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‘This is probably as good as it’s going to get for me’ – Electric Picnic day two crowds celebrate CMAT’s recovery and dance in the rain
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Bill Maher slammed over ‘soulless’ Dolly Parton joke
US comedian Bill Maher is facing significant backlash over a ‘soulless’ and ‘crude’ joke he made about Dolly P…
‘I had no idea my Glenroe theme tune provoked existential dread on a Sunday night’ — Horslips’ composer
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Jim Sheridan tells RTÉ to ‘wake up, start dealing with issues’ and ‘get a bit dangerous’
Oscar-nominated director is among commentators pointing out where RTÉ has gone wrong – and offering praise whe…
Sarah Breen: There’s a reason why we care so much when a celebrity like Dolly Parton dies
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Dolly Parton and me: ‘I hope when we get to heaven that we can be happy all the time’
Barry Egan looks back on his encounters with the American country superstar, who died last week at the age of …
A tale of two cities: grand Ghent and lively little Lokeren make for the Supreme summer festival sojourn in Belgium
Patrick Lawlor returned to a Flemish fete to catch Diana Ross, a rainy Irish hooley and some new-wave legends,…
‘We all think and plan retirement, but no one knows what tomorrow will bring’ – Francis and John Brennan on cancer, their hit TV show and the toilet roll joke that follows them everywhere
As ‘At Your Service’ reaches 100 episodes, the hoteliers look back at the moments they remember most and also …
‘My son is called after Shane’ — Dublin fans travel to Tipperary for Shane MacGowan tour
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Kirk Douglas’s touching gift to daughter-in-law Catherine Zeta-Jones
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Anne Boleyn’s lost last words reveal she may have been innocent
Henry VIII believed to have suppressed evidence of the queen’s blamelessness, documentary reveals
‘I paid €1,455 for glamping and my tent was soaked’ — festival-goers make the best of it at Electric Picnic despite torrential rain
Campers were determined to stay and enjoy the music
Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway to star in Days Of Thunder sequel
Cruise will reprise his role as Nascar driver Cole Trickle and will be joined by Anne Hathaway who will play a…
Heavy rain subsides as Charli XCX takes to stage at Reading Festival
Charli delivered the first full UK set of her Music, Fashion, Film era.
Outer Banks’ Chase Stokes suffers short-term memory loss from on-set injuries
The 33-year-old actor is known for starring in the Netflix teenage drama series as John B.
Electric Picnic headliner CMAT issues update following Paris festival pull-out
CMAT has updated her fans who were worried she mightn’t make Electric Picnic, after she pulled out of a festiv…
Electric Picnic weather update: rain expected to break – but Met Éireann puts dampener on festival
The rain is expected to break for day two of Electric Picnic — although Met Éireann’s weather advisory may put…
Electric Picnic day one: sun, showers, and a star-studded Friday
Around 80,000 festival-goers descended on Stradbally yesterday for the opening day of Electric Picnic, kicking…
Harry Potter’s Rupert Grint to reprise role as Ron Weasley on Broadway
Grint starred as the red-headed wizard in the film adaptations of the JK Rowling’s fantasy series alongside Da…
Rain fails to dampen spirits as Zara Larsson and Lewis Capaldi thrill Electric Picnic revellers
The weather did not spoil the party as 80,000 fans descended on Stradbally, Co Laois with Zara Larsson and Lew…
Filming a blockbuster in NI: Hugh Jackman looking like a ‘70s porno cop’, the ‘hardest day’ of his career, and a restaurant that became home
American director Michael Sarnoski speaks about reinventing an ancient legend and the year in Northern Ireland…
In Pics: 80,000 revellers descend on Stradbally for Electric Picnic 2026
Electric Picnic 2026 is officially underway. 80,000 festivalgoers descended on Stradbally in Co Laois yesterda…
‘It blew the door open’ – The Scratch and Clada talk Irish music genres with a twist, and The Saw Doctors on young audiences still singing their songs back
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Kyla Cobbler: ‘I hear women say they don’t want to be ‘too much’ — be too much, be emotional, use your voice’
The Cork comedian has built up an army of 1.2 million followers by urging women to get ‘furious & jacked’. Her…
Roisin Kiberd: ‘When I had Botox, I felt like a more competent version of myself. The appearance of calm was enough’
On a trip to the heavily guarded Botox factory in Westport, the author reflects on her own experience with the…
New Irish Writing: Poetry by Aoife O'Connor
Our winning entry for August 2026