Tom Waits

An Irishman’s Diary

Jarvis Cocker’s wit is intact as he channels Leonard Cohen, but tunes are lacking

The Rubberbandit talks politics, podcasts, his new book, and angry men with Patrick Freyne

Lankum march to the beat of their own tune too: in all its anarchic glory

The late songwriter, who had mental health issues all his life, remains hugely influential

American artist sang candidly and sometimes disturbingly about his demons

At Swim-Two-Birds pays extended homage to the number 3 with three beginnings, three ends and a similar number of plots in between

Review: It’s so much fun that one slightly regrets the eventual arrival of the zombies

The director on fighting to make movies, climate change and teenagers who can save the world

The characters in Ursula Rani Sarma’s first musical, a collaboration with the Cork singer-songwriter called Evening Train, yearn to escape their small-town home

Time will tell about the quality of the films – but the programme does not disappoint

Big-name auteurs in Croisette line-up, but only four films by women in competition

About to have her first baby, Tanya Sweeney reflects on her youth and her late mother whose maxim was 'don't make me a gran'

Review: David Lowery’s film works its magic by treating its elder characters with respect

An Irishman’s Diary

House of Cards, new Coen Brothers movie, and a double bill of Orson Welles

From Susannah De Wrixon to Tommy Halferty’s Lifetime Group

This albun changed my life: The singer on the frightening and otherworldly Tom Waits

Donald Clarke predicts 2019’s Best Picture nominees. He was nearly half right this year

Young Irish fiction writers have made strides in recent years, and 2018 promises some fine debuts. Here six authors introduce their books