Could you survive a zombie apocalypse? Humans can imagine beating vampires but zombies are a much different matter Zombies • 13 Oct 25
Could you survive a zombie apocalypse? Humans can imagine beating vampires but zombies are a much different matter Zombies • 13 Oct 25
How Brian Friel's work went from Ballybeg to the world The great gift in Friel's writing is its ability to resonate with audiences across generations and borders Brian Friel • 10 Oct 25
How Brian Friel's work went from Ballybeg to the world The great gift in Friel's writing is its ability to resonate with audiences across generations and borders Brian Friel • 10 Oct 25
How Rory Gallagher's guitar became the most famous in Irish music Bought, sold, played, displayed, stolen, recovered and preserved – Rory Gallagher's iconic Fender Stratocaster '61 is a national treasure Music • 10 Oct 25
How Rory Gallagher's guitar became the most famous in Irish music Bought, sold, played, displayed, stolen, recovered and preserved – Rory Gallagher's iconic Fender Stratocaster '61 is a national treasure Music • 10 Oct 25
The dark meaning behind Nirvana's In Utero angel Nirvana were often associated with superficial themes like teenage angst, but the In Utero album and imagery are much darker than that Nirvana • 08 Oct 25
The dark meaning behind Nirvana's In Utero angel Nirvana were often associated with superficial themes like teenage angst, but the In Utero album and imagery are much darker than that Nirvana • 08 Oct 25
What do Naas Ball, Bertie Ahern & Elvis Costello have in common? All are beneficaries of Irish cultural policies announced on budget day, such as the Artists' Exemption, Aosdána and Percent-for-Art schemes Culture • 03 Oct 25
What do Naas Ball, Bertie Ahern & Elvis Costello have in common? All are beneficaries of Irish cultural policies announced on budget day, such as the Artists' Exemption, Aosdána and Percent-for-Art schemes Culture • 03 Oct 25
Why Patti Smith's songs and poems have chimed with Irish artists Patti Smith's defiant and non-conformist work has always had a strong influence on Ireland's punk, rock and underground scenes Patti Smith • 12 Dec 25
Why Patti Smith's songs and poems have chimed with Irish artists Patti Smith's defiant and non-conformist work has always had a strong influence on Ireland's punk, rock and underground scenes Patti Smith • 12 Dec 25
Why we should be excited about Marian Keyes' Walsh Sisters on TV The novels about the Walsh sisters are funny, entertaining reads which both reflected and influenced Irish cultural opinions The Walsh Sisters • 27 Sep 25
Why we should be excited about Marian Keyes' Walsh Sisters on TV The novels about the Walsh sisters are funny, entertaining reads which both reflected and influenced Irish cultural opinions The Walsh Sisters • 27 Sep 25
How Dickie Rock's songs tell a story of Ireland's musical history The showband and cabaret star was a versatile singer, but he selected the songs he wanted to record and perform with great care Dickie Rock • 12 Dec 25
How Dickie Rock's songs tell a story of Ireland's musical history The showband and cabaret star was a versatile singer, but he selected the songs he wanted to record and perform with great care Dickie Rock • 12 Dec 25
How the Irish psyche has made The Traitors such a big hit The gap between who we think we are and who we actually are is exactly where The Traitors Ireland lands The Traitors Ireland • 22 Sep 25
How the Irish psyche has made The Traitors such a big hit The gap between who we think we are and who we actually are is exactly where The Traitors Ireland lands The Traitors Ireland • 22 Sep 25
How Oasis & Taylor Swift fans have more in common than you think Both acts are examples of how artist merchandise functions as a tangible marker of group identity and belonging Culture • 16 Sep 25
How Oasis & Taylor Swift fans have more in common than you think Both acts are examples of how artist merchandise functions as a tangible marker of group identity and belonging Culture • 16 Sep 25
Banksy, the Royal Courts of Justice and the power of protest art Through the removal of the mural, which appeared days after 900 people were arrested at a London protest against the ban on Palestine Action, those in power have arguably added to the legacy of the image Art and Artists • 10 Sep 25
Banksy, the Royal Courts of Justice and the power of protest art Through the removal of the mural, which appeared days after 900 people were arrested at a London protest against the ban on Palestine Action, those in power have arguably added to the legacy of the image Art and Artists • 10 Sep 25
Meet the Irish-raised journalist who caused a Beatles controversy Maureen Cleave is remembered for her part in the Beatles story, but she was a major force in pop culture herself, championing Irish writers and inspiring Anna Wintour's bob Music • 12 Dec 25
Meet the Irish-raised journalist who caused a Beatles controversy Maureen Cleave is remembered for her part in the Beatles story, but she was a major force in pop culture herself, championing Irish writers and inspiring Anna Wintour's bob Music • 12 Dec 25
What The Traitors tells us about psychology, deception and trust The Traitors makes for captivating TV, with a wide array of human behaviour on display, ripe for analysing from the couch The Traitors Ireland • 07 Sep 25
What The Traitors tells us about psychology, deception and trust The Traitors makes for captivating TV, with a wide array of human behaviour on display, ripe for analysing from the couch The Traitors Ireland • 07 Sep 25
Why Sally Rooney is stirring debate over free speech in Denmark Danish outcry at Sally Rooney and Kneecap shows a very different approach to Palestine outside Ireland Sally Rooney • 04 Sep 25
Why Sally Rooney is stirring debate over free speech in Denmark Danish outcry at Sally Rooney and Kneecap shows a very different approach to Palestine outside Ireland Sally Rooney • 04 Sep 25
Why Kneecap have become poster boys for Irish anti-colonialism 'They represent the new symbols and soundtrack of Irish anti-colonial resistance for a generation that aren't actually evoking violent nationalism' Kneecap • 29 Aug 25
Why Kneecap have become poster boys for Irish anti-colonialism 'They represent the new symbols and soundtrack of Irish anti-colonial resistance for a generation that aren't actually evoking violent nationalism' Kneecap • 29 Aug 25
The environmental cost of dumping your tent at Electric Picnic Most of the tents abandoned at music festivals like the Electric Picnic end up in landfill Environment • 29 Aug 25
The environmental cost of dumping your tent at Electric Picnic Most of the tents abandoned at music festivals like the Electric Picnic end up in landfill Environment • 29 Aug 25
How CMAT's songwriting is subtly disrupting streaming models CMAT's songwriting techniques and 'Bertie bridges' are a creative disruption of Spotify's belligerent optimisation strategies CMAT • 27 Aug 25
How CMAT's songwriting is subtly disrupting streaming models CMAT's songwriting techniques and 'Bertie bridges' are a creative disruption of Spotify's belligerent optimisation strategies CMAT • 27 Aug 25
'A source of evil': the Catholic Church vs the Irish dance hall A campaign by the Catholic Church to bring in a licensing system for dancing saw the enactment of the Public Dance Halls Act in 1935 Dance halls • 26 Aug 25
'A source of evil': the Catholic Church vs the Irish dance hall A campaign by the Catholic Church to bring in a licensing system for dancing saw the enactment of the Public Dance Halls Act in 1935 Dance halls • 26 Aug 25
30 years on, who really won the Battle of Britpop? Back in August 1995, there was only one question that occupied music fans: Blur or Oasis - and which side were you on? Britpop • 23 Aug 25
30 years on, who really won the Battle of Britpop? Back in August 1995, there was only one question that occupied music fans: Blur or Oasis - and which side were you on? Britpop • 23 Aug 25
Ráiméis! 15 slang words as Gaeilge to use this week Altering words in some way to conceal their meaning to those outside the group is typical of jargons the world over Gaeilge • 12 Sep 25
Ráiméis! 15 slang words as Gaeilge to use this week Altering words in some way to conceal their meaning to those outside the group is typical of jargons the world over Gaeilge • 12 Sep 25
Why do some people get no enjoyment whatsoever from music? Up to 10% of us have music anhedonia, which means experiencing no physiological effects at all from listening to music Psychology • 19 Aug 25
Why do some people get no enjoyment whatsoever from music? Up to 10% of us have music anhedonia, which means experiencing no physiological effects at all from listening to music Psychology • 19 Aug 25
Here are some of Heritage Week's 2,347 events to check out Heritage Week must-sees include Claddagh rings, medieval armoury, urban walking tours, soda bread and scything championships Heritage Week • 17 Aug 25
Here are some of Heritage Week's 2,347 events to check out Heritage Week must-sees include Claddagh rings, medieval armoury, urban walking tours, soda bread and scything championships Heritage Week • 17 Aug 25
A musical analysis of two massive hits in the Oasis canon Wonderwall and Don't Look Back In Anger owe their power to pedal notes, a piano ostinato, The Beatles and Pachelbel's Canon in D Oasis • 14 Aug 25
A musical analysis of two massive hits in the Oasis canon Wonderwall and Don't Look Back In Anger owe their power to pedal notes, a piano ostinato, The Beatles and Pachelbel's Canon in D Oasis • 14 Aug 25
A short history of cats on screen Our feline friends have featured on the big and small screen many, many times Cats • 07 Aug 25
A short history of cats on screen Our feline friends have featured on the big and small screen many, many times Cats • 07 Aug 25
Why don't boys dance? Despite Irish dancing's progress, it's still a predominantly female activity, with boys and men largely choosing to opt out Irish Dancing • 11 Aug 25
Why don't boys dance? Despite Irish dancing's progress, it's still a predominantly female activity, with boys and men largely choosing to opt out Irish Dancing • 11 Aug 25
