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‘Christmas in Dublin remains something unmatched in my heart’: readers on what’s best about coming home for Christmas
As a festive influx from abroad begins, one reader has booked out a full row on a Ryanair flight for her return to Ireland
Siobhán McSweeney of Derry Girls to host Irish version of The Traitors
‘The Irish have a charm and ability to deceive while smiling, which will make this version rather special,’ says McSweeney
‘American men are a lot more self-centred. In Ireland they’re a lot easier to talk to. They’re very flirtatious’
Nadine Scully moved to Dublin from Seattle in 2017
The Guildford Four’s Paddy Armstrong: ‘People thought I was going to be bitter and twisted when I came out of prison’
The Belfast native had to rebuild his life, which is now the subject of a stage play, after wrongly spending 15 years in jail for an IRA bomb attack
The Coronas at 3Olympia: Arms swaying, hands clapping, confetti flying – loyal Dublin fans lap it up
Frontman Danny O’Reilly flashes his pearly whites and engages fans with a night of energetic theatrics
Golden Globe nominations 2025: Colin Farrell and Andrew Scott get nods but Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan miss out
After Irish actors and films had a blockbuster 2023, hope this year mainly rests on Paul Mescal in Gladiator II and Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun and Blitz
Late Late Toy Show 2024: Everything you need to know about the TV night of the year
This year’s theme will be Home Alone, while new features include a parade of children from all 32 counties
Oprah Winfrey discusses Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These: ‘I had never heard of the Magdalene laundries’
Winfrey chose Keegan’s novella for the first instalment of her new YouTube series The Oprah Podcast
RTÉ to adapt Marian Keyes bestsellers into new series
The Walsh Sisters, which is set to begin filming in 2025, has been billed as a ‘comedy about serious things’
‘It doesn’t have to be them or us’: Teachers behind new book of refugees’ stories want to challenge stereotypes
Leah O’Shaughnessy and Melanie Martin co-wrote the book in the wake of the Dublin riots
Lana Del Rey Dublin concert tickets: Act now to avoid Summertime Sadness
The American singer-songwriter is set to play at the Aviva next June, and demand for tickets will be high
Portrait of Lydia Foy by Amanda Dunsmore wins National Gallery’s AIB Portrait Prize
Aoibhe Devereux (16) was also awarded the gallery’s young portrait prize for a painting of her brother
Climate change ‘a big worry’, children tell general election candidates at hustings
The issue of school resources and pay for teachers also arose during the dedicated children’s hustings
Cork singer Lyra on domestic violence: ‘We have all heard the stories, but it’s now about getting the action’
Lyra has become an ambassador for Safe Ireland’s new campaign to highlight gender-based violence and the need for better services