Culture

Nobody Needs This

Nothing is untouched by the pristine fingers of the clean-living movement, not even raves

A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend but instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).

Emer McLysaght

Author and journalist

4 hrs ago

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Yesterday

14th May 2026

to whom it concerns

The Late Late Show should learn from SNL - or become a podcast

Steve Dempsey

Media and technology expert

15 hrs ago

6.3k

This week

10th May 2026 - 15th May 2026

Vienna

'Stop the genocide' chanted during Israel's Eurovision semi-final performance

Israel’s act, Noam Bettan, performed at Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle amid heightened security and controversy as five nations boycott the event.

12 May

40.3k

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Rose of Tralee

'I'm shocked, but I'm not surprised': Dublin Rose subjected to racist comments online

11 May

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Cork City Council

Cork's historic Counting House to be reborn as new city library after €35m council purchase

11 May

9.1k

high prices

Energy providers in Ireland are not making ‘excessive profit’, regulator says

11 May

11.3k

NBC

New Wordle game show to be presented by Today host Savannah Guthrie

11 May

11.3k

The Daily Poll

Will you watch season two of Rivals?

10 May

12.1k

Last week

3rd May 2026 - 9th May 2026

Dublin

'Not what we want': Crowds protest against redesign of Stephen's Green Shopping Centre

9 May

11.9k

rock 'n' roll stars

A documentary about Oasis' reunion tour is coming to cinemas later this year

9 May

3.8k

Nobody Needs This

Somebody tell the parents that the kids don't need to be constantly celebrating something

Emer McLysaght

Author and journalist

8 May

26.5k

New York

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.

5 May

16.9k

healing after surgery

Good Vibrations: The Cork choir helping cancer survivors to reclaim their voice

Trish Rooney

4 May

4.9k

7 deadly reads

Sitdown Sunday: The world leaders who want to live forever

3 May

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May 2026

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April 2026

you get a ticket

Oprah Winfrey is coming to Dublin for a one-night live event

30 Apr

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Melania Trump urges ABC to 'take a stand' against Jimmy Kimmel after widow remark

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George's Dock

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27 Apr

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24 Apr

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ballroom bombshell

'I manifested this': Maura Higgins lands a spot on Dancing With The Stars US

23 Apr

18.6k

The Morning Lead

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.

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23 Apr

9.7k

film review

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).

Andrew Walsh

22 Apr

19.9k

Under Rated

'I did not sleep well': Complaints to IFCO over age classifications for Hamnet and 28 Years Later sequel

21 Apr

22.6k

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bad

The first reviews are in for the Michael Jackson biopic. They're bad.

21 Apr

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Coachella

Madonna offers reward after vintage clothing 'goes missing' after Coachella appearance

21 Apr

13.7k

Analysis

Motoring: The quiet death of the manual gearbox

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18 Apr

23.4k

pop superstar

Britney Spears enters voluntary rehab weeks after arrest for driving under the influence

13 Apr

15.0k

FactCheck

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9 Apr

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AI sloppiness

In this new AI-generated world, everything is kind of plagiarism and nothing is

Steve Dempsey

8 Apr

5.4k

March

March 2026

RIP

Top Gun and Back to the Future actor James Tolkan dies aged 94

29 Mar

23.6k

Waterford

World’s largest exhibition of cuckoo clocks opens (now someone needs to put them all forward)

27 Mar

11.3k

streaming now

HBO Max has launched in Ireland - here's what's on it, and how you can watch

26 Mar

31.8k

get up to speed

All you need to know about the biggest Ireland football match of the decade so far

Updated 26 Mar

54.5k

splitting the GPT

Where can I buy a pint for a fiver? An AI chatbot called thousands of Irish pubs to find out

24 Mar

27.7k

BAFTAs

Graham Norton and Philippa Dunne lead Irish nominees for Bafta TV awards

24 Mar

5.9k

Academy Awards

'No to war and free Palestine': How politics took centre stage at this year's Oscars

Updated 16 Mar

24.2k

oscars 2026

In Memoriam: Billy Crystal's tribute to Rob Reiner and Barbra Streisand sings for Robert Redford

Updated 16 Mar

12.8k

Luck of the Irish

Dubliner Richard Baneham adds to Ireland's tally with his third (!) Oscar win

16 Mar

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