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Famine board game creator: ‘I do not expect a single Irish person to buy this game’
Architect and part-time game designer behind The Great Hunger hopes game will educate more Americans on the famine
The story behind the soup in Jessie Buckley’s Golden Globe speech: ‘I couldn’t believe she said that’
Key grip Tomasz Sternicki is a veteran of soup preparation for the stars
Twelve great-value restaurant deals for January
At these prices, perhaps we’ll be able to afford a meal out this month after all
More than 80 Irish festivals to watch out for in 2026
Here’s our round-up of cultural showcases to catch this year, from TradFest and Electric Picnic to West Cork Literary Festival and more
If you loved Hamnet, here are five other great Maggie O’Farrell reads
If Hamnet’s recent success has inspired you to delve deeper into Maggie O’Farrell’s bibliography, then here’s a good guide
Joanne McNally at 3Olympia review: ‘I have lost a lot of friends to wellness – it’s very sad’
The comedian’s Pinotphile show is a boozey, raucous affair served with McNally’s trademark exuberance
The Manosphere, Lily Allen’s album and the molestation of Molly Malone: The Women’s Podcast review of 2025
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
The Book Club’s best reads to leave under the tree this Christmas
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Fiona Shaw on working with Phoebe Waller-Bridge: ‘She’s like a daughter I wish I’d had’
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Tea cosies, tote bags and Bernese mountain dogs: the branding of Michael D Higgins
The ‘Miggeldy’ presidency has inspired many best-selling designs over his two terms
Meet the retirees whose hobby is watching Irish court trials: ‘It’s fascinating and costs nothing’
A group of retired people ‘from different backgrounds and walks of life’ have formed a club to watch proceedings in the Central Criminal Court
Patrisha McLean on her marriage to Don McLean: ‘For 29 years I was controlled’
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
‘Addiction ruined my life but not anymore’: Inside Ireland’s women-only addiction and homelessness service
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Naoise Dolan on being detained in Israel: ‘The prison guards would call us animals and threaten us with tear gas’
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
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