John Lennon

Marvel star Aaron Taylor-Johnson ‘offered role as next James Bond’

English actor reportedly ready to sign contract to play spy and start filming

Tue Mar 19 2024 - 12:20

From the Beatles to U2, sleep on an operatic scale with Irish hotels steeped in music history

There are plenty of spots where you can revel in a rocking atmosphere, whatever the era you’re after

Sun Feb 25 2024 - 05:00

Barry Keoghan, Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal as stars of four Beatles biopics? I’ve heard better ideas

Donald Clarke: The musical biopic is among the most benighted of cinematic genres, but there is perhaps more chance of innovation with Sam Mendes’s planned set

Sun Feb 25 2024 - 05:00

‘John Lennon was stoned when I punched him’: Terri Hooley on his wild life in the Belfast punk scene

‘Belfast Cyclops’ Hooley had anything but a quiet life championing punk during the Troubles, from launching the Undertones to being a target for refuting sectarianism

Wed Jan 10 2024 - 05:35

Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in December and over Christmas

A John Lennon documentary narrated by Kiefer Sutherland and Reacher is back for a second series

Fri Dec 01 2023 - 06:00

The Beatles: Now and Then review - A near miraculous, sad, fab farewell

There is plenty of spirit on Now and Then. John Lennon has never sounded more emotionally present

Thu Nov 02 2023 - 14:00

John Lennon was wrong … religion endures and is more important than ever

Rite & Reason: While separation of church and State is desirable and achievable, it would be a travesty to exclude voices of faith from our public square

Mon Jul 03 2023 - 00:30

The Fab Four’s finest: 20 Beatles tracks for George Harrison’s birthday

The Beatles guitarist and songwriter would have turned 80 tomorrow. Which is reason enough to nominate the band’s best songs, both together and solo

Fri Feb 24 2023 - 06:01

Sissy Spacek: ‘Weinstein did some unsavoury things. He could never look at me after that’

The star of Carrie, Badlands and Coal Miner’s Daughter on her decades-long career

Tue May 10 2022 - 06:00

On the refugee bus to Ireland: ‘I’m going so I can save my children’s lives’

Fleet of buses from Irish tour company Paddywagon return home after bringing aid to Ukraine

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 02:00

Róisín Ingle: The only Mother's Day playlist you need this Sunday

Matriarchal music, from John Lennon’s tribute to his mother Julia to the Spice Girls' magnificent Mama

Sat Mar 26 2022 - 06:00

Winter Olympics underway in Beijing after dramatic opening ceremony

Team Ireland led by flag bearers Elsa Desmond and Brendan Newby

Fri Feb 04 2022 - 17:08

Please stop going on about ‘problematic’ Christmas songs

Donald Clarke: Another season of Fairytale argy-bargy would be too much to bear

Sat Dec 04 2021 - 05:00

‘A festering wound’: The true story of the Beatles break-up

Peter Jackson’s unflinching film shows the tensions weighing on the band by the late 1960s

Mon Nov 15 2021 - 06:00

Maureen Cleave, Irish-raised journalist behind John Lennon’s ‘bigger than Jesus’ quote, dies aged 87

After befriending the band – ‘terrible teases’– Cleave influenced their lyrics

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 10:54

Paul McCartney on loving John Lennon, the Beatles break-up and his Irish family

It’s a big misconception ‘that I broke The Beatles up … Once a headline is out it sticks’

Sat Nov 06 2021 - 07:47

Tenth anniversary of tech trailblazer Steve Jobs’s death

Net Results: A decade later, he is here with us daily, in a tech world he did, indeed, change

Thu Oct 07 2021 - 00:00

John Lennon names his favourite Beatles songs in newly discovered tapes

Lennon discusses his love for Yoko Ono and being ‘possessed’ by fame in lost interview

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 09:05

TV View: Sam Allardyce can back off as Ireland show some promise against Serbia

Mary Hannigan: Feelings mixed on Stephen Kenny but late draw will help things

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 22:24

Fintan O’Toole: We need schools for messers, dreamers and misfits

Great explosion in English rock music was unintended result of art schools

Tue Aug 31 2021 - 01:00

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards pay tribute to Charlie Watts following drummer’s death

Rolling Stones members honour their bandmate of almost 60 years

Wed Aug 25 2021 - 16:45

Paul McCartney to reveal unseen Beatles lyrics in new book written with Irish poet Paul Muldoon

The Lyrics will feature a ‘self-portrait’ in 154 songs, including the unrecorded Tell Me Who He Is

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 08:24

Olympic TV View: George Hamilton’s opening ceremony solo run deserves a gold medal

RTÉ’s main man on the mic could have done with sidekick Ronnie Whelan

Fri Jul 23 2021 - 19:18

Inhaler prepare to gig again: ‘We’ve been ready since March 2020’

The pandemic gave Eli Hewson and co space to rethink their debut album

Sat Jul 10 2021 - 05:00

Lockdown auction market thrives as buyers browse from home

Sale prices for Julian Friers and Patrick Pye works far exceed auctioneer’s estimations

Sat Apr 24 2021 - 06:00

Pandemic or no pandemic, plans and parenting don’t mix

I’ve learned that winging it and hoping for the best is the optimum modus operandi

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 06:01

Bronze by sculptural artist John Behan an antidote to hype of NFTs

Maquette of well-known public sculpture Arrival among works in Morgan O’Driscoll art sale

Sat Apr 10 2021 - 06:00

Former Debenhams workers protest a year on from closure

‘We were devastated,’ says former shop steward at march outside Henry Street branch

Fri Apr 09 2021 - 20:48

Johnny Rogan obituary: One of the most well-regarded music biographers of his generation

London Irish writer’s tenacity and attention to detail did not always please his subjects

Mon Feb 22 2021 - 06:00

Don’t tell me now that you never liked Woody Allen or Phil Spector’s work

If you hate everything now and you will escape future accusations of hypocrisy

Sat Jan 23 2021 - 05:00

Did you know Last Christmas used to be called Stephen’s Day Is a Bit Sh*t?

Wham, Shaky v Noddy, Chris Rea v traffic: Patrick Freyne analyses some Christmas classics

Fri Dec 11 2020 - 05:00

Pat Kenny is a smart man, but he asks some silly questions

Radio: Veteran host sounds relaxed and confident, though his unwitting comedic side remains