One-woman wonders: album gigs we’d like to see happenIn honour of International Women's Day 2015, Una Mullally lists seven classic records that need to be given the full live treatmentSun Mar 08 2015 - 09:00
‘Speed-dating’ with the best creative businesswomen at OffsetA recent event gave newcomers a chance to learn from some of the smartest women in the local creative industriesThu Mar 05 2015 - 01:00
Look back, it’s Aer Lingus: Why can’t we hold on to what we create?Scratch the surface of many ‘Irish’ brands and you’ll find they’re owned by faceless multinationalsMon Mar 02 2015 - 12:29
The real mad men: how adverts get off the drawing boardThe advertising industry produces some cutting-edge art. Two of the creatives who’ll be at the Offset conference explain how their ideas take shapeSat Feb 28 2015 - 12:00
Adult Swim’s latest bag of tricksAdult Swim are at it again, this time with John C Reilly packing shopping bagsFri Feb 27 2015 - 15:32
Una Mullally: Why Greece’s rebellious streak is so appealingWatching Greece assert itself, regardless of the outcome, is encouragingMon Feb 23 2015 - 01:18
Selfishness has little to do with not having childrenPope Francis said couples who don’t have children are ‘selfish’ and part of ‘greedy’ generationMon Feb 16 2015 - 13:47
Backstage at the OscarsDo you really end up having a laugh with George Clooney? Or becoming best friends with Jennifer Lawrence in the ladies’ loos? Markéta Irglová and other Irish nominees give us the lowdown on being at the Academy AwardsSun Feb 15 2015 - 07:00
Una Mullally on vocal fry, women’s latest afflictionVocal fry is a creak that sometimes happens at the end of a sentence or a statement when you’re talkingMon Feb 09 2015 - 14:35
Bob Dylan’s on album 36, but he still trails well behind music’s most prolific artistsNice try Bob. Who’s made the most?Fri Feb 06 2015 - 06:00
Una Mullally: Standing up to threats and violence on the streets of Dublin‘If you confront violence in a successful way, chances are the perpetrators will think twice before they attack someone again’Mon Feb 02 2015 - 12:23
There is no ‘other side’ to any type of bullying‘If parents are genuinely perturbed by the idea of anti-homophobic bullying initiatives, then perhaps they too would benefit from a workshop’Fri Jan 30 2015 - 00:01
Una Mullally: Transgender rights are human rights and new Bill needs to recognise thisWhile the Gender Recognition Bill is welcome, there are huge shortcomingsMon Jan 26 2015 - 13:20
Leo Varadkar shows there’s no standard way to come outFor most in LGBT community coming out is a positive experience but problems remainWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
‘This might be awful’: the Theatre Machine testEach evening, audiences pay €14 to see four short works in progress. You might see a disaster or an embryonic hitTue Jan 20 2015 - 06:00
Varadkar coming out as gay is a gust of fresh air in Irish lifeRole models such as the Minister for Health show being gay is not a hindrance in Irish societyMon Jan 19 2015 - 12:01
Aaron Paul on Breaking Bad, beards, books and deathThe actor, best known for his role in Breaking Bad, was in Dublin recently, so we put a fat stack of short, sharp questions to himThu Jan 15 2015 - 16:45
Why a referendum on blasphemy is long overdueGiven its stranglehold on societies for generations, religion should be poked and proddedTue Jan 13 2015 - 07:33
Protect the uniqueness of Irish pubs from JD Wetherspoon’s inexorable advanceOpinion: pubs are one of our biggest draws for visitors and natives alikeMon Jan 05 2015 - 00:01
Seven New Year resolutions to get 2015 off to a flying start‘Abstinence and cutting back are tough enough at the best of times, but in grim January, it’s even more torturous’Mon Dec 29 2014 - 12:00
10 things we learned from this year's Other VoicesThe open, authentic Dingle festival shows no sign of losing its Midas touch despite a drop-off in media attentionSun Dec 28 2014 - 03:00
Una Mullally’s cultural highs and lows of 2014Dolly Parton singing ’9 to 5’ at Glastonbury was amazingSat Dec 27 2014 - 01:00
Just what you need for Christmas – a digital detoxSeven steps to give yourself an online breakFri Dec 26 2014 - 14:26
Pulling ‘The Interview’ sends a dark message about free speechIt may be a ‘silly comedy’ but allowing it to be censored sets a terrible precedentMon Dec 22 2014 - 12:01
A golden year for music when Irish acts did the businessMusicians, labels, promoters and fans can all take credit for a perfect storm of factors that made 2014 a special year for musicThu Dec 18 2014 - 01:00
A tale of two cities: rich Dublin and poor Dublin‘The public has become a Simon Cowell to the Government’s ‘X Factor’. Ministers stand up and perform, and we slate them . . . If we could, we’d vote them off every week’Mon Dec 15 2014 - 12:01
Other Voices: every music fan should experience the joy of what happens in DingleOther Voices is a gem in Dingle with free gigs in pubs and a programme of concerts in a churchMon Dec 15 2014 - 01:00
Outhouse library: a new home in Dublin for LGBT literatureCiarán Clark has brought the Outhouse centre’s library back to life and created a city centre gem in the processTue Dec 09 2014 - 06:00
BAI ruling on marriage equality comments stifles ongoing debate‘I have been told by national radio stations that in order to discuss my history book, there must be someone present who opposes rights for gay people’Mon Dec 08 2014 - 14:30
A breakthrough for RTÉ2: how the station is winning younger viewersA year and a half into the job, RTÉ2 channel controller Bill Malone is claiming some victories in persuading younger audiences and women to switch over, although Pantigate was a blip and budgetary problems remainMon Dec 08 2014 - 14:00
Una Mullally: Enda’s pint in gay bar a sterling show of solidarityTaoiseach’s appearance in Pantibar showed a widening acceptance of LGBT issuesSat Dec 06 2014 - 09:33
Gays, Greens and Fianna Fáil: the civil partnership battleA new oral history book by the ‘Irish Times’ columnist Una Mullally looks back on the long campaign that led to the upcoming referendum on same-sex marriage. In this extract, key players recall a 2007 battle between the then coalition ‘partners’ over the introduction of civil partnershipSat Dec 06 2014 - 06:00
Ticket Stubs: Fanapo, Van Morrison and the ghost of Christmas tweeWhat's tickling our cultural fancy this weekFri Dec 05 2014 - 08:00
The killing of Tamir Rice – another black and white issue‘If you want to look at inequality in America, look at East St Louis’Mon Dec 01 2014 - 12:00
Both sides now: Joni Mitchell looks backThe singer-songwriter, whose new box set is a reworked retrospective of her career, is still refreshingly out of sync with the timesSat Nov 29 2014 - 06:00
Men still hidden as victims of violence in the homeOpinion: it’s difficult to talk about male victims when men are so often depicted as perpetratorsMon Nov 24 2014 - 13:03
Drogheda jogger attack shows focus needs to move from victim to perpetratorComment: Garda statements tend to be victim-centric rather than focusing on attackersSat Nov 22 2014 - 17:20
Books: Pick of page-turnersAuthors and broadcasters recommendations for all typesThu Nov 20 2014 - 00:00
When is a water charge not a water charge?Opinion: ‘A Quit Yizzer Protesting Here’s A Hundred Quid Initiative (QYPHAHQI) would have less of a ring to it’Mon Nov 17 2014 - 12:00
Too Many Cooks – internet outsider art or a glimpse into hell?Before you read this, you’ll need to watch Adult Swim's latest viral sensation Too Many CooksFri Nov 14 2014 - 02:00
‘My main lunchtime ritual is wandering around the living room absentmindedly eating slices of ham’Una Mullally, journalistWed Nov 12 2014 - 12:30
Devil is in the detail of new postcode systemOpinion: Confusion around Eircode is best exposed by looking at its own websiteMon Nov 10 2014 - 01:00
Don’t lean in, barge in: why it’s time to stop being so polite about abortionOpinion: ‘Women need to utilise all their creativity and provocative skills and solidarity’Mon Nov 03 2014 - 12:08
Damien Rice: Fading back into viewOn the eve of the release of My Favourite Faded Fantasy, Reykjavik resident Rice talks to usThu Oct 30 2014 - 23:54
It’s good to see Enda Kenny and Micheál Martin condemn how victims of rape are treatedOpinion: On the same day Maíria Cahill met the Taoiseach, Safe Ireland revealed 11,500 women and children received support from domestic violence services in 2013. 3,500 requests for emergency accommodation were refused because refuges were fullMon Oct 27 2014 - 12:00
Opinion: No such thing as a free lunch – or frozen eggs – for employees‘We should always be suspicious of employers wanting to involve themselves in our lives, because a company’s job is to create profit’Mon Oct 20 2014 - 14:48
A 20% deposit makes it impossible for many to buy a houseOpinion: Would-be first-time buyers will have to remain in the rental market for a longer period, pushing up rent pricesMon Oct 13 2014 - 14:39
Here comes Somerville: the atmospheric sounds of a shy talentGalway native Maria Somerville might be shy in person, but her music carries a deliberate intentMon Oct 13 2014 - 01:00
