Making a song list and checking it twice? Some well-known names from the music world on their perfect festive tunes

The Irish four-piece are on the cusp of breaking through, having toured with Wolf Alice, been hailed by Rodrigo and made the BBC’s Sound of 2026 longlist

The author of Nesting on why she couldn’t abandon the novel despite several attempts, finding her confidence as a writer and her children’s excitement at her success

It’s a wonder the Lemonheads frontman lived to tell the tale

Concerns about the environment, a desire to declutter, and creating community are just some of the reasons parents are opting for swap groups

Donegal actor speaks her mind on self-definition, bereavement and joining the cast of Stranger Things

Review: At his Dublin gig this often matchless rhymer makes art from alienation – and finds his joy in doing it

A new book aims to restore Donal O’Sullivan’s legacy of elegant work which has been largely overlooked since his death in 1991

Holidays can be stressful for neurodivergent guests, but the industry is adapting

Millennials and Gen X-ers haven’t been as united on social media since Wagatha Christie became a courtroom drama

Faced with a turbulent news cycle, readers and authors are turning back to quainter pleasures in fiction

The highs and horrors of sharing a roof in Dublin, Cork, Galway and beyond

The 35-year-old is the first country music singer to lead the billing at the celebrated Co Meath venue

Cork singer Lyra on ambition, insecurity and performing for thousands at Croke Park

The Booker Prize-winning novelist Kiran Desai on emigration, her new novel and disappearing into her fiction