John Boyne: How writing The Elements helped healed the legacy of sexual assault as a schoolboy
In a brave account of the abuse he suffered at school, John Boyne writes that it became the…
Declan Lynch: From speaking rights to cadaver dogs, our obsession with local issues rumbles on, despite the global catastrophes
Radio reviews Claire Byrne is leaving RTÉ for a new role in Newstalk. Photo: Andres Poveda I started…
Sack’s ‘Laughter Lines’ from 1988 has the most melancholic opening line in Irish rock history
On the real-life agony behind ‘Laughter Lines’, the band’s epic Sack crafted one of the greatest break-up songs…
Pádraig Cusack: ‘My dad just said these things happen. He said that he was away a lot and having company helped him through whatever he was doing and he ended up having a child. None of us are perfect’
The producer on growing up in Dalkey, and family friends including Elizabeth Taylor and Edna O’Brien Pádraig Cusack…
Emmet Kirwan: ‘It’s becoming harder, I think, for people if they don’t have a familial background in theatre’
Just Saying Actor and playwright Emmet Kirwan. Photo: Steve Humphreys Emmet Kirwan (45) is a playwright and actor.…
Celebrating Van Morrison at 80
The prolific Belfast singer songwriter turns 80 today Van Morrison poses for a publicity photo circa 1977. Photo:…
Underwater cameraman Ken O’Sullivan: ‘We found basking sharks in courtship off Clare. We couldn’t find whales, so I said, here’s a few sharks, I’ll have a look at this’
Just Saying Ken O’Sullivan is at home in the ocean. Photo: George Karbus Ken O’Sullivan is a documentary…
Paper Heart review: Cecilia Ahern riffs on Romeo and Juliet, her star-crossed lovers set in Ireland
Fiction Cecelia Ahern has sold over 25 million books. Photo: Mark Condren Cecelia Ahern has long held her…
The Thursday Murder Club review: A film so dull you’ll forget about it even as you’re watching it
Netflix; Cert 12 Celia Imrie, Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan deserve better than ‘The Thursday Murder…
Declan Lynch: ‘Online gambling has finally captured that half of the human race which had always eluded the bookies’
Radio reviews Online gambling has surged among women. Photo: Getty One of the finest traditions of our inky…