This book is at once a family chronicle, an inquiry into the nature of writing and the forces that shape one’s self, and a history that spans centuries

At Slane Castle, where Siobhán McSweeney is hosting RTÉ’s big new TV show, skulduggery is the name of the game

He was also an extra in TV shows such as Z Cars and Doctor Who

After spending 11 years at the BBC, the executive has returned to Montrose at a time of flux for RTÉ.

Author suggested she would use royalties from books and BBC adaptations to fund group banned in UK

I would happily publish this statement in a UK newspaper – but that would now be illegal

Television: We learn a lot more about the charges against Letby, while being many times more confused as to her guilt or innocence

After an illness last year, the comedian was advised to lose weight. Her new show BIG explores her relationship with her body before and after, and why no one should feel any shame for being ‘on the jabs’

Caitríona Daly, author of the new Abbey play The Lunch Punch Power Hour in Conference Room 4, on sending up the absurdity of office culture

Companion show to The Traitors Ireland will be part visualised podcast, part regionalisation push

Haugh set to step in as co-host of show which has been mired in controversy

Television: Gregg Wallace and John Torode’s screen time has been minimised and the result is as bland as over-boiled potatoes

The power of a picture operates on different levels

Twenty years after the IRA declared its war was over, previously unseen documents from Brian Rowan’s personal archive tell the story of the hard road to peace

August 3nd-8th: including North Circular, Cooking with the Stars, Fleadh25, MasterChef and Platonic

Television: After 14 years of this iffy humour, is it time for Brendan O’Carroll to pull the plug on his famous Finglas mammy?

Inside the Cult of the Jesus Army, on the BBC, and Pray for Our Sinners, on RTÉ, document the grip of religions

Plus: Fungus inspired by octopus; and what hens behind bars tell us about Mountjoy Prison

Shows to watch this week including Impact: The Anatomy of a Crash; Inside the Cult of the Jesus Army; and Jason Mamoa’s Chief of War

A lot of Mix Tape reminded me of my own life at 18. Not merely because I made desperately try-hard mix CDs for girls I fancied