TV & RadioMammoth review: wistfully hilarious trip back to the boorish and misogynistic 1970sTelevision review: Mike Bubbins’s creation is a giggle-fest that pokes fun at the decade that political correctness forgotBy Ed Power●Wed Apr 17 2024 - 22:25
Subscriber OnlyStarburster: Fontaines DC’s thrillingly sinister new single is a dystopian belterGrian Chatten and his bandmates also announce a new album, Romance, due for release in AugustBy Ed Power●Wed Apr 17 2024 - 19:25
Subscriber OnlyHagstone by Sinéad Gleeson: There is a lyricism to this magical and otherworldly debut novelAn island, cut off from the mainland, is a perfect setting for a haunting story such as this
ArtIn pictures: The winning entries for this year’s Texaco Children’s Art competitionMethodist College Belfast student Charley Bell takes home €1,500 top prize for ‘exceptionally well executed’ colour pencil portrait
MusicPaul McCartney and John Lennon’s sons team up for new song Primrose HillJames McCartney’s acoustic ballad, co-written with Sean Ono Lennon, draws from a childhood vision in Scotland
How to end the culture wars: Stop looking for people to blame‘Because structural injustices are beyond our control it is wrong to blame ordinary people for them,’ argues political philosopher Maeve McKeownBy Joe Humphreys
Subscriber OnlyThe Movie Quiz: Film legend Orson Welles made his professional stage debut at which Irish theatre?
Starburster: Fontaines DC’s thrillingly sinister new single is a dystopian belterGrian Chatten and his bandmates also announce a new album, Romance, due for release in AugustBy Ed Power
Paul McCartney and John Lennon’s sons team up for new song Primrose HillJames McCartney’s acoustic ballad, co-written with Sean Ono Lennon, draws from a childhood vision in ScotlandBy Ben Beaumont-Thomas
Pearl Jam: Dark Matter – Eddie Vedder and co return with a tempestuous back-to-basics album By Ed Power
Pillow Queens: Name Your Sorrow – Vigorous riffs, fluid guitar solos, irresistible earworms By Tony Clayton-Lea
Matthew Devereux: House Devil – The Pale frontman’s solo album feels like a missed opportunity By Lauren Murphy
Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us review – Utterly wild and terrific By Tony Clayton-Lea
Pierce Brosnan to play Irish boxing trainer Brendan Ingle in new film Actor will star in Giant, an upcoming biopic of British fighter Prince Naseem HamedBy Donald Clarke
Paul Duane: ‘I sold one of my vineyards. It gave me a bit of comfort to see Coppola was doing the same thing’Irish director Paul Duane has financed All You Need Is Death largely out of his own pocket. Now the horror film is generating a lot of buzzBy Donald Clarke
The Sweet East review: Smart and dumb. Fascinating and frustrating. An absolute blast By Donald Clarke
The Teachers’ Lounge review: Leonie Benesch is sensational in this unlikely white-knuckle thriller By Tara Brady
Cork World Book Fest turns 20The duration of the Fest has also expanded thanks to the network of partners and collaborators that have been built over the yearsBy Liam Ronayne and Ann Luttrell
Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson: There is a lyricism to this magical and otherworldly debut novelAn island, cut off from the mainland, is a perfect setting for a haunting story such as thisBy Pragya Agarwal
Mammoth review: wistfully hilarious trip back to the boorish and misogynistic 1970sTelevision review: Mike Bubbins’s creation is a giggle-fest that pokes fun at the decade that political correctness forgotBy Ed Power
Feud: Capote vs The Swans review - Glittering cast with Tom Hollander and Naomi Watts cannot save this tragedyTelevision: Ryan Murphy’s portrayal of Truman Capote with swoon-worthy ensemble is not the capricious romp he may have originally had in mindBy Ed Power
Blue Lights review: This compelling show is a rare spark in the moribund world of Irish crime televisionTelevision: In its guts, this BCC show is just really good telly – the acting is compelling, and the show’s evocation of Belfast rivetingBy Ed Power
The Bookshelf: Ryan Tubridy’s new podcast may be the best vehicle to date for this one-time Jack of all RTÉPodcast review: The former RTÉ broadcaster’s new show plays to his strengths – but it’ll need to push him out of his comfort zoneBy Fiona McCann
Pete Waterman: ‘Rick Astley walked away with a cheque for £5m, which is pretty good for an apprentice’Musical I Should Be So Lucky celebrates the 1980s hits that Waterman and his colleagues Mike Stock and Matt Aitken made with Kylie Minogue, Bananarama, Mel & Kim and moreBy Tara Brady
Hilary Fannin: ‘You’re faced with something so mad – maybe you’re going to die’Last year the former Irish Times columnist’s work on her new play, for Rough Magic and the Abbey, was interrupted by a double cancer diagnosisBy Patrick Freyne
In pictures: The winning entries for this year’s Texaco Children’s Art competitionMethodist College Belfast student Charley Bell takes home €1,500 top prize for ‘exceptionally well executed’ colour pencil portraitBy Jade Wilson
Smut Press’s goal? To ‘champion work that might not get published elsewhere – maybe a bit risqué or provocative’What’s Next For?: Jack Scollard and Jordan Hearns on their publications that showcase queer artistsBy Una Mullally