Lorde on weight loss and body image: ‘It’s this evil little rite of passage for a lot of women’
When Ella Yelich-O’Connor was last in Ireland she was working through a break-up and the aftershock of an eating disorder. Her new album has helped make her whole again, she says
Haim: I Quit review – Ferociously catchy, satisfyingly grudge-bearing
Danielle Haim’s had her heart broken, and you’re going to hear all about in the sisters’ wonderfully vituperative songs
Grenfell Uncovered on Netflix: First-rate journalism highlights how working class victims were left waiting for answers
Television: Immediate aftermath of tragedy carries clear echoes of official response to Stardust blaze
Heston: My Life with Bipolar: Gripping account of celebrity chef’s journey from denial to diagnosis
Television: One of the themes of this fascinating and admirably honest film is Blumenthal’s fear that the drugs that help his mind may have snuffed out his creativity
Story of a Song review: How Spandau Ballet’s Through the Barricades emerged from the Troubles
Television: Engaging Aistear an Amhráin series is the sort of show RTÉ needs to make more of
Charli XCX live review: Pop star fails to become queen of Malahide Castle as she brings Brat to Dublin
The British singer gives a good account of herself at this fun, upbeat gig – but it is no blockbuster
Bruce Springsteen: Tracks II – Lost albums brim with emotional generosity, suppressed pain, and machismo
These 83 songs run the gamut from old-school rock’n’roll to rumpled country pop via new wave, indie rock and cinematic mood music
Uncharted with Ray Goggins: Once Joe Canning thaws this tropical thrill ride is a fine full stop to a rewarding series
Television: Hurler Canning and athlete Thomas Barr prove unusually personable by sports star standards
Brian Wilson: Death of towering figure closes a chapter in music history
As the tortured visionary behind The Beach Boys, Wilson helped shape the world we live in today
Ed Sheeran has as much right to call himself Irish as The Pogues or The Smiths
Television: What could be more Irish than a singer with a guitar emoting from the bottom of their boots?
Love Island review: Even with two Irish hopefuls in the villa I’m ready to pack my bags and head home
Television: This year’s lineup is a likeable but pretty unspectacular bunch, lacking in ‘look at me’ reality TV energy
From that Small Island review: Colin Farrell sounds in pain, as if he pressed on despite urgently needing the loo
Television: RTÉ documentary feels more like a dry academic exercise than something intended to bring history alive for viewers
Slowdive at In the Meadows review: Forget Oasis, this sonic supernova is the perfect 1990s comeback
Alternative-pop underdogs produce a wondrous serving of balmy space-pop
Iggy Pop at In the Meadows review: Old-school rock has rarely felt so timeless and incendiary
There is never a hint of nostalgia throughout a turn that feels powerfully rooted in the here and now
Gilla Band at In the Meadows review: Musical Marmite from Ireland’s own Velvet Underground
The listener experiences a sort of indie-rock Stations of the Cross through the band’s brutally uncompromising performance