The Irish Times

‘Would you like to visit my grave?’ The farmer planning a home burial

Martin Neary has permission to be buried on his own lands in Co Mayo when he dies

Sat May 14 2022 - 06:01

Trump play a timely reminder of hunger for political satire

London Letter: Mike Bartlett dominates capital’s stages with merciless eye for venal

Thu Apr 28 2022 - 21:31

Can rotund characters be represented by less rounded actors?

Donald Clarke: If authors can keep an open mind about appearances, so can readers

Sat Apr 09 2022 - 00:00

Graham Norton’s Holding is a satisfying murder mystery – but it’s a crime against Cork accents

TV review: Did Charlene McKenna base her accent on Roy Keane’s Mick McCarthy tirade?

Mon Mar 14 2022 - 22:00

Lucy Foley: ‘I love a really well-written yarn’

Best-selling author enjoys playing with old crime clichés

Sat Mar 05 2022 - 06:00

Death on the Nile: Harmlessly enjoyable entertainment

Kenneth Branagh’s long-delayed whodunnit overcomes most of its problems

Fri Feb 11 2022 - 05:00

Owen Doyle: Dishonest scrummaging at Murrayfield not the referee’s fault

Both England and Scotland have been serial offenders in this aspect for too long

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 06:00

A Very British Scandal: The real crime of the ‘fellatio duchess’

Margaret of Argyll was unfairly vilified for her promiscuity, says writer of BBC drama

Sun Dec 26 2021 - 06:00

My World – and Welcome to It (1942) by James Thurber: A perceptive comic showcase

This collection by the New Yorker writer includes a standout turn by Walter Mitty

Sat Jul 24 2021 - 00:00

Homeworking is depriving me of juicy gossip

In these days of remote working, try catching a colleague’s eye over Zoom

Mon Jul 13 2020 - 05:30

Emma Mackey: ‘No, not all French people want to have sex all the time’

The Sex Education actor talks about her Irish roots and her Anglo-French upbringing

Sat Jun 27 2020 - 05:00

‘I am deeply interested in Ireland’s complex past’

‘I have a ritual of making tea, lighting a candle and then I am gone into my fictional world’

Fri May 15 2020 - 05:50

Covid-19 has proved worse than the film-makers imagined

It’s hard, in 100 minutes, to convey the slow terror of a virus that kills in low percentages

Mon Apr 06 2020 - 06:00

#NotGeneva2020: Cars you can’t, or probably won’t, buy

Continuing our coverage of the not-happening 2020 Geneva motor show, here’s the fun stuff

Tue Mar 03 2020 - 16:10

The Pale Horse: Deliciously atmospheric Agatha Christie adaptation

Review: Her work is perfect for TV. This drama, though flawed, manages not to muck it up

Sun Feb 09 2020 - 22:30

The Honjin Murders: Classic Japanese murder mystery

Book review: Seishi Yokomizo’s ‘locked room’ thriller is translated into English

Sat Dec 21 2019 - 06:00

Prince Andrew used N-word, says former Downing Street aide

Ex-aide to Cameron says prince used word during 2012 meeting at Buckingham Palace

Mon Nov 18 2019 - 13:35

On the set of Dublin Murders: Tana French’s crime novels come to TV

Sarah Phelps’s brooding adaptation is politically charged and narratively uncanny

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 05:00

The killing of Jamal Khashoggi: Business as usual for Saudi crown prince one year on

Saudis never expected horror story of murder would be broadcast around the world

Tue Oct 01 2019 - 20:00

Ready or Not is an absolute hoot of a bloody horror

Review: What this lacks in characterisation, it makes up in sheer, hurtling momentum

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 05:00

What’s up and what’s down at the Toronto International Film Festival

Knives Out, Joker, Jojo Rabbit, The Goldfinch and The Report among the contenders

Fri Sept 13 2019 - 06:00

A dull Goldfinch, two funny popes, and Scarlett Johansson’s broken marriage

Toronto film festival: Opening weekend also included Knives Out, Greed and Sea Fever

Mon Sept 09 2019 - 11:15

The Truants: ‘So this is desire. I want to f**king eat him’

Book review: Kate Weinberg’s intelligent debut is set in a vividly rendered English university

Fri Aug 23 2019 - 06:00

Dark mysteries and dating advice from your parents: what to expect from Irish television

Take a trip to Darklands, the OAP B&B, Trinity or the Rotunda over the year ahead

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 15:19

‘I can’t do thrillers or spy novels or genre fiction. I just get bored'

The author Colm Tóibín discusses female Irish novelists, families, and when he wishes he had a TV

Mon Jul 22 2019 - 12:10

M Night Shyamalan: The unbreakable spirit of ‘the twist guy’

Despite critical maulings, you can’t keep Shyamalan down, as he returns with ‘Glass’

Sat Jan 19 2019 - 06:00

Bad Times at the El Royale: Up-itself post-Tarantino flop

Review: director Drew Goddard has made a pastiche of a pastiche of a pastiche. Could that be right?

Thu Oct 11 2018 - 06:00

Crime fiction round-up: Man Booker nominated Snap by Belinda Bauer leaves no trace behind

Plus the return of Sara Gran’s brilliant Claire DeWitt and new thrills from Sophie Hannah, Jean-Claude Izzo and Ace Atkins

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 06:00

100 books by women you have to read

Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Eimear McBride all appear on the list

Mon Jun 04 2018 - 16:14

Royal baby, royal wedding: Live it up in London like a royal

It’s not only princess-to-be Meghan Markle who can do London like a royal. A weekend trip can take in their hang-outs, favourite shops and refined bars – at a price

Sat Apr 28 2018 - 06:00

Spoiler alert: People don’t hate spoilers . . . or do they?

Avengers: Infinity War directors have made sure the new film’s story remains a secret. But if they did tell you, would it really spoil the experience?

Sat Apr 21 2018 - 05:00