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Culture

Last night's looks: Stars commit to 'fashion is art' theme at Met Gala
This year’s function drew some controversy after Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and his wife were announced as the lead sponsors.
Yesterday
4th May 2026
Good Vibrations: The Cork choir helping cancer survivors to reclaim their voice
Trish Rooney
This week
3rd May 2026 - 5th May 2026
Sitdown Sunday: The world leaders who want to live forever
Last week
26th April 2026 - 2nd May 2026
Quiz: How much do you know about County Mayo?
Patrick Kielty keeps quiet on his Late Late Show future amid contract uncertainty
Oprah Winfrey is coming to Dublin for a one-night live event
Melania Trump urges ABC to 'take a stand' against Jimmy Kimmel after widow remark
'I think it's silly': Mixed views on The Giant, a €29m idea for Dublin's Docklands
The 30-metre tall statue can transform into any Irish or international figure.
Last month
April 2026
How do you start tracing your family tree?
What do you make of Johnny Depp and Imelda May's new Shane MacGowan tribute track?
'I manifested this': Maura Higgins lands a spot on Dancing With The Stars US
Census data reveals almost 9,000 people were confined to mental institutions in 1926
People in Mother and Baby Homes were not included in the figure, as the National Archives could not categorise the centres as institutions in the release of the records.
Is the Jackson biopic really that bad? We went to the first showing at Liffey Valley to find out
It’s bad, it’s bad, you know it (shamone).
'I did not sleep well': Complaints to IFCO over age classifications for Hamnet and 28 Years Later sequel
The first reviews are in for the Michael Jackson biopic. They're bad.
Madonna offers reward after vintage clothing 'goes missing' after Coachella appearance
Motoring: The quiet death of the manual gearbox
Paddy Comyn
Britney Spears enters voluntary rehab weeks after arrest for driving under the influence
Debunked: Posts objecting to a proposed ‘Mega Mosque’ in Letterkenny mislead about actual plans
In this new AI-generated world, everything is kind of plagiarism and nothing is
March
March 2026
Top Gun and Back to the Future actor James Tolkan dies aged 94
World’s largest exhibition of cuckoo clocks opens (now someone needs to put them all forward)
HBO Max has launched in Ireland - here's what's on it, and how you can watch
All you need to know about the biggest Ireland football match of the decade so far
Where can I buy a pint for a fiver? An AI chatbot called thousands of Irish pubs to find out
Graham Norton and Philippa Dunne lead Irish nominees for Bafta TV awards
'No to war and free Palestine': How politics took centre stage at this year's Oscars
In Memoriam: Billy Crystal's tribute to Rob Reiner and Barbra Streisand sings for Robert Redford
Dubliner Richard Baneham adds to Ireland's tally with his third (!) Oscar win
Oscars 2026: All the winners as One Battle After Another bags six awards, including Best Picture
The American epic also won Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing and the first ever Oscar for Best Casting.
'The beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart': Jessie Buckley makes Irish history with Best Actress Oscar
The Killarney native is the first Irish woman to win the award.
Michael B Jordan bests DiCaprio and Chalamet to scoop Best Actor Oscar for Sinners
Conan O'Brien opens the Oscars with digs at ex-prince Andrew, AI and Timothée Chalamet
All the best gúnas and tuxes from the 98th Academy Awards
There’s never any shortage of glitz and glamour on Oscars night.
How likely is an Irish win, who's hosting and where can I watch? Your essential Oscars guide
We’re just hours away from finding out whether Jessie Buckley will be the first Irish woman to win Best Actress at the Academy Awards.
Review: New 1970s-set Irish language whodunnit is immensely enjoyable
Drones, snubs, racial politics and felines: this Oscars has a host of possible controversies
What controversies might we be talking about on Monday morning?
Paudie hits back at critics: 'It's not called a dance competition it's an entertainment show'
The Traitors star has brushed off the backlash over making it to the Dancing with the Stars finale.
An Irish man became the UK's first Covid ICU survivor - he's turned his tale into a live show
'I’m a free mawn!': Kneecap's Mo Chara wins decisive legal victory in UK court
The Crown Prosecution Service has lost an appeal against the decision to throw out the case.