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Donal Ryan wins An Post Irish Novel of the Year Award for Heart, Be at Peace
Sally Rooney, Graham Norton, Johnny Sexton, Jane Casey and Paul Howard also among winners at this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards
Paul Mescal: ‘My favourite actors are Irish. There’s a wildness. We do our own thing’
Gladiator II proves another showcase for Mescal’s tough and tender masculinity, giving rein to his natural instinct as an actor
We’re meant to bask in Saoirse Ronan’s feminist triumph, but I find it all a bit nauseating
An actor’s entire job is to occupy the mind and body of someone else, not to be interesting themselves
Saoirse Ronan delivers a stone-cold truth about women’s safety that stuns Paul Mescal and fellow actors
Graham Norton’s male guests found self-defence hilarious. Of course it was all just a joke, but this tiny little sofa vignette reflects women’s reality
Graham Norton receives over half a million pay bump to €3.3m for hit TV show
Accounts show the Irish presenter landed an average of €166,362 per episode for each of his star-studded Graham Norton Shows in 2023
Sally Rooney’s novel Intermezzo is fastest-selling book in Republic this year
Normal People author’s title sold almost 12,000 copies in first five days on market
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September 22nd-27th: From the return of The Great British Bake Off to a new, darker Rebus
RTÉ's Oliver Callan ‘insults everybody equally’ as his rapid-fire jokes fall flat
Radio: RTÉ Radio 1 host sounds like neither the satirical impressionist he is nor the chatshow host he has become. Instead he resembles a stand-up comic flailing around for quick laughs
Frankie by Graham Norton: Goodbye William Trevor, hello Barbara Cartland
Reminiscent of Danielle Steel, this is not challenging, educational or remotely convincing but it is entertaining
Graham Norton: ‘Angry people want you to lose rights. I hope young gay people are up for the fight’
As he prepares to publish his fifth novel, a low-key Norton reflects on fame, growing up in west Cork and the Ryan Tubridy debate
Graham Norton pays tribute to hometown as he unveils Covid memorial in Bandon
Plaque, made by older people and students, is a ‘lovely’ way to commemorate pandemic, broadcaster says
Angela Scanlon to take over Graham Norton’s weekend Virgin Radio UK show
Meath native joins Ryan Tubridy on station’s roster of Irish presenters
Patrick Freyne: 12 reasons why it hasn’t always been cool to be Irish - including Murder, She Wrote and Batman
Young Irish people are growing up with an unreasonable sense of confidence. St Patrick’s weekend is an ideal chance to correct the record
Graham Norton quits Virgin Radio UK show saying he wants his ‘weekends back’
Norton joined BBC Radio 2 in 2010 on 10am to 1pm Saturday show, taking over from Jonathan Ross, before moving to Virgin Radio in 2021
Ryan Tubridy’s London dilemma: what to do with the Irishness?
It would be far too easy to make his nationality central to his shtick, but that’s not how London works
Last One Laughing is worst thing to happen Irish comedy since Brendan O’Carroll put on a frock
TV review: To say Last One Laughing is short of giggles is a bit like stating Ireland could do with a few more houses.
Last One Laughing Ireland: Behind the scenes with Graham Norton and Aisling Bea on the new Irish comedy show
How do you stop yourself from laughing, or even smiling, and what does it do to your psyche if you do? A new Prime Video series sees 10 Irish comics strive to keep a straight face
I won Portrait Artist of the Year (and decade) … here’s what happened next
Winning the popular Sky Arts series launched a stellar career for Belfast-born artist Gareth Reid
The Graham Norton Show: Lack of A-listers proves the Late Late still has reason to exist
Television: As Norton begins his 31st season on the BBC, there’s no glossing over the sheer RTÉ-ness of the enterprise
RTÉ has lost an asset in Ryan Tubridy but a good career probably awaits in Britain
Now that Tubridy is teasing a move across the Irish Sea, the realisation might dawn: RTÉ has lost an asset, but a good career likely awaits in Britain
Graham Norton: ‘When my father died, I started to appreciate lots of Irish qualities that I’d dismissed’
With Queen of the Universe in its second season, the chatshow host talks drag, television and flying the ‘freak flag’ in small-town Ireland
Amy Huberman, Aisling Bea among cast for Graham Norton’s Prime series LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland
Prime Video has announced the line-up of Irish comedic talent competing in the Graham Norton-hosted format
Eurovision 2023: Who are Ireland’s entry Wild Youth, when do they perform in first semi-final, who are the favourites and more
Everything you need to know about this year’s first Eurovision semi-final, which sees Ireland attempt to qualify for Sunday’s final
Laura Slattery: What the Late Late needs now is the total chaos of guest hosts
Patrick Kielty, Brendan O’Connor and Jennifer Zamparelli would be decent picks, but one season of revolving presenters could be amazing
Graham Norton to host Amazon Prime Video’s first original Irish series
LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland will be made for the streamer by Irish production company Kite Entertainment
Switching banks, splitting pension pots on divorce, and travel insurance claims
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
The Last Days of Joy by Anne Tiernan: Solid debut novel of family drama and trauma
Strong, character-driven plotting and astute commentary on relationships make up for some lapses into soap opera and sentimentality
Never mind the host, the real chatshow conundrum is how to lure the best guests
Laura Slattery: In today’s fragmented media, even the most fascinating of stars will seem dull by the end of a publicity blitz
Harry Potter and Sally Rooney among most borrowed library books last year
Children’s titles take up 19 of top 20, as Rooney’s latest novel is most borrowed adult title
TV guide: 14 of the best shows to watch this week, beginning tonight
There’s Mrs Brown’s Boys to First Dates Ireland and a whole lot more
John Cleese: He’s not the free-speech messiah, he’s a very naughty boy
Hugh Linehan: Will grumpy old men really save us from cancel culture?
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