RTÉ to adapt Marian Keyes bestsellers into new series
The Walsh Sisters, which is set to begin filming in 2025, has been billed as a ‘comedy about serious things’
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PJ Gallagher: Changing My Mind review – Comedian’s mental health no laughing matter
Television: Comedian and broadcaster could have done with a lot more time to air his articulate views on this important subject
Stefanie Preissner: ‘Motherhood is so hard, and so lonely, and so mysterious’
The author and broadcaster opens up about about navigating miscarriage, early motherhood, autism and anorexia
The Irish Times shortlisted in three categories for coverage of mental health
Patrick Freyne and Jennifer O’Connell among nominees
95 things to look forward to: Matches, movies, plays, pints, pals
By Aisling Bea, Mary McAleese, Richard Ford, Marian Keyes, Tolü Makay, Blindboy and more
My most memorable meal, by Joe Duffy, Liz Nugent, Stefanie Preissner and more
As restaurants prepare to open, we asked well-known people for their favourite feasts
Inspiring educators: How coronavirus has given us a new appreciation of teachers
Many of us see the levels of patience, persistence and personal attention that goes into the role of an educator
Mother’s Day under Covid-19 sees gifts left on doorsteps with lots of love
‘I need nothing but a virtual hug and to survive. That would be the best present ever’
Quizzes, influencers, IRA memes: How Election 2020 was won online
Online culture has reshaped the political landscape, but the quality of information varies
Stefanie Preissner: ‘You couldn’t pay me to go back to my 20s’
The Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope creator says everyone should learn how to say no
Doireann Garrihy: 'I know people who have barely been outside Dublin'
Broadcaster’s new podcast, The Laughs of Your Life, has topped the charts since March
‘Don’t ruin the vibes’, Coppers punters advice to new owners of Dublin nightclub
Copper Face Jacks is on the market but ought to remain ‘a real Irish night out’
2019 cultural highlights: You’ll laugh, you’ll picnic, you’ll plough
The best music, theatre, comedy, film and spoken word in the coming year
Ambition: Why is it still a dirty word for women?
Girls are chided for being pushy or bossy. But ambition should be celebrated
Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope: ‘It would be clutching at straws to do third series’
Writer Stefanie Preissner on ending the hit comedy-drama and heading for the US
Chris O’Dowd: From big Irish teddy bear to American hard man
The Boyle star on his tough-guy role in ‘Get Shorty’ and his county’s referendum journey
‘Can’t Cope Won’t Cope’ finale: What an incomplete Aisling
Review: In series 2, the plot grew ever-less-plausible and even Coppers began to feel old
Seven of the best TV shows to watch this week
Anthony Hopkins plays Lear, Gay Byrne takes a trip down memory lane and Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope comes to a friendship-wrecking close
Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope: Aisling is a habit we can’t shake
One of the freshest, funniest shows on TV absorbs everything jittery about modern Ireland
The ultimate Irish bucket list: Croagh Patrick, the Gaeltacht, soda bread
What’s the one thing every Irish person should do before they die?
What’s Ireland’s favourite Christmas song, we wondered. So we asked you . . .
Almost 3,000 people on Twitter returned a clear winner from a four-strong shortist
Stefanie Preissner: ‘I’m good at nitpicking other people’s relationships’
The writer on her favourite actor, podcast, theatre and why she loves Dublin
Shortlists announced for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2017
Among the nominees are Ryan Tubridy, Cecelia Ahern, John Banville, Molly McCloskey, Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen
Dr Ciara Kelly: I don’t go round thinking ‘I am a woman’ all the time
Brendan O’Connor’s Cutting Edge review: He’s a shrewd interviewer, but this week’s programme gets trivial quickly
Dancing with my self: Step this way for this week’s theatre highlights
On the boards: Abbey stages 1936 play by the oft-neglected Teresa Deevy, and Stefanie Preissner directs Margaret McAuliffe’s one-woman show about an Irish dancer
It’s okay to call communion wafer ‘haunted bread’ on Irish television
Broadasting Authority rejects 11 complaints about RTÉ ‘Late Late Show’ item
RTÉ counts the cost of Brexit blues
Willie O’Reilly interview: Weak pound alone has dented ad revenues by up to €6m a year
New TV3 crime drama ‘Darklands’ awarded €500,000 under funding scheme
RTÉ’s ‘Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope’ and ‘Striking Out’ also awarded production money by BAI
How to be an adult
Can’t Cope Won’t Cope’s Stefanie Preissner - plus Paul Howard, Maia Dunphy and others - on what it takes to be a grown-up
Ryan Tubridy is transitioning from young fogey to old codger
Radio review: He scorns political correctness like a grumpy old man, but in one respect he is still young at heart
30 Irish women you need to know
To mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday, here are 30 women who are shaping Irish life
What’s hot this week: Gosling films and wine at Light House Cinema
What’s not: Overpriced coffee and Facebook’s new ‘Discover People’ feature
‘Back for a second series’ are the magic words in Irish television in 2016
‘Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope’ has won fans among younger viewers, but will it return for more?
‘Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope’: the making of RTÉ’s dark new comedy drama
2016 Revisited: Too much TV glamorises ‘going out for the night, having sex with people, then dissecting it the next day over avocados’. Stefanie Preissner set out to be more realistic
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