Subscriber OnlyBenicio Del Toro: ‘I do movies that are more than just shooting and killing’Benicio Del Toro and Michael Cera speak about their roles in Wes Anderson's latest filmBy Donald ClarkeSat May 24 2025 - 05:28
Subscriber Only‘It belongs with the books of Kells and Durrow.’ Illuminated manuscripts back in Ireland for the first time in more than 1,000 yearsNational Museum of Ireland's St Gallen exhibition highlights historical links between Irish missionary and SwitzerlandBy Ella SloaneSat May 24 2025 - 05:17
Subscriber OnlySwift Blaze of Fire by Lin Rose Clark: Engaging account of Irish Olympian killed fighting for republican SpainRobert Hilliard’s decision to walk out on wife and children haunted his family
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Subscriber OnlyAuthor Gethan Dick: ‘I’d make it illegal to buy or sell water. Everyone would adapt within a few weeks’The visual artist on her debut novel, Water in The Desert, Fire in the Night; apocalypse always; and ‘chaotic, grubby’ Marseilles
Why Donald Trump is stupid to accept Qatar’s gift of a luxury jetUnthinkable: Socrates said immorality is the result of ignorance - Trump is proof of that By Joe Humphreys
Billy Joel cancels tour and announces brain disorder diagnosisSinger (76) says he has been told he has normal pressure hydrocephalus
Orla Gartland beats Fontaines DC to win best song at Ivor Novello awardsDubliner released her second album, Everybody Needs a Hero, last year
Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band: Land of Hope & Dreams review – A roiling, righteous anti-Trump onslaught By Ed Power
Bryan Adams in 3Arena review: ‘Had I been wearing a tie, I would have wrapped it around my head and run up and down the aisle screaming’No misplaced irony here, just more hits than a wedding disco as the anthems keep comingBy Pat Carty
New Irish albums reviewed and rated: The Would-Be’s, Varo, Curtisy and Pete HolidaiMay 2025 releases include HindZeitgeist, The World That I Knew, Beauty in the Beast and Electric Jukebox Volume OneBy Tony Clayton-Lea
Tate McRae at 3Arena review: An impressive, polished performanceThe Canadian singer-songwriter’s Miss Possessive show delivers a sexy, fun and powerful vibeBy Rebecca Daly
Benicio Del Toro: ‘I do movies that are more than just shooting and killing’Benicio Del Toro and Michael Cera speak about their roles in Wes Anderson's latest filmBy Donald Clarke
Cannes 2025: Julian Assange makes for unlikely new star, walkouts at warts-and-all Shia LaBeouf film - and Brigitte Bardot is backCannes Diary: Plus reviews of Alpha, Highest 2 Lowest and PillionBy Tara Brady
The Flats: Excellent post-Troubles documentary that illuminates how trauma can nag away for decades By Donald Clarke
When the Light Breaks review: Emotionally astute drama is a bonsai miniature of overwhelming grief By Tara Brady
Author Gethan Dick: ‘I’d make it illegal to buy or sell water. Everyone would adapt within a few weeks’The visual artist on her debut novel, Water in The Desert, Fire in the Night; apocalypse always; and ‘chaotic, grubby’ MarseillesBy Martin Doyle
Swift Blaze of Fire by Lin Rose Clark: Engaging account of Irish Olympian killed fighting for republican SpainRobert Hilliard’s decision to walk out on wife and children haunted his familyBy Brian Hanley
Sirens review: An anaemic White Lotus cover that hits the right notes but has no tune of its ownSirens, starring Julianne Moore and Kevin Bacon, exists in a heightened realityBy Ed Power
Clarkson’s Farm review: Muddy escapades galore on latest serving of Jeremy Clarkson’s rural reality showTelevision: Former Top Gear presenter is like an old tractor that refuses to die – mucky but very ready for dutyBy Ed Power
Under cover of flimsy filler, Ray D’Arcy gets politicalRadio: Radio 1 host’s show lays it on thick and thin, while former boxer Bernard Dunne hears compelling tales of sporting highs and lowsBy Mick Heaney
Nine Perfect Strangers review: The only people likely to be traumatised by this moribund thriller are the viewersTelevision: Kidman does her best, but this year’s cast of dysfunctional one-per-centers make for a threadbare bunchBy Ed Power
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake: Magical performance explains why show still enchants so manyDublin Dance Festival 2025: Celebrating its 30th anniversary, this ballet has earned its recognition as one of the most beloved Swan Lake interpretations of all timeBy Christie Seaver
Re:Incarnation review: A vibrant celebration of the eternal cycle of living Dublin Dance Festival 2025: What speaks loudest in this show by 10 Q-Dance Company dancers is the immediate physicality onstageBy Michael Seaver
‘It belongs with the books of Kells and Durrow.’ Illuminated manuscripts back in Ireland for the first time in more than 1,000 yearsNational Museum of Ireland's St Gallen exhibition highlights historical links between Irish missionary and SwitzerlandBy Ella Sloane
Cabinet of curiosities: Kunstkammer, at Lismore Castle Arts, explores worlds within worldsCurator Robert O’Byrne brings us on a wild ride through a constellation of bizarre objects and artworksBy Gemma Tipton
