Crosswords & Puzzles
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‘I take the long view when it comes to value measured against time’
Me & My Money: Seamus Crimmins, chairman / artistic director of Irish Freemasons Young Musician of the Year Competition
‘My middle name is Brigid and I hated it when I was growing up’
Friends of the Earth’s new CEO Deirdre Duffy on her middle name, All-Ireland heartbreak and the joy of pens
The Guide: Patti Smith, Picasso and the other best things to see in Ireland over the next week
October 4th-10th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: What is Patti Smith’s middle name?
Plus: Which John Grant album features vocals by Sinéad O’Connor?
‘In Morocco a trader told me: You barter like a Berber man. I took that as a real compliment’
Me & My Money: Stephen McCabe, McCabe’s Coffee
Annie Fletcher: ‘Once you’ve breached my anger, it takes a lot to get the trust back’
The Imma director and lay canon at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on Dutch directness, the ‘Annie dance’ and Leonardo da Vinci influencing her career choice
The Guide: Lewis Capaldi, Priscilla Presley the other best things to see in Ireland this week
September 27th-October 3rd, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: Coles Corner, Lady’s Bridge, Truelove’s Gutter and Hollow Meadows are album titles referencing which UK city?
Plus: Lewis Capaldi released a cover version of which song by Britney Spears?
‘I always have a minimum of €50 on me. Living in Austria, you can never be certain if you can pay with a card’
Me & My Money: Andy Culligan, chief executive and cofounder, Purple Path
The Guide: Dublin Theatre Festival, Dermot Kennedy, Stand Up for Gaza and the other best things to see in Ireland
September 20th-26th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: On Human League’s album Octopus, which British comedian is namechecked in a song title?
What is the birth surname of Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James?
New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Divine Comedy, D Cullen, God Knows, Gavin James, Laura Elizabeth Hughes
September 2025 releases include Rainy Sunday Afternoon, City Soundscapes, A Future of the Past, Knots and Echoes, and Gold Rush
Leslie Dowdall: I once splurged on a fancy electric toothbrush that promised all sorts
Me & My Money: Singer/performer who made her name as lead singer with the band In Tua Nua
‘Heaven on earth’: One trip to Bologna and Sirmione is simply not enough
From hill-walking in Bologna to people-watching in the Lake Garda resort town of Sirmione, Italy’s charms are manifold
Ray O’Donoghue: ‘I’m always the one who will get up and make a family speech’
Dublin City Council’s night-time economy adviser on challenging conversations, the otherworldliness of Connemara and a burning childhood memory
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