The Professionals is a series of articles in which people from one field share their views of Ireland today

It wasn’t easy for Manchán Magan’s friend to get up, deep in his grief, to lead us in dance but it was healing and it seemed to shift something in all of us

I desperately needed some distraction, and found it in new music from Taylor Swift, Lily Allen and Bressie

The paralympian may have retired from competitive swimming, but she’s opening a new chapter as the youngest coach on RTÉ’s Ireland’s Fittest Family

I often wonder what I’m missing out on and whether my life would be richer if I went back on the socials

It gave me clarity of mind, it gave me hope and strength, and it’s a gift that keeps on giving

Fiddle player, sean nós singer and presenter Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on growing up speaking Irish in Dublin, her hit podcast How to Gael, and her new show about Irish womanhood

I don’t like bucket lists, but whenever I kick the bucket or pass away or die, this memory, this moment, is coming with me

One of the most precious gifts cancer has given me is a deep friendship with this extraordinary Irish man

It’s well known that I’ll do pretty much anything to avoid using my feet to get anywhere

Marian Keyes’ beloved novels about five Irish sisters have been adapted for a new RTÉ drama series, and its stars are all here to chat about it

Sometimes the most satisfying of happy endings can take decades to come to fruition

Uncloaked, which airs after each Traitors episode, has given the comedian and writer an opportunity to demonstrate his chatshow chops

Paudie and murdered Faithful Christine grapple with newfound fame and life on the outside

Ireland is full? Yeah, full of great telly, wit, wolfhounds and fabulous use of Donegal tweed