FilmAlice Rohrwacher: ‘I want my films to feel like Pasolini’s, like they are parables’Josh O’Connor stars in the director’s new feature as an archaeologist who falls in with a band of tomb-raiding thievesBy Tara Brady●Wed May 8 2024 - 05:15
MusicThe Music Quiz: How many times has Bruce Springsteen performed in Ireland?In honour of the unstoppable Boss’s upcoming Irish gigs, a special quiz on all things SpringsteenBy Tony Clayton-Lea●Wed May 8 2024 - 05:00
Subscriber OnlyPeace Comes Dropping Slow by Denis Bradley: A no-frills account of the Troubles and its legacyThis book is quite the page-turner, a masterly and deeply moving account of a formative era in Ireland
MusicBruce Springsteen in Belfast: can I still buy tickets, how to get to Boucher Fields, set lists, weather forecast and moreEverything you need to know about the American singer’s concert in Belfast on May 9th
MusicEurovision 2024: Bambie Thug goes through to Saturday’s final, Ireland’s first since 2018London-based non-binary Ouija pop singer had been considered a long-shot but will now compete in Malmö, Sweden this weekend
Should you have children? These five philosophical questions can help you decideUnthinkable: Procreating to ‘save the West’ is probably a bad idea, but what’s a good reason to have children?By Joe Humphreys
Bruce Springsteen in Belfast: can I still buy tickets, how to get to Boucher Fields, set lists, weather forecast and moreEverything you need to know about the American singer’s concert in Belfast on May 9thBy Ronan McGreevy
Eurovision 2024: Bambie Thug goes through to Saturday’s final, Ireland’s first since 2018London-based non-binary Ouija pop singer had been considered a long-shot but will now compete in Malmö, Sweden this weekendBy Mark Hilliard
Mitski at 3Arena review: a remarkable opening kick-starts a breathtaking night of melody and melodramaFrom the start Japanese-American pop star Mitski pulls the crowd into a spooky pop neverlandBy Ed Power
The Black Keys in Dublin: Gritty show gives people what they wanted, especially towards the triumphant finishThe Ohio players came to play and people got what they wanted, mainly towards the triumphant finishBy Glen Murphy
Dua Lipa: Radical Optimism review – Step aside Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, this is the pop album we’ve been waiting for By Lauren Murphy
Kamasi Washington: Fearless Movement – Somehow both more and less than The Epic and Heaven and Earth By Philip Watson
Alice Rohrwacher: ‘I want my films to feel like Pasolini’s, like they are parables’Josh O’Connor stars in the director’s new feature as an archaeologist who falls in with a band of tomb-raiding thievesBy Tara Brady
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: Director Wes Ball on despotic leaders, the war on truth and ‘the soup we’re all swimming in’Drawn from a 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle, the Planet of the Apes franchise has forever worked with two interwoven metaphorsBy Donald Clarke
Unfrosted review: Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop-Tart brandopic is yet another unwelcome addition to the genre By Donald Clarke
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry review: Elene Naveriani’s warm, wise dramedy makes merry with a midlife crisis By Tara Brady
The Fall Guy review: Who ordered a half-baked revival of a Lee Majors TV show? Anyone? By Tara Brady
Peace Comes Dropping Slow by Denis Bradley: A no-frills account of the Troubles and its legacyThis book is quite the page-turner, a masterly and deeply moving account of a formative era in IrelandBy Marianne Elliott
Claire Keegan wins prestigious German awardAuthor follows likes of Julian Barnes and Elizabeth Strout as winner of Siegfried Lenz Prize
Dara Ó Briain and Josh Widdicombe gleefully dive into the story of the ‘worst footballer ever’Podcast review: On their way to recounting Ali Dia’s brief appearance for Southampton, the comedians tell a complex, compelling taleBy Fiona McCann
The Responder: Martin Freeman’s descent into furious nihilism makes for gripping viewingTelevision review: Tony Schumacher’s gritty script and Freeman’s unshowy performance gives The Responder its raw-boned powerBy Ed Power
Young Offenders star Alex Murphy: ‘For Roy Keane to be eager to be on the show was just mad’The hit comedy, which returns to the BBC next week, was the actor’s first professional work. So he didn’t expect a Cork sporting legend to arrive on setBy Ed Power
TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch this weekMay 5th-10th: Martin Freeman in second series of The Responder, Bambie Thug at the Eurovision and the return of The Young Offenders amon this week’s highlightsBy Kevin Courtney
Tom Moran Is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar review: Vulnerable exploration of a journey from self-hatred to self-fulfilmentTheatre: More than any other factor, the catharsis he is seeking onstage is an attempt to process trauma that he feels stems from an insecure attachment at homeBy Tom Lordan
The Last Pearl: Blue Raincoat’s best voyage yetTheatre: Niall Henry’s absorbing play about a deep-sea diver is eerily resonant with contemporary concernsBy Chris McCormack
lan Phelan and Mark Swords: The List and the Line review - A riveting dialogue between past and contemporary aesthetic attitudesThe artists’ work is characterised by overt sensuousness and colourful bombast, perfect for exhibition within a historical pleasure demesneBy Tom Lordan
Visual art reviews: Each Now, Is the time, the Space; and Aleana Egan: Second-hand Group shows can create brilliant conversations, but unless you are familiar with the work of these artists, you may need help to get inBy Gemma Tipton