Matthew McConaughey

If you buy into the idea that you lose value as you age, it becomes self-fulfilling

I’m increasingly socialising with women in their early 20s again - because now my peers are beginning to date them

Wed Nov 08 2023 - 06:00

Matthew McConaughey says Woody Harrelson could be his half-brother

Actor says mother’s revelation she knew the father of his True Detective co-star Harrelson led them to believe they may be related

Fri Apr 14 2023 - 10:04

Paul Rudd is the world’s sexiest not-very-Irish man

People Magazine named him ‘Sexiest Man Alive’. An Irish connection was swiftly unearthed

Thu Nov 11 2021 - 13:12

Max Verstappen beats Lewis Hamilton to pole at US GP

Battle for championship title will see top two on front row in Austin

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 23:35

Donald Clarke: Expect all celebrities to have their own tequila by 2050

It transpires that Black Irish is Mariah Carey’s entry into the ‘Irish cream’ wars

Sat Aug 21 2021 - 05:00

Why exercise is so difficult for people with rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers found gentle session of leg lifts set off exaggerated nervous system reaction

Mon May 24 2021 - 06:01

Starstruck: A giddy confection that helps rehabilitate the romcom

TV review: Rose Matafeo’s new show is Notting Hill for Generation Instagram

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 13:22

Face spasms, thunderclap headaches, sweating and tears: Inside the League of Fire

Chilli-eating contestants step up for pain and anguish beyond what most of us can imagine

Mon Apr 19 2021 - 06:00

How Disney plans to turn the universal appeal of dragons into movie success

Raya and the Last Dragon looks to buck the trend of mediocre serpent-centred features

Tue Mar 02 2021 - 05:00

Matthew McConaughey: ‘I wouldn’t give back one ass-whupping for the values that are ingrained in me’

The actor on his life philosophies, securing roles, and his new memoir Greenlights

Mon Oct 26 2020 - 06:00

Late Late Show: In Covid-19 Ireland, Tony Holohan is bigger than Bruce Springsteen

Review: The Chief Medical Officer gets star billing above Springsteen and McConaughey

Sat Oct 24 2020 - 10:17

Irish conductor the first woman to lead orchestra at Oscars

Eímear Noone, originally from Galway, will perform at the Academy Awards in February

Fri Jan 24 2020 - 12:25

Netflix: The best 101 films to watch right now

Half our favourite movies have vanished. But there’s still plenty of great stuff to search for

Sat Jan 18 2020 - 06:10

Digital health: how technology can boost your wellbeing

There are many apps that assist you towards better physical and mental wellbeing

Thu May 23 2019 - 03:15

Aquaman star Patrick Wilson: ‘To talk about your own looks is a weird thing’

The actor on moving from musicals to movies, #MeToo and the perils of being a good looking guy

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 05:30

Happy little Zzzzzs with Bob Ross

Web Log: Softly-spoken, laid-back painter now available to lull you to sleep

Wed Nov 21 2018 - 11:30

Conor McGregor’s new whiskey: A taste test

The MMA fighter’s whiskey is on sale now, so what can you expect?

Thu Sept 20 2018 - 06:00

Sky Cinema eyes piece of the action with movies of its own

Risky move comes as streaming TV services chase the holy grail of original content

Sat Sept 15 2018 - 05:45

Star-gazing domes to fancy yurts: the best places for glamping

If you want to stay somewhere different – but with all the comforts of home – try ‘glamorous camping’

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 06:00

Will this film finally put the rom-com out of its misery?

The format has been on the wane for years. Home Again could be its nadir

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 10:27

The Dark Tower review: A baffling tower of pulp

The Stephen King inspired film looks like a cluttered 95-minute trailer

Wed Aug 16 2017 - 14:00

The children’s cartoons that shaped us – and the dark messages that lurk within

From The Flintstones to He-Man and Top Cat, kids’ animation has a lot to teach us

Wed Aug 02 2017 - 14:25

Much stranger things: the oddest TV from the 1980s

If television is going to plunder our 1980s childhoods for inspiration, it should at least go for the weird gold

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 05:00

Matthew McConaughey: ‘I will never be my hero’

The languid actor discusses putting rom-coms behind him and putting on 20kg for ‘Gold’

Fri Feb 03 2017 - 05:00

Today FM looks for love as audience slides

Listeners have ebbed away from the Communicorp radio station. So, what next?

Tue Jan 24 2017 - 07:32

Emma Cullinan: ‘North inner city’ neighbourhoods have identity too

By identifying neighbourhoods we validate them rather than implying they and their residents are of so little importance they can be brushed over and lumped in with neighbourhoods miles away

Sat Sept 24 2016 - 06:00

Chiwetel Ejiofor: ‘Weapons and tactics are a way of entering a guy psychologically’

The actor has done plenty of serious roles. Will anyone begrudge him a crime caper?

Sat Feb 20 2016 - 05:45

Your guide to the coming week: Telly, movies, news, weather

The Pixels movie will open, so will the US embassy in Cuba and, weatherwise, the heavens might just do the same

Mon Aug 10 2015 - 06:00

Cornucopias of delight still in prospect at 68th Cannes Film Festival

The race for the 2015 Palme d’Or looks at this stage to be between ‘Son of Saul’ and ‘Carol’, two extraordinary pictures from two very different film-makers

Mon May 18 2015 - 01:00