The Irish Times

When I’m with my children I’m often not 100% there

I need to schedule a little special time with each of them so that they feel the full force of my undivided attention

Wed Nov 17 2021 - 06:01

Tuning out: The strange case of the apparent death of the film musical

Dear Evan Hansen screen adaptation comes during a fraught period for the always imperilled genre

Thu Oct 21 2021 - 05:00

‘I know what I should be paid. Now let’s see how close to that we can get’

The Good Fight star Cush Jumbo returns home from the US, but now it is on her own terms

Tue Jun 01 2021 - 06:00

Forever contemporary Cruella leaves Mary Poppins in ‘olden times’

Both films were originally made about 50 years after the period they recreate – and raise a curious question about the past in culture

Sat May 29 2021 - 05:00

Cruella: Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name

Unconvincing origin story reimagines puppy-killer as tween-friendly feminist

Fri May 28 2021 - 05:00

Lockdown living: Family and friends’ photos keep me company

There are embarrassing photos, childhood images, and pictures of past loves

Sat Apr 18 2020 - 08:00

Róisín Ingle: There’s some seriously competitive pandemic parenting going on

Detailed daily schedules are being shared that include sewing lessons and poetry readings

Mon Mar 23 2020 - 06:00

Todd Haynes: ‘All my movies are critical and financial disappointments initially’

The auteur on his love of whistleblower films and the legacy of New Queer Cinema

Thu Feb 20 2020 - 06:00

‘They’re for the birds’: Council criticised for fining pensioner over feeding birds

‘I though it was disgraceful ... for just being kind to an animal’, says Limerick woman

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 16:01

Clean out and clean up by selling your valuables at auction

When it’s time to declutter antiques or art, auctioneers will often value free of charge

Sat Jan 25 2020 - 06:00

Marie Kondo: How to declutter your life like a professional

Binge on Netflix with the Japanese tidying tsar

Sat Jan 05 2019 - 05:00

All the world’s on stage when it comes to social inclusion

In a town in north Co Dublin, adults with an intellectual disability and secondary school students are uniting to perform a musical show in a powerful demonstration of social inclusion

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 07:01

Panto review: Alice: The Musical at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast

A big, blousy performance that hints at Theresa in Brexitland

Mon Dec 10 2018 - 11:27

Lauren Child: Why you should let your children stare into space

Ideas take shape when the mind is drifting, so give kids room ‘to let their minds wander’

Wed Oct 24 2018 - 05:00

‘Rule me. Oh yeah, rule me good, you big dirty royal’

You say you’re not interested in the royal family, but you know you are. We know it too

Sat Oct 20 2018 - 08:39

The real Sound of Music: Maria was no flibbertigibbet, and she didn’t teach the kids songs

The 1965 musical was ‘a sugar-coated lie’ with little in common with the real Von Trapps

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 05:00

Tully: Charlize Theron proves motherhood is not for sissies

Review: Diablo Cody has mashed up ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’

Wed May 02 2018 - 09:51

Patrick Freyne: Judgmental TV at its very best

At Your Service: The Brennan Brothers tackle Irish hospitality in a very Irish way

Sat Apr 21 2018 - 05:00

What today’s feminists can learn from the suffragettes

Mocked and abused, they still kept on fighting – and they won

Sat Mar 03 2018 - 06:00

All together now: NY style co-living comes to Dublin 2

Unlimited coffee, a sense of belonging and some cracking interiors aim to lure the millennial renter in Fitzwilliam scheme

Sat Jan 13 2018 - 06:00

Another mountain to climb: Celine Byrne takes on Mother Abbess

Ireland’s best-known soprano effortlessly moves from opera to ‘The Sound Of Music’

Fri Nov 24 2017 - 06:00

Last of the summer time: 20 things to do before the holidays end

We’ve rounded up 20 ways to keep that holiday feeling as long as possible

Sat Aug 19 2017 - 06:15

The 70 cent ‘Ikea bag’ on sale for €1,695

French fashion house Balenciaga launches bag that looks just like the Swedish store’s hold-all

Fri Apr 21 2017 - 11:10

Dancing with the Stars: no Hollywood ending for Thalia Heffernan as she’s voted off

Movie night on Dancing With The Stars Ireland throws up a few horror shows on the dance floor

Sun Jan 29 2017 - 21:41

Everything you need to know about hygge: the Danish recipe for happiness

It’s turning your home into ‘nest’ – lock your phone away in a sustainably harvested wood box, invite your friends around and banish anything annoying or emotionally overwhelming

Tue Sept 06 2016 - 10:37

Jimmy Page dodges questions in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ case

Lawsuit claims Led Zeppelin copied distinctive guitar riff from ‘Taurus’ by band Spirit

Fri Jun 17 2016 - 11:55

Jimmy Page says ‘Stairway to Heaven’ riff like one in Mary Poppins

Led Zeppelin accused of copying distinctive guitar pattern from a song by band Spirit

Thu Jun 16 2016 - 21:52

Select: The history of iconic breakfast characters

How Tony the Tiger and the Honey Monster sweet-talked us into breakfast

Fri May 06 2016 - 11:00

Holiday survival guide: Is it beginning to look a lot like cabin fever?

Things to do with the children before they go back to school

Tue Dec 29 2015 - 02:00

Mary Poppins review: this spoonful of sugar goes down brilliantly

Rather than staying close to Disney's 1964 musical, Julian Fellowes' adaptation goes back to PL Travers' books. The result is a Mary Poppins even the author would love

Thu Dec 10 2015 - 06:30

Pantos, grottos and great places to see Santa

Things to do and shows to see with children over the Christmas holidays

Thu Dec 03 2015 - 02:53

Julie Andrews to attend Jameson Dublin Film Festival

Iconic actress who played Mary Poppins to attend gala screening of The Sound Of Music

Thu Feb 19 2015 - 14:07

Secret of the Tomb review: London galling

The ‘Night at the Museum’ franchise limps into Bloomsbury: it should go no further

Fri Dec 19 2014 - 11:00

Let me introduce you to Priscilla, my fake leg

Priscilla enjoys music festivals and parties, is a hot topic of conversation and the focus of a Ted Med Talk by its designer, Sophie de Oliveira Barata

Fri Oct 31 2014 - 01:00