TV goes for gold with Wordle and Golden Elevator gameshows – but will it hit the jackpot? www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...

Elizabeth Strout: ‘There is a need for people to be kind to each other. It’s a deeply sad time’ www.irishtimes.com/culture/book... — I strongly recommend The Things We Never Say, out now.

Today’s culture column: You wait ages to see your 1990s music heroines live, then two play Dublin at once www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...

My column this weekend: Saturday Night Live UK is funny and fresh – but that doesn’t mean it has a future www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...

#TheYoungOffenders, weirdly, reminds me of Last of the Summer Wine.

News broadcasters are not really adding anything to the Artemis II coverage — if anything they’re getting in the way. Nasa’s live feed on YouTube is the way to go. #ArtemisII

My column this weekend — Be more Ryan Gosling: Why AI and the media need us to be curious www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...

In the hope that the Artemis II mission would launch safely, I spent some time last week putting together this essay on the moon in culture and history. In @irishtimes.com print tomorrow. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

I’ve been dancing to The Manifesto so much lately and am completely enchanted by the new album, so I’m extremely looking forward to seeing Gorillaz in Dublin again this week. I mean, just look at this encore — perfect.

My column today — Raye and Amy Winehouse: It’s time to retire the comparison www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

My interview with Tayari Jones: ‘I used to be very suspicious of writers who said the story chose them’ — Tayari’s new novel Kin is out here on Thursday and I really recommend it. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Jessie Buckley, a generational talent with acting superpowers www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...

My column today: The White House ‘slopaganda’ machine is a direct hit on American soft power www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...

That was a lovely finale to #CallTheMidwife — Rosalind getting an ultrasound, Beryl and Geoffrey hanging out, Joyce being promoted, the last baby being born and wonderful Sister Monica Joan departing, it was all just fabulous.

Emma Raducanu has entered her Uniqlo era and it is going very well so far.

Raye in Dublin: The singer’s vocal power and range is a joy in intimate and playful five-star show www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

My column today is on the new Gorillaz album, which is a gift: Damon Albarn’s creative output proves the musical magic of keeping office hours www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...

My interview with designer Louise Kennedy: ‘I loved being on the shop floor. I thought my parents had bought Harrods’ www.irishtimes.com/life-style/f...

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is traumatically brilliant and brilliantly traumatic. I just felt a delicious fury on behalf of Rose Byrne from the safe distance of my cinema seat.

It was a pleasure to see Stereolab in Dublin again — they’re just one of those bands who you know will always be with you. 🎶

Today’s column: Irish television has become a theme park of throwbacks and weird vibes www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...

My column this weekend is on the much-ignored second half of Emily Brontë’s book: Heathcliff, it’s me, I’m Cathy 2.0, and I want my Wuthering Heights sequel www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...

The shrinking of RTÉ: ‘It feels like an increasingly neutered organisation’ www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...

Sea Fever, the wonderful new album from Sarah Nixey, is perfect listening for this weather, and Lies of the Land is my favourite song of the year so far. youtube.com/watch?v=2_nL...

My column today: The chaotic, thrilling ER is landing on Netflix. It’s the legacy boost it deserves www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...

Mariah Carey singing Volare while draped in snow-queen feathers — iconic. ❤️

This Olympics opening ceremony is already a classic of the genre. Not like that Parisian mess.

My column today: The X Factor is due an exposé. Will Sky’s documentary confront the dark parts of its history? www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...

Sabalenka vs Rybakina is on fire already — the #AusOpen women’s final is reliably my favourite morning of the year.

So sad about this, she brought so much joy: Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, dies aged 71 www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

Today is the 40th anniversary of the Challenger disaster. I wrote about why it happened and why this event is remembered so vividly by my generation for @irishtimes.com

Challenger, 40 years on: the space shuttle disaster watched live by millions of children www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Absolutely epic. You did the right thing, Stephen! #TheTraitors

My column this week: Harry Styles is back with a quietly pulsing new song, 50-date tour and, best of all, a great album title www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

Irishwoman Rachel Duffy has been the standout star of The Traitors UK, but she’s in deep trouble #TheTraitors www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...

If Marisa Abela hadn’t already won a Bafta for #Industry, they would have to give her one for this week’s episode. My god, what brilliant television.

I’ve already watched the greatest slice of live television entertainment I’ll see all year — my column today www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...

This episode has massively cemented my tendency to be up for the traitors in #TheTraitors

RTÉ’s Laura Fox: ‘The only way I’m ever going to survive in this industry is just by being myself. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

An advertisement that aged fast, from The Irish Times, April 12th, 1912

My culture column today: As queen of live events, in 2026 I will compel all gigs to specify stage times www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

I’ve seen #ItWasJustAnAccident, #SentimentalValue and #MartySupreme over the past week — all excellent films, I love this time of year when there’s suddenly a glut of great things in the cinema.

My column today is for everyone who definitely isn’t thinking about work… Warning: These 2025 TV shows and films contain scenes of a workplace nature www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...

The age of instability: ‘Ireland feels like a small boat caught in a tempestuous storm’ — my distinctly unfestive review of the year www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Tess and Claudia will be missed. But it’s the kicks and swivels that make Strictly Come Dancing www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...

The age of instability: ‘Ireland feels like a small boat caught in a tempestuous storm’ — my distinctly unfestive review of the year www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

I’m home from my office Christmas party and currently of the opinion that I Did Something Bad by Taylor Swift is the best song ever written. These facts are unrelated.

A very important read: The pain of endometriosis is sometimes a shell, and sometimes it’s the entire beach www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...

Millions will be made by the toiletries brand that eventually realises that at this time of year I just want Shower Gel (and Only Shower Gel) in a Nice Box.

A very fine day. All set up for a pleasant party. Are those suppressed memories returning yet? To mark #JaneAusten250, I’ve written about the moment “Emma could not resist”. www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...