Tony Clayton-Lea

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Tony Clayton-Lea is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in popular culture

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Event guide: Lorde, Other Voices and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead

November 22nd-28th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Fri Nov 21 2025 - 04:50

New Irish albums reviewed and rated: The Altered Hours, Anamoe Drive, Niyl, The Wicc and Hilary Woods

November 2025 album releases include The Altered Hours, Thank God It’s Friday, Parish Is Burning, Lycanthropy and Night Criú

Wed Nov 19 2025 - 05:06

The Music Quiz: Which Christmas-related pseudonym does Bob Dylan use?

Plus: Which US actor is named in a Fall Out Boy song?

Wed Nov 19 2025 - 04:36

David Keenan: ‘I wanted a reprieve from the spreadsheet tour. It’s as simple as that’

The singer-songwriter, whose new album, Modern Mythologies, is about to come out, has returned to his roots on a tour of small Irish venues

Tue Nov 18 2025 - 05:14

‘I’ve lost money plenty of times. Being an entrepreneur I’m more likely to’

Me & My Money: Nick Twomey, Oakberry Ireland

Mon Nov 17 2025 - 06:00

Event guide: Bob Dylan, Moulin Rouge! and the other best things to do in Ireland in coming days

November 15th-21st, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Fri Nov 14 2025 - 04:58

The Music Quiz: Who is being sued over copyright for a song referencing Sydney Sweeney?

Plus: Dexter Holland, the lead singer of US punk/pop band The Offspring, holds a PhD in which scientific area?

Wed Nov 12 2025 - 04:35

‘I went to the World Poker Tour in Monte Carlo, but chickened out from playing’

Me & My Money: Eve McInerney, cofounder, Creative Bumblebee

Mon Nov 10 2025 - 06:00

‘In Ireland the level of incompetence is really frustrating’

The visual artist Corban Walker on his middle name, what makes him angry, and how work gives him joy

Sun Nov 09 2025 - 06:00

Event guide: Joanne McNally, The Last Dinner Party and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead

November 8th-14th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Fri Nov 07 2025 - 04:59

The Music Quiz: What type of salad is included on Black Sabbath’s 1970 album, Paranoid?

Plus: What snack food does Kacey Musgraves sing about on her Pageant Material record?

Wed Nov 05 2025 - 04:57

‘I think life is too short not to spend your money; I mean, you can’t take it with you’

Me & My Money: Singer and actor Susan McFadden doesn’t like taking risks with money, but once blew more than $1,350 on Jimmy Choo shoes and a matching bag

Mon Nov 03 2025 - 06:00

Glove designer Paula Rowan: ‘It is wonderfully ironic that I have great difficulty deciphering right and left’

The Irish glove designer to Madonna, Lady Gaga, Cher and the British royals on resilience, loss and being the youngest of six children

Sun Nov 02 2025 - 06:00

Event guide: Highlights include Dublin Book Festival, Zara Larsson and Cork International Film Festival

November 1st-7th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way over the next week

Fri Oct 31 2025 - 04:58

The Music Quiz: Charli XCX namechecks which French writer on Speed Drive?

Plus: Which science fiction writer inspired Jimi Hendrix to write Purple Haze?

Wed Oct 29 2025 - 04:59