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Jen Hogan: There are probably few more vilified groups, in society, than teenage boys
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Bafta TV awards 2025: Lola Petticrew, Graham Norton, Nicola Coughlan among Irish nominated
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The Studio: Outrageously funny and cameo-packed Seth Rogen love letter to cinema
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Adolescence: Five truths about our teenage boys we need to address urgently
In Ireland, masculinity is at a crossroads. We are in the process of rejecting the harmful ideas of the past but are feeling our way slowly and uncertainly forward
Parents urged to delay smartphones for children amid ‘alarming’ rise in toxic masculinity - Simon Harris
Tánaiste says Conor McGregor and Andrew Tate exploit insecurities and reinforce dangerous narratives among boys
Adolescence: Why can’t we look away from Netflix’s hypnotic hit?
This Netflix drama is a hypnotic hit and its seamless ‘oner’ shot is part of the reason why
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Adolescence review: A dark and often unbearable insight into the nightmarish extremes of our teenagers’ lives
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The Electric State: Netflix gives the Russos $320m and this is all they have to show for it?
The brothers try to deliver some Spielberg-style wide-eyed magic but serve up a sorry action flick
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