Subscriber Only‘The holy men thought it was vulgar and obscene’: Irish jazz pianist Jim Doherty on 70 years in musicThe musician, whose jazz ballet suite Spondance is about to be re-released, is as important to jazz as John Banville is to literature, Robert Ballagh to art and Gay Byrne to TVBy Philip WatsonSat Feb 22 2025 - 05:18
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‘The holy men thought it was vulgar and obscene’: Irish jazz pianist Jim Doherty on 70 years in musicThe musician, whose jazz ballet suite Spondance is about to be re-released, is as important to jazz as John Banville is to literature, Robert Ballagh to art and Gay Byrne to TVBy Philip Watson
Charges dropped against three suspects in Liam Payne death One Direction singer (31) died after falling from balcony in hotel in Argentina last year
Manic Street Preachers: Critical Thinking review – Consistency in a world gone mad, drab and sad By Ed Power
Dervish Present the Great Irish Songbook review: Breathing exceptional life into old standardsAmplifying the Irish song tradition at the National Concert Hall is a welcome pitstop on the band’s winding career pathBy Siobhán Long
Dublin International Film Festival 2025: 10 films you should catchThe festival runs until March 2nd, with a huge variety of features on offer – we’ve whittled them downBy Donald Clarke
What next for James Bond under Amazon? Marvel-style TV spinoffs on Prime or Miss Moneypenny specials?Jeff Bezos-controlled Amazon has taken creative control of the James Bond franchise under a deal with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G WilsonBy Donald Clarke
September Says review: A Greek weird wave star has set her new film in some kind of AI-generated Ireland. Why? By Tara Brady
Schmeichel review: Eric Cantona, Alex Ferguson and Gary Neville line out. But where’s Roy Keane? By Tara Brady
The New Nuclear Age by Ankit Panda: Could ‘growing loose talk’ lead to the ultimate disaster?The author is concerned about a potential three-way arms race between the US, Russia and China and a greater willingness to consider a ‘limited’ use of nuclear weaponsBy Denis Staunton
Author Seán Farrell: ‘Dermot Bolger said there was a whiff of silage off my novel. I think that was a compliment’The novelist on his debut novel, Frogs for Watchdogs; Raymond Chandler’s writing advice; and why he would not invite any writers to his dinner party By Martin Doyle
‘Would the credit union give me a loan?’: Joe Duffy gets constructive about garden cabin housing planRadio: Liveline host also celebrates the work of neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire with enlightening, even inspiring discussionsBy Mick Heaney
Zero Day review: Robert De Niro in his element as grouchy US president in fun Netflix technothrillerTelevision: The idea of a cyberattack reducing civilisation to ruins is outlandish. Or is it?By Ed Power
We already have Great House Revival. What we need now is Feck the Preservation Order, Let’s Knock It and Build an Office BlockOr maybe If We Just Leave It Derelict We’ll Make Money on the Land Value Alone. Hugh Wallace could still present itBy Patrick Freyne
If Robert De Niro no longer feels he is able to speak out, one wonders who in the US doesDe Niro’s political thriller Zero Day couldn’t be better timed. The actor, who plays a courageous US president, has been one of Trump’s most outspoken public criticsBy Xan Brooks
Milk: Spectacle is tinged with tragedy in the Abbey’s Palestinian dance playBashar Murkus and Khashabi use the tools of contemporary theatre to portray despair in new waysBy Chris McCormack
Game of Thrones actor Conleth Hill: ‘I was resistant for a long time. I’m not into wizards’The `Shakespearean' HBO fantasy brought the Northern actor to a wider audience, and he's not complainingBy Chris McCormack
Gardaí investigate ‘alleged financial irregularities’ in Limerick high-wire dance troupe Fidget Feet has received more than €1.15 million from the Arts Council since 2022By Arthur Beesley
‘They’re supposed to represent us, not sue us’: Crafts council threatens members after critical feedbackDesign & Crafts Council Ireland began legal action after 21 craftspeople said they were unhappy with its handling of their workBy Gemma Tipton
