Laura Slattery
@lauraslattery.bsky.social
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Journalist from Dublin in search of pain au chocolat, perfect sentences and a career.
My column this week is on Sundayâs big event: Spotlight on Chris Martinâs team and tactics for âhalftime showâ
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World Cup 2026 final: Spotlight on Chris Martinâs team and tactics for âhalftime showâ
Music extravaganza curated by the Coldplay frontman will feature support from Spanish and Argentinian footballers
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/18/world-cup-2026-final-spotlight-on-chris-martins-team-and-tactics-for-halftime-show/
about 16 hours ago
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Iâm gutted for Karolina Muchova, as Iâm sure a lot of tennis fans are, but that was Linda Noskova providing the perfect example of coming back from ahead.
#Wimbledon
7 days ago
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My interview with Claire Byrne: âI never really went into this game to be famousâ
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Claire Byrne: âI never really went into this game to be famousâ
The broadcaster on the push and pull factors behind her move, her new podcast and turning 50
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/claire-byrne-on-a-fresh-start-and-leaving-her-comfort-zone-im-exposing-a-bit-more-of-myself-and-my-fears/
8 days ago
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Florence and the Machine at Marlay Park: Bewitching, five-star evening as Welch casts spells
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Florence + the Machine at Marlay Park: Bewitching, five-star evening as Welch casts spells
Seventeen years on from her debut album, Florence Welch remains an artist born for the largest of stages
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/29/florence-the-machine-at-marlay-park-bewitching-five-star-evening-as-welch-casts-spells/
20 days ago
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This weekâs column: If water bottle rules at gigs can be relaxed in extreme heat, are they ever necessary?
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Laura Slattery: If water bottle rules at gigs can be relaxed in extreme heat, are they ever necessary?
In the age of global heating, water stations at outdoor events must be a priority, not an afterthought
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/27/if-water-bottle-rules-at-gigs-can-be-relaxed-in-extreme-heat-are-they-ever-necessary/
22 days ago
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Madonnaâs best albums ranked â from unlistenable to sublime
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Madonnaâs best albums, in reverse order â from unlistenable to sublime
With Confessions II out next week, itâs time to get into the groove and press play on the queen of popâs back catalogue
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/27/madonnas-best-albums-in-reverse-order-from-unlistenable-to-sublime/
22 days ago
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I canât believe Tony Baddingham is presenting Have I Got News For You tonight. Did those tears mean nothing?
about 1 month ago
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My column this week: Olivia Rodrigoâs CMAT cover is more than a brilliant excuse for pints
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Olivia Rodrigoâs CMAT cover is more than a brilliant excuse for pints
The American star regularly enhances her own reputation by paying live tribute to other artists
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/05/olivia-rodrigos-cmat-cover-is-more-than-a-brilliant-excuse-for-pints/
about 1 month ago
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I adored that tennis from Maja Chwalinska. What a story, what a match. Amazing. đŸ
#RolandGarros
about 1 month ago
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My interview with Maggie OâFarrell: âI turned down an OBE because I didnât want British Empire as part of my nameâ
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Hamnetâs Maggie OâFarrell: âI turned down an OBE because I didnât want British Empire as part of my nameâ
After the âbonkersâ Oscars, the Co Derry-born author of Hamnet is poised to publish Land, a novel inspired by her own family history in post-Famine Ireland
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/31/hamnets-maggie-ofarrell-i-turned-down-an-obe-because-i-didnt-want-british-empire-as-part-of-my-name/
about 2 months ago
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My culture column this weekend (no finale spoilers): Goodbye, Hacks, a TV comedy jewel that has ended at just the right time
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Goodbye, Hacks, a TV comedy jewel that has ended at just the right time
This Emmy magnet HBO Max show was a battle of the generations, but also more than just that
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/05/30/goodbye-hacks-a-tv-comedy-jewel-that-has-ended-at-just-the-right-time/
about 2 months ago
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My interview with Hannah Murray, who has written a remarkably compelling memoir about how she joined a wellness cult and was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
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Game of Thronesâ Hannah Murray on joining a wellness cult and being diagnosed bipolar
The Skins and Game of Thrones star has written a memoir about her involvement in a cult-like âwellnessâ organisation and her bipolar diagnosis
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/28/game-of-thrones-hannah-murray-on-joining-a-wellness-cult-and-being-diagnosed-bipolar/
about 2 months ago
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Irish filmmaker Michael Harte on directing Kylie Minogueâs documentary: âShe walked in with an energy. I was totally blown away byâ
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Irish film-maker on directing Kylie Minogueâs documentary: âShe walked in with an energy. I was totally blown away byâ
The Irish documentary-maker thought he was the hardest-working person he knew. But that was before he met Kylie Minogue
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/05/27/irish-film-maker-on-directing-kylie-minogues-documentary-she-walked-in-with-an-energy-i-was-totally-blown-away-by/
about 2 months ago
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I miss Daniel Craig already. Can the next James Bond really be Gen Z?
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I miss Daniel Craig already. Can the next James Bond really be Gen Z?
Amazon MGM Studios is searching for a young actor to take over as the spy
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/05/23/i-miss-daniel-craig-already-can-the-next-james-bond-really-be-gen-z/
about 2 months ago
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Aww, Vila. No one panicked quite like him.
#Blakes7
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Michael Keating, EastEnders and Blake's 7 star, dies aged 79
Keating also had roles in Doctor Who and Casualty.
https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/michael-keating-eastenders-dead-newsupdate/
about 2 months ago
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TV goes for gold with Wordle and Golden Elevator gameshows â but will it hit the jackpot?
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TV goes for gold with Wordle and Golden Elevator gameshows â but will it hit the jackpot?
No idea is too odd for television amid plans for scaled-up word puzzle, a Big Break reboot and a âpsychological battlefieldâ in a lift lobby
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/05/16/tv-goes-for-gold-with-wordle-and-golden-elevator-gameshows-but-will-it-hit-the-jackpot/
2 months ago
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Elizabeth Strout: âThere is a need for people to be kind to each other. Itâs a deeply sad timeâ
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â I strongly recommend The Things We Never Say, out now.
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Elizabeth Strout: âItâs a deeply sad time in the USâ
The author returns with a new character, a despairing history teacher Artie Dam, in The Things We Never Say, overshadowed by Trump
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/03/author-elizabeth-strout-its-a-deeply-sad-time-in-the-us/
2 months ago
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Todayâs culture column: You wait ages to see your 1990s music heroines live, then two play Dublin at once
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You wait ages to see your 1990s music heroines live, then two play Dublin at once
Sleeper at Opium and Miki Berenyi Trio at the Grand Social proved the potency of seeing long-loved artists for the first time
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/25/you-wait-ages-to-see-your-1990s-music-heroines-live-then-two-play-dublin-at-once/
3 months ago
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My column this weekend: Saturday Night Live UK is funny and fresh â but that doesnât mean it has a future
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Saturday Night Live UK is funny and fresh â but that doesnât mean it has a future
Skyâs version of the US sketch-show institution is halfway through its first series. Will it be back for a second?
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/18/saturday-night-live-uk-is-funny-and-fresh-but-that-doesnt-mean-it-has-a-future/
3 months ago
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#TheYoungOffenders
, weirdly, reminds me of Last of the Summer Wine.
3 months ago
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News broadcasters are not really adding anything to the Artemis II coverage â if anything theyâre getting in the way. Nasaâs live feed on YouTube is the way to go.
#ArtemisII
3 months ago
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My column this weekend â Be more Ryan Gosling: Why AI and the media need us to be curious
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Be more Ryan Gosling: Why AI and the media need us to be curious
News outlets are built on curiosity. Now theyâre having to defend the kind the powerful donât like
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/04/05/be-more-ryan-gosling-why-ai-and-the-media-need-us-to-be-curious/
3 months ago
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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
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print tomorrow.
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Moonstruck: A geologistâs playground, an elite retreat or a staging post to a new frontier?
From megalithic art to science fiction, Earthâs sole natural satellite has compelled us, scared us and been the site of our fantasies
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/04/03/moonstruck-a-geologists-playground-an-elite-retreat-or-a-staging-post-to-a-new-frontier/
4 months ago
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Iâve been dancing to The Manifesto so much lately and am completely enchanted by the new album, so Iâm extremely looking forward to seeing Gorillaz in Dublin again this week. I mean, just look at this encore â perfect.
4 months ago
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My column today â Raye and Amy Winehouse: Itâs time to retire the comparison
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Raye and Amy Winehouse: Itâs time to retire the comparison
Using the late singerâs talent as a stick with which to beat a new generation of female artists is ironic and unfair
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/03/28/raye-and-amy-winehouse-its-time-to-retire-the-comparison/
4 months ago
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My interview with Tayari Jones: âI used to be very suspicious of writers who said the story chose themâ â Tayariâs new novel Kin is out here on Thursday and I really recommend it.
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Tayari Jones: âI used to be very suspicious of writers who said the story chose themâ
The award-winning US author ârefused to write historicallyâ, but Kin, her new novel, is set in the 1960s. She explains why
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/03/21/tayari-jones-i-used-to-be-very-suspicious-of-writers-who-said-the-story-chose-them/
4 months ago
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Jessie Buckley, a generational talent with acting superpowers
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Jessie Buckley, a generational talent with acting superpowers
From her quiet emotion in War & Peace to her compelling physicality in Hamnet, the Irish actor has shown her talent runs deep
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/03/16/what-makes-jessie-buckley-irelands-newly-crowned-oscar-winner-such-a-notable-actor/
4 months ago
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My column today: The White House âslopagandaâ machine is a direct hit on American soft power
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The White House âslopagandaâ machine is a direct hit on American soft power
Hollywood is used to being in the international persuasion business. Donald Trumpâs triumphalist warmonger videos change that
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/03/14/the-white-house-slopaganda-machine-is-a-direct-hit-on-american-soft-power/
4 months ago
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That was a lovely finale to
#CallTheMidwife
â 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.
4 months ago
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Emma Raducanu has entered her Uniqlo era and it is going very well so far.
4 months ago
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Raye in Dublin: The singerâs vocal power and range is a joy in intimate and playful five-star show
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Raye in Dublin: The singerâs vocal power and range is a joy in intimate and playful five-star show
Star shrinks the 3Arena to the status of an intimate club in night showcasing her genre-hopping talent
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/03/05/raye-in-dublin-the-singers-vocal-power-and-range-is-a-joy-in-intimate-and-playful-five-star-show/
5 months ago
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My column today is on the new Gorillaz album, which is a gift: Damon Albarnâs creative output proves the musical magic of keeping office hours
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Damon Albarnâs creative output proves the musical magic of keeping office hours
Sublime new Gorillaz album The Mountain shows, once again, how it helps to be a âdaily musicianâ
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/02/28/damon-albarns-creative-output-proves-the-musical-magic-of-keeping-office-hours/
5 months ago
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My interview with designer Louise Kennedy: âI loved being on the shop floor. I thought my parents had bought Harrodsâ
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Designer Louise Kennedy: âI loved being on the shop floor. I thought my parents had bought Harrodsâ
The celebrated designer on dressing Irish presidents, how fashion has changed and the future of her luxury brand
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/02/28/designer-louise-kennedy-i-loved-being-on-the-shop-floor-i-thought-my-parents-had-bought-harrods/
5 months ago
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If I Had Legs Iâd 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.
5 months ago
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It was a pleasure to see Stereolab in Dublin again â theyâre just one of those bands who you know will always be with you. đ¶
5 months ago
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Todayâs column: Irish television has become a theme park of throwbacks and weird vibes
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Irish television has become a theme park of throwbacks and weird vibes
From How to Get to Heaven from Belfast to These Sacred Vows, too many series feel trapped in time
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/02/21/irish-television-has-become-a-theme-park-of-throwbacks-and-weird-vibes/
5 months ago
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My column this weekend is on the much-ignored second half of Emily BrontĂ«âs book: Heathcliff, itâs me, Iâm Cathy 2.0, and I want my Wuthering Heights sequel
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Heathcliff, itâs me, Iâm Cathy 2.0, and I want my Wuthering Heights sequel
The second half of Emily BrontĂ«âs novel is often left out of adaptations. It deserves its own film
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/02/15/heathcliff-its-me-im-cathy-20-and-i-want-my-wuthering-heights-sequel/
5 months ago
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The shrinking of RTĂ: âIt feels like an increasingly neutered organisationâ
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The shrinking of RTĂ: âIt feels like an increasingly neutered organisationâ
âWeâre not cutting the Six One or anythingâ says director general Kevin Bakhurst, as some staff talk about the emergence of âtwo RTĂsâ and fear for the future
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/02/14/the-shrinking-of-rte-it-feels-like-an-increasingly-neutered-organisation/
5 months ago
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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.
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Lies Of The Land
YouTube video by Sarah Nixey - Topic
https://youtube.com/watch?v=2_nLM4JOcZU
5 months ago
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My column today: The chaotic, thrilling ER is landing on Netflix. Itâs the legacy boost it deserves
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The chaotic, thrilling ER is landing on Netflix. Itâs the legacy boost it deserves
The star performer of another TV era was influential in a way that is now often forgotten
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/02/07/the-chaotic-thrilling-er-is-landing-on-netflix-its-the-legacy-boost-it-deserves/
5 months ago
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Mariah Carey singing Volare while draped in snow-queen feathers â iconic. â€ïž
5 months ago
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This Olympics opening ceremony is already a classic of the genre. Not like that Parisian mess.
5 months ago
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My column today: The X Factor is due an exposĂ©. Will Skyâs documentary confront the dark parts of its history?
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The X Factor is due an exposĂ©. Will Skyâs documentary confront the dark, nasty parts of its history?
Contestantsâ stories about some of their experiences on the show deserve a new spotlight
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/01/31/the-x-factor-is-due-an-expose-will-skys-documentary-confront-the-dark-nasty-parts-of-its-history/
6 months ago
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Sabalenka vs Rybakina is on fire already â the
#AusOpen
womenâs final is reliably my favourite morning of the year.
6 months ago
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So sad about this, she brought so much joy: Catherine OâHara, actor known for Home Alone and Schittâs Creek, dies aged 71
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Catherine OâHara, actor known for Home Alone and Schittâs Creek, dies aged 71
Her manager confirmed the news to Variety. She died after a brief illness
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/01/30/catherine-ohara-actor-known-for-home-alone-and-schitts-creek-dies-aged-71/
6 months ago
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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
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add a skeleton here at some point
6 months ago
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Challenger, 40 years on: the space shuttle disaster watched live by millions of children
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Challenger, 40 years on: the space shuttle disaster watched live by millions of children
Nasaâs avoidable tragedy exemplified 1980s overconfidence and haunted a generation, but the allure of space exploration endured
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/01/25/challenger-40-years-on-the-space-shuttle-disaster-watched-live-by-millions-of-children/
6 months ago
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Absolutely epic. You did the right thing, Stephen!
#TheTraitors
6 months ago
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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
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Harry Styles is back with a quietly pulsing new song, 50-date tour and, best of all, a great album title
His upcoming LP, featuring the single Aperture, is called Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. Whatâs not to love?
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/01/23/harry-styles-is-back-with-a-quietly-pulsing-new-song-50-date-tour-and-best-of-all-a-great-album-title/
6 months ago
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Irishwoman Rachel Duffy has been the standout star of The Traitors UK, but sheâs in deep trouble
#TheTraitors
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Irishwoman Rachel Duffy has been the standout star of The Traitors UK, but sheâs in deep trouble
Cast as a traitor, the communications executive from Newry has played a brave yet clever game. But is it over?
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/01/23/irishwoman-rachel-duffy-has-been-the-standout-star-of-the-traitors-uk-but-shes-in-deep-trouble/
6 months ago
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