Bean an Tí fit in her house? One moreIrish college may be cancelled this year but it’s an experience that never changes. Ever.Fri Jul 09 2021 - 17:00
‘Believing his penis to be haunted, he streamlined his factories and made a billion’Patrick Freyne: I get why people want to be a bit rich: poverty sucks. But why Rich-List rich?Fri Jul 09 2021 - 05:00
Legalising drugs: ‘Drug use should be treated as normal adult behaviour’Irish youth workers have banded together to seek an end to drug prohibition to remove criminal risk from usersSat Jul 03 2021 - 06:00
Love Island: Ah, happy memories of meeting my own wife while taking part in an erotic challengePatrick Freyne: Is the reality show giving young people unrealistic ideas? I wouldn’t say soFri Jul 02 2021 - 05:00
Gordon Brown: ‘We’ve got to give people a message of hope’The former British prime minister spoke to Fintan O’Toole at the Irish Times Summer Nights FestivalWed Jun 30 2021 - 23:42
We’ve crammed the word ‘Kerrygold’ into this headline that should be about Stanley TucciPatrick Freyne: A US celeb says he likes our favourite butter? Make him presidentFri Jun 25 2021 - 05:00
Abbey Theatre reopens for a select few but ‘it feels like 80,000 at Croke Park’Live audience returns for the first time in 15 months, to see new play by Úna McKevittMon Jun 21 2021 - 22:00
This is Bray: Nine lives in an Irish seaside townA new TV series, Our Town, follows a diverse group of young people with big dreamsSat Jun 19 2021 - 06:00
GB News, week 1: It takes until Tuesday to go full wingnutPatrick Freyne: Dan Wootton and Andrew Neil are the stars of this sort of Fox News UKFri Jun 18 2021 - 05:00
How to talk to the vaccine denier in your lifeAnti-vax sentiment is strong among people who rely on social media for most of their newsThu Jun 17 2021 - 11:06
More content sludge from a vast conglomerate? Right down my gawping tube, pleasePatrick Freyne: Loki entertains, but soon all art will be sucked into the Marvel Cinematic UniverseFri Jun 11 2021 - 05:00
James Vincent McMorrow at the Iveagh Gardens: ‘I didn’t realise how much I needed this’‘I cried on the Luas on the way in,’ says one gig-goer, as live music returns to IrelandThu Jun 10 2021 - 22:35
Fifty years of Martyn Turner cartoons: ‘I have always been a liberal bigot’The Irish Times satirist on the X case cartoon, those worms and his inability to drawSat Jun 05 2021 - 06:00
David O’Doherty: ‘Sexual assault in Irish comedy … They’re not allegations … they happened’The comedian on podcasting from Achill, his new children’s book, and comedy cultureSat May 29 2021 - 00:00
You know what Angela Scanlon’s like. She’s sizing up the gullible English for a real-estate takeoverPatrick Freyne: Ireland was wise to send the host to infiltrate their property industry. I trust herFri May 28 2021 - 05:00
If you hate articles about the royal family, written by craven lackeys, don’t read thisPatrick Freyne: Royalty takes a lot of interpreting. Luckily, The Irish Times has meFri May 21 2021 - 05:00
Michael Lewis: My pandemic prediction ‘was only partly right’In his new book the Moneyball and Big Short author tackles the US response to Covid-19Sat May 15 2021 - 06:00
The Reelingintheyearsification of Irish history ... so reassuringPatrick Freyne: 2014 was so awful … Thankfully everything’s perfect now in 2021Fri May 14 2021 - 05:00
Could we care less about people who care?At some point we all need care. Why is it so undervalued?Sat May 08 2021 - 06:00
Patrick Freyne: Give the Galactic Empire a break. They’re just trying to get things doneI’d like to see a David Simon-helmed show dealing with galactic housing policyFri May 07 2021 - 05:00
All the world is a van: Shakespeare in a time of CovidKing Lear in a Van is a clever way of bringing theatre and drama to the massesWed May 05 2021 - 05:00
Homeless in lockdown: ‘I sat today on O’Connell Street and just cried’Being homeless during the pandemic has meant increased isolation and lonelinessSat May 01 2021 - 06:00
In all medical dramas, characters have sex in supply closetsPatrick Freyne: Medical soaps do what prestige telly does, just backwards and in scrubsFri Apr 30 2021 - 05:00
I hate to sexualise former taoisigh, but who wouldn’t lob the gob at Enda Kenny?Patrick Freyne: The former taoiseach looks well in retirement, face ruddy, rusty locks flowingFri Apr 23 2021 - 05:00
Dermot Whelan: ‘I have a skill . . . to make people laugh, lift people’s moods’He's no longer just a comedian and radio host, but an author and meditation coach tooSat Apr 17 2021 - 06:00
I Can See Your Voice: Is this the show where celebs drop acid and see what happens?Patrick Freyne: Paddy McGuinness is the lord of shiny-floor gameshowsFri Apr 16 2021 - 05:00
Six common conspiracy theories and why it’s pointless to argue with themMocking conspiracy theories is tempting but it doesn’t work. To change minds you must challengeSun Apr 11 2021 - 06:00
The Mary Wallopers: ‘Folk was never supposed to be safe’The Dundalk ballad band are tapping into the political power of folk, punk and hip-hopSat Apr 10 2021 - 05:00
Last night I dreamt that Hugh Wallace visited my home. And loved itPatrick Freyne: In Home of the Year, Dublin aesthetes judge folk from the cultureless provincesFri Apr 09 2021 - 05:00
Rónán Hession: ‘I’m okay with writing books that fit into my life’Author of Leonard and Hungry Paul talks about music, small publishers and working as a civil servantSat Apr 03 2021 - 06:00
In Dragons’ Den, rich adults treat other adults like children. I join inPatrick Freyne: Dragons’ Den is still on, a contender for longest running show on TVFri Apr 02 2021 - 05:00
'People are tired, worried, exhausted. They’ve run out of steam'Prolonged lockdown causing anxiety and frustration, psychotherapists sayWed Mar 31 2021 - 08:20
John Spillane: ‘Why can’t you sing about Ballincollig if you can sing about Phoenix, Arizona?’The Cork singer-songwriter has been writing songs to order, like an old-style bardSat Mar 27 2021 - 05:00
Patrick Freyne: Why’s Danny Dyer challenging an Irishwoman? He messes with your nutI’d watch The Wall host in anything, though. Cast him in your prestigious HBO drama, you cowardsFri Mar 26 2021 - 05:00
‘It’s like a wedding during the war’: A day in the life of a registry officeCovid restrictions mean only six can attend – including the bride and groomSun Mar 21 2021 - 06:00
‘It’s a little bit scary’: A night in Dublin’s locked-down city centrePatrick Freyne meets the people who now inhabit Dublin’s ‘sad but beautiful’ centreSat Mar 20 2021 - 06:00
‘Tis yerself!’ Dáithí Ó Sé says through a mouthful of boxty and Tanora. He is the spirit of IrelandPatrick Freyne: That’s how I imagine him, anyhow. He’s almost as compelling as The CircleFri Mar 19 2021 - 05:00
When Fontaines DC met Bohemian FC: ‘Homelessness can be solved’A football club and rock band join forces: ‘Homelessness can’t be something we accept’Sat Mar 13 2021 - 08:00
I’m entitled to my stupid opinion, and I say pigs should wear shoesPatrick Freyne: Eating with the Enemy is a televisual response to our endless opinionisingFri Mar 12 2021 - 05:00
Harry and Meghan: The union of two great houses, the Windsors and the Celebrities, is completeAfter Harry and Meghan, the monarchy looks archaic and racist. Well duhMon Mar 08 2021 - 23:00
Michael Fry: ‘I’ve never done live stuff ever. It absolutely terrifies me’The online comedian on stage fright, indie bands and why Navan isn’t a funny townSat Mar 06 2021 - 05:00
