Louise O'Neill’s blisteringly honest new memoir, A Bigger Life, centres on the fallout from finding herself single in her late 30s

Sligo-Dublin pop act may be a Xanax in musical format, but they’re very good at what they do

There’s a sense the Dublin-forged band are navigating new territory with the death of Trevor Dietz and this higher plane of their careers

Eighty thousand music fans spent the weekend on the Stradbally Hall estate. Here’s what we loved and hated

Three songs into the New Yorkers’ gig, the crowd lifts to a frenzy and The Irish Times realises that one must pogo if one is to survive

Festival director defends handling of crowd control issues, saying one set cancelled as organisers ‘not willing’ to risk lives

Belfast’s finest acknowledges neither the rain nor the crowd, and barely talks at all. But – joy! – he plays some of his biggest hits

Fifties drama Mary Rose, starring Zara Devlin, already attracting industry buzz

Ahead of the second series, presenter Siobhán McSweeney talks frankly about her pay not always reflecting a show’s success, the reward of theatre work and the Derry Girls effect

Award-winning novelist Téa Obreht on fiction, fame and moving with her family from the United States to Dublin

In a world where isolation and loneliness are on the rise, I’m lucky to have ‘mom friends’

Nadine O’Regan: I’ve always known I was a city person. The fact that I was born in the countryside seemed for years a mistake of birth

The Ballymun man’s sudden death has been deeply felt throughout the Irish music and arts community

Max Porter on writing for children, lessons from Palestine, and his friendship with Cillian Murphy

The Tipperary broadcaster and author knows how to captivate an audience. Just married and settling into her radio role on 2FM, she’s figuring out which new challenges to tackle