‘It’s going to be a bloodbath’ – Depp audio recording warns Heard of violence
Exchanges reveal actor describing himself as a ‘poor old junkie’ who depended on his wife
Has the time come to reduce the number of Catholic dioceses in Ireland?
Spending resources on maintenance of many churches is seen as no longer justified
Dancing With the Stars week 2: Erica-Cody and Jordan Conroy wow the judges
Evening pivots from torture to scorcher as sound glitches followed by sizzling entrance
Manchester United opt for more of the same mess by turning to Carrick
Solskjaer always just a symptom of United’s neglect which stems from the very top
‘If I do business stuff for too long, I’ll go to clown school for a bit’
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Holding on to the Big House: How modern owners make them viable
Hosting weddings, tourists and music festivals help sustain heritage buildings
Michael Palin, Mike Leigh and Christy Moore: This week’s unmissable online events
Celine Byrne and Robert Webb also among the virtual attractions over next seven days
‘Maybe it’s the optimist in me. Dying never came into my mind’
Cancer patients share their stories to raise awareness ahead of Daffodil Day
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There’s been another major turnover but catch the classics while you can
Sweet Art Deal – Frank McNally on a surprising Irish contribution to the history of art
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Steve Martin at 75: ‘The name Dr Michael Hfuhruhurr still makes me laugh’
Sarah Silverman, Reginald D Hunter and more on a ‘profoundly stupid, completely brilliant’ comic
Jennifer O’Connell: Ireland has its attitude to travel back to front
The Government needs to worry about who is flying in, not who is flying out
John Cleese has a faulty sense of humour about the Irish
The comedian’s mockery of Irish people and names began in 1975 and continued this week
A generation is about to have the door closed in its face
Even before Covid-19, there were signs the young faced greater challenges than their parents
What have the British ever done for us, eh?
Caveat: When Germany and France were trying to bully us over tax affairs, which nation stood beside us? Britain
A Ryan Tubridy interview takes a terrifying twist
Radio review: The presenter reacts sensitively to Úna Keane's tale of a harrowing attack
Terry Jones was the John Lennon of comedy
The Monty Python founder had the idea of dropping punchlines for an absurdist style
Netflix: The best 101 films to watch right now
Half our favourite movies have vanished. But there’s still plenty of great stuff to search for
JoJo Rabbit: Hitler, the Jews and the boundaries of comedy
Sophisticated film set in Germany during the second World War deploys its laughter expertly and contains a message for our time
Monty Python collaborator Neil Innes dies aged 75
Comedian and musician also sang with Beatles parody band The Rutles
Trucker is driven spare by frustrated licence renewal attempt
Pricewatch: Our reader offers a ‘salutary tale’ on the vagaries of the driving licence system
McCarthy due more appreciation for his sterling service to Irish football
Both as a player and a manager, Barnsley native has given his best for the Republic
Seán Moran: Jury on the Super 8s could be out for quite a while
There have been successes in the new format but also worrying trends
Lucy Kellaway on online dating at 60: ‘I rule out men wearing Lycra on a bicycle’
Some, already retired, loudly claim they ‘adore travelling the world’. I eliminate these too
Séan Moncrieff: What do we mean when we talk about ‘Irishness’?
Voting to protect Irish identity by keeping others out might actually destroy it
Fintan O'Toole: English self-mockery has gone beyond a joke
The distance between the gloriously bonkers opening ceremony of the London Olympics and the sourness of Brexit is not as great as it seems
Chris Johns: Has Brexit broken Britain irreparably?
Britain feels more extremist than even before and people won’t retreat from their deeply held positions
Local radio layoffs continue to loom for real-life Alan Partridges
London Letter: Leave-veering audiences to lose out to capital’s output
John Cleese: ‘Why don’t you Irish spell your names properly?’
The comedian and actor on his pet hates and staying with the real Basil Fawlty
Bones of Contention – Frank McNally on fearless jockeys, Sean O’Brien’s arm, and climbing for sport
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Fintan O'Toole: The English have been told lies about the EU by most of their press
Brexit is the outcome of decades of spoofery by Britain’s media
Damon Albarn: ‘Brexit has revealed terrible truths about the mental health of the English’
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