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First batch of Electric Picnic 2027 tickets sell out ahead of Friday’s general sale
The remaining ticket allocations will go on sale from 10am on Friday
Ian Hart: ‘Coolock gave me the ability to see beauty where, at times, it was hard to find but was always present’
What Lies Beneath
Róisín Stack: ‘Project Runway lost its focus – it was like RuPaul’s Drag Race with a side of sewing’
My Cultural Life
Laughs come thick and fast in Paul Howard’s united Ireland satire that takes the royal mick out of everyone on both sides
Fiction
Myles Dungan: ‘I interviewed Joseph Heller once. He was a sweetheart’
My Life in Books
Short story collection The Other Poet Drives a Black Mercedes shows Órfhlaith Foyle at the peak of her powers
Fiction
The Death of Robin Hood: No merry men in revisionist take on the Sherwood myth that owes much to Game of Thrones
In cinemas; Cert 16
Ryan Tubridy makes surprise return to Irish TV screens this month
Ryan Tubridy returns to Irish TV this month as he joins the cast of Celebrity Gogglebox. The former Late Late …
‘I do not know what to expect’ – Claire Byrne set to appear on ‘Celebrity Gogglebox’
Ryan Tubridy, Siobhán McSweeney, Seán Fitzgerald and Lola Deal will also feature in the show
Helix – Descent N Ascent review: Puzzle’s appeal is all there in black and white
Platforms: Switch (tested), PC Age: 7+
Fontaines D.C. announce second Slane date due to ‘overwhelming demand’
Fontaines D.C. are set to play a second date at the iconic Slane Castle in 2027. Promoters MCD confirmed they …
Fontaines DC announce second date at Slane Castle next summer
The Irish band are set to perform their biggest-ever headline show
Rod Stewart will ‘come back stronger than ever’ after heart operation, wife says
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Katie Price reportedly dumps husband by text after discovering he is broke
Katie Price has reportedly ended her troubled marriage to Lee Andrews after dumping him via text. It’s been re…
‘I was thrown under the bus’: First two contestants out of this season’s Traitors
The first two contestants on Traitors have been shown the door, and both were left stunned by how quickly they…
Mel Gibson issues apology after appearing to mock sign language intepreter
Hollywood actor-director Mel Gibson has issued an apology for what he says was a display of ‘spontaneous thoug…
‘Bursting with love’ Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews welcome new baby boy
Vogue Williams has said her house is ‘bursting with love’ after welcoming her fourth child with Spencer Matthe…
‘Questions need to be asked’: TUV chief speaks out as it’s revealed NI staff have BBC’s highest sickness rate
Questions over ‘significant disparity’ between sick days taken in BBC Northern Ireland and other parts of UK
‘Traitors’ contestant reveals she kept singer brother Gavin James in the dark about appearance on show
Dublin vocal coach Emma Wigglesworth says musician ‘fell off his chair’ when she appeared on screen
‘The horror we experienced up there lingers in my mind – it still haunts me,’ says student who survived cable car catastrophe
Sky-high ordeal of six Pakistani schoolboys and two teachers as their lives hung by a thread is subject of new…
Portrait of a Day with Robert Ballagh: ‘I started getting shaky hands during chemotherapy and, for an artist, that’s not great’
The painter talks through a typical 24 hours since his daily schedule changed while being treated for Non-Hodg…
‘Stolen Babies’ review: This harrowing documentary reveals the UK’s adoption scandal was every bit as heinous as ours
The state forced at least 250,000 women to give up their babies between 1949 and 1976
Dónal Lynch: Nearly two decades after her passing, Nuala O’Faolain has acquired the burnish of a cultural pioneer. But it has made her much tidier in death than she was in life
Vulture
‘Traitors Ireland’ episode three recap: Chaos at the castle with another ‘daddy’ moment, an unhappy Janet, and a Sean who won’t stop talking
‘Traitors’ is back – catch up on all the highlights from the third episode here
Hugh Jackman on gritty new Robin Hood epic filmed in Northern Ireland: ‘Still getting mud out of various places’
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Vogue Williams welcomes fourth child as ‘beautiful baby boy’ arrives safely
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Jonathan Bailey drops out of West End musical after Ariana Grande withdrawal
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Noah Kahan adds second Aviva Stadium gig due to huge demand
Noah Kahan has added another Irish date to his 2027 The Last of the Bugs World Tour, in what is already shapin…
‘Who wants to be associated with violent winds and destruction of property?’ – Evelyn Cusack has mixed views on her name joining storm list
Former broadcaster hopes her turn as a named storm never comes
Brigitte Macron’s daughter finds love with student 20 years younger
The daughter of French First Lady Brigitte Macron has found love with a student 20 years her junior in a simil…
Revealed: Traitors Ireland star has a very famous sibling
One of the stars of this season’s Traitors Ireland is now revealed to have a close personal connection to a we…
Netflix viewers gripped by chilling new true crime documentary climbing the Irish charts
Netflix viewers have been left gripped by a chilling new true crime documentary exploring the death of a pasto…
Sombr announces tour date for Malahide Castle next summer
The artist will perform in Dublin and Belfast in June 2027
Trailer drops for new Sharon Horgan HBO show starring Cillian Murphy’s son
Cillian Murphy’s son, Aran, has begun to follow in his father’s footsteps as he stars in Sharon Horgan’s new H…
Sombr announces two concerts in Ireland next summer
The singer will perform in Malahide Castle on June 15th and will also play at Belsonic in Belfast on June 17th…
Lionel Richie ‘rushed to hospital and in intensive care’ after falling ill on stage
Lionel Richie reportedly checked himself into intensive care after struggling to finish a concert in St Louis,…
Una Healy pays tribute to aunt after family death forces uncle to cancel gig
Una Healy has paid tribute to her aunt, Bridget, after her death forced another member of her family to pull o…
Yung Filly pleads guilty to cannabis possession ahead of rape retrial
The 31-year-old, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was charged with possession of a prohib…
Former gang leader found guilty of 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
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In a fraught world, ‘Tea with Judi Dench’ is gentle telly, but you know she could be a bit naughtier
The international treasure who played M in the Bond movies chats with Ian McKellen in her garden in this charm…