Van Morrison at 70

1 Dara O Briain reveals his quest for his birth mother: ‘She said there was no choice in this’

2 Mairead McGuinness: They don’t call me ‘Elbows McGuinness’ to my face

3 Daniel O’Neill: A mysterious painter pervaded by darkness

4 Nine-year-old earns €24m as the highest-paid YouTuber of 2020

5 Emma Dabiri: George Nkencho’s death ‘brought me back to the Ireland I grew up in’

6 Choice Music Prize: Best Irish Song of 2020 shortlist revealed

7 Judi Dench: ‘In my mind’s eye I’m six foot and willowy and about 39’

8 Edith Eger: ‘In Auschwitz, I discovered they couldn’t murder my spirit’

9 Suzi Quatro: ‘If he’d done that backstage he’d have been singing soprano for the rest of his life’

10 At school with a serial killer: growing up with Jeffrey Dahmer