Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea

Contributor

Tony Clayton-Lea is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in popular culture

‘As my children came off the payroll, so to speak, I’m naturally saving more’

Gerard Tannam shares his views on money, saving techniques and his own spending habits

The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they end

The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

The Answer: Sundowners – Northern Irish rockers return with songs that bounce off the walls

The veteran Co Down four-piece don’t deviate much from the hard rock path - but they make a finely honed racket

‘My husband lucked out with some Tesla shares that meant we could afford a new kitchen’

Me & My Money – Clare Barrett, actor

The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they end

Including Lizzo, Bicep, Hangmen, Prue Leith, Frankie Boyle and Drawing from the Well

Karla Chubb of Sprints: ‘I was never hyper-feminine, never super-masculine or butch, but always somewhere in the middle’

Dublin band’s lead singer on identity issues and why punk resonates to this day

Mimi Webb: Amelia – Resistance seems pointless

The English pop singer blends old and new for a sparkly debut album

‘I started a food business but there were bigger companies making similar product’

Me & My Money: Lilly Higgins, food writer

The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they end

The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week, including George Ezra and Country2Country

‘Divorce and raising three girls has changed my spending habits’

Me & My Money: Michelle Browne, family mediator admits she is definitely a spender, not a saver

The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they end

The best music, art, theatre and more coming your way this week

The Fab Four’s finest: 20 Beatles tracks for George Harrison’s birthday

The Beatles guitarist and songwriter would have turned 80 tomorrow. Which is reason enough to nominate the band’s best songs, both together and solo

Paul McCann: Alter Ego – Power pop humdingers

Power pop humdingers from Cavan-based songwriter.

The Music Quiz: Which Rihanna song did Rolling Stone magazine name as the star’s best?

Plus: Who is the favourite country singer of Domhnall Gleeson’s serial killer in Disney+ thriller The Patient?

‘Having grown up in a working-class home, I appreciate how hard you have to work for what you have’

Me & My Money: Ciara Mageean, middle-distance runner