With the iconic Dublin nightclub celebrating its 30th birthday, we look at its role in cultural moments and hear from some ‘Coppers couples’ about finding love on the dancefloor “It’s a place that holds special space in so many of our cultural moments, like Dublin captain Bryan Cullen’s infamous victory rally cry of “See yiz … Read more
Between wafers of wagyu and a few finicky inhospitable moments, we struggled to enjoy a meal at this new restaurant in Dublin’s Docklands Irish wagyu chuck flap tail, left, and Japanese A5 wagyu premium tenderloin at Yakiniku Matsukawa in Dublin 1. Photo: Lucinda O’Sullivan We may have been in the Wolf of Wall Street territory … Read more
Cian Ducrot shares how music and the love of his mother got him through a turbulent childhood and set him on the path to winning a Grammy Award Grammy award-winning Cian Ducrot is bringing his Dream Ship tour to Ireland in July. Photo: Ruth Medjber Five years ago, The Mind Map website asked Cork singer … Read more
Dogged by online deceit and ‘heterofatalism’ are today’s singletons right to just give up on romance? Revelations of online deceit, including by singer Lily Allen, above left, have made daters more wary in their search for love. Graphics: Clare Meredith Theresa Rowley was 12 hours from taking a flight to visit her boyfriend in Ireland … Read more
As Ryan Murphy’s ‘Love Story’ series gets set to mythologise the lives of John F Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette, we examine the continued fascination with the Irish-American power players Actors Paul Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon who star as John F Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette in Love Story. Photo: Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Twenty-five years … Read more
Having just completed a major refurb and a change of culinary direction, this already delightful hotspot on Dublin’s Merrion Row is better than ever Squid stuffed with pigtail arroz cebolla on sobrasada sauce. Photo: Lucinda O’Sullivan Striking me as being bang on trend, as it were, with its chic new iteration focusing on the contemporary … Read more
Try out our expert’s recommendations on the latest serums, deodorants, foundations and concealers If you’re reading this, I’m pretty sure you have an interest in beauty, so let me give you a TV series recommendation: The Beauty on Disney+. I went to the launch of it recently in The Devlin hotel, and it really did … Read more
Set to hit our screens as Father Vincent in RTÉ’s comedy-drama series ‘These Sacred Vows’, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor shares why he could relate to the character, his midlife anxieties and what keeps him grounded “Acting is also an artform and because the profession is so mad, you have got to protect your calling against the madness … Read more
Set to hit our screens as Father Vincent in RTÉ’s comedy-drama series ‘These Sacred Vows’, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor shares why he could relate to the character, his midlife anxieties and what keeps him grounded “Acting is also an artform and because the profession is so mad, you have got to protect your calling against the madness … Read more
In a new project, photographer Ruth Medjber is asking ordinary people to share their extraordinary tales. This week, she meets MJ O’Brien, who left Dublin for America in the 1960s with her biracial sons MJ O’Brien photographed by Ruth Medjber for the series, Sin Scéal Eile. MJ O’Brien photographed by Ruth Medjber for the series, … Read more