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Culture

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August 2025
Quiz
Quiz: Who are these celebrities married to?
30 Aug
32.8k
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jigs and reels
Has Irish dancing's global success really helped the scene back at home?
16 Aug
6.4k
17
FactCheck
Debunked: No, the Premier League has not banned players from wearing rainbow-coloured bootlaces
15 Aug
4.4k
you gotta roll in it
Oasis tickets bought with dynamic pricing are on 'ethical' resale websites abroad for over €560
The tickets originally sold via dynamic pricing meant demand was allowed to drive the price up.
14 Aug
30.4k
29
Washington DC
Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor and KISS included on Trump's Kennedy Center honours list
13 Aug
10.2k
20
good news
Fleadh Cheoil goers break Guinness World Record for biggest céilí band set
Updated 7 Aug
12.5k
13
good news
'Monumental': Crowds at 'The Mound' as the world's biggest working cargo plane lands in Dublin
Excitement had been building for days after word spread that the Ukrainian-built giant would be making a rare visit from Chicago Airport.
6 Aug
42.0k
51
good news
Good news for parents organising summer days out - the Dead Zoo is open again at a new location
Specimens housed by the Natural History Museum have now been moved to the National Museum in Collins Barracks.
5 Aug
20.9k
9
coming attractions
From the return of Stranger Things to Jason Mamoa's new epic: Ten shows to stream this autumn
4 Aug
19.3k
July
July 2025
London
TV presenters Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley have separated
29 Jul
41.1k
FactCheck
Debunked: A new sculpture in Drogheda does not signal an Islamic takeover of Ireland
25 Jul
20.1k
Toll Free Trip
Michael Healy Rae wants All-Ireland fans to get a free ride to Croke Park
25 Jul
33.8k
84
Bat Check
Separating fact from fiction on that time Ozzy Osbourne 'bit the head off a bat'
23 Jul
11.6k
16
life in pictures
Ozzy Osbourne: The crazy train-ride from Prince of Darkness to America's TV dad
A life in pictures – from stadium-filling frontman to a surprising second career as a reality TV star.
Updated 23 Jul
18.3k
11
not the real mccoys
Lidl store on Fair City set delisted from Google Maps after woman tried to shop there
22 Jul
38.3k
31
Bailout babies
"The recession has followed us, it's marked us": The children of the boom and bust
CMAT’s new song which mentions Bertie, empty houses and suicides has struck a chord with Irish people who grew up during the big recession.
19 Jul
45.2k
96
gregg wallace
Over half of allegations against ex-MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace substantiated
14 Jul
85.3k
Election Picnic
Festival goers invited to register to vote at this year's Electric Picnic
11 Jul
6.4k
21
peace of mind
Dancing for Ulster: Instead of 'othering', dancing like no one is watching brings us together
Dylan Quinn
10 Jul
4.1k
10
what's the story
'When the tunes start, jump up and f****** down': Oasis kick off long-awaited reunion shows
Updated 4 Jul
22.2k
27
hot n cold
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom confirm split after six-year engagement
4 Jul
18.4k
17
documentary
'It had the feeling of a heist thriller': The man who tried to beat the Lotto
3 Jul
10.5k
no disco
'An opportunity missed': RTÉ will again not be televising any of Electric Picnic this year
1 Jul
24.9k
81
June
June 2025
Glastonbury
Starmer condemns 'death to the IDF' chants at Glastonbury as Kneecap also investigated
Updated 29 Jun
40.7k
ballymena
Man charged after Ballymena 'spread with slurry overnight' ahead of town's first Pride parade
Slurry has been spread near streets where a pride parade was due to finish up this afternoon.
Updated 28 Jun
78.1k
pick a side
Watch: Saipan teaser trailer lands as Keane–McCarthy feud set for big-screen revival
23 Jun
14.8k
50
Quiz
Quiz: How well do you know the support acts of Slane's biggest concerts?
22 Jun
19.5k
do you remember the first time?
Pulp have topped the UK album chart for the first time in 27 years
14 Jun
17.1k
41
RIP
‘I loved him’: Paul McCartney leads tributes to ‘musical genius’ Brian Wilson
Updated 12 Jun
10.7k
25
(don't) get ready with me
Skin-care routine videos commonly show 'harmful' (and expensive) regimens for children
10 Jun
10.9k
13
Cabinet Meeting
Ireland seeking that EU avoid implementing counter tariffs on the US, cabinet to hear
10 Jun
5.5k
16
Quiz
Quiz: Can you name these billionaires?
2 Jun
31.4k
30
Quiz
Quiz: How well do know these Junes, Julys and Augusts?
1 Jun
25.2k
30
May
May 2025
public vote
The 'cathedral of crap' and Trinity Campanile among 2025 contenders for Ireland's favourite building
30 May
20.1k
29
new jobbo for dobbo
Bryan Dobson set to chair new State Commemorations Advisory Committee
27 May
12.6k
30
norman commemoration
'Look, 40% of the southeast have Norman names': Browne defends William the Conqueror millennium
22 May
12.1k
53
FactCheck
Debunked: There is no evidence that Pope Leo XIV ever said being ‘woke’ was part of the Gospel
21 May
12.3k
uncharted
Ex-Taoiseach Leo Varadkar joins singer Lyra on RTÉ's new adventure show tonight
14 May
24.3k
38
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The men who escaped Alcatraz
11 May
13.9k
14
RTÉ Studios
Actor Stephen Rea joins pro-Palestine demonstration calling for Irish boycott of Eurovision
9 May
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