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11/10/2025

'Jilly knew perfectly well how good she was all the time. Her self-deprecation was just that – charming ­dissembling rather than any real insecurity. She was never in any doubt that her novels were “a bit of everything”, as a novel should be, but neither did she waste time asking to be taken seriously'

It was Joanna Trollope who pointed out just how hard Jilly Cooper worked to stop the world seeing how clever and cultured she was.

11/10/2025

'That Today FM show was great, and D’Arcy was great: sparky, smart, lively, funny' writes Darragh McManus. It's a shame that his return to RTÉ didn't really work out

It’s a shame about Ray.

10/10/2025

'It has been headlined by rock bands, pop stars and hip-hop royalty, by established artists and comparative newcomers, but Slane has never gone ­country. Until now'

It has been headlined by rock bands, pop stars and hip-hop royalty, by established artists and comparative newcomers, but Slane has never gone ­country. Until now.

10/10/2025

We finally know who the new host of Liveline is - and the rest of the RTÉ Radio 1 schedule is also getting a shake-up

Kieran Cuddihy has been confirmed as the new presenter of RTÉ’s Liveline.

10/10/2025

'Most of these scenes in True Haunting were notable mainly for ­making the acting in Fair City look ­naturalistic and were about as scary as an episode of Scooby-Doo'

Four-letter words have ­become much more common on TV of late. Even the contestants on The Traitors Ireland recently were dropping F bombs like their lives depended on it.

09/10/2025

There's no shortage of viewing options for the rest of this year

With the evenings closing in and awards season peeking over the horizon, our resident film critics dish up the most eye-catching releases to watch out for over the next few months.

09/10/2025

Singer Cat Burns had already formulated a traitor-spotting theory: 'The loudest people in the group are always the ones to look at,' she said.

Unfortunately, that would cover roughly two-thirds of this group

Warning: Spoilers for the first episode of The Celebrity Traitors ahead

09/10/2025

Kodaline announce surprise split: ‘After over a decade, it’s time to say goodbye’

08/10/2025

Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks

Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks:

06/10/2025

The first season of Faithless turned out to be a warm, funny delight and one of the most pleasant surprises of 2024.

In the end, it’s not really the hope that kills you, it’s the hype. That squeaking sound heard all over Ireland last week was the air escaping from the hype balloon after episode one of The Walsh Sisters aired on RTÉ One.

06/10/2025

Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks

Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks:

06/10/2025

“In the 1970s we had less colour in our lives; it was pre-band, pre-Macnas, pre-boomtime economy, pre-Boomtown Rats. But we had something to interest, amuse and stir our passions. Football. Playing, watching and hearing the stories of legendary feats."

He is the man who lives by his own lyric: Maroon and White Forever. As a passionate fan of Gaelic football in particular, Leo Moran is proud that The Saw Doctors have become part of the furniture of the GAA.