Brendan O’Connor wears his RTÉ Radio 1 crown lightly as the new pretenders arrive
Popular yet provocative host is RTÉ Radio 1’s big performer
Jeremy Irons
The Morning Show review: The most absurd high-end drama in the history of television returns
An upgraded cast, allusions to real-world events and sheer excessiveness are all part of the appeal in series four of this Apple TV+ drama
Breaking Out: The remarkable life of gregarious and charismatic songwriter Fergus O’Farrell
Television: O’Farrell’s final years in Schull yank hardest at the heartstrings in this emotionally devastating documentary
Horror director David Cronenberg on his wife’s death: ‘I wanted to get into the coffin, to be with her body’
The Shrouds is an intensely personal film for the maker of The Fly, Dead Ringers and Crash
Peter Sarsgaard: ‘I was around all these professional actors – Jeremy Irons, Gabriel Byrne... They all acted pretty crazy’
The September 5 star broke through with films such as Boys Don’t Cry. His new movie is a taut account of the attack on the 1972 Munich Olympics
Joe Duffy’s snap judgment on Simon Harris’s Stardust apology somehow captures the wider mood
Radio review: the Liveline host’s snap judgment on Simon Harris’s State apology somehow captures the wider mood
The Beekeeper review: Jason Statham strolls into armies of enemies like an annoyed man taking out overflowing bins
A film about explosions and bad guys getting their comeuppance is a good fit for the action veteran, dodgy accent aside
The Flash: the Ezra Miller factor casts a pall over a film that is funnier than it has any right to be
The dubious rise of the nerdocracy continues unabated, as do the multiverse larks
Fra Fee: ‘I was completely terrified of coming out in Northern Ireland’
Cabaret star’s acting career has taken him from Tyrone to West End and LA
The right must stop treating ‘appeasement’ as the root of all evil
US Politics: A misreading of history has led to a botched US policy on Iran and has bolstered Brexit
Lady Gaga: ‘When I got back from Italy, I threw out my cigarettes, threw out the booze’
The singer discusses her role in House of Gucci with film director Ridley Scott
Megan Cusack fronts domestic-violence campaign in chilling abuse video
Irish actor joins FKA Twigs and Leah Harvey to push for enactment of Valerie’s Law in UK
Megan Cusack: ‘I can’t help but feel I’ve got something to live up to’
The Call the Midwife actor is the latest generation of the Cusack acting dynasty
Netflix: 25 films to watch out for in 2021
Big names, Oscar contenders and everything from westerns to romcoms will hit the small screen this year
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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