This week, Chloë McPolin joins the TikTok trendsetters and tries out mat Pilates – even though it means giving her core a dreaded workout Ball exercise: Chloë McPolin tries out a mat Pilates class at the Monday Studio in Rathmines, Dublin. Photo: Frank McGrath Hobby comrades, everyone and their mother has been raving about mat … Read more
A year after a fraught night at the 3Arena left him feeling exposed, the singer talks about grief, writing music and why birdwatching in his rural retreat won’t slow him down David Gray: ‘I guess I guard against contentment a little bit, but I’ve found a balance in my life’. Photo: Robin Grierson David Gray … Read more
Software engineers at AI firm Anthropic’s expanding Dublin office will be paid €235,000 – and many of the new recruits will be under 30 Anthropic has advertised jobs at its Dublin base with most salaries in six figures. Photo: Getty It’s a common question on RTÉ’s Liveline or Newstalk’s Lunchtime Live: what young person can … Read more
She played bass in two of the scene’s most iconic bands, but her book ‘Even the Good Girls Will Cry’ focuses more on an artist’s journey than any debauchery Melissa Auf der Maur performing in 2004. Photo: Gie Knaeps/Getty Images Melissa Auf der Maur has little interest in the usual rock’n’roll tell-all. Her memoir is … Read more
Ahead of the release of a candid new documentary, the former hellraiser talks about fame, excess and near-death experiences alongside his Cork heritage Billy Idol: ‘Shocking society, being rebellious and loud, that’s part of your MO when you’re 20’. Photo: David Raccuglia The artist and the act, the persona and the person behind it – … Read more
In this extract from his book ‘Hotwired’, Bill Gifford recalls visiting the fabled Finnish Sauna Society and finding out how regular visits can have amazing benefits – but just don’t turn up the dial too high Health benefits: Women at the Finnish Sauna Society in Helsinki bathe on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturday mornings. Men have … Read more
The veteran horse racing presenter on the ‘crazy time’ he was shuttled around the North in the hope of negotiating a deal to save the £10m stallion, the story of which is told in a new Virgin Media One documentary Shergar being ridden by Walter Swinburn before the 1981 St Leger. Photo: PA Images Derek … Read more
From working in an Applegreen to a Choice Music Prize nomination, the Dubliner is about to release a new album. He reveals how any fruits of his success will be used to bettering his loved ones’ lives – including a mobile home for his mam Curtisy: ‘I think people would say I should probably relax … Read more
The number of people seeking help for disordered eating has risen in recent years, while experts warn social media algorithms can steer vulnerable users towards harmful body and diet material Feeding the algorithm: How diet culture on social media is fuelling eating disorders ‘At the start… it was toxic,” Ciara Regan (28) says of the … Read more
The broadcaster is again pushing the envelope in his new Netflix series, but don’t watch if you feel depressed about the world Louis Theroux and HSTikkyTokky in ‘Inside the Manosphere’. Photo: Netflix © 2026 You will not be surprised to hear that the manosphere is populated by little boys with big muscles who want to … Read more