Listicles

Culture Night 2024: Wondering where to begin? These 20 events around Ireland caught our eye

From Seamus Heaney to hipster Dublin, and salon jazz to retro synthesisers, thousands of events will be going on across Ireland on Friday, September 20th

Tue Sept 17 2024 - 05:15

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

Tue Aug 06 2024 - 05:15

All of Taylor Swift’s albums ranked, from worst to best – plus which tracks to expect at her Eras tour Dublin concerts

From her debut LP, in 2006, to the epic, 31-track Tortured Poets Department, this is how we rate each of the star’s studio releases

Tue Jun 25 2024 - 05:15

New Irish music: The 10 best albums of 2024 so far

Galway’s NewDad, family affair Driven Snow, and Pillow Queens all feature

Fri Jun 14 2024 - 20:39

Lí Ban the mermaid to Charles the healer: The strange lives of some less famous Irish saints

For St Patrick’s weekend, the back stories of some homegrown heroes of Christianity, from modern healers to mystical mermaids

Sun Mar 17 2024 - 05:15

Kathy Bates in Misery, Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men and 17 more of the best movie villains

From long-forgotten maniacs to ice-cold femme fatales, here are 19 of the most despicable, irredeemable film baddies of all time

Mon Jan 08 2024 - 05:15

10 great books and their 10 best chapters: The perfect way to while away an afternoon

From The Lord of the Rings to The Green Road via To Kill a Mockingbird, The Secret History and more, you can read each incredible chapter in a single sitting

Mon Jan 01 2024 - 05:00

The 10 best video games of 2023, from big-budget releases to unexpected indie gems

This year gamers were terrified by Alan Wake 2, dazzled by Sea of Stars and tickled by Super Mario Bros Wonder

Mon Dec 18 2023 - 05:00

Heart-stopping Halloween terror: 13 of cinema’s greatest jump scares

Halloween horrors including The Conjuring, The Descent, Scream and The Exorcist III

Mon Oct 30 2023 - 07:00

Cork Jazz Festival 2023: 10 classic albums that should be in any self-respecting finger-clicker’s collection

From Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis to Herbie Hancock and Brad Mehldau, here’s a quick fandango through jazz’s hall of fame

Mon Oct 23 2023 - 05:15

Rock of ages: The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Debbie Harry and 12 other classic acts still going strong

As Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood release their new album, we pick our favourite over-75s in music

Mon Oct 16 2023 - 05:30

Open House Dublin 2023: More than 150 buildings star in this year’s festival. Here are our favourites

The annual architecture celebration offers free peeks inside everything from follies to football stadiums

Mon Oct 02 2023 - 05:15

The Lion King, plus 11 other great stage musicals, from Show Boat and Oklahoma! to Hamilton

The Lion King, with its iconic original staging by Julie Taymor, is about to open in Dublin. It’s one of our dozen favourites

Mon Sept 25 2023 - 05:00

Great restaurants to try along the north side of Dublin bay

Fish, chips, ice-cream and fine dining around Clontarf and Howth

Tue Sept 12 2023 - 05:00

Twelve of my favourite Irish books for children

Sara Keating recommends titles by Irish authors that offer home-grown alternatives to international works

Mon Sept 11 2023 - 05:00

Dublin Fringe Festival 2023: 21 shows to catch, from comedy to cabaret, clubbing and wrestling

There’s something for everyone this year, even children will have acts to choose from as part of this year’s event

Mon Sept 04 2023 - 05:30

Electric Picnic: 15 of the most memorable moments, from a blistering Fontaines DC’s set to Lana Del Rey’s tears

Stradbally has welcomed thousands of acts since 2004. As this year’s festival approaches, here are 15 moments that stick in our minds

Thu Aug 31 2023 - 11:08

Nineteen great family-friendly video games, from Mario Kart 8 to Untitled Goose Game

Whether you’re in the mood for a quiet puzzle or an evening of multiplayer chaos, these games are suitable for the whole household

Mon Aug 28 2023 - 05:15

Tommy Tiernan, Joanne McNally, Michael Barbaro, Esther Perel and more: 17 of the best podcasts to listen to right now

Featuring Three Castles Burning, The Daily, The Rest Is History, If Books Could Kill and more

Sun Aug 20 2023 - 05:15

Burt Reynolds as 007, Sandra Bullock in The Matrix, Emilia Clarke in Fifty Shades: 12 starring roles that never were

A dozen juicy parts that, for one reason or another, actors pushed to the side of their plate, beginning nearly a century ago

Mon Aug 14 2023 - 05:15

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

Hollywood humdingers: 10 of the most groundbreaking scores in movie history

As Dublin International Film Festival 2023 arrives, and with the Oscars less than a month away, we press play on some remarkable soundtracks

Mon Feb 20 2023 - 05:45