Video Nasty review: cheeky all-too-rare drama that shows 1980s Ireland like it really was
Television: Series follows Dublin teenagers seeking to complete their collection of banned VHS movies
Charles Haughey
Why do tribunals so rarely lead to criminal trials?
It is not clear why it took the gardaí 14 years to complete their file arising from the 2011 Moriarty report, but the passage of time raises the question of the fairness of now bringing charges against anyone
How to build a coalition: negotiators reveal how past governments were perilously pieced together
From manifesto-stitching to partnership, and from Independents’ day to confidence-and-supply: people at the heart of previous talks recall how the deals were done
Fintan O’Toole on his career: ‘You had to learn to live with the fact that some people despised you’
The Irish Times columnist has made a new documentary about his life for RTÉ. Here he looks back on a career that he began as the Michelangelo of Tipp-Ex
Seán MacBride: Despite the Nobel prize winner’s warning, the possibility of facing ‘the indescribable’ is greater than ever
‘Taboo’ against the use of nuclear weapons has come ‘under pressure’ in ongoing warfare once again
Rivals: The thrusting bum is intercut with spurting soap and overflowing champagne. We are in safe, if filthy, hands
Patrick Freyne: If I was in Disney+’s Jilly Cooper adaptation, someone would surely compliment my ‘magnificent column’
‘A remarkable woman’: Tributes paid to former Fianna Fáil minister Mary O’Rourke after her death
Ms O’Rourke was deputy leader of party between 1994 and 2002 and became Seanad leader afterwards
Extraordinary Life: The Ben Dunne Story review – the absurd adventures of a very 1980s Irish mogul laid bare
Television: Ben Dunne’s story had everything, from kidnap to drugs to a Succession-style business rivalry
Moriarty tribunal pays Collery legal costs 17 years after finding he lied under oath
‘Arrangements continue’ for ‘full and final wind-down’ of tribunal established 27 years ago, says Department of the Taoiseach
Which politicians have done most for Irish culture? As the general election approaches, it’s a question worth asking
The main parties’ approaches to Ireland’s cultural life was encapsulated by the opposing outlooks of Charles Haughey and Garret FitzGerald
Joe Joyce obituary: Award-winning journalist, writer and biographer
Joyce had an astute understanding of government and the political system, of politicians and how they worked
Ranelagh home of trailblazers in psychiatry and feminism for €975,000
Prof Ivor Browne and feminist June Levine hosted Sebastian Barry, Charlie Haughey and others at D6 home
Joe Joyce: The quiet man who was a great journalist, funeral told
The author of 10 books and two plays ‘felt compelled to write’, his daughter recalled
Joe Joyce: ‘Brilliant investigative reporter’, author and playwright dies aged 77
Joyce was co-author of The Boss, about former taoiseach Charles Haughey’s time in government in 1982
Is that a harp in the Doctor Who time vortex? Irish screen industry travels far to reach the Whoniverse
Government symbol on Doctor Who credits would have startled my 1980s self but is a marker of how much has evolved in film and television business
Stardust review: Excellent documentary that quite rightly conveys the full horror of that night
Television: Three-part film’s strength comes in never falling into ghoulishness or sensationalism
Good timing pays off again for Cecelia Ahern
Paul McGinley pitches up in Ballsbridge; BBC Northern Ireland journalists get good gigs; Sharon Horgan enjoys literary success; and Fianna Fail decides to run new and not so new names
Judgment Day – Alison Healy on predicting when the world will end
Forecasting the end of our days has taken up a lot of people’s time here on Earth
How did the unfounded claim that the Stardust fire was caused by arson take hold?
The original findings from the 1982 report that the fire was started deliberately have been debunked
Ivor Fitzpatrick obituary: High-profile Dublin solicitor with an eye for a deal
He made much of his undoubted wealth – he was reputed to be worth up to €100 million at the time of his death – from property
What makes the Happy Pear unhappy? Building a 5G mast beside their organic farm
Plus: Jack Crowley’s financial conversion, architect Tom de Paor’s Wicklow woes, Siún Ní Raghallaigh’s Galway house sale, and Dublin jarveys say neigh to Harry Crosbie
Peace process has taught politicians how to grow tribal vote through stubbornness
Newly released State papers shed light on the years immediately after the Belfast Agreement, so much of which is still in dispute or open to interpretation
Tras Honan obituary: A ‘natural politician’ and first female cathaoirleach of the Seanad
Known for her ‘old-school blunt and direct analysis of the state of the nation’, her love of people and as a role model for younger female politicians
Peter Thursfield 1946-2023: A life taking photographs
A selection of photos from the former Irish Times picture editor, who has died aged 77
It was wrong of Leo Varadkar to send a servant of the State to Ben Dunne’s funeral
Taoiseach could always have attended himself in a private capacity but sending his official representative gave his Government’s seal of approval to Dunne
The slightly rich pay their taxes these days, but what about the super rich?
How we view our tax obligations has evolved greatly since the murky days of the 1980s
Funeral details for businessman Ben Dunne released
Requiem Mass for former Dunnes Stores chief executive to take place on Tuesday in west Dublin
Provincial news photography raised to the level of fine art
The photographs of Henry Wills documenting Mayo and Irish life were published in the Western People for more than 40 years. A book collecting his best images, In All Kinds Of Weather, was launched last week
From a Florida hotel room to Dublin Castle: How Ben Dunne’s panic attack caused mayhem for the rich and powerful
Fallout from Florida incident lasted for two decades and reached the top of Irish politics
Gaza conflict ‘brings home importance of journalism’, says author
An Eye on Ireland gathers together four decades of journalism on a changing Ireland by Justine McCarthy
Justice trouble for Helen McEntee could dent any leadership ambitions
Challenges of the job have a habit of taking a toll on careers of those who hold it
Books in brief: Humour and brutality in a dystopian world
Brief reviews of Sugar Street, Line of Fire and Owlish
Fintan O’Toole: RTÉ has grappled with the same dilemma since the 1960s
Broadcaster has grappled with the same dilemma since the 1960s: to be a national jukebox or a national broadcaster
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