It has been described as ‘his latest biographical hit job’, but it is already an Amazon bestseller Meghan and Harry attending an event in London in 2020 before their move across the Atlantic. Photo: Samir Hussein Tom Bower seems quite chuffed with his royal seal of disapproval. “Deranged conspiracy and melodrama” — Meghan and Harry’s … Read more
Vulture Justin Timberlake in his police booking photo from 2024. Photo: Reuters It’s always a thrill when your own favourite show gets a brand new guest star. Think Stephen Fry on Ros na Rún, or Liam Neeson on Derry Girls. The mind boggles at the surreal sight of an A-Lister in an unaccustomed low-budget setting … Read more
The former PD leader and junior minister reflects on his political career, how a public-facing life has become toxic, and leaning into his passions as a musician Ciarán Cannon won’t miss the more toxic elements of today’s party politics. Photo: Gerry Mooney Waiting in the wings of the National Concert Hall, Ciarán Cannon felt suspended … Read more
The former PD leader and junior minister reflects on his political career, how a public-facing life has become toxic, and leaning into his passions as a musician Ciarán Cannon won’t miss the more toxic elements of today’s party politics. Photo: Gerry Mooney Waiting in the wings of the National Concert Hall, Ciarán Cannon felt suspended … Read more
Guggi on surviving an aneurysm, his religious upbringing, and life long friendship with Bono Artist Guggi and his partner Gabriella Janni pictured in his Killiney studio. Photo: Gerry Mooney One night in 2021, Guggi knew something was very wrong. He and wife Gabriella had been having a “date night” – a phrase he loathes – … Read more
The architect talks about the loss of her friend and colleague Amanda Bone has her own architecture firm. Photo: Barry McCall When Amanda Bone heard that Hugh Wallace had died, she didn’t quite believe it. Even now, months later, she catches herself reaching for the familiar rhythm of him: receiving his phone calls and the … Read more
She’s ripping up the rulebook Maura Higgins at the Golden Globes in California. Photo: Getty If the look was old Hollywood, the accent was pure Longford. When Maura Higgins glided across the red carpet in her Marmar Halim dress at the Golden Globes, you were braced for at least a little vocal fry. How could … Read more
The ‘New York Times’ reporter has written a book on Irish-American gunrunners Ali Watkins started young as a roving – and award-winning – reporter. Photo: Gerry Mooney There have, all along, been echoes of fiction and pop culture in Ali Watkins’s extraordinary life and work. She’s been compared to Zoe Barnes, the ill-fated journalist in House … Read more
The singer and musician on being a precocious performer and growing up in rural Cork Iarla Ó Lionáird on the bandstand. Photo: Gerry Mooney On the first day of national school in west Cork, Iarla Ó Lionáird’s teacher hoisted him onto the desk in the classroom and told the young boy: “Now sing.” Already by that … Read more
Streaming review Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in ‘Adolescence’. Photo: Netflix You can forget what adolescence really looks like. When you’re far enough removed from it, and with no kids at home, you could imagine they’ve become more worldly, druggy and developed, like the teens in shows like Euphoria. Then, every September, new batches of … Read more