Jim Kerr: ‘I’d been a rock star. I thought, What happened my life?
The singer talks about Live Aid, ex-wives and four decades of Simple Minds
The singer talks about Live Aid, ex-wives and four decades of Simple Minds
Patrick Freyne: Once Christmas jumpers happened only ‘in America’. Now? Everywhere
London Letter: Other Voices amplifies interwoven musical world of Britain and Ireland
Patrick Freyne: In The Big Deal, cash-strapped entertainers vie for a few months’ rent money
Girls Aloud was a manufactured entity. ‘Hardcore Harding’ was anything but
Cantillon: Will RTÉ and Virgin’s new formats make it through to the next round?
Broadcaster looks to talent show and second chances drama for next audience gains
‘I shouldn’t have written to you at all only it is the eve of our execution’ - Barney Ryan (20)
RTÉ social distance, McEntee in Dáil, Woulfe pack, pints in public and moving statues
Council officers oppose move to honour Thomas Bryan, one of the ‘Forgotten 10’
The comedian on his wild fame in the 1990s – and why he now prefers a pork pie to a pint
O’Neill could put famous people at ease and became friends with many of those he photographed
Philip Lynch recalls his late brother-in-law's taste in music, memories of Melbourne and getting older
Other top performers at Dublin venue include Kylie, Niall Horan and Andrea Bocelli
The group readies a new album called ‘LIFE’ which will be released in October
Top stories on Irish Times Abroad this week
Boy George tracks down his Irish roots in Who Do You Think You Are? while How to Get Rich Quick has money-making tips from businessman Dave Fishwick – creator of Bank of Dave
Marvel’s Luke Cage second series kicks off on Netflix, Cher and Christine Baranski talk Mamma Mia!
Chris O’Dowd stars in ‘Get Shorty’, Dara O Briain returns in ‘Mock the Week’
Lissadell co-owner says 2010 concerts made up ‘one of most incredible weekends in my life’
Pete Burns was one the great true eccentrics, one of pop’s great characters – and the maker of one undeniable classic
Sibling of actors David, Rosanna and Patricia Arquette appeare in Pulp Fiction and Last Exit To Brooklyn
Artist went from androgyny to outer space, before becoming elder statesman of British music
Nobody came out of 1980s fashion looking good, not even Spandau Ballet, who have just brought the era – and some of their wrangles – back to life in a new film
New movie Pride celebrates the unlikely meeting of Britain’s striking miners and gay rights campaigners in the 1980s. Poverty, homophobia, Aids and the defeat of the miners provide an unlikely backdrop. Donald Clarke takes pride in a cultural rebellion
Figures in show business and sport express shock and grief on Twitter
Opinion: It is better to be properly alone than exposed to a million bullies on the latest social network
She can hold an audience in the palm of her hand, or round up a crowd with a click of her well-manicured fingers – so how did Rory O’Neill go from being a small-town boy in Co Mayo to becoming Panti, the grande dame of Dublin’s gay scene
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices