Shona McCarthy, the Irish woman running the world’s biggest arts festival, is heading home: ‘I’m tired. You feel it to your bones’
After 35 years of nonstop work, this ardent advocate for the arts is about to catch her breath
Tommy Tiernan
Tommy Tiernan to star in new Kevin Barry play as part of Abbey programme
New slate will also feature Marina Carr’s The Boy, and work from Barbara Bergin
Chaos reigns between Armagh and Dublin in all its entertaining glory
Peter Canavan proves himself to be all-knowing; Chris Eubank goes toe to toe with Tommy Tiernan
What kind of president do voters want when Michael D Higgins' term ends and who might run?
Mairead McGuinness, Heather Humphreys, Bertie Ahern, Tommy Tiernan and Conor McGregor among names bandied about
David Gray: Dear Life review – Lean into this raw, bumpy album. It’s well worth the effort
Never mind that he’s British. David Gray might be the most consequential Irish songwriter of his generation
Tommy Tiernan’s Mabinog entertainment company doubles profits
Popular comedian has a number of upcoming tour dates in Galway, Cork and Dublin
The funny thing about Irish comedy: Why it doesn’t hurt to be rich if you want to be a stand-up
A few big names can fill big venues, but most comedians scrape by. Now, at last, what they do is set to be recognised as worthy of Arts Council funding
Events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they end
July 20th-26th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Guide: Longitude, Hozier, Judi Dench and other events to see, shows to book and the ones to catch before they end
June 29th-July 5th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Tommy Tiernan is on a mission to revive ‘radical’ Christian Irish philosopher
Kerry writer John Moriarty, who died in 2007, called for ‘the abandonment of the western way of life’
Fr Dougal Maguire meets the pope: Irish comedians granted an audience with Francis
Ardal O’Hanlon, Tommy Tiernan and Patrick Kielty among group of comedians to have audience with Pope Francis
Irish comedians Ardal O’Hanlon, Patrick Kielty and Tommy Tiernan to have audience with Pope Francis
Irish comic trio part of audience of more than 100 international artists meeting pontiff
The Guide: Tommy Tiernan, The Sultans of Ping and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
March 9th-15th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
No whooping audience, no stupid competitions: What RTÉ could learn from The Tommy Tiernan Show
Hugh Linehan: With the scourging of the broadcaster well under way, one of its recent successes could help it reinvent itself
Tommy Tiernan Show review: We’re left wondering if Dylan Moran’s shtick is an affectation or a cause for concern
Television: This season, with no studio, it’s just Tiernan and a guest – a framing that gives the broadcast the air of a confessional
TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch
Highlights include Dancing with the Stars and a new series of Room to Improve with Dermot Bannon
Tommy Tiernan, Joanne McNally, Michael Barbaro, Esther Perel and more: 17 of the best podcasts to listen to right now
Featuring Three Castles Burning, The Daily, The Rest Is History, If Books Could Kill and more
There is no such thing as an emergency podcast but there just might be a podcast emergency
Spotify has announced 200 job losses in its global podcast business. Has the audio bubble burst?
Tommy Tiernan has bumper year as pay surges
Aggregate pay for comedian and his wife jumps to €1.2 million
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
Phone-free comedy: What’s it like to surrender your phone to Tommy Tiernan?
Karen McHugh opens up to losing the ‘technology crutch’ at the comedian’s recent Vicar Street show
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
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
Sham rock and shenanigans: The Saw Doctors fairy tale is making its way to the stage
The Tuam band’s manager is writing a play about an unlikely success and a colourful moment in Galway life
Tommy Tiernan Show loses Free Now sponsorship following controversial joke at comedian’s gig
Comedian has apologised for joke and pulled it from his set
TV guide: 12 of the best shows to watch this week, starting tonight
Including Dancing With the Stars, Room to Improve, the Annual Golden Globe Awards and Hunters
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they end
Including Tommy Tiernan, The Mary Wallopers, The Sound of Music and more
Tommy Tiernan’s Epic West: We’ve gone peak Tiernan and it is strange and scary
Television: The programme goes peak Tiernan, and it is strange and scary
Tommy Tiernan: ‘I know that I’m a nosy bastard’
The comedian talks Derry Girls, reacquainting himself with his motormouth side and spending Christmas in bed with his wife
Derry Girls is comedy gold, but its last episode was no grand finale
Derry Girls finale review: Alas, the last episode overdoes it with a one hour special
Derry Girls: Episode two isn’t as spicy as Ryan Tubridy’s interview with the cast
TV review: Nor is it as funny as last week, but even in cruise control this show is a hoot
Derry Girls season 3: We’re Taken by surprise when a certain Irish actor puts in a cameo
Contains spoilers: On the evidence of this gags-galore first show, the final season will be a blast
Patrick Freyne: Gordon Ramsay’s wetsuit seems snug as he tells 12 people to jump off a cliff
Future Food Stars sees the chef and his immaculate quiff grilling would-be entrepreneurs
Screw: Derry Girl Jamie-Lee O’Donnell goes to prison
TV review: Her first big post-Derry Girls project is as prisoner to a so far poor script
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