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‘My laser eye surgery was about €5,000, which felt like a big spend, but it’s more than paid for itself’
Me & My Money: Tracey Kenny, group director of business development, Motion
The Guide: Wexford Festival Opera, Greg Davies and more must-do events in the week ahead
Billy Strings in Dublin, 100 years of New Yorker’s Irish writers, Kerry International Film Festival and more
The Music Quiz: How many times have Irish albums been nominated for the Mercury Prize?
Plus: Which album by Gemma Hayes was nominated for the Mercury Prize?
‘I take the long view when it comes to value measured against time’
Me & My Money: Seamus Crimmins, chairman / artistic director of Irish Freemasons Young Musician of the Year Competition
‘My middle name is Brigid and I hated it when I was growing up’
Friends of the Earth’s new CEO Deirdre Duffy on her middle name, All-Ireland heartbreak and the joy of pens
The Guide: Patti Smith, Picasso and the other best things to see in Ireland over the next week
October 4th-10th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: What is Patti Smith’s middle name?
Plus: Which John Grant album features vocals by Sinéad O’Connor?
‘In Morocco a trader told me: You barter like a Berber man. I took that as a real compliment’
Me & My Money: Stephen McCabe, McCabe’s Coffee
Annie Fletcher: ‘Once you’ve breached my anger, it takes a lot to get the trust back’
The Imma director and lay canon at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on Dutch directness, the ‘Annie dance’ and Leonardo da Vinci influencing her career choice
The Guide: Lewis Capaldi, Priscilla Presley the other best things to see in Ireland this week
September 27th-October 3rd, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: Coles Corner, Lady’s Bridge, Truelove’s Gutter and Hollow Meadows are album titles referencing which UK city?
Plus: Lewis Capaldi released a cover version of which song by Britney Spears?
‘I always have a minimum of €50 on me. Living in Austria, you can never be certain if you can pay with a card’
Me & My Money: Andy Culligan, chief executive and cofounder, Purple Path
The Guide: Dublin Theatre Festival, Dermot Kennedy, Stand Up for Gaza and the other best things to see in Ireland
September 20th-26th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: On Human League’s album Octopus, which British comedian is namechecked in a song title?
What is the birth surname of Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James?
New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Divine Comedy, D Cullen, God Knows, Gavin James, Laura Elizabeth Hughes
September 2025 releases include Rainy Sunday Afternoon, City Soundscapes, A Future of the Past, Knots and Echoes, and Gold Rush
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