MusicSmashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan: ‘Taylor Swift is one of the most gifted pop artists of all time’Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan knows what it’s like to face a backlash. In Sinéad O’Connor, he says, he has also seen music at its purestBy Ed Power●Mon Jun 3 2024 - 05:15
MusicBryce Dessner of The National on his NCH residency: ‘It’s special for me. Ireland is a place where we feel comfortable and inspired’The guitarist and classically-trained composer has a number of orchestral projects planned for autumn at the historic Dublin venueBy Ed Power●Mon Jun 3 2024 - 05:15
Subscriber OnlyDark Brilliance. The Age of Reason from Descartes to Peter the Great: reason and unreasonBritain and the Dutch Republic are key states in Strathern’s account of the Age of Reason. Both nations were central to the establishment of ‘capitalism as we know it today’
Subscriber OnlyKevin Barry: ‘I didn’t publish a book till I was 37. I thought I must have been an awful f*cking waster’With his fourth novel about to be published, the author is now one of the most influential Irish writers
Subscriber OnlyYes to Molly Bloomsday weekend: Four days of women-led spectacle in Derry and Donegal The Ulysses European Odyssey stretches across 18 European cities that have produced artistic responses to the novel
The Irish philosopher who was father of ‘cathedral thinking’Edmund Burke is associated with conservatism but his political outlook is more radical than he is given credit forBy Joe Humphreys
Subscriber OnlyThe Music Quiz: What is the name of the made-up boyband in Anne Hathaway’s romcom The Idea of You?
Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan: ‘Taylor Swift is one of the most gifted pop artists of all time’Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan knows what it’s like to face a backlash. In Sinéad O’Connor, he says, he has also seen music at its purestBy Ed Power
Bryce Dessner of The National on his NCH residency: ‘It’s special for me. Ireland is a place where we feel comfortable and inspired’The guitarist and classically-trained composer has a number of orchestral projects planned for autumn at the historic Dublin venueBy Ed Power
Niamh Regan: Come as You Are – Warts-and-all thoughts on life, love and relationships By Lauren Murphy
Steve Cooney, Pat Fleming and Timmy O’Connor: Tunes from Toureendarby – Fiery polkas and slides from Sliabh Luachra trio By Siobhán Long
Crowded House: Gravity Stairs – impossible not to admire these indelible pop songs By Tony Clayton-Lea
Cellissimo review: Collegial buzz and some total indulgence at Galway’s new festival The weekend included performances by Natalie Clein, Killian White, Nicolas Altstaedt & Friends and, at the Cellissimo Spectacular, more than 80 young cellistsBy Michael Dervan
Four new films to see this weekRediscovered Irish folk horror The Outcasts, plus Sting, The Beast and Gasoline RainbowBy Donald Clarke and Tara Brady
Normal People stars Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones hint at reunionThe actors rose to prominence after starring in an adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel
The Beast: One can only nod in agreement when Léa Seydoux shouts ‘what the f*** are you talking about?’ By Donald Clarke
Sting: a horribly diverting creature feature of which the late Roger Corman would surely have approved By Donald Clarke
Dark Brilliance. The Age of Reason from Descartes to Peter the Great: reason and unreasonBritain and the Dutch Republic are key states in Strathern’s account of the Age of Reason. Both nations were central to the establishment of ‘capitalism as we know it today’By James Hanrahan
Fugitive: The Michael Lynn Story; The Morningside; Among OthersWhite-collar criminal serving 5½ years or ‘a chancer’? A compelling pandemic read; and a worthwhile memoir
The Forgotten: RTÉ’s investigation into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings highlights damning withholding of evidencePodcast review: Deeply sourced series shows how the initial investigation foundered on incompetence, accident and indolenceBy Fiona McCann
TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch, beginning tonightJune 2nd-7th: From the Norman invasion of Ireland to an appraisal of unassuming rock god Rory GallagherBy Kevin Courtney
Aifric O’Connell, Lottie Ryan and David O’Reilly among names to join 2FM daily scheduleNew presenters come in wake of several departures from radio stationBy Ellen O’Donoghue
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in JuneIncluding Sweet Tooth, Becoming Karl Lagerfeld, Presumed Innocent and My Lady JaneBy Kevin Courtney
Young Offenders star Chris Walley: ‘What is it about Cork? I dunno. That’s a dangerous question to ask a Cork person’The Young Offenders star’s busy schedule continues with the Abbey Theatre production of Elizabeth Kuti’s The Sugar WifeBy Lauren Murphy
Circle Mirror Transformation: Wonderful presentation of the before and after of theatre at the GateTheatre: Róisín McBrinn has created a magnificent Irish production of Annie Baker’s sublime playBy Chris McCormack
‘Life changing’ income scheme for artists means more spend time on work and fewer suffer from depressionGreen Party wants to extend three-year pilot Basic Income for the Arts scheme which provides €1,400 per month to artistsBy Emmet Malone
5,313 works submitted, 515 on show: RHA Annual Exhibition 2024 ready to be unveiledThis year’s show includes plenty of powerful work, as well as prices that range from €50 to €60,000. But younger painters are notable by their absenceBy Gemma Tipton