Who will be the new Labour leader? It really doesn’t matter, apparentlyAn Oxford professor says we overestimate the importance of those at the top of the political ladderSat Jun 07 2014 - 01:00
Rock and a hard placeTony Parsons was an angry young gunslinger at ‘NME’, then had huge success with his novel ‘Man and Boy’. Now he’s a crime writer – and has just voted for Ukip. Why?Sat May 31 2014 - 01:00
Our selfies alone: the Belfast mayor who’s even faster than his TwitterMáirtín Ó Muilleoir, the funny, fast-talking Sinn Féin lord mayor of Belfast, does it his way: he is a prolific tweeter, he decided to retain the royal portraits in his parlour, and he once brought a DUP man to MassMon May 26 2014 - 01:00
For some the ecstasy; for others agony and consolation of philosophyLosing candidates default to sad-eyed stoicism in contemplation of voters’ wisdomMon May 26 2014 - 01:00
Underdog candidates at a disavantage faced with the might of party machinesWhat canvassers lack in resources they make up for in passion and ideasMon May 19 2014 - 01:00
What do councillors do all day?On May 23rd Ireland will elect 950 people to city and county councils. But what do these local representatives do once elected, and is it what they’re supposed to be doing?Sat May 10 2014 - 00:56
Julio Iglesias: ‘I was a flirting man, a rock’n’roll guy’The Spanish crooner is about to play Ireland for the first time in 30 years. He didn’t sleep with 3,000 women but he swims naked (maybe)Tue May 06 2014 - 01:00
Maggie and himDamian Barr grew up poor but wanted more from life. So Margaret Thatcher made sense to him. He has changed – but the British PM still dominates his memoir of his 1980s childhoodSat May 03 2014 - 01:00
How I became a cat personI went from putting up with, to loving and then losing a grumpy, fat, white catSat May 03 2014 - 01:00
How to make music and influence nobodyPatrick Freyne recounts how he lost his twenties to a bandSat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Elections collections: one man’s campaign to preserve posters‘Some of the stuff from the referendums is real social history. The scaremongering involved is unbelievable’Sat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Fassbender and stars attend ‘Frank’ opening in DublinFilm inspired by Jon Ronson memoir depicts both joyous creativity and mental collapseFri Apr 25 2014 - 12:19
Slaying, knitting, musical Vikings: Beware!St Anne’s Park was invaded by Viking fans re-enacting the Battle of ClontarfSun Apr 20 2014 - 16:13
‘I embody Ireland when I play the harp’Harpists have had mixed fortunes since their early medieval heyday. Now Cormac de Barra is helping to restore the instrument’s status. As part of his efforts, he tries teaching it to an ‘Irish Times’ journalistSat Apr 19 2014 - 01:00
A humdrum finale for two detectives and a loud start to a desperate doAn implausable change of heart and a barrage of existential nonsense give the lie to ‘True Detective’Sat Apr 19 2014 - 01:00
Science friction: imagining the futurePatrick Freyne imagines the kind of space-age future he would like to live in. Spoilsport Science Editor Dick Ahlstrom tells him which of his dreams might become reality. Illustrations by Matthew GriffinSat Apr 12 2014 - 01:00
Okay, so the apocalypse is here. Dog-food sandwich, anyone?Don’t panic: survival specialist Lewis Dartnell has written a handy guide to surviving the end of the world as we know it and ‘rebooting’ the planet. It’ll be grandTue Apr 08 2014 - 01:00
Mark Thomas: rebel with guffawsFor 30 years, Thomas has plied a form of comedy rooted in political activism, journalism and situationist pranks. In his new show he attempts to change the world, one act of minor dissent a timeTue Apr 01 2014 - 01:00
Jon Ronson: ‘I still see myself as marginal’The writer often focuses on people who live in irrational bubbles, such as Frank Sidebottom – but then, it’s a state of mind he has personal experience ofMon Mar 31 2014 - 01:00
Kasparov warns of endgame in UkraineFormer world chess champion eager to talk politics on Dublin visitSat Mar 29 2014 - 07:36
Women putting women centre-stageOrganiser of Lady and Trans Fest explain the politics behind the eventSat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
Blood, gore, nudity and incest: another night in front of the TV‘ Game of Thrones’ is about to return for its fourth season. Its stars talk about working on the epic television seriesSat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
How the smoking ban was wonOn March 29th, 2004, the Republic became the first country to ban smoking in pubs, restaurants and all other workplaces. It was the end of a long battle between pro- and anti-smoking forcesSat Mar 22 2014 - 01:00
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name . . .Crosscare Cafe in Dublin’s inner city is a meeting place for the whole communitySat Mar 15 2014 - 01:00
How you can help fix IrelandFive social entrepreneurs – people who apply business acumen to social problems – give their views on ways to make Ireland a better placeSat Mar 15 2014 - 01:00
Educated woman WLTM the boss of my dreamsAt Jobcare’s Network to Getwork event, unemployed, highly skilled professionals can ‘speed date’ with potential employersTue Mar 11 2014 - 01:00
David Baddiel: ‘It was weird being depressed and having to go on TV’On the comedian’s mind are anti-Semitism and how it is not really considered racism, his experience of fame as ‘a constant puncturing of the moment’, and doing stand-up againMon Mar 10 2014 - 01:00
‘Not every man can be a Hunk of Desire’The Hunks of Desire have been in the media after a court case arising from an alleged incident at an Ann Summers party. So what’s life like for Ireland’s male strippers?Sat Mar 08 2014 - 01:00
I believe I can fly: Patrick Freyne takes to the skies over IrelandOur man takes the controls of a 14 tonne flight simulatorFri Feb 28 2014 - 14:23
Rail rage: the commuter who turned ‘blind fury’ into a bookDominic Utton’s rage at a train company was fodder for his debut novelMon Feb 24 2014 - 01:00
Dublin council initiative is a walk in the parkEveryone gathered for last week’s outing was there for a stroll and a chatSat Feb 22 2014 - 01:01
Doll and Em: you’ll laugh, you’ll projectile cryLifelong friends Dolly Wells and Emily Mortimer make their relationship awkward in a new sitcom, the latest comedy to feature people portraying distorted versions of themselvesMon Feb 17 2014 - 01:00
Noble failures celebrated in unique Dublin showTCD Science Gallery exhibition is inspirational and thought-provokingSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
Temple Bar Exchange forced to close its doorsThis week the arts space Exchange Dublin were asked to hand their keys back to the Temple Bar Cultural TrustSat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Fighting a five-day fireVile fumes, fleeing rats, explosions . . . The first firefighters on the scene of last weekend’s huge fire at the Oxigen recycling plant in west Dublin describe what they encounteredSat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
The Good Wife: the best-made, most nuanced show on televisionThe show teases out troubling issues of race, gender, class and privilege – underestimate it at your perilMon Jan 27 2014 - 01:00
The sky’s the limit when Dunsink Observatory comes within stargazers’ orbitIf you like the BBC’s ‘Stargazing Live’ programme, head to north Dublin for the real thingSat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
24 hours on O'Connell Street: DaytimeAll Irish life is here: workers, addicts, preachers, buskers, tourists, revellers, friends and lovers. A weekend on Ireland’s main street starts off gentlySat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
My weekend on O’Connell Street: what I learnedAs the newspaper seller Austin Cregan says, ‘All human life is here’Fri Jan 17 2014 - 13:00
The meming of life: internet oddness, from Sad Keanu to Hitler catsWeb culture has opened our eyes to comical felines, careful whispers, hijacked reviews of a canvas print of Paul Ross, epic fails, planking and owling, and ‘erotic’ fan fictionTue Jan 14 2014 - 01:00
Magic show just Blaine strange while ‘Sherlock’ weaves an intriguing webTelevision reviewSat Jan 04 2014 - 01:00
Ray Winstone: more than a macho manThe actor has played many geezers, thugs and hard men, but the list belies a complex approach to masculinityFri Dec 27 2013 - 01:00
Driving home for ChristmasGetting drunk with old acquaintances, competing with toddlers, and being verbally abused by the we-never-left brigade: just some of the rituals when you’re back for the holidaysSat Dec 21 2013 - 01:00
An old hand at Christmas tree salesAt 82, tree seller Paul Sexton isn’t ready for the chop just yetSat Dec 14 2013 - 07:01
Love/Love: from Nidge weasel to nice guyFilming ‘Love/Hate’ opened Tom Vaughan-Lawlor’s eyes to how some of Dublin’s poorest communities live, prompting him to work with BarnardosFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
Video: Our man on red carpet (for the first time)Patrick Freyne tries his luck at doorstepping the stars of 'Anchorman 2'Tue Dec 10 2013 - 01:01
Undocumented: the paperless ChristmasThree illegal Irish workers in the US, and three undocumented immigrants in Ireland, describe the harsh realities of living an unofficial lifeSat Dec 07 2013 - 01:00
A home for the homeless: ‘I put a smiley face on my stump. Life’s life’Sophia Housing’s Cork Street Project in Dublin is a community offering support and living quarters to formerly homeless people. Two residents share their storiesFri Nov 29 2013 - 01:00
Magical mystery tour: ‘The public weren’t aware the Beatles had changed’Paul Howard chats to ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ collaborator Gerry Harrison about Tara Browne (the reputed subject of ‘A Day in the Life’), 1967 and LSDMon Nov 25 2013 - 01:00
