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Kingsley Ben-Adir almost wrestles his role into respectability, but the whiff of authorisation is overpowering
Bob Marley
‘The Irish were always playing Bob Marley’: One Love star Kingsley Ben-Adir on growing up with the reggae icon
Bob Marley’s music is ‘a spiritual thing’, says the actor, who took the lead role in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s biopic at the request of the Jamaican star’s family
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Musician and film-maker Don Letts on Shane MacGowan, The Clash and being black in Britain
Reggae icon Bunny Wailer, last Wailers member, dies aged 73
‘This is a great loss for Jamaica and for Reggae’ – Jamaican prime minister
Johnny Nash, singer best known for I Can See Clearly Now, dies aged 80
Nash, who had been in declining health, helped launch the career of Bob Marley
Ruth Negga: ‘People who say they don’t consider skin colour... are you f**king blind?’
Black Irish Lives: The actor on growing up in Ireland, the film industry, and Black Lives Matter
A flavourful culinary road trip around Jamaica
There’s much more to Jamaican cuisine than jerk chicken, as Shilpa Ganatra found out when she went to the Caribbean island
In a Word . . . Youth
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Joanne O’Riordan: Sit back and enjoy a riveting World Cup
There is no better time to be alive than during an international tournament
Ajax and Juventus set up second leg classic with Amsterdam draw
Cristiano Ronaldo scores crucial away goal but hosts impress in entertaining draw
Give it a lash: 100 questions to test your Irishness
Win a €250 Kenny’s hamper, delivered anywhere in the world. Ah, go on, go on, go on ....
Chris Cornell: Metallica, Foo Fighters lead star-studded tribute to Soundgarden singer
Chris Cornell’s widow, friends and family in heartfelt tributes at I am the Highway special concert in Los Angeles
The 2018 Irish Times Christmas Prize Quiz
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Whitney: As heart-wrenching as anything you’ll see this year
Review: This film broke the allegation that Dee Dee Warwick molested Whitney Houson
Royal baby, royal wedding: Live it up in London like a royal
It’s not only princess-to-be Meghan Markle who can do London like a royal. A weekend trip can take in their hang-outs, favourite shops and refined bars – at a price
Flawed paradise: Catching the buzz of the real Jamaica
Beyond the reputation of poverty, murder and drug-dealing, Jamaica has a rich culture and vibrant people. It is like nowhere else on earth
No inner conflict for Simon Zebo as he prepares to face Racing
Popular figure determined to end his period with Munster by claiming silverware
Gig of the week: Damien Dempsey at Vicar Street
For the past 10 years, the Dublin singer has followed his own characteristic path
Planet Business: the weird and wonderful world of finance
From a butter shortage in France to a no-smoking holiday in Japan and the world’s highest-earning dead celebrities
Michael Jackson named the highest-earning dead celebrity
‘Forbes’ analysis reveals estates of 10 dead stars raked in €250m in total in a year
‘I moved to New York with a guitar and $200, and ended up playing with Bowie’
For guitarist Gerry Leonard, the city itself has been his ‘biggest teacher’
The next big thing? Not doughnuts
It’s tempting to imitate what’s already popular but that’s not progress
Former Apollo House owner supports aims of occupation by Home Sweet Home
Liam Ó Maonlaí, Glen Hansard, Hozier and Christy Dignam perform at support gig
Dane Coles: All Blacks all-rounder on worryingly good run
The loss to Ireland in Chicago a mere blip on New Zealand ace hooker’s winning streak
Claims of ‘large-scale’ voter fraud raises fears of election day violence
Far-right groups take Donald Trump’s claims of ballot rigging seriously
‘The few words of English I had came from Bob Marley’
New to the Parish: On his 26th birthday, a Brazilian musician arrived in Dublin from São Paulo to work and play music. Five years on, he is ready to start a family here
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