Why you may well have heard that song before Welcome to the vexed and tortured world of music copyright, cover versions, samples and plagiarism Music • 25 Mar
From Elvis to The Muppets, the story of "Danny Boy" Just how did "Danny Boy" became a song loved and hated in equal measures? st patricks day • 16 Mar
The Cork actor, Knight Rider and the popemobile Besides a stellar acting career on stage and screen, Edward Mulhare is also a link between KITT and the popemobile Culture • 11 Mar
Rewatching Raiders of the Lost Ark 40 years on The 1981 Hollywood blockbuster was hugely inspired by the serial films of the 1910s and 1920s Film • 11 Mar
Bean i gclub na mbuachaillí: Caitilín Dubh agus filíocht na mban Cé nár fhág an file ón 17ú haois Caitilín Dubh ach cúig dhán ina diaidh, léiríonn na dánta seo go bhfuil traidisiún fada agus domhain ... History • 09 Mar
The Limerickwoman who was one of Ireland's film pioneers Ellen O'Mara Sullivan was one of the team behind the Film Company of Ireland which was established in 1916 History • 02 Mar
Daft Punk's farewell is a fitting conclusion to their reign As composers, producers and filmmakers, Daft Punk pursued a meticulously considered vision for 28 years Music • 24 Feb
Why did TikTok sea shanties go viral during the lockdown? Life under lockdown during the pandemic mirrors the experience of spending months at sea Sea Shanties • 05 Feb
Why Irish literature needs to let the navvies into the Big House It's timely to re-assess the contribution agricultural labourers have made to Irish literature both directly and indirectly Literature • 05 Feb
What do poets have to say about isolation and quarantine? While pandemic-era poetry uncovers the vulnerabilities of humanity, it also reminds us that disasters do end Poetry • 04 Feb
What I learned about Patricia Highsmith by writing her biography How did the author's own life and views chime with works like Carol and The Talented Mr Ripley? Books • 02 Feb
Attention TV and film producers: time to give Jane Austen a break Much as we love the endless tributes to the Pride and Prejudice author, there are other 18th century women writers worthy of attention Culture • 01 Feb
How visual art gives us rich insights into how our brains work Just like listening to music, viewing works of art can have a profound effect on our mental health Neuroscience • 29 Jan
We have worked out just what Tenet is all about... Tenet is a movie that is shaped by climate change yet fails to appropriately confront the crisis Film • 29 Jan
What a photographer sees when he visualises John McGahern's work The image was hugely important to the work of the writer in terms of both landscape and character Culture • 21 Jan
Canon Sheehan, the Magdalene Laundries and Irish incarceration The cleric and author's omission of the horrors of a Magdalene laundry for its workers says much about Ireland's culture of incarceration History • 20 Jan
How one of the world's biggest musicals found its star in Dublin Genevieve Lyons played a central role in Irish theatre in the 1950s at a time the country was undergoing much cultural change Brainstorm • 08 Jan
What's behind the Irish obsession with death and misery? An extract from Gillian O'Brien's new book The Darkness Echoing: Exploring Ireland's Places of Famine, Death and Rebellion History • 07 Jan
The fascinating life and work of Irish artist Hilary Heron Just why has this talented sculptor been omitted from most accounts of Irish art history to date? History • 08 Jan
What will the rest of Europe be watching on TV over Christmas? Forget Mrs Brown's Boys, traditional European Christmas TV faves include Donald Duck, Dinner for One, cinepanettoni and Soviet architecture Christmas • 17 Dec 20
What makes Christmas songs so Christmassy? The science behind Christmas songs involves nostalgia, neural pathways, sleigh bells and, yes, Michael Bublé Christmas • 18 Dec 20
Why 'Fairytale of New York' ends up in the spotlight every year The annual debate about authenticity and censorship is now as predictable as arguments at the family dinner table on Christmas Day Fairytale of New York • 07 Dec 20
'Blue skies and golden sunshine': David Lynch's weather reports The film maker has found a substitute for the film-set in his daily weather musings from Los Angeles Film • 02 Dec 20
Remembering Ireland's early AIDS history How was AIDS covered - or not covered - in Irish media in the 1980s? World AIDS Day • 01 Dec 20
Wild Mountain Thyme is not Hollywood's only Irish romcom hot mess Hollywood romcoms view Ireland as a place of stone walls, sheep and natives spouting dubious local folk tales Film • 12 Nov 20
