‘Young men aren’t just b****rds running around on their bikes ... everyone has their own dreams’
A Dublin project explores how the world shapes young men by helping some of them to create ‘boys’ as they really see them
Des Bishop: ‘I never felt the grief with my dad like I felt with my mother’
For the Irish-American comedian, lockdown was preceded by his mother’s death. The impact was profound – but it opened the way to a new life
Joseph O’Connor: ‘I don’t know what modern Ireland is yet. I’m suspicious about the new sacred cows’
The Irish novelist on taking instruction from Vincent Browne, finding his way in fiction as a young man and coming to understand that the best writing has an inherent musicality
I am now very fit. I am ready for Ireland’s fittest family to adopt me
What golden specimens they are, you think, as they propel themselves across God’s good earth like Accenture employees here to rationalise a business
On Beast Games, MrBeast gives away islands. This will be familiar to the Irish as ‘colonialism’
There is no rhyme or reason to success or failure on Prime Video’s gameshow. MrBeast’s message for our children seems to be that life is arbitrary chaos
What Michael Lowry’s constituents really think of him
In the independent TD’s Thurles political heartland some say they don’t believe the findings against him, others feel he made forgivable mistakes that are now in the past, and some subscribe to both theories at once
Meghan Markle’s lifestyle tips, plus other TV for your glazed-but-happy eyes in 2025: ‘One must be firm with one’s butler’
Including Severance, White Lotus, The Studio, Poker Face, Stranger Things and Black Mirror
Doireann Garrihy: ‘I was a big kid. It’s sad when I think back. I think I made jokes to get attention’
Recently married Dancing with the Stars co-host has learned to tread carefully when it comes to putting her life online
Patrick Freyne: I joined a gym this year. Here’s how working out is working out
I’m not entirely sedentary these days. I walk a lot. But recently I was talking to my GP and she suggested that I should also use my arms sometimes
Culchiecore, bonkbusters, murder, more murder and Nationwide: What I’ve seen on TV in 2024
Patrick Freyne on the 2 Johnnies, Rivals, Say Nothing, Baby Reindeer and television trends of the past 12 months
Patrick Freyne: I am becoming a demotivational speaker – let’s all have an averagely productive December
I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design
‘Watch your step’: Steve Coogan takes Patrick Freyne backstage at Dr Strangelove
The comic actor is playing four parts in the new stage version of Stanley Kubrick’s film, which comes to Ireland in 2025
Wake up, people: Here’s what the mainstream media don’t want you to know about Christmas
From Santy and selection boxes to Christmas pudding and Mariah Carey, these are some of the truths you won’t hear elsewhere
Actor Edward Norton on environmental activism: ‘If you find it inconvenient, I think that’s precisely the f**king point’
Norton might be best known for his blockbuster Hollywood roles, but the actor is also a committed environmentalist and successful entrepreneur
Joan Baez: Do I ever hear from Bob Dylan? ‘Not a word’
Looking young and powerful at 83, Baez is still engaged in politics, but has recently revealed a dark secret