Jarlath Regan’s Spotify playlist: ‘I cry easily. I’m a big wet’
Check out the comedian and podcaster’s playlist of songs he’s been listening to lately
Apropos of Apostrophes – Frank McNally on the rise and fall of a controversial punctuation mark
An Irishman’s Diary
Christopher Eccleston offers a haunting meditation on fatherhood
Brief reviews of I Love the Bones of You, The Sea Cloak and Other Stories and Resist! How to be an Activist in the Age of Defiance
Ardal O’Hanlon: ‘I was always this weird, watchful kind of kid’
The comedian on stand-up terror, growing up with a politician for a dad, and Father Ted
Edinburgh festivals: awards and acclaim – and exhaustion – for Irish performers
As the international and fringe festivals close, Irish teams reflect on a good month
Twenty-one things to do this May bank holiday weekend
There is a ton of stuff going on across the country over the next few days
Kilkenomics: A topsy-turvy place all about maximising weird interactions
Economists wander in T-shirts, jeans and leather jackets; comedians wear suits and ties
The Forensic Records Society review: Give it a spin
A humorous, philosophical novel on the nature of societies set among music geeks
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Great ideas come from a disregard from the usual ways of thinking, from the way we are educated to think
What’s on your summer bucket list?
A selective guide to places to go and things to do with the family
My wife and my comedy life: John Bishop opens up
As a stellar line-up begins gathering for next weekend’s Vodafone comedy festival in Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens, Brian Boyd hears how headliner John Bishop’s failing marriage inspired his stand-up career and how his wife eventually found him funny again
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