MusicKneecap will face no further action over Glastonbury performance, police sayThe trio led festival crowds in chants of ‘f**k Keir Starmer’ during late June appearanceFri Jul 18 2025 - 14:09
TV & RadioThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert will come to an end in 2026CBS head says cancellation ending run of more than 30 years is ‘purely a financial decision’ Fri Jul 18 2025 - 09:45
FilmFour Letters of Love review: Every interior in this preposterous film suggests an Irish theme pub in 1990s Basingstoke Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter and Gabriel Byrne team up with antique spinning-wheels, nuns and vowels from all 32 counties
TV & RadioLiveline contenders: ‘Crazy levels of speculation’ about who will step in to replace Joe DuffyCandidates remain tight-lipped, but sources suggest there could be an overhaul of radio show and RTÉ’s afternoon schedule
TV & RadioWhat does the future hold for popular BBC show Masterchef?Presenter Gregg Wallace was accused of inappropriate sexual language and co-presenter John Torode of racist language
What did you do if you were young, Irish and idealistic 60 years ago? Join the missionsUnthinkable: Irish missionaries have left an example of positive evangelisation, even if we are seeing the last of themBy Joe Humphreys
MusicThe Music Quiz: Which Co Meath town is mentioned in CMAT’s song The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station?
Kneecap will face no further action over Glastonbury performance, police sayThe trio led festival crowds in chants of ‘f**k Keir Starmer’ during late June appearance
Leon Bridges at Iveagh Gardens in Dublin: Stage times, ticket information, support acts and moreEverything you need to know about Leon Bridges’ concert on Sunday, July 20thBy Cian O'Connell and Hosanna Boulter
New Irish albums reviewed: Sons of Southern Ulster, Poor Creature, Darragh Morgan, The Swell Season and California Irish July 2025 releases include Through the Bridewell Gate, All Smiles Tonight, Forward and moreBy Tony Clayton-Lea
Damien Dempsey at Iveagh Gardens: Euphoric crowd revels in ‘summer singsong’ Honest, impassioned singer gives a powerful performance on a warm evening in DublinBy Martin Doyle
Peter Kay in Dublin review: This is a greatest hits tour, which is fine for those that love itA night of karaoke and ‘remember when’ comedy – but jokes rooted in British culture jokes don’t always landBy Cian O'Connell
Wet Leg: Moisturizer review – Furious guitars, hummable melodies and pure, uncomplicated joy By Ed Power
Galway Film Fleadh 2025: The big winners at the hottest festival in memory, including Gerry Adams basking in adulatory sunshineGerry Adams’ film and Trevor Birney’s The Negotiator show subjects in sympathetic lightBy Donald Clarke
Pierce Brosnan’s 11 most memorable movie roles – in reverse orderThe common reduction of Brosnan to ‘Bond actor’ distracts from a busier and better CV than the casual observer might guessBy Donald Clarke
Four Letters of Love review: Every interior in this preposterous film suggests an Irish theme pub in 1990s Basingstoke By Donald Clarke
Friendship review: This twisted buddy-buddy movie is funny but not much fun By Donald Clarke
Amanda Cassidy signs big book dealBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesBy Martin Doyle
Electric Spark: The Enigma of Muriel Spark – a fitting tribute to a writer who found comedy in the blackest cornersFrances Wilson’s sly, unsentimental biography hews closely to its subject’s spiritBy Mei Chin
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will come to an end in 2026CBS head says cancellation ending run of more than 30 years is ‘purely a financial decision’
Liveline contenders: ‘Crazy levels of speculation’ about who will step in to replace Joe DuffyCandidates remain tight-lipped, but sources suggest there could be an overhaul of radio show and RTÉ’s afternoon scheduleBy Conor Pope
What does the future hold for popular BBC show Masterchef?Presenter Gregg Wallace was accused of inappropriate sexual language and co-presenter John Torode of racist languageBy Ed Power
Untamed review: Formulaic and a bit cheesy, but it has a nicely noirish zingTelevision: Eric Bana does well with the cliched part of a lone cop whose best friend is his horse, while Yosemite Park is the breakout starBy Ed Power
T5 and Sea Wall double bill review: Two very different responses to trauma pack an emotional punchGalway International Arts Festival 2025: Simon Stephens’ short one-act monologues are strong, forthright and beautifulBy Deirdre Falvey
Mikel Murfi’s underwater production is surely one of the most unusual, intriguing and oddly life-enhancing things aboutGalway International Arts Festival 2025: Oh…. is gob-smackingly skilledBy Deirdre Falvey
Sam Gilliam: Sewing Fields review – At Imma, an outstanding experimentalist’s work takes over three floors This Irish Museum of Modern Art exhibition shows how the US artist’s prodigious style drew its power from his innovative, multidisciplinary approachBy Tom Lordan
‘As Johnny Depp says, if Pacino comes to you and says do something it’s better you do it’Riccardo Scamarcio, star of Modigliani: Three Days on the Wing of Madness, on its unusual genesisBy Donald Clarke
