Event guide: Luke Combs, Forest Fest and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
July 18th-24th, 2026: The best music, art, comedy and more coming your way this week
Dylan Moran
Dylan Moran: ‘Everybody now is in a boiling froth of panic the whole time... we’ve completely regressed’
Navan native talks about stealing records, being a ‘rainbow goth’ and how a trio featuring Ardal O’Hanlon led him to his comedic calling
Electric Picnic 2024: 12 must-sees at this year’s festival, from music to comedy and podcasts to food
Whether it’s Kylie Minogue on the main stage or Fangclub in Fishtown, this year’s event is crammed with people and places to grab your attention
Michael Fry: ‘I’ve never done live stuff ever. It absolutely terrifies me’
The online comedian on stage fright, indie bands and why Navan isn’t a funny town
Comedian Brendan Grace had ‘the kindest, kindest heart’
Funeral to take place in the Liberties in Dublin on Monday
Kilkenny Cat Laughs 2019 line-up: Dylan Moran, Tommy Tiernan, Alison Spittle
Dara Ó Briain, Nish Kumar, Rose Matafeo and Jena Friedman also on 25th festival bill
Dylan Moran: ‘Smoking or breathing, one of them had to go’
Comedian on the ‘cult’ of Catholicism, his love of poetry and giving up fags and booze
Sean Hughes: coruscating comic talent who never compromised
Youngest ever winner of the Perrier Prize, he became the UK’s biggest stand-up attraction
An Irishwoman walks into a bar... Shona McCarthy on taking charge of the Edinburgh Fringe
The new director of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival high hopes for her role leading this ‘explosion of the arts’ - including the Funniest Joke of the Fringe
Dylan Moran company registers cash pile in excess of €1m
Dip in accumulated profits for Venus Lucia Productions last year following strong stellar 2012
Packing ’em in at Cork Film Festival
Woe betide any movie director who gets into Dylan Moran’s black books
Festival Fit: The Good, the bad and the ugly – and a nice cowpat pie
Knockanstockan was rockin’, Vodafone Comedy Festival proved Irish comedians are world-class, while Ennio at Imma could take on Bruce in a battle of the bands
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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