Patrick Freyne: The Beauty asks big questions. What if sexy people got so hot they exploded?
Ryan Murphyâs show has the shape of satire while never making it entirely clear whatâs being satirised
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Patrick Freyneâs top 14 shows to look out for in 2026
Including Lisa McGeeâs new Northern comedy How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot and hospital drama The Pitt
Podcast: 5 stories in 10 minutes â one Dublin data centre uses the energy of 200,000 homes
Americans seek asylum in Ireland, âŹ750,000 for 14 steps and a ramp and Patrick Freyne on Heated Rivalry
âItâs important for ice hockey players to be clean!â I jot down during Heated Rivalryâs shower scene
Thereâs also a focus on special ice-hockey exercises. Our heroes engage in these nudely, like Spartans. I try to draw diagrams
Irish fiction debuts to look forward this year from Neil Tully, Ana Kinsella to Colin Morgan
âIâm happy to say that rights have been optioned for TVâ: A rich crop of fiction is set to emerge this year
The best fiction of 2026 to look forward to: Books from Louise Kennedy, Donal Ryan, Sebastian Barry and more
A comprehensive round-up of fiction from Irish and international authors due out this year
Kevin Bakhurstâs shocking ransom note: dear British telly, we have Oti Mabuse
Kidnapping the Strictly Come Dancing star for Dancing with the Stars has been a mixed blessing for Montrose
If Emily in Paris had a HR department, the âHRâ would definitely stand for âhappy ridingâ
Emily and colleagues have moved to Rome, where theyâre doing what they do best: having sexual relationships with their clients
Dear Trish, Iâm worried about my friend Meghan and her aggressive crafting
Sheâs a saffron-scented aristo who I shouldnât name, and Iâm only a cabbage-scented bog creature. But weâre very close
Patrick Freyneâs quest for the best Christmas sandwich in Dublin: âI give it five Santas out of fiveâ
Warning: please bear in mind that our food-critic-for-a-day has the taste buds of a junkyard dog and finds almost all food delicious
Elizabeth Olsen: âIâve always wanted to be involved with an Irish mafiaâ
The actor discusses Marvel, shunning social media, and her role in David Freyneâs new romantic comedy, Eternity
âWhatâs Kevin the Carrotâs problem?â: Patrick Freyne on this yearâs Christmas ads
Plus Patrick Freyne on this yearâs Boots, John Lewis, Argos, Tesco, Coca-Cola, Barbour and M&S Food commercials
Vogue Williams, top Irish export, like Kerrygold, Bono and passive-aggressive alcoholism
The Irish Iâm a Celebrity contestant has been a reality-TV star since the innocent days of Fade Street, on RTĂ
In Allâs Fair, I genuinely worry that Kim Kardashian might be flammable
The output of Ryan Murphy, who thinks subtlety is for cowards, now resembles childrenâs programming but real sexy like
Patrick Freyneâs guide to the biggest horror TV shows, from Stranger Things to Sesame Street
Including the attractive conformists of Wednesdayâs posh private school, the paranormal Baywatch spinoff and the Joanna Lumley show that scarred an Irish child for life
As a culchie, I know culchies. Hereâs my definitive guide to culchie culture, aka culchure
Dublin Jackeens will quake as a new series of The 2 Johnniesâ Late Night Lock In takes over our TV screens
The Celebrity Traitors is clearly ripped off from Traitors Ireland: A Nation Once Again
Perfidious Albion has, in fairness, assembled quite a crop of celebrities - though Claudia Winkleman is no SiobhĂĄn McSweeney
Today I will discuss House of Beamish. I think I remember the plot from history class, but we were all quite drunk
Much like Downton Abbey, House of Guinness is best treated as a delightful hallucinatory cheese dream
The Morning Show is just like real life. Who hasnât slept with a tech billionaire?
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoonâs show is an enjoyable but chaotic mess that makes a compelling argument for tearing the Fourth Estate to the ground
Iâve long been a curious observer of what Iâve dubbed Leo Varadkarâs âgrim aestheticâ
The former leader of a country added another artefact into his record of domestic life - a dinner photo
Davina McCall is firing a flare. I think she wants a divorce
Stranded on Honeymoon Island isnât a survival show so much as TV producersâ latest attempt to destroy the institution of marriage
The jock, the nerd, the rebel, the princess and the freak: What kind of teenager were you?
From Ferris Bueller to Beverly Hills 90210 and The OC, teen dramas have helped turn us all back into adolescents
The Music Quiz: Rock band Biffy Clyro formed in which Scottish town in 1995?
Plus: Which now-defunct Irish band included journalists/authors Anna Carey and Patrick Freyne?
The Traitors: My favourite character is Eamon, who is being radicalised before our eyes
My favourite character is Eamon the garda, who is being radicalised before our eyes
Patrick Freyne: Real Housewives of London shows what happens when you try to abolish shame
The real star of the show is a sanity-troubled canine companion to the owner of the longest legs in Belgravia
Iâve promised to give a speech, but am freaking out. You see, Iâm a big thick
This was supposed to be the year I would slow down, say no to things
Tubs in a topper, RTĂ on its uppers: Patrick Freyne can see clearly now
Ryan Tubridyâs return of âŹ150,000 to his old employer, plus eight other TV moments I missed while I was away reading books and smelling flowers
âOn which dating show did your parents meet?â is a classic 2025 icebreaker
On E4âs The Honesty Box, a bunch of hunks and hunkettes must obey the whims of a glowing red cube. Would that life were so simple for the rest of us!
The nine biggest TV shows of 2025 so far: Why you should watch them, and where you can catch them
Including Andor, Severance, The Last of Us, Your Friends & Neighbors, and Adolescence
Sanctimonious Soc Dems find themselves on shaky high moral ground
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Severance is brilliant and relatable. These are eight other similar shows you might love
Apple TV+âs stylish dystopian drama Severance is one of the best workplace TV shows. Here are eight more to watch
A bunch of influencers are sitting in a windowless bunker. Itâs hard not to agree this is the future humanity deserves
Fighting its future format death, Netflix has tempted YouTube phenomena âthe Sidemenâ over to its doomed cause for Inside
Patrick Freyne: Hereâs what I see when I see Irish people at their best
We are hospitable and irreverent, but also cynical and parochial. When things get difficult, who do we want to be?
Ryan owns a tanning business. Yolanda is a Mel B impersonator. These are Britainâs main industries since Brexit
Patrick Freyne: Love Triangle UKâs contestants are earnest and well meaning â not, as so often on dating shows, monstrous, sexually prolific sociopaths
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